BSG Yearbook 2016/17 by The British School of Guangzhou

Mr. Mark Thomas PRINCIPAL This has been a hugely significant year for The British School of Guangzhou, with the announcement that we will be opening a purpose-built campus in August 2020. Although still three years away, we all know just how quickly this time will pass. In the interim years, we will continue to look for opportunities to improve facilities at our South Lake Campus as we strive to provide students with the best possible international education. We will of course keep parents fully informed once we have confirmation of any further expansion plans. Looking back over the last 12 months, I can confidently say that the staff of the British School have provided truly exceptional educational opportunities to all our students. There have been so many standout moments that it is very difficult for me to single any out. However, in December, we hosted our very first Primary Winter Celebration; a hugely successful collaboration of singing, dancing and instrumental performances that is sure to be repeated. Secondary students once again wowed everyone with their stunningly professional performance of Sweeney Todd. Our thanks to everyone who performed or helped Mrs Hughes to create such an inspiring dramatic masterpiece. This was also the year that our VI Form students finally made it to Tanzania. The photographs of them working alongside underprivileged children in Africa will remain with us for a long time. As I write this Yearbook message, our Primary students are busy practising for their own musical performance of Annie, which I am sure will be another huge success. Yet again, the year has been marked by the expansion of our extra-curricular programme under the leadership of Mr Dean, our Director of Sport. Our sport’s teams have made impressive progress over the last two years, and are now the team to beat in most inter-school competitions. Mr Dean remains ambitious for his sportsmen and women, and is confident that our first FOBISIA overall winner’s trophy is not far away.

This year, we will say goodbye to Edward Pearce, who is moving to a promoted position as Principal of one of Nord Anglia’s schools in Chicago. Edward has led a number of initiatives in our Primary School over the last two years, and we wish him and his family the very best for the future. Mr. Chris Wathern, an experienced UK Head, will replace Edward, and his wife Selina will work in our Early Years department. We look forward to welcoming Chris and Selina to BSG in August and feel confident that their two sons, Rory and Theo, will quickly settle into our school. As well as saying goodbye to Edward, I really do want to say well done to Garry Russell, who has had a truly exceptional first year as Head of Secondary this year. Garry was handed a strong teaching team by Iain Ruck, but deserves the credit for the positive atmosphere that he has nurtured within his team. Garry’s experience in leading the Secondary team at Regents has stood him in good stead, and he really does deserve a relaxing holiday. I will look forward to seeing new students on Tuesday, 15th August, for our induction day, and existing students on Wednesday, 16th August. Until then, I wish you all a relaxing and safe summer holiday.

“I can confidently say that the staff of the British School have provided truly exceptional educational opportunities to all our students.”

Mr. Iain Ruck VICE PRINCIPAL 2016-17 has been another exciting year at BSG as the school continues to grow in size and ambition. It has been particularly rewarding to see our students take advantage of a number of opportunities that they are given by the school. We are committed to helping to develop a ‘Love of learning’ within our students, and their involvement in a such a wide array of initiatives is evidence for this. I have been delighted to see an increase in the number of student leadership opportunities that are present in all phases of the school. These have included initiatives where older students support younger ones or their own peers, as in the case of the reading and literacy leaders, digital leaders, young translators and ASAs leadership modules. The student councils have become more effective and more directed to school improvement, and the International Award trip has included an ambitious cycling option. I am delighted that so many students are taking part in our ever-increasing sports programme. Over 70% of all Key Stage 3 students have represented the school in sport this year, and an increase in Under 19 fixtures and our ACAMIS commitments have further extended our comprehensive programme. It has also been a very successful year with Under 13 and Under 15 FOBISIA teams winning 8 trophies from 12. Three teams in particular have shone in the PRC competitions, with the U19 Girls, U14 Boys and U14 Girls teams winning or finishing as Runners up in all of the competitions they have entered. Well done to all the students involved and their teachers for supporting this programme. The school continues to benefit from our collaboration with The Juilliard School, including alumni workshops, concerts and staff development opportunities over the year. As ever, the school productions have provided some of the highlights of the year, with Sweeney Todd and Annie serving to showcase what a talented group of students we have here at BSG. The orchestra, choir and various ensembles have performed in a number of public venues and students have also had a chance to use the school’s recording studio this year. Finally, STEAM has been very evident this year as a new Nord Anglia initiative. A group of lucky students travelled to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) as part of our latest collaboration, after winning a STEAM-focused design challenge. Our students also reached the semi-final of the global Jaguar Maths challenge and we’ve had our first ever students visit to Tanzania, where we received rave reviews about the students’ experiences on this residential trip. Well done to the students that have made the most of the opportunities here at the school, and well done for another successful academic year.

“Over 70% of all Key Stage 3 students have represented the school in sport this year.”

Marketing, Admissions & Administration

Early Years

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Early Years Lakefront Campus

Early Years Support Staff

Mrs. Katherine Weir-Davis HEAD OF EARLY YEARS As you would expect, life in Early Years is a busy, fun-filled one from the very first day, right up until the last day of the school year. With every year, I am always amazed at how much fun and learning we can squeeze into a single year. This year, we have continued to provide our youngest students with a rich learning environment that offers them opportunities and facilities to flourish in all aspects of their development. Through play-based activities and active learning, we aim for our children to become creative and critical thinkers. The positive attitude towards learning shines through in all aspects of the school, and the stimulating, vibrant atmosphere is very evident and something that all our staff feel very proud of. Year on year, it brings me immense pleasure seeing our tiny one and two year olds transform from shy, non-verbal toddlers into outgoing, confident individuals by the end of their time with us in Early Years, and this rapid progress just doesn’t stop. After being at the school for nine years, I often visit the South Lake Campus and see many Primary and Secondary students that were with us in Early Years. They have blossomed into mature, young adults, openly showing all the qualities of our school’s Core Values of respect, responsibility, commitment and integrity – a very fulfilling and proud experience to have. Not a week passes by in Early Years without some kind of event or charity initiative taking place. We continue to have our monthly bake sales, house days, trips into the community, Chinese celebrations, Christmas performances, Sports Day, Book Week, weekly assemblies, developing our gardens and outdoor learning environment, collecting recyclable materials, birthdays – you name it we celebrate it! All these events, celebrations and charity initiatives ensure we are offering our youngest students a broad, vibrant and creative curriculum outside of the classroom, which in turn encourages our students to celebrate cultural diversity, become environmentally aware and to develop a true love of learning. On a more personal note, this year was particularly special for me as we welcomed our second adopted daughter, Jasmine, into our family and the BSG community. It has been a reminder of how important parents view the education of their children and how it is imperative that we continue to offer a world-class education for all. Without a doubt, one of the most satisfying observations from this year has been watching the children grow, develop and progress in all areas of school life. The successes and outstanding achievements reached this year has been testament to the students’ hard work and determination. The aptitude and ability to deliver a high quality education from the teachers and teaching assistants never ceases to amaze me, and with every year that passes, I am eternally grateful to their commitment to your children, our Early Years department and BSG as a whole.

“We are offering our youngest students a broad, vibrant and creative curriculum.”

WELCOME TO PLAYGROUP! Mrs. Katherine Weir-Davis PLAYGROUP LEADER BSG Playgroup is now into its 9th year and continues to be an incredibly valuable resource for international families looking for a safe and stimulating place for their children to explore, play and develop. The Playgroup also gives parents a unique opportunity to meet other families from the community with whom they can ask advice or simply share experiences with — ultimately offering a crucial social network. Playgroup takes place in our Indoor Activity Room at our Early Years Campus, which is fully air-conditioned and heated with air purifiers to ensure the highest air quality possible. Complete with ball pool, role play areas, soft play area specifically for under twos, climbing frames, slides, cars, trikes and many other stimulating resources for little ones, it is the ideal place for a fun and developmentally challenging experience. The Coffee Shop that is attached to the Activity Room is of course the crowning glory for parents, with windows looking directly into the Activity Room. Where better to relax with an invigorating cup of coffee and a delicious snack whilst being able to keep an eye on your little ones! We welcome children of all ages, so if you have a new born baby to Pre-School aged, please do feel free to join us. BSG Playgroup is free and takes place every Thursday (excluding school holidays) between 9:30-11:30am. Please note that upon your first visit, you should bring your child’s international passport for registration. There is no need to book a place, you can just come along and join in the fun! In addition to our Playgroup, we also offer an exclusive Music Class led by our Early Years Music Specialist. Further details can be obtained once you register your child at their first visit to Playgroup. Please note that the Playgroup is not exclusively for BSG families, our doors are open to the wider community – the more the merrier! The Activity Room and Coffee Shop are also available for party bookings in the evenings or at weekends – a great place to have your child’s birthday party! If you would like further details about the Playgroup or party bookings please do not hesitate to contact Ms. Kathy at Katherine.weir@bsg.org.cn or send an email to playgroup@bsg.org.cn.

