Kuen Cheng High School Students’ First Encounter with Life Education

Following an earlier life education guided learning programme at Kuen Cheng High School — one that began with reflection and feedback among teaching staff — the process of nourishment, internalisation, and on-campus integration gradually took shape. After six months of preparation, this journey culminated in the school’s first life education session opened to student participation.

Rather than approaching the experience with the mindset of observing an operational facility, students were encouraged to open their senses and engage attentively with the spaces and care processes that make up the continuum of funeral and bereavement services. After completing a reflective journey centred on the theme of “learning how to live by facing death,” students encountered many meaningful firsts.

These experiences did more than broaden their knowledge. From the outside in, they helped students quietly settle a deeper reflection on the value of life.

• “ This was the first time I saw how a body care room actually operates. ”
• “ This was the first time I stepped beyond the gates of a crematorium. ”
• “ I realised how serious and meticulous the work of Life Practitioners truly is. ”
• “ I thought about my own family member’s passing — if they had gone through such a warm process, I would feel comforted. ”
• “ The moment of looking down from the hillside was overwhelming; it gave me a new understanding of memorial parks. ”
• “ After understanding the design of the space, I felt a sense of safety — as if grief itself was being understood. ”
• “ Funeral services are not about fear, but another form of warmth within society. ”
• “ While there is still time, I want to take better care of myself and love my family well. ”
• “ I want to cherish my school days, and the time I spend with friends and family. ”

May this companionship through life education become a steady echo in the years ahead — one that, amid life’s future fluctuations, reminds them that they are not alone.