Pao Press Autumn 2016

PaoPress Fall 2016

Pao School’s IGCSE All-Stars

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02 CHAIRMAN’S MESSAGE

16 BEYOND THE CLASSROOM

04 CURRICULUM

20 CHARACTER EDUCATION

07 VISITS & EXCHANGES

22 PAO SCHOOL ALBUM

08 STUDENTS’ VOICES

26 Celebrating 10 Anniversary

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CHAIRMAN’s Message

Dear Pao School Community,

After speaking to 36,000 students at Ningbo University in October, I felt inspired. The occasion was the school’s 30 th anniversary celebration. Ningbo University was established in 1986 with the donation of my father, Sir YK Pao. Ningbo University has historical significance because it was funded by an overseas Chinese and was the first school of its kind: the first ‘home-spun’ university when China opened up to the world in the early 1980s. My father had the foresight to ‘invest in’ the training of human capital as China took steps to modernise.

The notion that ‘教育强国’ (‘To strengthen education is to strengthen a country’) was Sir YK Pao’s mission when he established Ningbo University. This mission is continued at YK Pao School, which Philip Sohmen and I established in 2007 with the vision of ‘Building a School for Tomorrow’s China’.

As the Honorary Chairman and President of Ningbo University, I am full of hope. 30 years after its founding, Ningbo University now offers doctorate degrees, and is recognised as one of the top five universities in Zhejiang province. It has merged with two other schools to become a comprehensive university, offering programmes in material science, computer science and technology, fisheries science, marine biology, and English, to name a few. Alumni have achieved success in various fields including architecture, IT, civil service, science, engineering and more. Impressively, alumni also raised RMB100 million in donations to celebrate the school’s 30 th anniversary. The culture of giving back to society has certainly taken root at Ningbo University.

As we reach Pao School’s 10 th anniversary, we can be proud of having achieved the first milestones in our mission for whole-person education. As we strive for school-wide accreditation through CIS and WASC, we

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seek higher rigour in our academic pursuits.

We have engaged luminaries in physics to speak at our school, such as Zhang Jie, President of Shanghai Jiao Tong University and a fellow at the Chinese Academy of Sciences. The talk he gave to our students was inspirational, fortifying the need to be innovative and focused in one’s academic endeavours. We look forward to joining hands with Jiao Tong University in preparing Pao students for university life.

It is with great pride that we note the publication of the 40,000-word historical fiction work ‘The Book of Light and Darkness’, written by Year 8 students David Xi and Horace Ding. This book was awarded with distinction by the magazine ‘China Campus Literature’ on 24 May. ‘The Book of Light and Darkness’ tells the story of two soldiers during the Franco-Prussian War, a subject that is not covered by our European history lessons. The publication of this book is a quintessential example of how Pao students excel beyond the classroom. Well done, David and Horace! In the Pao community, we look beyond satisfying examination needs; we instil a desire to discover the joy in the pursuit of knowledge. And we always go a step further, pushing our boundaries.

Looking back over the past 10 years, we have won many athletic championships.

‘A sound mind and a sound body’ is very much part of our mission. It was especially touching that the 2012 Olympic sailing champion Xu Lijia visited Pao School, and shared with us her arduous path to success. With great perseverance, she overcame sight and hearing impairments to triumph in the Olympics. She sets a sterling example for us all.

Our endeavours to become a world-class school are further illustrated by the engagement of Lincoln Center for the

Performing Arts in New York, which held a weeklong learning lab at Pao School in October, helping our teachers to incorporate the arts into their lessons, and be more creative in teaching. The response was overwhelmingly positive.

As we are poised to send our students to universities, we strive to brand our school name abroad. We were pleased to be invited to the U.S. Consulate in Shanghai to meet Dr John B. King Jr, the U.S. Secretary of Education. Philip Sohmen, as the moderator of the forum, led ten Pao students to participate in a discussion about education in the United States and China. Slowly but surely, Pao School is appearing on the radar screen in the United States as a noteworthy Chinese school.

To kick off our 10 th anniversary celebrations, Pao School organised a Character Education Summit on 4 and 5 November. Pao School aspires to be a front runner in character education by bringing together some of the field’s foremost experts.

We look back on our first ten years with pride. Like Xu Lijia, we had to overcome many challenges. Like President Zhang Jie, we grow up in an environment of certain pre-conceived ideas, and we have to forge our own distinct path.

As pioneers in education, we need to persevere. Like Ningbo University, it will take us 30 years before we can reap the fruits of our labour.