TODDLER CUBS Back Row: Miss Fanny, Yu Yin (Naomi) Huang, Zhenghan (Han Han) Ling, Ruo An (Celine) Liao, Miss Lucy, Jasmine Weir-Davis, Serena Chen, Miss Daisy Ye, Harry Li, Miss Yandy Chen, Miss Vivian Xu, Yiqiao (Hayley) He, Ling Wei Zhang, Miss Lan, Junyang (Jayden) Chen Front Row: Megan Dean, Ms Sophie Corr, Miss Joyce Feng, Willa Hallas, Prince Shakeri, Fengfan (Leo) Lin, Apple Zhu, Seren Parfitt, Cheng Lin (Aiden) He, Morgan Drake, Thomas Fineberg-Pye, Miss Fee Fee Lin, Thanishka Algarraj, Wai Chi (Stephen) Lau

Welcome to Toddler Cubs!

Back Row: Ms Catia Pereira, Ms Iwona Krasa, Ms Murphy Qin Middle Row: Zi Qi (Jolie) Wang, Calvin Zhang, Ivan Zhang, Charles Zhang, Yuk Sen (Lawrence) Yu, Xuanyu (Alicia ) Chen, Yimin (Mavis) Zhu, Cheuk Yip (Martin) Gu Front Row: Gustavo Pereira, Megan Mclaughlin, Xi Zhi (Gabriel) Han, Yixin (Nicole) Zhang, Yi Hong Chen, Dominik Zitlau, Cindy Zheng, David Barton, Millie Burgess

Back Row: Miss Gabriella Li, Miss Lynne Abraham, Miss Lilian He Middle Row: Yuxuan (Echo) Chen, Agnes Yu, Chiang Hei (Hayley) Kwan, Kaixi (Jonathan) Jiang, Loui (LT) Ting, Yucheng (Michael) Zou, Shirley Hu Front Row: Luca Noyek, Tsz Ting (Rena) Chan, Francesca Dean, Laith Long, Sae Kojima, Bowman Fu, Zejun Guan, Yan Yin Chu

Back Row: Ms Queenie Chen, Ms. Kirti Mukri, Ms Icey Liu Middle Row: Lilia Barc, Cheuk Ning Bono (Justin) Zeng, Lipin Yuan, Emran Arrazi Gaifil Hairi, Clara Meili Schulte Front Row: Chun Hei (Aiden) Ng, Theodore Dodds, Ka Lun (Colin) Tang, Tai Wi (Terry) Lee, Jing En Tam, Dennison Huang, Samantha Liang, Ka Sen (Karson) Au

Back Row: Ms Karishma Mulchandani, Ms Sarah Sheppard, Ms Anna Wen Middle Row: Chaoxiang (Louis) Wu, Cheng Yee(Elsa) Lim, Li An (Isaac) Chen, Tin Kin Lee, Ryunosuke Kakimoto, Jun Feng (Johnny) Ye, Pohung Cai, Tianshan (Cindy) Liu Front Row: Leticia Lamont, Rebekka Borresen, Junhao (Winson) Hu, Anthony Tang, Calie Han Elisa Alloro, Enxin (Justin) Wang, Yuxin (Lorain) Du, Megan Drake, XinTong (Livia) Guan

Back Row: Ms Macy Hu, Miss Katie Corrigan, Ms Lisa Davall Middle Row: Zeming (Jermmy) Chen, Man Kwan (Jacqueline) Long, Long (Louis) Nyguen, Eileen Yiran Zhou, Sen Leung (Challen) Ngau, Carol Wu, Vincent Peng Front Row: Heyi Liang, Ka Neng (Linea) Li, Aaryan Verma, Lok Yin (Jovianne) He, Trung Dung (Rot) Ho, Angie Yang, Terrence Quan Ling, YiLin (Eva) Chen, Kin Lap Cheng

Back Row: Miss Flora Yang, Miss Marianne Neel, Miss Alan Huang Middle Row: Lingshen Bu, Wei (Amy) Zheng, Tiantian Zhuang, Yu Tong Lin, John Gabriel Montano, Yin Lin (Aidan) Wang, Siu Ki (Kelvin) Ho, Yi Rong (Mimmy) Hsu, Airston Ohlberg Front Row: Yue (Andrea) Feng, Raahil Mukri, Yuk Wai (Ice) Yuen, Hayley Yip, Sulin Jung, Hin Chi (Seth) La, Emily McDonagh, Sheng En (Sofia) Lim, Sebastian Sillberg, Tracy Lui

Back Row: Ms Gemma Burgess, Miss Kiko Chen Middle Row: Coby Wadeson, Sherry Pang, Xinran (Vaness) Liu, Wei Wei (Vivian) Huang, Jacqueline Zhai Stella Chu, Savva Labutin, Karl Schurig Front Row: Gavin So, Pak Wai (Perry) Fung, Hoi Lei (Hayley) Fung, Yat (Ryan) Tai, Constance Lin Ho Yan (Goran) Ip, Silvia Hu, Yuen (Steven) Tai, Yu-Hsi (Lucy) Wen, Audrey Liu

Back Row: Ms Aimee Yan, Ms Liz Hill, Ms Janice Wei, Ms Sue Thomas Middle Row: Vicky Wen Zheng, Chit Tristan Lian, Sumyau (Yoyo) Chen, Yvonne Wu, Tsz Kiu (Doreen) Wei, Jessie Zhao, Yu (Given) Guo, Jia Xian (Ray) Wen, Olivia Nazer Front Row: Sabrina Cheung Hu, Jake Tao, Kimberly Yi Tong Eng, Jenny Shen, Jason Liao, Julia X Ye, Yu Jia (Jaxon) Chen, Naomi Wu, Aleece Li, Jun Yan (Justin) Li

Back Row: Miss Suki Deng, Ms V Helen Jones Middle Row: Mariana Queiroga Monchique De Sousa, Jun (Johnny) Zeng, Lok Yu Liang, Dexi (Henry) Wang, Kai Qi (Cathy) Cui, Si Tong (Sarah) Zhou, Tin Lok (Luke) Cheung, Yuen Yi (Greta) Sun Front Row: Ho Yin (Darius) Pan, HaYool Suh, Yuanjia Xiao, Talia Fineberg-Pye, Man Yau (Lucas) Wong, Oakley Webb, Yi Xin (Kylie) Eng, Tudor Fang, Angel Liang

Back Row: Ms Wendy Zhu, Ms Prerna Nankani, Miss Yuki Xu Middle Row: Han (Sun) You, Wenhui (Ronald) Li, Tiger Yang, Yi Xin (Jessica) Bai, MiaoTing (Joanna) Wang, Yunji Cho, Felix Hughes, Yan Rui (Henry) Li Front Row: Chloe Kuang, Yi Lin (Elim) Lin, Aanya Verma, Shi Ya (Christina) Sun, Audrey Dai, Rayyan Lim, Su (Soso) Jiang, Hang Chak (Ambrose) Chiang, Chi Yan (Ashlee) Guo

Back Row: Miss Abby Gao, Mr. Matthew Mclaughlin, Miss Alina Wu Middle Row: Ceres Fan, Dong Hee (Daniel) Kim, Lena Lin, Edison Gallin Gogan, An Nan (Michael) Zhou, Pak Ting (Tim) Lu, An Tong (Anna) Zhou, Chloe Oe Ella Lin Front Row: Pak Kwan (Brian) Lin, To Chi Xu, Cassie Lin, Jia Xi Zhang, Anson Hu, Uly Lei, Frank Li, Adrienne Cheung, Ethan Dai, ZhuoJun (Leo) Li

Back Row: Ms Sherri Xian, Ms Deborah Fineberg Middle Row: Summer Hu, Meiyi (Judy) Jiang , Wendy Huang, Qing Yang (Kelly) Tang, Zhuo Lin (Jocelyn) Xie, Lily Luo Front Row: Yoonoo Chang, Kevin Zhang, Abdulrahman Alyaqout, Aiqi Elinor Liu, Ruzgar Efe Yuksel, Jaeyen Law, Natalie Fu, Jun Tong (Tony) Hou, Kin Shing (Jason) Xu

