Matthew Kwok

The co-founder of the charity Just Feel wants to build a more loving society by cultivating a compassionate culture, starting with schools

By Yoyo Chow

Gen.T Leaders of Tomorrow 2024 honouree Matthew Kwok was a primary school teacher in Hong Kong before starting Just Feel, a charity dedicated to enhancing students’ emotional well-being through partnerships with schools. The seed was planted when he encountered a student who liked to play pranks on his classmates and even pushed one of them down the stairs. Kwok chose to approach the student with compassion rather than punishment—with a set of illustrated cards. “Children have negative emotions because some of their needs aren’t fulfilled, but they don’t realise that or speak up. Their teachers and parents need to help them identify the unmet needs, acknowledge them and discuss solutions,” he says. The cards are divided into two categories: feelings and needs. Each card includes a vocabulary of one feeling…

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Tatler Hong Kong (Digital) - 1 Issue, January 2025

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