Project Cyber Wellness at Nan Hua High School aimed to raise awareness of internet addiction among students. It identified excessive internet use as a key issue through surveys and focus groups. An information and communications club worked with students to show an educational video and hold class discussions. A post-evaluation found increased awareness of internet addiction and intentions to reduce online time and prioritize schoolwork and family. Future plans included expanding the program school-wide and developing additional educational activities.

1. Project Cyber Wellness at Nan Hua High

2. Agenda Choice of GRC and Nan Hua High School Project Goals Identifying the issue Focus Group and Findings Selecting working group Implementation Post-Activity Evaluation Challenges and learning points

3. Choice of GRC and Nan Hua High School CHERISH project: Platinum award Health achievements of school Sustained Achievement award for Physical Fitness Initial contact with Principal – Mr Foo

4. Project Goals Student-led initiative: Bottom-up approach Students to have ownership of project Students identify & own outcome Students decide on ways to achieve outcome Sustainability of projects To achieve sustainable change by first targeting a pilot group  subsequently replicate across the level and school

5. Preliminary Field Research Informal discussion with 20 students  Interests, motivations, frustrations, worries, lifestyle and habits Informal discussion with teachers  LEAD ICT@Schools, SKY Programme  Truancy

6. Identifying the issue Focus group 2 classes of Secondary 2 Students Objective: To understand their general habits and lifestyles Mahjong Paper Activity Video

8. Students’ illustrations:

9. Recurring theme Internet related: Spending too much time on blogging MSN chats while doing homework Reduce concentration level Addiction to online gaming Poor grades

11. The Issue: Internet Addiction Symptoms (MDA, 2005) Preoccupation with the Internet Observable increase in the amount of time spent on the Internet in order to achieve satisfaction Frequent thoughts about previous online activity Anticipation of the next online session

12. Selecting working group Info-Comm club To ensure sustainability of the project Rationale: Synergistic links between the nature of CCA and the issue identified

13. Communicating with Working Group Regular school visits and meetings to build rapport

14. Cyber-Wellness To develop a general positive well-being , knowing how to protect yourself and others in your community when using the Internet Eg.when blogging, online chats, gaming, social networking tools.

15. Communicating with Working Group Medium of communication

16. Survey Objectives To measure the students’ preoccupation with the Internet To measure the amount of time spent on the Internet by the students To find out what internet addiction means to them

17. Survey Finding

19. Survey Finding

20. Survey Finding

21. Preference for Interactivity: Survey Finding

22. Planning for Implementation

23. Objective of Activity To raise awareness and encourage intention to change habits towards internet use Target audience: Sec 2 Two classes: 76 students

24. Implementation Class activity and discussions: Working group sourced out South Park Video relating to internet use and online gaming Objective of screening video: - Highlight link between health and excessive internet use Video

27. Post-Activity Evaluation Objectives To assess increase in awareness on Internet addiction To measure an intention to change

28. Post-Activity Evaluation

29. I will try to do my homework before going online – 39 responses I will use my time wisely on Internet activities – 37 I will try to spend less time on online gaming - 28

30. Intention to Change “ I will try to stop my brother from playing too much online games and talking about it everyday.” “ I will spend less time on the Internet such that I have more time to communicate with my family and friends .” “ I will aim to get 10 points for my L1R5 and reduce my dependence on the Internet .”

31. Future Plans Working group: To train other students in Info-Comm Club to be part of Cyber-Wellness committee Plan to roll out the programme to entire school population Upcoming plans: skit competitions, booths, carnival

32. Challenges Overcoming bureaucracy Classroom management Communicating to the students: Age gap Motivating the working group Balancing various stakeholders interests: Working group, Teachers, Students, HPB

33. Key Takeaways Making it work Reality Check! Get REAL

34. Roadmap Choice of GRC & School Identify the issue Identification & selection of working group Execution Post-evaluation