Back Row: Miss Melanie AndrĂŠ, Pin Zhen (Bill) Huang, Yong Le (Le Le) Zhu, Ming Chun (Jason) Yang, Yan Wing Chu, Xi Ran (George) Bai, Fergus Tillotson, Chi Ho (Eli) Tao, Kate Chen, Miss Mia Zhu Front Row: Wanxi (Max) Shen, Eason Su, Wing Yi (Bella) Chen, Yu Tong (Rainbow) Leung, Hoi Ming (Alan) Li Geon Min (Sam) Kim, Hung-Hsuan (Leo) Huang, Annika Ran Xi (Annika) Tan, Camille Zhang

Back Row: Miss Eco Lin, Mr. Chris Eales Middle Row: Zehao (Jacky) Tang, Alice Xie, Yi Teng Zhang, Tsz Ki (Kiki) Jioe, Feitong (Felicity) Ling, Ka Ying (Katie) Chen, Maggie Hu Front Row: Shun Qian (Timi) Yang, Ju Hong Chun, Olivia Chen, Kai Tang Ma, Lachlan Pearce, Ahmad Titi Steven Liu, Chuan (Sunny) Su, Ah Yun (Leah) Ji

Back Row: Miss Rebekah Martin, Zixuan (Triston) Tan, Wing Lam (William) Kwan, Shing Kit (Marcus) He, Zi Yue (Flora) Fei, Xirang (Hiris) Lu, Xitong (Hilton) Lu, Mrs Abby Lee Front Row: Ping Chi (Apollo) Liao, Nankai (Nicholas) Liao, Celina Putri Ullrich, Ling Jia (Lexie) Chen, Delna Khajotia, Si Qi (Candice) Wu, Athene Tan, Jingwen (Anna) Zhou, JiMin (Jennifer) Yoon, Hyun Jun (Daniel) Kim

Early Years EAL

Early Years Music

Panda Week

Halloween

Christmas Show

Book Week

Sports Day

Primary

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Mr. Edward Pearce HEAD OF PRIMARY SCHOOL It is with mixed emotions that I find myself writing this year’s message for the yearbook. On one hand I am sad to be leaving the BSG community at the end of this academic year. However, whilst I am excited about moving on to a promoted post, my overwhelming emotion is gratitude. I feel grateful to have spent the past two years leading and partaking in many of the exciting and enjoyable opportunities that are such a part of this wonderful community. We started the year, as always, by welcoming a large number of new families to the school, and with the numbers within the Primary phase approaching 700 students, we have continued to grow successfully throughout the year. Those that are new to the school community quickly realise, as I did last year, that this is a truly unique place, full of amazing students, incredibly professional and dedicated staff and supportive parents who all work hard towards instilling and promoting a true love of learning. The children within Primary are encouraged to be personally ambitious through the promotion and exemplification of our school core values of respect, integrity, commitment and responsibility. They are encouraged to be socially ambitious in an effort to continue their growth as well-mannered global citizens, as well as being academically ambitious in striving to reach their potential under the support and guidance of our amazing academic staff. By being a part of a global family of schools within Nord Anglia Education, the world truly is their own to explore, and whilst I am moving on, I will be staying within the NAE group. I look forward to further collaborations with BSG as part of the exciting global opportunities available to us all. To the Primary parents of BSG, thank you for your ongoing support throughout the year and for taking such an active interest in your child’s education. It is a privilege to work with young minds, I have always felt this throughout my career, but the collaboration between home and school provides further opportunities to nurture and develop young minds in instilling the core values and attitudes that we all aim to promote. To the Primary staff, I thank you for your dedication, flexibility, passion, professionalism, support, spirit and from never deviating from your goal of providing the very best for all children, despite the many obstacles that appear from time to time. Finally, to the Primary students at BSG, I wish to thank you for your unwavering determination to promote our school’s core values and for making every day an enjoyable learning experience for us all. I wish you all the very best and hope to hear of your many successes in the future.

“To the Primary students, I wish to thank you for your unwavering determination to promote our core values .”

Key Stage One

Key Stage Two

South Lake Support Staff

Back Row: Mr. Richard Stevens, Victoria (Ye Jin) Lee, Ji Min Kim, Nicole (QiQi) Zhang, Dolly (Shiyao) Zhang, Isabelle Chan, Gabriel Qiu, Ms Michelle Lin Middle Row: Justin Han, Yuki Inanaga, George Cawley, Zain Al-Saffar, Amy Jin, Dalton Fang Front Row: Holly Mclaughlin, Jun De Li, Hanna (Yik Ching) Xia, Anil Bingol, Ronald (Hiu Chak) Sam, Oscar Burgess, Marcus Yu

Back Row: Mrs Rhian Hughes, Ms Claire Park Middle Row: Hak Chin Wang, Isaac Tan, Jake Deng, Michelle Wang, Phoebe Cai, Allen Zhang, Le-Le Liao, Eunis Kuang Front Row: Gabe Vicedo, Soshi Tanaka, Matthew Yuefi, Hugo Yuan, Tony Cen, Ewan Kwok, Ellyssa Gaifil Hairi, Ju Won Song

Back Row: Miss Bee Huang, David Zhu, Coco Zhu, Claudia Kosch, Christine Cheng, Natalie Xian, Mr. Tony Schaverien Middle Row: Nada Francis, Maddy Xian, Nicole Wu, Alex Jiang, Leo Lin, Sean Lee Front Row: Tim Luo, Jimmy Ying, Gary Gao, Rocky Yang, Yoyo Zeng, Nordy Xu, Joe Lin

Back Row: Ms Grace, Wynn Luo, Mariana Vasconcelos Novais Crepaldi, Chunyu Liu (Mick), Li Yizhen (Ninee), Jiang, Cyril, Mr. Alfred Creissen Middle Row: Hou Hoi Man (Kevin), Erik Borresen, Selina Peng, Zhou Yuklong (Jay), Zhang Wenyu (Alan) Front Row: Wong Tsz Ki (Cacey), Huang Youliang (Winston), Natalia Rocha, Ke Yu Xin (Xinxin), Fan Shan Mei (Mavis), Cici Wu, Li Si Tong (Emily), Lawson Wedding

Back Row: Mr. Christopher Cherry, Miss Linda Tang Middle Row: Ian Chen, Jazlyn Su, Roman Cai, Zachary Zhu, Jessica Lee, Sherry Chen, Sophie Mellon, Wallace Fan Front Row: Alan Peng, Cici Chen, Angela Xie, Cecilia Mai, Ian Han, Annie Ou, Vivi Yeung, Len Li, Leo Barc

Back Row: Ms Triona Heskin, Wendy Wen, Shaun Starkey, Justin Xu, Angie Rekhari, Lucinda Russell, Ms Penny Peng Middle Row: Aiden Park, Cayla Zhang, Nathan Stauber, Brad Kim, Faith Villeda Front Row: Aiden Chen, Ji Yun Kang, Kelly Chen, Grace Fan, Alysa Jiang, Livvy Li, Olivia Zhi

Back Row: Ms Sheila Ha, Miss Bonita Oliver Middle Row: Aiden Liang, Zimo Vincy Chua, Madelynn Yan Yuet Wang, Man Chun (Jaden) Long, Ka Son Alice He, Tian Qi Timmy Zhu, Shumei Wang, Yung An (An-An) Liao Front Row: Yian (Ian) Zhang, Ben Van Der Merwe, Ruby Lin, KaiQing (Rainbow) Yang, Sitong (Kitty) Li, Chun Hei (Jason) Pan, Hayden YiHan Yoon, Andy Zijung Huang

Back Row: Ms Nicole Torrens, Douwen Zhang, Rebecca Zhu, Tiger Wu, Lucinda Nazer, Samira Shakeri, Lillian Lin, Ms Karen He Middle Row: Miya Kim, Oscar Cai, Dana Kim, Terrence Cheung, Vienne Silangan, Hannah Kim Front Row: Kevin Li, Juliet Liu, Yeon Woo Kang, Maggie Zhou, Alexander Dedkov, Kennedy Tu, Jahan Somaiya

Back Row: Ms Renee Chen, Mark Smirnov, Linda Chen, Clark Chen, Summer Huang, Lisa Wu, Dae Yeop KIm, Mr. Paul Jones Middle Row: Queenie Chen, Rebecca Xie, Christina Ma, Jasse Song, Po Lam Cai, Chloe Xu, Jaimie Jeong Front Row: Luanna Wu, Ariel Lee, Constantin Xiao, Enyu Gao, Brian Ma, Jack Li, Leonardo Alloro