Prof. Anna Pao Sohmen Chairman of the Board and Founder

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Curriculum

Curriculum

Pao School’s IGCSE All-Stars

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ambridge International Examinations is one of the world’s largest and bestrespected educational programmes in the world. Nearly one million students are involved in Cambridge programmes at more than 10,000 schools in 160 countries.

Once again, Pao School students performed impressively in their IGCSE external examinations this year: 29.2% of their grades were A* and 61% were A* or A. 95% of all examinations were graded as C or above, an increase of 2% over 2015.

Lee Sanders, Dean of Secondary Academic Affairs, was delighted by the achievements of the students, including two who deserve special recognition: Carol Huang and Scarlett Wang, who achieved all A* grades in 9 and 10 subjects, respectively. Scarlett also earned 100, the highest score in the world on her First Language Chinese exam, which is a remarkable achievement. Only a very small number of students among thousands of test takers each year achieve this score.

Mr Sanders praised Pao students’ stellar performances. ‘They can take pride in their examination results, which were achieved with hard work and demonstrate the considerable potential of each and every student,’ he says.

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VISITS & EXCHANGES

Curriculum

Pao School’s Mission emphasises the ‘whole person’ and our school offers a wide range of IGCSE courses so that students can maintain a broad academic programme. ‘The IGCSE curriculum has allowed me to explore many different subjects at the same time and helped prepare me for my future IB studies,’ explained Scarlett. ‘It has also strengthened my overall academic skills.’

Carol Huang also emphasises the importance of careful preparation for the IGCSE exams. ‘It is important to allow sufficient time to review all of the material, as the subjects cover quite a bit in just two years,’ she says. ‘I prepare a study calendar with objectives for each day of review. This allows me to allocate the right amount of time for each subject, and improves the efficiency of my exam preparation.’

The external examinations are the culmination of two years of learning. To prepare for her IGCSE examinations, Scarlett reviewed course syllabi and summarised what she had learned into concise points. Doing so ‘allowed me to identify and work on the areas that I wasn’t familiar with. It is also useful to practice past paper questions and make essay plans for the prompts,’ she says. Scarlett adds, ‘Other than that, just take it easy. Don’t get stressed out. Having a proper mindset is crucial to doing well in exams like this.’

Carol is especially grateful to Pao teachers for the guidance they provided to students as they prepared for the exams. ‘Teachers not only patiently answered my questions, they also referred me to useful online information, and helped me to better organise my notes,’ she says. ‘Our teachers are truly our school’s greatest resource.’

the prestigious award of number one in the world for IGCSE Chinese as a First Language at the Cambridge International Examinations awards ceremony in Shanghai. The awards were a wonderful celebration of students from China and their achievements. Scarlett is an outstanding student, who throughout IGCSE had a dedicated approach to her studies and it was fantastic to see her hard work being externally recognised.

Huge congratulations to her and also our fantastic Chinese department.’

EXPLORING the infant mind at pao school

Our whole community can be proud of the academic excellence displayed by our IGCSE students!

In commenting on Pao students’ impressive achievement, Amy Longstaff, IGCSE coordinator, said, ‘Scarlett Wang received

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rofessor Kim Plunkett, Director of the Oxford University BabyLab at Oxford University in the United Kingdom, visited Pao School on 25 October to speak about the mechanisms of change that drive linguistic and cognitive development in infants and young children. The lecture was one of a series of education-related events being held to mark Pao School’s 10th anniversary.

More than 100 parents and numerous Oxford alumni attended.

Ties between Oxford University and China are steadily growing, noted Pao School co-founder Philip Sohmen, as he introduced Dr Plunkett to the audience. Mr Sohmen is an Oxford graduate and active in the AsiaPacific Oxford alumni network. There are now 1,000 Chinese students at Oxford, making them the second-largest group of overseas students at Oxford after those from the U.S. There are also 4,700 Oxford alumni in China.

Furthermore, there are a growing number of collaborations between Oxford University and institutions in China, some of which date back several decades.

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A fundamental problem in studying infants’ development is they are unable to tell us what they know. The youngest ones are unable to speak while the older ones may not understand what someone is asking them. Thus, Dr Plunkett says, ‘We have to devise cunning methods to figure out what they know and how they’ve learnt what they know.’

The second method is called ‘neuroimaging’.

Neuroimaging is used in a similar manner to eye tracking. A baby is presented with an image of a bird and a frog, and we say ‘bird,’ and it is possible to see which parts of the brain are activated by that, and whether ‘any part of the brain is activated when we say a nonsense word or a word not on either of the cards’.

