This year, the school has a rugged start
with a big social dispute. The occurrence of unlawful acts and violence had big
impacts on the established order and values of our society. It’s hard for
educators as while we have to ensure the school is a place for students to
learn; we have to balance all views and demands from various stakeholders. During the whole September, the senior
leadership team came back to school as early as 7am each day to do all sorts of
preparation for whatever was to happen. We only have one aim in mind, which is
to make sure our students are safe. We told the students that we now need more
love and care than ever. We need to love ourselves, love the family, the city
and people around. Instead of placing a judgment on what’s right and wrong for
the various movements in town, we asked our students and staff to keep reminding
themselves of the following lines:
‘Let all that you do be done in love;
Let all that
you say be said with kindness.’
Be kind and be self-regulated!
Of course the values the school upholds never change:
Love, Trust, Respect, Empathy and Responsibility.
Perhaps it’s the love and care we shed to
each other that puts the whole school together. We have managed to sail forward
with a comparatively smoother pace. Some activities were cancelled like the
exchange visits from James Gillespie's high school, our Scottish partner and
Shunde LTP, our sister school. The atmosphere in school has been a bit
heavy until October when our internal activities rolled on. First was the election
of Students’ association, then the inauguration of student leader groups, then SpanishDay , then the Book week. The climax was the Book character day where nearly 200
staff and students dressed up in their favorite characters. I myself dressed up
as Miss Sunshine in the Little Miss series, hoping to shed more sunshine to
everyone. Everyone was excited, filled with lots of positive energy.
The parents joined us by holding the annual PTA picnic at the end of October. That was fun seeing teachers doing Golf for their first time and students enjoying the BBQ food! Love you all!