Back Row: Youxin (Vincent) Lin, Ruiqing (Cathy) Yu, Yijun Yi, Sharonne Tessy Sonfack, Oscar Pearce, Wenhao (Michael) Yan Middle Row: Ms Sonia Yao, Henwick Ren, Chun Lam (James) Mak, Mingxi (Sissy) Hu, Yau Hei (Kason) Yu, Zhiming (Mingming) Bu, Sze Lam (Celine) Li, Mr. Gareth Hill Front Row: Yuet (Nicole) Lo, Sze Ka (Cecilia) Lu, Zaina Vijay Gazdar, Wen Yuan Liang, Garrett Yang, Linda Zhou, Hao Feng (Tony) Wen

Back Row: Mr. Chris Hughes, Jiaqi Liang (Katherine), Ye Seo Lee (Chloe), Tszham Huang (Eunice), Zhen Hua Su (William), Chloe Yutong Zhang (Chloe), Miss Sarah Zhang Middle Row: Ling Siu Ye (Carson), Tin Yee Isabella Cheung (Isabella), Elisey Reshetnikov, Wan Ho Ai, Bohan Xiao, Geneve Png Front Row: Spencer Preston, Li Zi Chen (Betty), Veer Chag, Zain Mukri, SeungHu KIm (Steven), Kam Yi Roannan Zhuang (Kam Yi), Lan Yang (Vivian)

Back Row: Miss Melissa Li, Ethan Karuru, YanYan Wang, Tarfah Alyaqout, Peter Lu, Deryck Zhong, Sheba Xiao, Miss Sarah Brewster Middle Row: Steven Chung, Ethan Chen, Juha Kim, Ryan Shin, Seoyoon Lee, Gemma Qi, Jacky You Front Row: Kevin Le Marchand, Subin Bang, Luca Pereria Yi Qian Zhou, Wenjia Zhao, Sofia Kosch, Jocelyn Wen

Back Row: Li Oi Lam (Joy), Hsu I-ting (Kitty), Wang Zi Xuan (William), Kuzey Yuksel, Raymond Huang, Miss Barbara Merino Middle Row: Zhu Xuanyi (Steven), Gabriella Cawley, Sooyeon Kim (Tiffany), Zhang Yat Chi (Zachary), Zhong Kai Chun (Jonathan) Front Row: Su Yu Ci (Joyce), Chen Zheng Sheng (Thomas), Rosie Xijin Weir-Davis, Yaya Li, Wang Zihao (Ivan), Siwoo Seok, Minju Kim (Jasmine), So Yi Choi (Kelly)

Back Row: Mrs Michelle Roux, Ryan Zhou, Zheng Yan Mark (Mark) Chen, Yuzhi Aurora (Aurora) Tian, Fu Tao William (William) Huang, Jasleen Kaur, Mr. David Kwok Middle Row: Eri (Ellie) Fukano, Kakio Li, Ryan Wingsui (Ryan) Liang, Valvert Thompson, Michelle Li, Ashley Zhou Front Row: Bochen (Max) Ye, Si Eun Lee, Ou Jason (Jason) Hu, Jun Chao (Allen) Huang, Ziyin (Jacqueline) Wang, Emily Hao Yin Wu, Jessica Wu

Back Row: Sijin (Fred) Li, Ching Ki (Katie) Lam, Sam In (Jessie) He, Yoyo Hui, Sijing (Alisa) Li, Letong (Leighton) Chen, Ms Nichola Arnott Middle Row: Wing Yon (Dola) Tong, Man Yui (Victoria) Yuen, Alison Yan Qing (Alison) Wong, Yin Ki (Sebastian) Wong, Yashan (Alice) Chen, SeoYoon, You, Joseph Zou Bottom Row: Ninuo (Nica) Jayno, Hiu Sun (Danielle) Yeung, Yu Fei (Faye) Liu, Lewis Jellicoe, Emma Yuchen Pan, Mungshuen (Cynthia) Wong, Jie Yan (Ashley) Au

Back Row: Zhao Feng (Alex) Ye, Mia Tillotson, Kemio Mei Xuan Chu, Kai Wa (Jessica) Lin, Rui Shi (Tiger) Li, Luka Deusic, Mr. Aidan Stallwood Middle Row: Liao Ke Cheng (Tony), To (Toby) Yuan, Tsun Yin (Justin) Dai, Sze Yin (Claire) Wang, Shiyi (Carolyn) Wang Front Row: Laila Preston, Jia Jun (Josh) Yu, Bellastar Tan, Branden Xu, Jun Xi Simba (Simba) Wu, Sunwoo (Sean) Lee

Back Row: Ms Amy Stather, Enosh Heng, Joe Kuang, Iris Tsang, Alex Russell, Jasmine Li, Candy Song, Mr. Stuart Bolsover Middle Row: Rupert Lian, Irene Cho, Avneet Kaur, Artem Sokolov, James Qiu, Michael Bai Front Row: Sean Tang, Lily Deng, Kathy Wei, Kiki Huang, Jed Yee Hon, Sophia Lee, Ningzheng Weng

Back Row: Sophie Hu, Carly Wong, Jimmy Jing, Anca Cheng, Carol Li, Alex Xu Middle Row: Sophie Wu (TA) Nordo Xu, Howard Jin, Kelvin Cheng, Fion Li, Ox Fu, Tommasso Zhang, Mr. Matthew Preston Front Row: Humphrey Yang, Emma Li, Hya Jiang, Vannie Lau, Leen Titi, Adam Wong, Grant Mo

Back Row: Ms. Vicky Whieldon, Ms Carrie Wu, Anson Wang, Ying Faan Shen, Kaizad Khajotia, Stanley Hughes, Natalie Teng, Jonathan Wang, Ms. Amanda Boby Middle Row: Aqeel Vakharia, Jad Chahine, Eric Lin, Cinthia Yin, Faye Wen, Jennifer Banks, Lily Nie Front Row: Damin Kim, Abigail Thomas, Bonnie Pan, Kevin Hein, Fergus Wilson, Misha Bhagchandani, Kenzo Damen

Back Row: Miss Sabrina Huang, Xavier Wadeson, Victor Chen, Jason Zhou, Leo Park, Denis Marfel, Ethan Pan, Mr. Jonathan Garnett-Smith Middle Row: Erica Huang, Billy Ma, Sindy He, Natalie Ye, Johnny Deng, Esteban Garcia-Valdes, Holly He Front Row: Lloyd Joo, Janice Lam, Zion Alvez, Mila Nazer, Belinda Wang, Arina Chen, Anna Russell

Back Row: Miss Joerica Chen, Cooper Xu, Tina Shi, Fey Schneider, Ray Yang, Leeson Wang, KJ Sie, Mr. David Barton Middle Row: Diveena Jhangiani, Carolina Novais, Steve Kim, Derek Tan, Sunny Lin, Sally Sung, Megan Wang Front Row: Ryan Huang, SoYun Chung, Tina Luo, Iman Muzambli, Isaac Ngiam, Bosco Lam, Tae-Gyu Kang

Back Row: Mr. Benjamin Burgess, Sean Yoon, Kai Yang, Daisy Chen, Gi Dong Lee, Eoin Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Callaghan, Lucas Li, Miss Susan Zhang Middle Row: John Park, Jeremy Xue, Rachel Van Pul, Hannah Joe, Anton Borresen, Steve Eum Front Row: Connor Liao, Julie Chung, Yu Lo, Isabella Ling, Sam North, Tracy Zhang, Sophia LiuGi

Back Row: Ms Yvonne He, (Selina) Zhi Xuan Shen, Alexander Soriano, Dong Min Kim, Hansen Lin, Claudia Lleo, Mr. Russell Phillips Middle Row: (Justin) Wan Lam Wu, Catherine Tan, Mia Chahine, George Wildy, Garrison Chen, Carl Zhong Front Row: (Jennifer) Tianen Liu, (Yaffa) Yue-Jhu Chen, Jessica Liu, Ruhi Lim, Belinda Cai, (Xandy) Yu Xuan Liu, Elaine Chen

Back Row: Angela Tang, Sunny Chen, Connor Wu, Bella Zheung, Kimberley Liu, Hyun Kim, Mrs Joanna Preston Middle Row: Victor Dedkov, Alicia Tan, Nelson He, Anna Lee, YoonSeo Song, Vanessa Tsang Front Row: James McLaughlin, Audrey Lee, Motou Chu, Betty Huang, Lucas Woo, Deborah Chin, Jerry Chen