Dr Plunkett said to the audience, ‘How do we find out what babies remember of the world they experience?’ The Oxford BabyLab has two methods, which he said allow us ‘to figure out what babies’ memories are like for certain types of visual stimuli’.

‘Even in infancy we seem biologically programmed to intuitively make sense of the world, to assign names to things,’ Dr Plunkett says.

One of the methods is called ‘eye tracking’.

The method works as follows: We hold two cards up in front of the baby, such as a bird and a frog, and say ‘bird’. If the baby consistently looks at the image of the bird, we can infer the infant understands what is being said, even if the child cannot itself say ‘bird’. With recent advances in technology, infrared light can be used to electronically track an infant’s eye movements, makes possible more subtle experiments.

The Oxford BabyLab has also researched the impact of sleep on a baby’s language acquisition. The experiments involved dividing babies into two groups, both of which were taught new words at the same time. One group of babies went to sleep after being taught the new words, while the other group did not. The researchers found that the babies who had the nap were able to remember more words than those who had not.

‘We can see already at three months of age the impact of sleep on children’s memory development. Sleep is not a passive process.

It’s good for adults; it’s good for infants,’ Dr Plunkett said.

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STUDENTS’ VOICES

STUDENTS’ VOICES

Student Council makes campus life richer

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he members of the new Primary Division Student Council were elected in September after a spirited campaign. The excellent student-produced campaign materials and speeches prepared by the candidates showed Pao students’ creativity. In total, from a pool of more than 20 candidates, 8 Year 5 students were chosen as representatives.

The Primary Division Student Council serves to build students’ leadership skills, independent thinking and self-management, while also helping teachers to strengthen the learning environment. Angela, a Year 5B student, said she joined Student Council to make campus life better for everyone. ‘This is something we students all need to do together,’ she said. ‘We should make campus life warm and harmonious.’ Mary, a Year 5D student, said Student Council gives her many public speaking opportunities, which improves her self-confidence.

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STUDENTS’ VOICES

LITERATURE illuminates life

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n 24 May, Pao School’s Secondary Division jointly hosted the ‘The Book of Light and Darkness’ launch with the editing department of ‘China Campus Literature’ magazine and Xuelin Publishing.

The title of the second supplementary issue of ‘China Campus Literature’ is derived from the 40,000-character novel ‘The Book of Light and Darkness’ written by Year 8 students David and Horace. Written in diary form, the novel tells the story of two soldiers’ experience in the FrancoPrussian War, which was fought from 1870 to 1871. Two other novels by Pao School students are also featured in this edition of ‘China Campus Literature’: ‘Mosquito’ by Year 10’s Scarlett and ‘Vase’ by Year 11’s Grace.

Since their election three months ago, the new Student Council members have played an integral role in Primary Division student life, in particular the wet day plan and suggestion box. The wet day plan involves supervising students on days when the campus grounds are wet and they cannot go outside to play, while the suggestion box entails collecting student ideas about how to improve life at Pao School and submitting them to administrators. Student Council members have made their classmates and teachers especially proud with their renaming of Block Time. Angela from Year 5B explained that the Student Council organised a vote on the issue, in which each class in the Primary Division presented a name choice.

‘Exploration Time’ was the winner. Louisa from Year 5B said the Student Council is now preparing to shoot a video about daily life at Pao School.

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Given the time commitment required for Student Council, some observers have wondered if the members’ academic performance has been affected. Happily, the answer to that question is ‘no’. Year 5B student Tina said, ‘We do our Student Council work in our spare time after class and we usually use Exploration Time to meet and have discussions.

This gives us the chance to improve our leadership skills and think about issues important to the Pao community in new and different ways.’

always compare our different ideas, look at the strengths and weaknesses of each, and then find a solution that’s agreeable to everyone. This helps us build teamwork skills,’ he said.

On 20 August, David and Horace attended the ‘China Campus Literature Forum’ and discussed how they collaborated on ‘The Book of Light and Darkness’ with Xuelin Publishing and the editing department of ‘China Campus Literature’. David and Horace explained their inspiration for the novel and introduced its storyline.

Horace said that the idea behind the title of the book was simple: He and David originally sought to portray France as the embodiment of good and Germany as the epitome of evil. Yet during the writing process, they discovered one finds darkness even in light.

That is, what can seem righteous in one regard can also be seen as evil. Justice is never absolute. David and Horace worked tirelessly to complete their novel. Whenever they had spare time, whether after class, during evening study hours, or during holidays, they wrote. David said, ‘As long you love what you are doing, you can always find plenty of time to work on it.’

