Near the International Day of Happiness, our WeThrive team at T&LEMU presented the campus campaign Thriving @ HKU: Open Doors to Happiness, in collaboration with the Common Core and CEDARS. Three groups of student ambassadors led interactive activities (i.e., card-based storytelling game, role-play, and AI art creation) around the theme of academic resilience and social resilience. Many positive resonances were received from students throughout the campaign.

Our newly produced video Light of Thriving premiered at the beginning of the event. It was followed by student-led activities. In the first session I got a B! Building resilience through challenging negative thoughts led by Ms. Lu Rui Rachel and Ms. Zhang Qinya Jane, students highly engaged in the card game and reflected on their thinking traps through storytelling.

Afterwards, Mr. Lee Ka Lun Clive and Ms. Tang Yilin Jolin prepared a series of interactions in Hard to make friends? Taking relationships to the next level by learning how to respond, helping students learn active constructive responding through collaborative role-play. In the third session Missing a daily dose of happiness? Counting blessings by creating artwork using AI, student ambassadors Mr. Wong Chun Ho Aki and Ms. Lam Lok To Cherry guided students in creating artwork through Artificial intelligence and encouraged them to count daily blessings and savour grateful moments in life.

When it comes to the last session Savour Together: Celebrating the International Day of Happiness, each student shared their own happiness strategies. A spirit of happiness surrounded in the air and inspired each other to build up resilience and navigate challenges towards a thriving university journey.