Back Row: Leo Jin, Daniel Stauber, Xavier Xu, Homan Wu, Christopher Chen, Felix Niwa-Tomkies Middle Row: Miss Natalie Watson, Andy Chen, Eddie Liang, Sarah Cheng, Leanna Li, Melody Li Front Row: Jerrie Ng, Raymond Han, Justin Kim, Julia Youn, Victoria Kim, Selina Zhong, Isabelle Teng

Back Row: Jimin (Minie) Han, Flora Bennett, Alanna-Emily Karuru, Ka Ho Jerry Lau, Borui (Victor) Li, Middle Row: Mr. Christopher Thomas, Chloe Yi Zhuo, Chloe Li Han Chu, Kayce He, Cedric Yuan Khai Yap, Nemo Ying Sheng Yuan, Ms Betty Kuang Front Row: Joowon (Jamie) Park, Ha Min (Rachel) Kim, Yu Jung (Nina) Tsung, Ao (Leo) Li, Kaz Kaiser Tan, Thillak Gopinath, Tsz Lu (Tyler) Yuan

Back Row: Mrs Erin Webb, Sally Han, Angela Lin, Linken Kao, Yuhan Ke,Abigail Tallman, Justin Jeon, Miss Maggie Xu Middle Row: Maxine Moore, Katrina Chen, Yash Walia, Koji Karasawa, Issac Hui, Sophia Kim, Krishna Kalwani Front Row: Rio Son, Flora Li, Diane Kim, Norihiro Fujiwara, Alex Liu, Leo Choi, Duo Duo Dai

Back Row: Dave Kim, Chloris Huang, Tracy Chen, Amilly Ma, Ricky Jung, Mr. Philip Bennett Middle Row: Andrew Or, Tiger Wu, Jimmy Lu, Sally Baek, Josephine Cho Front Row: Gabriela Cuber, Sabrina Chiu, Hermione Mac Nab, Jonathan Liang, Sam Chen, Yukee Guo, Connie Huang

Back Row: Lucas Wang, Angela Zhang, Rhodric Vandewalle, Priya Panicker, Osman Khan, Mikey Li, Minnie Yeung, Karen Leung, Mr. Richard Marwood Middle Row: Miss Eve Wang, Sophia Geng, Dillan Yoon, Asmita Alagarraj, Chloe Choi, Angie Au, Homi Pan, Raina Luo Front Row: Venisha Pursnani, Meya Zhang, Thomas Corr, Preston Zhong, Tim Specht, Ariane Wu Shu Wen Yong, Audrey Ke

Back Row: Mr. Luke Dart, Ariel Wen, Harriet Wildy, Christine Chen, Eunice Lin, Duncan Ko, Shirley Yung, Daisy Kim, Thomas Ye Middle Row: Jessica Yang, Christine Leung, Rouyu Yap, Ross Velasco, Kevin Bechstein, Phillip Kastner Front Row: Kayui Wang, Grace Schmuelling, Siyeon Son, James Jiyoung, Ethan Liang, Nathan Zhang, Alisdair Crawford, Ally Sung

Back Row: Woojin Cho, Pin Yan (Ryan) Chin, Yi Xin (Joanna) Chan, Mila Zanardo, Shaan Nankani, Thomas van Pul, Pang Kin (Jackie) Li, Dongmin Yim Middle Row: Ms Jenny Zhang, Yong Joon (Alex) Park, Dhruv Daryani, Claire Wang, Wan Ying (Summer) Koe, Sin Yu (Karen) Zhang, Hou An (Damien) Tan, Insiya Vakharia, Nur Nadhirah Nazuki, Mr. David Healey Front Row: Seungwoo (Tommy) Son, Lik Fang, Annabelle Wong, Avia Chan, Kai Qi (Fiona) Liang, Young Yu Kwong, Si Eun (Julie) Park, Angelica Tang

Back Row: Jason Liu, Ariel Sie, Louis Crawford, Ella Xiao, Jitha Zhang, Ryan Zheng, Jessie Zhonglin, Javis Lam Middle Row: Mrs Rochelle Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Silva Jones, Arielle Alvez, Kevin Jung, Angelina Li, Aydine Abd Aziz, Amy Lee, Oscar Long, Ms Jenny Zhang Front Row:: Cynthia Chen, Mikail Muzambli, Ameya Naik, Nelly Zhang, Haley Tang, Amelia Wong, Cloudia Lu, Alice Nguyen

Back Row: Miss Ivie Leung, Charlie Yu-Cheng Liu, Nathaniel Sulzberger, Bryan Zeng, Ellery Wu, Rolan Mok, Seoyoung (Rachel) Park, Leon Liu, Mr. Stephen Follows Middle Row: Miss April Lin, Andrew Yap, Chun Yip (Ryan) Leung, Calvin Yap, Luca Sguazzardo, Cohen Langford, Jannik Specht, Jinghao (Samuel) Xue, Angelina Chan, Oscar Wadeson Front Row: Annika Jayesinghe, Carina Chen, Sian Morgan, Christopher Wang, Xinran (Nicole) He, Rouan (Rachel) Pan, April Zhao, Yi Lam (Leelam) Zeng

Back Row: Ms Ivie Leung, George Junyu He, Erik Sun, Felix Shi, SeoYoon (Anna) Son, Enni Chen, XinRan (Hannah) Zhu, Hui Jin (Violet) Han, Yung An (Dashiell) Tan Middle Row: Ms Roshni Maher, Annabel Kiew, Vincent Chengjun Liang, HangWai (Henry) Qiu, Rosalind Neel, Lily Shun Hua Yang, Yongjun (Sean) Joe, Yee Tung (Grace) Shen, Robert Vandewalle, Ms April Lin Front Row: Ziyue (Toby) Fang, Alton Deying Chu, Donghyun (Mikael) Kim, Michelle Yi Cheuk Lu, Derek Han, YuHan Lee, Yunsong (Sony) Lu

Back Row: Ms Ivie Leung, Tiger Zhu, Vasilissa Labutina, Ka Shing (Richie) Poon, Wen-Han Maggie Su, Caltsya Soriano, Federica Yan Jing Yee, Baining (Ben) Zhang, Yuqi Yuki Ao, Ms Nicola Snow Middle Row: Ms April Lin, Allen Ke, Ria Pursnani, Jiaqi (Connie) Zuo, Jia Ling (Jenny) Li, Hyun Seung (Emma), YeonWoo (Vivianna) Park, Lok Ham (Isabella) Fu, Kable Greenhill Front Row: Di Lin (Landy) Tan, David Junru Zhao, Yu Hugo Inanaga, Jin Ho Kim, Zi Yi Yong, Dongha (Rafael) Kim, Max Reshetnikov, Tae Geol Kim

Halloween

Choir & Orchestra

Year

2 Camp Out

Ready, Steady, Cook!

Book Week

Sports Days

Year 2 Christmas Show

A Message From Our PSG The Primary Parents Support Group (PPSG) is a group of BSG parents with children attending the Primary School, who volunteer their time, services, expertise and experiences to the school in support of all children who attend. The objectives of the group include providing opportunities for parents to be involved and fostering greater bonds between school and parents. It has been a great year for PPSG. With the great support of the school and parent volunteers, PPSG successfully organized or provided support for many school events. Some of the highlights for the year were: Swimming Galas, Sports day, Halloween, Christmas, International Friendship Day, Teachers Appreciation Day, Children’s Day and Coffee Morning. The year kicked off with PPSG hosting the first coffee morning for the year groups 1&2. We had an impressive turnout of more than 100 existing and new BSG parents, who came together to share experiences and learn about how they can get involved in school activities. This was followed by the highly anticipated “SPOOK-TACULAR” Halloween party. Our amazing parent volunteers helped transform the BSG gym into a frightful and delightful place for our children to have a “GHOULISHLY” good time. We capped the calendar year with PPSG’s first Wishing Tree that gave the children an opportunity to give or leave a wish for a friend, teacher or loved one for the holiday season. Towards the end of the school year, PPSG organized the International Friendship Day and Children’s Day events that were geared towards celebrating friendships and honoring our children. We closed the year with our appreciation for our teachers by celebrating the Teachers Appreciation Day. For this event, our parents prepared home-cooked food and treats that were shared by all the staff and teachers. Once again, PPSG would like to thank all the volunteers for their continued support throughtout the year. We are extremely proud of everyone’s efforts. Well done!

Be Part of PPSG

Parental involvement is extremely important! It not only ensures that we have the people power necessary to put on school activities, a strong bond between the school and parents, and a positive school environment, that will definitely make our school a better place to be in! If you are interested in getting involved, need more information or would like to provide suggestions, please feel free to email to us at PPSG@bsg.org.cn.

