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Oct 21, 2022

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It is an incredibly exciting time to be involved in the world of education. At no other point in the modern history of teaching and learning, have so many factors come together to provide such a large-scale opportunity to adjust, develop and significantly strengthen what occurs in schools.  

There can be no understatement on the impact of the pandemic on personal well-being, as well as the larger socio-economic implications caused from the past three years. Yet within this, and remaining eternally optimistic, we are at a point in time when not only have questions arisen about education, but more importantly, action has been taken.

Over these past years, the manner in which we measure and represent student progress and achievement has shifted. In our specific education world, the International Baccalaureate swiftly adjusted the measure for IB Diploma students, changing the entire examination process. National governments and other certifying bodies equally followed suit. As some normality returns in the world, the question now arises loudly “Do we return to the past or should we push ahead for the future?”

It is this question which is in the minds of leading educational experts. Coupled with this is a topic shared at the AmCham Shanghai HR conference, which explored the importance of developing purpose-driven organizations. Some of the data was quite illuminating. For example, successful businesses created in the 1920s tended to last for 100 years, yet today, the lifespan of businesses is 15 years and shrinking. The external environments surrounding us now are more global, more dynamic and as we have experienced since 2020, more volatile.

Sitting at the conference as the only K-12 educational leader, I couldn’t help but think how fortunate we are to be within an industry which is the most important, and at an organization such as WISS, which has a clear purpose in all that we do.


In our founding was a boldness in decision-making and an eagerness to be at the forefront of excellence in international education. As a school known locally, nationally and internationally for the strength of the engaged school community, we are in a position to be a significant leader in the next phase of development for education as a whole, delivered on our special campus.

It is indeed a very exciting time to be at WISS and to be serving within education. Our children deserve the very best from their parents, their teachers and coaches, as well as all of those people who have the opportunity to influence the level of opportunities provided to them.


By Mr. David Edwards, Head of School.


对参与教育界的人而言,这是一个令人难以置信且振奋人心的时刻。现代教学史上,没有任何一个时期会有如此诸多的因素交汇在一起,从而出现了大规模的机会调整、开展和显著强化校内事务。  


疫情大流行对个人健康和幸福感的影响,以及对过去三年造成的广泛社会经济影响程度之大,怎么描述都不为过。然而,在这种情况下,我们要保持永久的乐观,我们正处于这样一个时刻:不仅出现了关于教育的问题,更重要的是已经采取了行动。


在过去的几年里,我们衡量和描绘学生进步和成就的方式发生了改变。在我们特定的教育领域,IB迅速调整了IB国际文凭学生的衡量方法,改变了整个考试流程。各国政府和其它认证机构也纷纷效仿。随着世界恢复了些许常态,现在一个问题被大声地提出:我们是回到过去,还是朝着未来前进?


这正是教育专家们所关注的问题。上周上海美国商会人力资源会议上讨论的一个话题与之相呼应,该议题探讨了发展目标驱动型组织的重要性。其中一些数据极具启发。例如,20世纪20年代创建的成功企业往往持续了100年,而今天,企业的生命周期只有15年,而且还在不断缩短。现在我们周围的外部环境更加全球化、更加动态,而且正如2020年以来所经历的那样,更加不稳定。  

作为会场上唯一的幼儿园到12年级的教育领导者,我不禁感叹,我们是多么幸运,身处一个最重要的行业,在西华这样的机构,我们所做的一切都有一个明确的目标。

我们在成立之初就勇于决策,并渴望走在国际教育的最前沿。作为一所在本地、全国乃至国际上以积极参与学校社区而闻名的学校,我们有能力在整个教育发展的下一阶段成为重要的领导者,就在我们这个特别的校园里。眼下一个高度参与、紧密联系和目的驱动的西华生态系统比以往任何时候都更加重要。

  

在西华工作并服务于教育领域确实是一个非常激动人心的时刻。我们的孩子应该从他们的父母、老师和教练,以及所有那些有机会影响提供给孩子机会水平的人那里得到最好的东西。


David Edwards,校长


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