Literary luminaries have also praised Horace and David’s book. Yang Yang, East China Normal University Professor and juror of the Lu Xun Literary Prize, said, ‘The writing is at once exquisite, accurate and poetic. At 40,000 words, it’s an effortless read from start to finish.’ In Horace’s view, authors benefit greatly from reading the

works of other writers. ‘It’s fine to read some books just for fun,’ he says. ‘But it’s beneficial for one’s writing skills to read the classics, both Chinese and foreign.’

David has read Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s ‘The Social Contract’ and Victor Hugo’s ‘Les Misérables’. He is now reading ‘Les Miserables’ together with Horace.

Pao School has dedicated itself to providing a strong literary programme for its students, one that develops the imagination and cultivates an ability for critical thinking and analysis. Pao students are introduced to classic literary works and encouraged to reflect critically on their reading. Students also have the opportunity to create work of their own in a process that emphasises personal growth and freedom of expression.

Pao School currently has literature and poetry clubs, an editorial department and a school newspaper, giving its students the chance to enjoy the many sides of the rich literary experience.

Although Student Council members must devote some of their free time to Council activities, none of them has any qualms about doing so. Yilin, a Year 5B student said, ‘Student Council helps us improve our leadership ability and build self-confidence.’

Naturally, members of the Student Council have their own distinct ideas, and conflict may arise occasionally. Do members insist on implementing their own ideas or are they open to compromise? In fact, the students prioritise teamwork and consensus, said Year 5D student Henry. ‘We

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STUDENTS’ VOICES

STUDENTS’ VOICES

Passion for puzzles 169 Rubik’s Cubes on display at Pao School

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n June, a peculiar object appears to have landed at Pao School’s Secondary Division cafeteria. Move closer, and you will notice it resembles the school logo! As it turns out, this was the work of William, Pao School’s Rubik’s Cube Club President, ‘At first, I didn’t have the idea to use Rubik’s cubes to put together an image, until I saw the Minions (from the Despicable Me franchise) made this way, and I was immediately inspired!’

This deceptively simple-looking logo in fact required 169 (13*13) cubes, a timeconsuming task that took 1.5 hours.

However, the most difficult part, according to Hu, was choosing whether to use a dark or light green to represent the logo’s tree and border.

Established last September, Pao School’s Rubik’s Cube Club is a place for Pao School’s students with a passion for puzzles. William himself is a three-time champion – he has already been ranked 3 rd in China, 9 th in Asia and 47th in the world, incredible accomplishments for a secondary school student!

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Pao Broadcast

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t has been just a half semester since PBC was created and it has brought us many great memories in such a short time. Each video showcases the contributions of club members. PBC is more than just an acronym: It represents the young members’ understanding of the world and themselves. Please follow PBC on WeChat and support its creators!

Victoria: This is an amazing club. Every member brings something unique to it. We cooperate well and are energetic. This is what we want to bring to Pao School – the happiness that one feels from breaking the rules and exceeding one’s own limits.

Scarlett: PBC is a way for students to reflect on their life in Pao School.

The videos are creative，featuring the students’ perspectives on school activities. All of the videos are done completely by the students themselves.

They do the shooting, editing and promotional work themselves.

Casey: When I first joined, I did not know how exactly I would fit in, but I found my place eventually, and so did the other members. I remember that when we did the special video for the Moon Festival we were so busy we had no time to eat. Instead, we worked to compile all the material and prepare the video on the same day. I was touched by every one’s hard work.

Harry: It is a platform for me to express myself. With PBC, I am able to use my imagination and hands-on skills to turn my ideas into a reality. When I see everyone’s hard work recognised by their peers, I feel a sense of satisfaction.

Kevin: PBC is an organisation filled with positive energy. Members are capable, passionate and energetic. Fundamentally, we want to have a positive impact on the lives of students.

Cici: All team members have to coordinate with each other and this is a challenge. We were not used to it in the beginning. But over time, and doing the Moon Festival and National Day videos, we got to know each other better, and learned how to work well together.

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CREATIVITY

CREATIVITY

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BEYOND THE CLASSROOM

BEYOND THE CLASSROOM

travelling to Sanshan Island & Nanbei Lake

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n late September, Year 4 students travelled to Nanbei Lake while Year 5 students took a trip to Sanshan Island to experience life outside the classroom.

Both trips were a tremendous success.