EAL

Secondary

to Y13

Mr. Garry Russell HEAD OF SECONDARY SCHOOL Whether you are a teacher, a parent or a student, when you move to a new school there is always the fear that you might not fit in; the concern that all of the good things you have heard about the school may not be true. I must admit that having worked at excellent schools throughout my career, I did have some sleepless nights before arriving at BSG in August. I needn’t have worried! Not only have I (and my family) been welcomed by the whole community, but I have also had the privilege of being part of a dynamic and exciting school that never seems to take a breath. It is fair to say, from my perspective at least, that this year has flown by at BSG! I do wonder how we fit everything in. Perhaps it may be best not to stop and think too long about all of the events, activities, trips and fixtures that have taken place — let alone the fantastic day-to-day lessons that go on inside our classrooms. What is clear is that there are so many opportunities for our students and staff to get involved in at BSG. The Yearbook is such a great way to capture a snapshot of this — to reflect upon, smile, and perhaps shed a few tears over memories that we have shared as a community. Sometimes it is the big major events that stand out: MIT Trip, Tanzania Expedition, Careers Fair, FOBISIA Competitions, The Prom, International Award, Arts Celebration Evening, Sweeney Todd. Sometimes it is the ‘ongoing’ things that spring to mind: Year Group Assemblies, Lunchtime Reading, Hopeful Hearts. Whatever memories matter most to you, there are sure to be many of them encapsulated in this wonderful keepsake. It is also great to see the growing number of connections our staff and students are making with our sister schools all over the world. Whether online or face-to-face, the Nord Anglia Education community really does stretch across the globe…and it can only get bigger! The opportunities this presents are endless and the experiences for our students can only aid them as they develop as Global Citizens. The end of each year is also tinged with sadness as Year 13 move on to new challenges at university or in the world of work. No doubt they leave us with excellent qualifications, but also with the knowledge that they have BSG in their soul. I hope they also feel that they have the confidence to seek out and harness new opportunities, not in an arrogant nor aggressive way, but rather a compassionate and collaborative way. Good luck to all of those who are leaving us and do stay in touch. We also say goodbye to several of our teachers. Whatever pathway lies ahead, I wish you all the best and thank you for your dedication. Of course, for Ms Troughton and Mr Cornish, the joys and challenges of parenthood are just beginning — good luck! It has been a real pleasure to serve as Head of Secondary this year. I have been so well supported by an amazing group of teachers and Senior Leaders who are clearly passionate about everything they do. Examination results and resources are relatively easy to measure, but schools are about people, relationships and community — none of which may be easy to quantify, but in which we clearly excel.

“Schools are about people, relationships and community — none of which may be easy to quantify, but in which we clearly excel.”

Secondary School

Back Row: Harold Joo, Oscar Niwa-Tomkies, Kaisi Xing, Sophia Mok, Rebecca Neo, Chloe Son, Sean Wang, Oren Davies Middle Row: Ms Annette Owen, Cici Lu, Jasmin Dewar, Jacky Youn, Michael Jin, Ellis Langford, Liam Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Callaghan, Kailey Lam Front Row: Je Young Park, Akimi Liu, Ina Koebrich, King Fu Chiang, Scarlet Corr, Joanna Fang, David Badaev, Julia Lin

Back Row: Yumin Lee, Alex Ling, Ray Zhang, Chloe Zheng, Kathryn Wen, Tavleen Kaur, Amanda Pimentel Middle Row: Reyansh Budhdev, Marcos Lleo, Amy Feng, Daisy Zhang, Norah Davies, Nick Schneider, Miss Penelope Wright (Teacher) Front Row: Michelle Chung, Richard Vandewalle, Paul Chung, Kohen Heng, Boyuan Xu, Ren Aomi, Celina Zhu, Laura Sandoval

Back Row: James Alvez, Aarav Vishal Patkar, Amelie Piggott, Tiffany Lo, Sara Jeswani, Jun Seo, Leah Kirby Middle Row: Melvin Zhou, Che Hong Yap, James Deng, Frederick Chung, Angela Yeung, Caroline Park, Clara Kang, Mr. Frederick Williamson Front Row: Kelly Kim, Alisha Lowe, Zarius Vijay Gazder, Nathan Yap, Jerry Wu, Amy Yip, Siwoo Yoon, Nicole Xie

Back Row: Mr. James Higson, Nathanial Hughes, Diana Badaev, Titus Manuel (Tim) De Mesa, Marko Zanardo, Zhen Xin (Tommy) Yan, Junho (Jerry) Kim, Simerjit (Sam) Singh Middle Row: Celine Hu, Angela Ye, Audrey Schmuelling, Phoenix Zhou, Heejoo Son, Aleksandra Cuber, Katrina Xiya Huang Front Row: Heewon (Jonny) Moon, Berenice Mac Nab, Jiayi (Kelly) Li, Yongyan (Yan) Wang, Haoya (Hoya) Pan, Alex Maino, Jun Heng (Henry) Huang

Back Row: Annabel Neel, Terry Chan, Max Hewitt, Joshua Habos, Bryson Chiou, Patrick Zeng Middle Row: Delia Wang, Sunny Chen, Lucy Tsai, Sally Xu, Phoebe Zhang, Mr. Danny Davall Front Row: Sofia Schamphelaere, Shing Lok So, Linda Woo, Cynthia Chen, Schumi Chen, Helen Wong

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Back Row: Suraj (Aaryan) Jhangiani, Siena Piggott, Sitara Bhojwani, Wei Hao (Jacky) Guan, Hugh Hui, Keigo Kojima Middle Row: Mrs Alexandra Hughes, Xize (Jed) Lan, Deepak (Aditi) Telang, Sabrina Kaiying Chu, Hua Liang (David) Yang, Rou Yu (Rachel) Chang, Mr. Stephen Bowman-Jones Front Row: MingQian (Kieran) Yoon, Isabelle (Ruth) Velasco, U (Sam) Liao, HuiXiang (Jewel) Luo, Andy Deng, Maja Krasa, Sze Ching (Crystal) Lee

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Down: Down: outside of Asia (4, 7) of Asia (4, 7) 1. I have never 1. t ravelled I have never travelled outside five anguages fluently! (4, 3) fluently! (4, 3) 2. I can speak 2. I clan speak five languages 4. I used to have pet m 8) monkey (6, 8) 4. I au sed to onkey have a( 6, pet 6. I once rolled teep dhown ill in aa sgteep iant phlastic (7, p3lastic ) 6. dIown once ar solled ill in ab gall iant ball (7, 3) 7. I have played for an international eam (6, 4) team (6, 4) 7. Ib haseball ave played baseball for an tinternational fingers in the fform! 9. I have the longest 9. I have the longest ingers (5, in 6t) he form! (5, 6) 10. ASIA BRUNCH anagram (7, -‐3 a) nagram (7, 3) 10. A-‐ SIA BRUNCH longest arm span in the form! ) form! (5, 4) 11. I have the 11. I have the longest arm span (5, in 4the 12. I have played piano for othe ver pniano ine yfor ears (4, n4ine ) years (4, 4) 12. It he have played over 15. I have met 15. the ueen o f tEhe ngland (4, o5f ) England (4, 5) I hQave met Queen

Back Row: Sohoon Kim, William Su, Tony Zhang, Sandra Ho, Adriana Aziz Middle Row: Peggy Li, Sheena Ling, Samantha Zheng, Keya Chag, Mr. Matthew Noyek Front Row: Zi Xuan Yong, Jay Shin, Harsh Verdia, Angelina Tang, Mabel Ng

Back Row: Eric Lin, Vasco De Sousa, Andy Liu, Hiro Zhang, Yasmine Safwan Middle Row: Ayisha Khan, Katie Son, Leah Alvez, Ponia Lee, Nicole Wong Front Row: Gia Tan, Rudy Ahn, Iris Cheung, Erin Huang, Christin Jeon, Samuel Mai

Back Row: Lee Kiu Yuet (Tiffany), Anna Mosterd, Dickson Wang, Park Jun Yeong (Carlos), Alexander Cox, Kang Hyun Moon Middle Row: Chandrabha Vandewalle, Angela Tse, Gompa Princy Mehal (Princy), Harry Bennett, Shaun Lye, Mr. Jason Yu Front Row: Nurin Azlan, Mila Deusic, Juni Zhang, Ronny Chen, Martin Ek, Le Yuan Victoria (Victoria)

Back Row: Akihiro Fujiwara, Hesed Heng, Rune Ronnow, Krish Dhruve, Mila Hughes, Jurek Janeczek Middle Row: KaiQi Li, Rich Zhu, Thom de Boer, Grace Villeda, Mr. Nicolas Ng Front Row: Coco He, Haoran Liao, Ross Flower, Nur Nadiah Nazuki, Mariana Barradas Gonzalez, Macy Moore

10A Back Row: Roy Lu, Max Chen, Mike Ng, Nick Kirby, Dustin-Leon Schneider Middle Row: Eric Mok, Monica Mok, Audrey Chan, Candy Wu, Eunis Cheung, Mr. Christopher Drake Front Row: Mahek Kalwani, Jazzie Greenhill, Cameo Li, Shania Leuthner, Trixinne Silangan

Art Gallery

Middle Row: Tiffany Chen, Kristina Reshetnikova, Selina Wang, Cici Tsui, Mr. Matthew Hewitt Front Row: Rachel Seo Ha Moon, Nihal Nagandran, Marlie Greenhill, Elizabeth Tan, Claire Liang

GOTTA CATCH â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;EM ALL!

