Hundred Families Banquet
In September, the Pao School held its traditional ‘Hundred Families Banquet’ at both the Primary and Middle Schools, with the High School event scheduled for November. The banquet, organized by the PTA and realized by dedicated volunteer parents, entertained teachers with a delicious feast, accompanied by a heartwarming thank you video prepared by students. The teachers were delighted by the excellent fare and expressions of gratitude, which communicated the depths of appreciation and understanding parents have for the school. This celebration not only embodies the Chinese cultural tradition of respect for teachers but also exemplifies the Pao School community's ethos of friendship and appreciation, upheld since its founding. These sentiments inspire the school and its teachers to stretch themselves to the limit in pursuit of an ever better learning. environment for the students.
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Middle school
Middle School
Trip to Senior Centre
This month saw students from the Community Service CCA of the Pao Middle School visiting the Shanghai Renshoutang Senior Centre to spend an October birthday party with the elders there. The students first presented the elders with knitted flowers they had made themselves, as birthday gifts. This was followed by a performance of ‘Liang Zhu by violin and erhu ensemble, adding a touch of classical culture to the birthday party. Finally, a dried flower craft activity offered the elders a hands-on experience, completing a great time for all.
Scavenger Hunt
For their first PE lesson of the academic year, Year 6 students participated in a thrilling Scavenger Hunt adventure across the HQ campus. This activity served a double purpose, as an engaging sport and an opportunity to familiarize themselves with the campus. Through this method of discovery, students were able to gain valuable insights into the beautiful school and its cherished core values.
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Mooncake Making
The Mid-Autumn Festival is an important Chinese tradition. To promote this traditional culture, the school has organized a variety of themed activities: inviting a pastry master to guide students in making their own mooncakes; providing seasonal delicacies for lunch; and creating exquisite ‘Chang'e Flying to the Moon’ handicraft clay sculptures. Through these activities, students have been able to consciously experience some of the many ritual and legendary aspects of the Mid-Autumn Festival together.
High School
Cool Green
The High School Operations team recently held an inauguration ceremony at the High School Campus Library for its ‘green energy AC’ installation . The event was attended by President Xu Yongchu; High School Principal James Lyng; General Manager of the donor company Mrs Yu Yingna; CLT members; PTA representatives; and Green Origin society students.
Since its inception, Pao School has long recognized sustainability as a major issue, and its campuses have spared no effort in this area, whether in terms of campus construction or day-to-day operational management. The ceremony was a demonstration of the importance given to sustainability by the school community and inspired students and teachers to make further efforts to create a more sustainable campus.
Urban Land Institute
In mid-September, twenty-six students from Y10-12 participated in China's inaugural UrbanPlan workshop, organized by the ULI (Urban Land Institute) and its partners at the Gensler Office. UrbanPlan is an educational initiative that enables our young students to gain valuable insights into urban planning, fostering their creativity, while working to develop sustainable solutions for urban challenges. One of the major highlights of this workshop was receiving feedback and industry insights from a panel of VIP judges, comprised of expert architects and developers from leading urban development firms, from Shanghai and around the globe, including KPF, Shui on Land, Gensler, and others. This helped students to reflect on their experience, adding further value to their education outside of the school curriculum.
Congratulations
Awards for Academics
Levin (Y5) was declared Primary School Champion in the 2023 WRO China Finals Robotics Task Competition.
Mael (Y5) won First Prize in the Singapore International Math Olympiad Challenge.
Lucas (Y7) received the Distinction Award in the 2023 Junior Mathematical Olympiad.
Max (Y11) received a global silver in the British Biology Olympiad and a gold in the USA Biology Olympiad.
Awards for Writing and Debate
Rivers (Y5) was presented the Outstanding Speaker Award of the 2023 NHSDLC National Championship Middle School Division
Pao School students have made it to the shortlist in the John Locke Essay Competition: Andrew (Y10), Sarah (Y10), Candy (Y11), Patton (Y11), Kevin (Y11) and Ivy (Y5) in Junior Category.
Awards for Arts
In the National Finals of the 2023 Shanghai International Music Festival Stringed Instrument Competition Child Group:
Alia (Y2) won the Second Prize for Violi
Nino (Y6) and Coco (Y6) won the First Prize for Violin
Annie (Y5) took 1st Place in the 2023 Vivace International Piano Competition (Chinese Regionals) Group A Primary.
Yitian (Y8) won the Strings Category Virtuoso Prize in the New Talent Festival 2023 Online Competition. YK Pao School was also awarded the Virtuoso Music Teaching Centre Award by the New Talent Festival.
Awards for Sports
Last weekend saw Pao School’s fledgling rowing team compete for the very first time on Suzhou Creek, and won second place overall in the Middle School Division. This was a great moment for students to row alongside some renowned rowing athletes from the Australian national team, Cambridge and Oxford University, while at the same time demonstrating their abilities for the first time on the international stage.
Muti (Y3) won Runner-up Prize in the 3rd China Youth Ice Hockey League Shanghai U8 Group.
Bella (Y3) won the Second Prize in the Shanghai Junior Golf Tour.
Tyson (Y7) won the 2023 National Youth Canoe Polo Championship U13 Champion.
Dora (Y8) won the Asian Youth Elite Fencing League U14 Girl's Epee Individual 2nd Runner-up & Team 2nd Runner-up, and the U16 Women's Epee Team Champion of the 2023 National Junior and Children's Fencing Championships.
Jeff (Y8) won the 2023 National Youth Lacrosse Championship.
Tina, Bella, and Kelly in Y10 took part in the Jeju Island Floorball Open in Korea. Their team was the 1st Chinese female squad to ever participate in this competition, and took 8th place.
Victor (Y11) was selected by the Chinese Fencing Association as one of the eight National Junior Fencing (Men's Foil) Team members for 2023-24. Victor is the youngest member of the team, and the first one ever to be selected outside sport schools or professional teams.
