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Celebrating YCIS founder's achievements
September 26, 2012, Wednesday
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ONE life can make a difference" was the opening message at Yew Chung International School of Shanghai (YCIS Shanghai) last Friday. Co-Principals Mark Sylte and Vicki He commenced the celebration at YCIS's Gubei campus with this poignant message about the schools' founder, giving the student body pause to reflect on the importance of this idea.
The event was YCIS's Founder's Day, which was celebrated across their campuses in Puxi and Pudong, and was established in remembrance of Yew Chung's founder, Madam Tsang Chor-hang. The event also launched the celebration of their 80th anniversary.
In fact, the celebration was global: all Yew Chung International School (YCIS) and Yew Wah International Education School (YWIES) campuses around the world honored the milestone of the 80th anniversary of the founding of the schools. Over 8,000 students and 2,000 staff members on campuses across China, in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing, Chongqing, Qingdao, Yantai and Shenzhen, along with Silicon Valley in the US, gathered for a day of activities and special acknowledgements. Sports activities for all ages highlighted the schools' spirit of success, achievement and integration.
Eighty years can be a lifetime. For Yew Chung it is a momentous opportunity to honor Madam Tsang Chor-hang and her legacy, which is still receiving worldwide recognition today. Madam Tsang Chor-hang was inspired to provide education to young children starting in 1932 in Hong Kong. Her strength, devotion and commitment bore fruit as she continued through decades of much change in the region.
Over the past eight decades, YCIS has remained committed to educating the whole person, combining the best elements of Eastern and Western philosophies. The YCIS international curriculum yields excellence in all-around achievement, and is rooted in bilingual education and multicultural environments. The enhancement of good character formation holds high value in the balanced education provided, and students are given the opportunity to enrich their appreciation, respect and acceptance of other cultures.
During the 1980s and 1990s YCIS recognized that a new education path was necessary for youth to prepare for a changing world. This new direction steers students to develop a global mindset to prepare for an unknown future.
Today's 21st century society is fast evolving from local to global, with horizons and perspectives widening at an unprecedented pace. A traditional national education is no longer adequate; YCIS nurtures students with global perspectives and a respect for diversity. With proficiency in English and Chinese languages students are able to gain understanding of two major civilizations. YCIS students develop a global mindset and embrace the world with confidence.
Annually, YCIS graduates gain multiple acceptances to highly respected universities, including University of Oxford, University of Cambridge, London School of Economics and Political Science in the UK; Princeton University, Cornell University, Columbia University, Stanford University, University of California, Berkeley in the US; among other sought-after university placements in Asia and Australia, adding to the expanding profile of university placements across the world's top universities.
YCIS graduates also regularly gain scholarships based on their school achievement, and earlier this year, the YCIS network of schools was the first in China to be awarded the Cambridge Award for Excellence in Education, with students consistently earning world and national-level outstanding academic results.
The day was filled with the excitement of sports contents, much laughter and merriment, but also reflection.
"I strongly suspect that our Founder, Madam Tsang Chor-hang, never envisioned at the start that, 80 years hence, thousands upon thousands of students and teachers would gather around China and as far away as Silicon Valley to celebrate her vision and life's work. But that is the challenge to each of us on Founder's Day to realize the impact that one life can have on others. It's a force that can live on for generations, working for the good of all. Looking out over more than 1,000 students gathered at just one site in Shanghai, it's marvelous to speculate about what each and every student might accomplish in their lifetime, and the legacy they will leave behind," said Sylte.
The event was YCIS's Founder's Day, which was celebrated across their campuses in Puxi and Pudong, and was established in remembrance of Yew Chung's founder, Madam Tsang Chor-hang. The event also launched the celebration of their 80th anniversary.
In fact, the celebration was global: all Yew Chung International School (YCIS) and Yew Wah International Education School (YWIES) campuses around the world honored the milestone of the 80th anniversary of the founding of the schools. Over 8,000 students and 2,000 staff members on campuses across China, in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing, Chongqing, Qingdao, Yantai and Shenzhen, along with Silicon Valley in the US, gathered for a day of activities and special acknowledgements. Sports activities for all ages highlighted the schools' spirit of success, achievement and integration.
Eighty years can be a lifetime. For Yew Chung it is a momentous opportunity to honor Madam Tsang Chor-hang and her legacy, which is still receiving worldwide recognition today. Madam Tsang Chor-hang was inspired to provide education to young children starting in 1932 in Hong Kong. Her strength, devotion and commitment bore fruit as she continued through decades of much change in the region.
Over the past eight decades, YCIS has remained committed to educating the whole person, combining the best elements of Eastern and Western philosophies. The YCIS international curriculum yields excellence in all-around achievement, and is rooted in bilingual education and multicultural environments. The enhancement of good character formation holds high value in the balanced education provided, and students are given the opportunity to enrich their appreciation, respect and acceptance of other cultures.
During the 1980s and 1990s YCIS recognized that a new education path was necessary for youth to prepare for a changing world. This new direction steers students to develop a global mindset to prepare for an unknown future.
Today's 21st century society is fast evolving from local to global, with horizons and perspectives widening at an unprecedented pace. A traditional national education is no longer adequate; YCIS nurtures students with global perspectives and a respect for diversity. With proficiency in English and Chinese languages students are able to gain understanding of two major civilizations. YCIS students develop a global mindset and embrace the world with confidence.
Annually, YCIS graduates gain multiple acceptances to highly respected universities, including University of Oxford, University of Cambridge, London School of Economics and Political Science in the UK; Princeton University, Cornell University, Columbia University, Stanford University, University of California, Berkeley in the US; among other sought-after university placements in Asia and Australia, adding to the expanding profile of university placements across the world's top universities.
YCIS graduates also regularly gain scholarships based on their school achievement, and earlier this year, the YCIS network of schools was the first in China to be awarded the Cambridge Award for Excellence in Education, with students consistently earning world and national-level outstanding academic results.
The day was filled with the excitement of sports contents, much laughter and merriment, but also reflection.
"I strongly suspect that our Founder, Madam Tsang Chor-hang, never envisioned at the start that, 80 years hence, thousands upon thousands of students and teachers would gather around China and as far away as Silicon Valley to celebrate her vision and life's work. But that is the challenge to each of us on Founder's Day to realize the impact that one life can have on others. It's a force that can live on for generations, working for the good of all. Looking out over more than 1,000 students gathered at just one site in Shanghai, it's marvelous to speculate about what each and every student might accomplish in their lifetime, and the legacy they will leave behind," said Sylte.
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