Back Row: David Fung, Michael Lai, Wil Jorgensen, CJ Alvez, Terence Neo

Back Row: Shing Tak Lam, Sung Min (Daniel) Ryu Kim, Dawix (David) Kim, Eric Yunzhe Zhang, Qiao Kuang (Bono) Zheng, May Hewitt Middle Row: Yue Selina Yang, Chloe Wu, Karina King Yunn Chiang, Jessica Di Tanchone, Mia Murrieta Vatterodt Front Row: Juanita Sandoval, Caitlyn Ching Vern Yap, Yu Hsuan Angel Lee, Brandon Wei Xian Lye, Dawoo Yoon

Back Row: Sean Kiew, Duncan Lau, Ju Sung Park, Peter Chong, Mrs Aurea Thornley, Cecelia Liu, Jule Schlimme, Neil Verdia, Sebastian Hughes Front Row: Justin Ng, Julie Shim, Rikke Ronnow, Ju Yeon Oh, Aleesha Tangaraj, Kianah Habos

Back Row: Mr. John Joyce, Wong Chak Hung (Henry), Su Zheng Long (Charlie), Lee Seung Hoo (Hue), Iain Chambless, Rafael Enrique Ryan Vicedo, Kaung Myat Thu (Simon), Zhong Sio Nam (Scott) Front Row: Or Yi Ching (Amelia), Brendan Ng, Atirut Rueang, Mo Xi Yue (Emma), Shi Yan Lam (Coco), Rie Ronnow

Back Row: Mr. Christopher Pye, Daniel Lee, Daniel Lee, Steven Ahn, Ethan Zhang, Henk-Jan De Boer, Kelly Yang, Jeffrey Chiou Front Row: Ishaan Sharma, Jojo Guo, Natalia Barradas, Phoebe Neel, Benjamin Wang, Michael Yip, Justin Zhou

Back Row: JunBeom (Aaron) Jeon, Tae Oh Kim, Steven Xiantai Liu, Minjae Kim, Jackson Jie Shen Liu, Dr Christopher Chilvers Front Row: Lisa Riensche, Justin Zhaoxin Li, Vilveshwer Nagandran, Hyeonji (Amy) Oh, Gatri Agatha Priandini, Dylan Flower

Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the scoop 12B?!

Back Row: Tim C Huang, Shuo Yuan (Wayne) Chen, Seung A Shin, SeungHak Jeon, Bianca Chainani, Mr. Nicholas McKenna Front Row: Bethany Jayasinghe, YuLin (Apple) Lee, Huiting (Kitty) Su, Min Jeong (Michelle) Son, Lynn Ma, Chu Qing (Evelyn) Wang

Back Row: Jacky Zhang, Karolina Ek, Danial Azlan, Bhagyaraj Bhojwani, Haerin Yeo, Jenny Zhang, Ms Zarina Glenn Front Row: Grace Xie, Amy Wong, Jerrine Ng, Angie Wong, Yanly Ying, Sumyi Yiu

Back Row: Mr. Stephen Dodds, Eric Tai, Tae Lee, Sophie De Boer, Cindy Lin, Ms Francine Hearn Front Row: Jed Vicedo, Manzar Haq, Ann Yi An Yu, Judy Cin Huang, Emmelyne Li, Stephanie E

Back Row: Mr. Stephen Dodds, Marcelina Wojewska, Muhammad Syafiq Lee, Leroy Li, David Su, Jan Janeczek, Mr. Daniel Cornish Front Row: Hui Ying Chan, Valerie Lye, Min Gyou Jeon, Matheus Diaz Maciel, Muskan Sharma

‘Young Photographer of the Year’ Competition Winners

Creative Writing Competition Winners

Federica Yee Year 6 Jocelyn Wen Year 2

Nicole Xie Age 11

May Hewitt Age 14 ‘Highly Commended’ by the judges

H MEET T

m r o F h t Six p i h s r e d Lea e e t t i m Com

Apple Lee Head Student “It excites me to be able to act as an ambassador for BSG.”

Amy Wong Head Prefect Leader Gatri Agatha Priandini Head of Student Council Grace Xie Chair of Charity Committee

Bethany Jayesinghe Head Student “We strongly believe that the formation of this committee will be responsible for improving ‘student voice’ and lead to positive change within our school.”

“I hope to serve as a proactive and influential Chair of the Charity Committee, so that BSG will have another fruitful and charitable year of fundraising.”

“I will act as the bridge between the student body and the teachers, allowing the committee’s goals to materialise and grow in harmony.”

“I want to establish a clear line of communication between teachers, prefects and tutees.”

Lisa Riensche Head Learning Rep “I look forward to the challenge of using my role as a platform to further embed all 5 core values in all aspects of the school.”

English

Maths

Science

Geography

History

Cambridge Learner Award for 2016

Computer Science

Modern Foreign Languages

German Home Language Programme

Memrise Competition Winner

Business & Economics: Enterprise Week

Psychology

GENETICS

Occupation

Scholar, Psychiatrist Birth Date

May 6, 1856 Death Date

September 23, 1939 Education

University of Vienna Place of Birth

Freiberg, Moravia, Austrian Empire

Sigmund Freud was an Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis. He is one of the most inﬂuential psychiatrist of the 20th century.

BRIEF HISTORY Sigmund Freud was born in Jewish family on May 6, 1856. His family was settled in Vienna and educated in there. In 1873, he started to study medicine. In 1885, Freud went to Paris as a student of the neurologist Jean Charcot. He claimed the theory that says human is unconscious in sexual and aggressive impulses. After WW1, he concentrated on his theory. In 1923, he published ‘The Ego and the Id’ theory. He had been diagnosed with cancer in 1923 and he died of cancer on 23 September 1939.

CRITICISM Freud’s theory is not good at predicting behaviour. His theory is unfalsifiable, for example, the unconscious mind is difficult to test and measure objectively. In addition, most of evidence that Freud used is unrepresentative sample. He mostly studied himself, his parents and his only child. Freud may also have shown research bias in his interpretations. He ignored information and other explanations that did not fit the interpretations. Fisher & Greenberg (1996) found little evidence of the Oedipal conflict and no support for Freud’s views on women’s sexuality and how their development differs from men'.

SELIGMAN’S ATTRIBUTION MODEL

Family, twin, and adoption studies suggest the involvement of genetic factors. The prevalence of depression in the random population (about 7% for major depressive disorder and 1% for bipolar disorder) is the baseline against which the concordance rates can be compared.

It suggests that depression is a form of learned helplessness. It occurs when people conform to giving up if they have only experienced failure.

MONOAMINE The decrease in monoamines such as serotonin, norepinephrine and dopamine. Haase and Brown 2015 supports the monoamine hypothesis caused by depleted levels of norepinephrine.

CMD The cognitive model of depression suggests that making changes to thinking patterns can help a patient cope with depression. Distorted thinking is, at least part of, a cause of depression.

NEUROGENESIS Depressed patients seem to have a smaller hippocampus than general population, and their hippocampus also appear to be smaller during periods of depression. The neurogenic hypothesis suggests that depression is associated with a reduction in the birth of new neutrons in the hippocampus.

HIS WORKS The Unconscious mind & The Psyche Human’s mind is structured by three different parts; ‘Id’, ‘Ego’ and ‘Superego’.