At Nanbei Lake students did archery, canoeing and hiking. It was the first time they had slept away from home, and at first felt homesick, but quickly overcame that feeling and had a great time. Year 5 students had a very nice trip as well. On Sanshan Island, they biked, canoed, did mountain climbing, did rock climbing and camped. These activities helped them build their teamwork skills.

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BEYOND THE CLASSROOM

BEYOND THE CLASSROOM

A journey of discovery to China’s interior & frontiers

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hi Xing China is a Pao School programme that takes students outside the classroom to gain valuable hands-on experience. Through a series of dynamic and challenging activities, the programme both deepens students’ classroom knowledge and helps them develop new skills.

Compared to Zhi Xing China’s predecessor Week Without Walls, the excursions this semester focused more on the travel experience, in particular facilitating exchanges between Pao students and local people. From 24-28 October, Secondary Division students travelled deep into China’s vast interior and to its southwestern frontier. Year 9 and 10 students journeyed to the provinces of Hunan, Guizhou and Yunnan where they marvelled at the quiet majesty of the mountainous landscapes. As they ascended the mountains, the students visited various communities of ethnic minorities. Meanwhile, Year 11 and 12 students travelled to Guangdong, Guanxi and Sichuan, where they devoted themselves to community-service projects. The students helped build homes for residents of impoverished communities.

A Year 9 student who travelled to Yunnan as part of Zhi Xing China waxed lyrical about its bucolic landscapes. ‘Yunnan is lovely’, she said.

‘The sky is a deep blue; the air is incredibly crisp; I saw many beautiful things in Yunnan that I never could see in Shanghai, like a shepherd leading sheep in the mountains.’ Visiting Yunnan was a valuable cultural experience too as the student and her group had a chance to interact

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with Dali ethnic minority people and learn about traditional tie-dying art from them. The Pao students also bicycled around Erhai Lake, went on a treasure hunt, and visited local mosques.

As the Zhi Xing China trip to Guizhou was part of IGCSE’s Sociology programme, students visited the villages of the Miao and Tong ethnic minority people to experience their culture. Through exchanges with the villagers, students developed a deeper understanding of their customs and beliefs, which differ from those of China’s Han Chinese majority. Pao students in the group led by IGCSE Coordinator Amy Donald and Chinese teacher Yu Zhitao visited a Guizhou elementary school where they taught the local students English and modern poetry and also played games with them.

On 18 November, Pao students gave presentations on their Zhi Xing China experience to parents and teachers. The parents of Amanda, a Year 10 student who travelled to Guizhou, said the trip not only helped their daughter strengthen her social skills but also provided a rare opportunity for her to have candid exchanges with ethnic minorities. ‘It was really worthwhile for Amanda to go on this trip,’ her parents said.

During Zhi Xing China, some students chose to instead work on projects at school. They also presented on 18 November. For instance, IGCSE Global Perspective Year 10 student Joanna participated in a project focused on curbing cigarette smoking. She and her teammates did extensive research for this assignment, created

anti-smoking posters, and gave a presentation to Year 8 students that helped them deepen their understanding of the dangers of smoking.

Joanna and her teammates even built a model to show the structure of a cigarette to the audience. Other groups of Global Perspective students researched and presented on issues including mental health, plastic bottle recycling and differences between Chinese and people from other nations.

One group each of Year 10 and Year 11 students researched organ-donation policies in different countries as they sought to boost awareness of how being an organ donor can help people in China. The students interviewed Pao teachers – both Chinese and foreign – and also travelled off campus to speak with passers-by on the street. The students found that all of the foreign teachers they spoke with were familiar with organ donation. In fact, many are organ donors themselves. By contrast, Chinese people interviewed by the students were less aware of organ donation. To reduce misconceptions about organ donation in China, the students concluded that the public should receive more education about the topic.

After the presentations ended, Paul Wood, Executive Principal of Pao School’s Secondary Division, commended the students on their fine work. He said he was happy that students had the opportunity on Zhi Xing China to experience learning outside of the classroom, see a different side of Chinese culture and feel a closer connection to their country.

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CHARACTER EDUCATION

CHARACTER EDUCATION

2016 Founders’ Challenge Pao students swim for autism Forum Celebrating Pao School’s Commitment to Character Education

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haracter education is an integral part of Pao School’s mission to deliver wholeperson education and is included in daily lessons. The school’s commitment to such a mission was reflected in our comprehensive curriculum designed to develop our students’ eight character strengths of compassion, integrity, balance, respect, responsibility, resilience, reflection and self-management.

