[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":211},["ShallowReactive",2],{"collection-recess":3},[4],{"id":5,"title":6,"body":7,"description":190,"extension":191,"floatImageLeft":192,"floatImageRight":198,"heroImage":200,"images":201,"isAd":203,"meta":204,"navigation":205,"ogDescription":200,"ogTitle":200,"order":200,"path":206,"seo":207,"stem":208,"tagName":209,"__hash__":210},"recess/recess/8-things-you-didnt-know-about-the-nie-student-teachers-club.md","8 Things You Didn’t Know About the NIE Student Teachers’ Club",{"type":8,"value":9,"toc":187},"minimal",[10],[11,12,14],"article-layout",{":title":13},"title",[15,16,18,24,33,37,49,52,55,59,66,70,84,87,95,98,106,109,117,120,128,131,145,148,156,159],"template",{"v-slot:content":17},"",[19,20,21],"h1",{"id":17},[22,23],"binding",{"value":13},[25,26,27],"p",{},[28,29,30],"em",{},[22,31],{"value":32},"description",[34,35],"article-image",{":image":36},"articles/recess/hero.webp",[25,38,39,40,48],{},"Did you know the ",[41,42,47],"a",{":target":43,"href":44,"rel":45},"_blank","https://sites.google.com/view/nstcsg/home",[46],"nofollow","NIE Student Teachers’ Club (NSTC)"," supports everything from sports tournaments and welfare drives to merchandise sales and sustainability efforts? Representing students across the Degree, Diploma in Education and Postgraduate Diploma in Education programmes, the NSTC plays a key role in shaping NIE student life.",[25,50,51],{},"Working alongside 11 subsidiary students clubs, the Sports Science and Management Society, Graduate Students’ Club and the Office of Teacher Education & Undergraduate Programmes (TEUP), the NSTC runs year-round events to foster community spirit, support student well-being and enrich campus life.",[25,53,54],{},"Here are eight things you might not know about NSTC:",[34,56],{":additional-styles":57,"image":58},"floatImageLeft","articles/recess/icon-1.webp",[25,60,61,65],{},[62,63,64],"strong",{},"1. A Club for All NIE Students","\nNSTC isn’t just another student group — it’s the main academic constituent club, responsible for the interests of students across all key programmes. Through its many portfolios and collaborators, it strives to build a vibrant campus community while supporting your academic journey.",[34,67],{":additional-styles":68,"image":69},"floatImageRight","articles/recess/icon-2.webp",[25,71,72,75,78,79,83],{},[62,73,74],{},"2. Creating Campus Vibes, One Event at a Time",[76,77],"br",{},"\nFrom fun-filled orientation activities to graduation dinners with games and performances, NSTC’s got you covered. To celebrate the NIE’s 75",[80,81,82],"sup",{},"th"," anniversary this year, the inaugural NIE Day guarantees exciting games with campus-wide events involving students, staff and families.",[34,85],{":additional-styles":57,"image":86},"articles/recess/icon-3.webp",[25,88,89,92,94],{},[62,90,91],{},"3. Mental Wellness, Packaged with Care",[76,93],{},"\nNSTC’s welfare initiatives go beyond free snacks and care packages. Students can look forward to mental well-being programmes and bonding activities that offer both support and a sense of belonging during stressful academic periods.",[34,96],{":additional-styles":68,"image":97},"articles/recess/icon-4.webp",[25,99,100,103,105],{},[62,101,102],{},"4. Merch that Sparks Campus Pride",[76,104],{},"\nFrom t-shirts and tote bags to windbreakers, the NSTC’s Merchandise Sales help students wear their NIE pride. This semester’s Merchandise Design Competition invites students to create items that celebrate school spirit and tradition.",[34,107],{":additional-styles":57,"image":108},"articles/recess/icon-5.webp",[25,110,111,114,116],{},[62,112,113],{},"5. Make Sustainability Fun Again",[76,115],{},"\nThe NSTC’s Sustainability Initiative proves that small changes do add up. 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Join the NIE Jam Band, sashay with DanceFuzion, give back through the Service Learning Club or explore the others — the choice is entirely yours!",[34,146],{":additional-styles":68,"image":147},"articles/recess/icon-8.webp",[25,149,150,153,155],{},[62,151,152],{},"8. Always Evolving",[76,154],{},"\nWith new events like the Umbrella Initiative, along with the NTU Inter-School Games and inter-varsity pedagogical and cultural exchanges like the HKU-NIE Virtual Collaboration, the NSTC is ever-ready to grow its reach and relevance.",[25,157,158],{},"Whether you’re joining a club, picking up collectible NIE merch or bonding at a welfare event, the NSTC is behind many of the initiatives that shape your time at the NIE. 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