Defense Mechanism Including repression, denial, projection, displacement, regression and sublimation Dream Analysis Analyses dreams in terms of unconscious desires and experiences. Psychosexual Stages 1) psychosexual development 2) Oedipus complex

DEPRESSION

DEPRESSION IS A MOOD DISORDER CHARACTERISED BY LOW MOOD AND A WIDE RANGE OF OTHER POSSIBLE SYMPTOMS, FOR WHICH WILL VARY ‣ Autopsies have found an unusually high number of dopamine receptors in the brain of   FROM PERSON TO schizophrenics (Falkai et al 1998), however, this evidence is varied and inconclusive. PERSON. THIS ILLNESS ‣ Amphetamines increase the amount of dopamine. Large doses of amphetamines, given to   DEVELOP QUICKLY people with no history of schizophrenia, often produce schizophrenic type symptoms. CAN   Small doses given to people suffering from schizophrenia tend to worsen the symptoms. OR GRADUALLY, AND BE ‣ L-Dopa, used to treat Parkinson’s disease (caused by lack of dopamine), can produce   BROUGHT ON BY LIFE schizophrenic symptoms in individuals with no history of the disorder. EVENTS AND/OR ‣ Phenothiazines (antipsychotics) block the dopamine receptor and reduce the attention   CHANGES IN BODY deﬁcit in schizophrenia. This suggests that D2 receptors increase activity in dopamine   CHEMISTRY. IT CAN pathways and can lead to positive symptoms of schizophrenia STRIKE ANYONE, AND AGAINST IS CURABLE IN VERY ‣ Reductionist as it only focuses on dopamine: so other factors such as   MANY CASES.

BIOLOGICAL EXPLANATION FOR SCHIZOPHRENIA

THE DOPAMINE HYPOTHESIS

Dopamine is one of the chemicals in the brain that causes neurones to ﬁre. This hypothesis originally stated that schizophrenia results from an excess of dopamine. This causes the neurones that use dopamine to ﬁre too often and, therefore, transmit too many messages. This ‘message overload’ may produce many of the symptoms of schizophrenia.

MANZAR

ventricles and childhood experiences causing stress,   therefore we can only have a limited understanding of the cause of   schizophrenia. ‣ Correlational evidence: the evidence which supports the dopamine   hypothesis is only correlational. They show that dopamine is linked to the   positive symptoms, but they can't be used to support the idea that  dopamine activity is the cause   of the positive symptoms.

Thematic Analysis

What is thematic analysis? *

* The end report (after the analysis) can include ideas from the reflexive journal Thematic analysis is a widely-‐used qualitative data * The readers can judge the ‘accuracy’ of the analysis method to focus on identifying patterned analysed data presented in the report meaning across a dataset. * The reflexive journal can log how coding is done, thoughts when doing the coding, ideas that During the thematic analysis, the researcher uses develop about themes during the coding coding to group the data and, from the coding, process, and ideas that relate to the research develop a limited number of themes. Instances of question, ready for the part of the analysis that the themes can then be counted, turning links to the aims of the study. qualitative data into quantitative data, and then calculations can be carried out.

Phases in thematic analysis

Phase 1: Familiarisation with the data * involves reading and re-‐reading the data, to become immersed and intimately familiar with its content Phase 2: Coding * worked through to group together the ideas and the ideas are considered to see if they are common enough to become a theme, or whether ideas have to be grouped into one theme * coders identify the ideas in the data, and not to interpret the data into ideas * coding must be done without preconceptions about what will be found (coder who does not know question or aim / more than one coder / researcher-‐another coder) Phase 3: Searching for themes * involves examining the codes and collated data to identify significant broader patterns of meaning Phase 4: Reflexive journal * a record of the whole process, from starting with the raw data (original data)

Evaluation of thematic analysis STRENGTHS

WEAKNESSES

* A way of reducing a * Researchers often large amount of do not explain fully data into a how they arrived at manageable the themes => not summary and easily judged for conclusion without validity losing validity of the * Identifying a limited data number of themes * Encourages the that represent the researcher to derive data fully is much themes from the more difficult and data rather than to requires time and impose pre-‐selected skill from the themes => better researcher => time-‐ validity consuming and requires skill * The researcher might have themes in mind when doing the initial coding => lack of validity

MIT STEAM Festival

Music

Sing Up!

Juilliard Collaboration

Choir & Orchestra

Sports Honours FOBISIA U13 Athletics 1st Place U13 Girls Basketball 2nd Place U13 Swimming 3rd Place U15 Swimming 2nd Place U15 Boys Football 2nd Place U15 Girls Football 2nd Place U15 Athletics 2nd Place U15 Girls Basketball 2nd Place GZ Cup U14 Boys Volleyball 2nd Place U14 Girls Volleyball 2nd Place U14 Girls Football 2nd Place U14 Boys Football 1st Place U14 Girls Basketball 2nd Place U14 Boys Basketball 2nd Place GISAC U19 Girls Volleyball League 2nd Place U19 Badminton 3rd Place U19 Girls Volleyball Tournament 2nd Place U19 Girls Basketball League 3rd Place U19 Girls Basketball Tournament 2nd Place U19 Girls Football League 1st Place U19 Boys Football League 3rd Place

PRC U19 Girls D2 Volleyball 2nd Place U19 Girls D3 Basketball 1st Place U14 Badminton 3rd Place U14 Boys D1 Football 1st Place U14 Girls D1 Football 2nd Place U14 Girls D1 Volleyball 2nd Place U14 Boys D1 Touch 2nd Place U14 Boys D2 Touch 1st Place U14 Girls D2 Touch 1st Place U14 Boys D3 Football 3rd Place U14 Boys D3 Football 1st Place U14 Girls D1 Volleyball 2nd Place Primary U11 Mixed Tee Ball Winners U11 Boys Football 3rd Place U11 Girls Football 3rd Place U9 Boys Football 3rd Place

P.E.

Events & Weekend Sports

Sports Day

Duke of Edinburghâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s International Award Award

Bronze & Silver

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Whole School: International Day

Chinese Events

Community & Fundraising By Gemma Campbell, Events & Charity Manager Part of my role as the school’s Events Manager has involved working very closely with our charity committees and helping to drive initiatives throughout the school community. It has been a responsibility that I have been quite passionate about, especially since the relationship with the school and Hopeful Hearts was established 2 years ago. Hopeful Hearts are an unequivocally commendable charity that supports the life-saving heart operations of children from impoverished families. It has been an absolute pleasure working with Helen (Hopeful Hearts President), Tanya (BSG parent/Hopeful Hearts Liaison) and their team. They have enabled the transparency that has provided an insight into the way the charity works and where exactly every penny is spent. We have witnessed the process from the moment they first meet a potential ‘case’ to the point when a child has received their operation and are then discharged from hospital. This year, Hopeful Hearts have funded the successful surgery of 10 children/ babies. 5 of these were supported by the money raised from the BSG community i.e. parents, children, staff and friends. It is amazing to see how the benefits of every donation made, no matter how big or small, combined to help save the lives of those less fortunate.

In addition to raising funds, the charity enables the school to support the affiliate hospital in other ways too. Our Secondary School’s charity committee has been able to visit and deliver gifts to children who were unable to return home for Chinese New Year. The committee hopes to develop this community service in future years. As I leave this role at the end of the year, I look forward to continuing to support the school’s charitable initiatives in other ways. I would like to thank everyone for your continued generosity and support in helping to keep young hearts beating. 5 Hopeful Hearts Cases Supported Using BSG Funds All of the families were of low income, and for various reasons, were unable to afford the entire cost of the vital heart operations and hospital care to save their children. Hopeful Hearts accepted their cases and used the funds raised by The British School of Guangzhou’s community to help each family with the cost of their life-saving surgery.

Lu Le (5-year-old boy) He was first diagnosed with heart disease immediately after he was born, but doctors thought it wasn’t urgent to operate at that time. At 5 years old, he began to develop a fever and was admitted to hospital. It was recommended he receive heart surgery to prevent a life-threatening condition in the near future. Jiang Zi Sheng (1-month-old boy) Shortly after birth, he was diagnosed with pneumonia. Once in the intensive care unit, they found out he had a heart defect. Zheng Zi Hao (1-year-old boy) This case was very serious. He was born with his heart on the right-hand side instead of the left and had many other complications. He had already received one heart operation and now needed a second one. Bai Yu Ruo (5-month-old girl) Born in Hainan, she spent 3 months in the intensive care unit. She was too ill to be moved and the local hospital lacked specialist skills to help her. All they could do was keep her alive. As she grew, her condition became stable enough to move her to Guangzhou, where she could receive the required treatment. Chen Yunyang (3-month-old boy) He was submitted to hospital with pneumonia, was extremely underweight and weak and urgently required heart surgery. He had other associated health conditions that will require medical intervention once the heart surgery is done.

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