Such a commitment was celebrated in a major character education forum hosted by Pao School on 5 November, 2016 as one of a series of events planned to celebrate our first 10 years. Opening the forum, which was attended by more than 300 education experts, parents and Pao teachers, Pao School Co-Founder and Deputy Chairman of the Board Mr Philip Sohmen reaffirmed, ‘Character determines

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our capability, integrity and compassion.

Good character is the foundation of talent development, helps a student to handle things better and benefit more in interpersonal relations.’

Among distinguished keynote speakers were Dr Thomas Lickona, a U.S. character education expert and professor of New York University, and Tan Chuanbao, a Chinese character education expert and professor at Beijing Normal University who gave inspiring presentations and led thought provoking discussions on character education. In his presentation, Professor Lickona commented, ‘Pao School is dedicated to whole-person education, with character building at its core, rather than using academic scores as the only criteria for students achievements.’ which underlined Pao School’s dedication to character education.

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K Pao School’s fourth annual ‘Founders’ Challenge’ was held on 18 June as participants took the plunge in a swim competition to support children with autism.

The event, themed ‘Swim For Love’, was attended by over 300 swimmers and volunteers from Pao School, the Starwalker swim team and Rainbow Mama Workshop.

Every year, Pao students, teachers, and a group of Special Olympics athletes take to the pool to raise funds for athletes from the Starwalker swim team and the Rainbow Mama Workshop, organisations for children with autism.

All swimmers were in high spirits during the event as evidenced by their spectacular performance over an intense eight-hour competition. Distance

covered by the 200+ swimmers far exceeded the 100,000 metre goal, with Pao School Co-Founder Philip Sohmen swimming over 4,000 metres himself. All participants enjoyed the healthy spirit of competition during the event and were happy knowing they had helped raise funds to support autistic children.

Character Education has become a strong Pao School tradition. Through a series of signature programmes over the years which included the ‘Read to Feed’, ‘Giving Tree’, ‘Founder’s Challenge’ and ‘Future Star’ charitable activities, students have begun to develop a sense of social responsibility, learning how their own efforts can make a difference in the lives of those in need. Parents play an important role in Pao School’s character education as well.

The Pao School Story Team is made up entirely of Pao parents who teach monthly lessons.

Thanks to The Story Team’s efforts, Pao students have discovered and developed their own character traits. At Pao School, we believe that all teachers and parents are character teachers and ultimately every student will be a leader in character education.

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PAO SCHOOL ALBUM

PAO SCHOOL ALBUM

inspiration achievement fun

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Students give a splendid performance at the Summer Concert

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Russell Granet, Executive Vice President of Lincoln Center (middle with glasses), discussing ‘creativity in teaching’ with Pao school teachers

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Olympic sailing champion Xu Lijia with Philip Sohmen and Pao student after giving an inspirational speech at Pao School

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Rocking with Moose Light Kingdom

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Students perform ‘Secret Love in Peach Blossom Land’

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Olympic volleyball coach Lang Ping gives some pointers to the Pao girls’ volleyball team

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PAO SCHOOL ALBUM

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Pao students and teachers with U.S. Secretary of Education John B. King at a forum in Shanghai

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Alumni sharing their musical talents at an emotional reunion at Pao School

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Pao school presents ‘A Tale of the Rainforest’

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Parents come together to prepare a feast to thank Pao teachers

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Pao students express their thanks by dancing at the Foundation Thanksgiving Ceremony

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Pao School’s 6th annual ‘Journey of Growth’: Participants do a little growing up on the ride

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Celebrating 10th Anniversary

Celebrating 10th Anniversary

WHAT IS HAPPENING IN 2017

October 2017

Pao School Foundation Thanksgiving Ceremony

20 May 2017

Secondary Division Graduation Ceremony

Late May 2017 Summer Concert

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Global Education Forum

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IN the news

in the news

WHB.cn

In the News

‘The founder of Eton Choir comes to Shanghai to mark the start of the summer choral course’

Bund Education ‘The dream of education - interview with grandson of Sir YK Pao ’

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Xinmin.cn

‘Learning the art of aesthetic education with Lincoln Center’

‘Olympic champion delivers inspirational speech to Pao students’

Tencent ‘U.S. Secretary of Education John B. King highlights strengths of U.S. and Chinese education systems at education forum in Shanghai’

Sina ‘The Pao School authors published a 40,000-word novel’

Time Out China Youth Daily

‘Pao pupils meet U.S. Secretary of Education’

‘Parenting tips: The biggest mistake Chinese parents make is spoiling their child’

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