Message from Founding Director
Concordian’s community has also been affected greatly. I want to thank all parents, teachers, staff and students for all of your understanding and cooperation. I pray that you will find love and light in your heart for those you love near and far. I would also like to thank each and every one of the academic faculty, office staff, and support staff for continuing to teach and to support our students, parents and community. Special thanks also go to all of our team leaders and administrators for your hard work to prepare and adapt to constant unpredictable changes over the last few months of the school year. Let us look at the bright side and celebrate the positive news from our class of 2020. The university acceptance results are amazing. Our students will all be continuing their education at wonderful universities around the world. Out of 35 graduates, we will have three medical doctors, a dentist, and a veterinarian! This year, students have been accepted to Beijing University, Fudan University and 3 students to Tsinghua Universities alone. These universities are not only the top three universities in China, but also among the top 50 in the world. Dear Concordians,
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I am so proud of all our students. Each and every one of them is special to me and to our community. Graduating from Concordian is not easy! It takes hard work, commitment, and compassion throughout the years, from our students, teachers, counselors and our parents. Thank you again to all.
This year 2019-2020 marks a change in the history of mankind. We have been talking so much, and for so many years about how Artificial Intelligence (AI) will be the driving force behind global disruption. Little that we know, this little thing called Coronavirus, specifically COVID19, To Dear Class of 2020: I hope all of you are has in a short time disrupted and changed so staying healthy and safe. I am spending most of my time with my beloved 80 year-old mother who many aspects of our lives. is still recovering from heart problems. This is also Although this is not the worst pandemic in the reason you may not have seen me around human history, it had the wildest effect, as it school as much since November. Being with has changed human behavior around the world. my mother is a precious moment for me and my It has made us realize how closely we are siblings. connected, and what the most important things are in our lives. We confine ourselves to Nevertheless, I do constantly follow up about protect ourselves and the people we love, to all of you, as I care for your success as if you protect others, and of course to obey the law. We were my own children. I would like all of you to can choose to feel proud of our choice to be a PLEASE remember that I valued each and every part of healing this world or we can choose to one of you individually for your kindness and your be negative and look for targets to blame and commitment to be the best that you can be, and never by your grade nor universities you got people at whom to point fingers. accepted to. I am very proud of each and every It is time for the world to love, to forgive, to help, one of you, because I do believe that all of you and to work together. Compassion in our hearts value and carry our mission in your hearts. is the way for the world to move forward through Sincerely, this pandemic and crisis together. Varnnee C. Ross