AIA Healthiest Schools Competition 2024/25 ("Competition") by AIA Group Limited is now open for application. This year's Competition has extended its categories to include both primary schools and secondary schools for the first time in Hong Kong. The primary school winner and secondary school winner will each receive a prize of US$50,000 in support of its continuous effort in building a healthy school community and bringing positive impacts to the local community.
AIA Healthiest Schools Competition is a key element of the AIA Healthiest Schools Programme ("Programme"). First launched in 2022, the Programme provides teachers with free, engaging curriculum-linked resources developed by educators, covering the themes of Healthy Eating, Active Lifestyles, Mental Wellbeing, and Health and Sustainability, encouraging schools to help students nurture healthy habits and lifestyles starting from a young age. Schools are welcome to enter the Competition by sharing their methodology and success stories in creating a healthy school environment. Winners will advance to the Regional Competition to compete with winners from Australia, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Sri Lanka for the title of Regional Winner of the Competition.
Melissa Wong, Chief Customer and Marketing Officer of AIA Hong Kong and Macau, remarks, "AIA Healthiest Schools Programme focuses on building the awareness of students' holistic wellness since its launch in Hong Kong two years ago. This year, we have extended the Programme to include both primary schools and secondary schools for the first time in Hong Kong. Not only does this extension further support our purpose to help people live 'Healthier, Longer, Better Lives', but it also aims at benefitting more students on their holistic development with healthy habits and lifestyles. We look forward to having all primary and secondary schools in Hong Kong joining the AIA Healthiest Schools Programme."
Ying Wa Primary School was selected as the Hong Kong Winner of AIA Healthiest Schools Competition 2023/24 with its unique and acclaimed Forest Programme, which includes 23 topics and 115 outdoor learning classes per year, providing students with the opportunities to learn beyond the classroom and engage with nature. Ying Wa Primary School has utilised the prize of US$50,000 to enhance the Forest Programme by introducing snorkelling, mangrove forest exploration, birdwatching, school-based hiking certificate training, and extending the Forest Programme to promote health concepts to parents and the local community.
Entering its third edition, AIA Healthiest Schools Programme 2024/25 has been launched in eight markets including Australia, Hong Kong, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Sri Lanka. Registration for the Programme has begun and it welcomes teachers from all primary schools and secondary schools in Hong Kong to visit http://ahs.aia.com/hk for downloading and applying the free teaching resources. Schools are encouraged to sign up for AIA Healthiest Schools Competition 2024/25 on or before 8 March 2025. Together, let's build healthy school communities that lead to "Healthier, Longer, Better Lives".
