Community Service
In line with Pao School's mission, all campuses actively participate in community service projects and events. Projects include fundraising, helping the elderly with arts and crafts, and visiting local schools to promote social inclusion.
For the Double Ninth Festival, Primary students performed Chinese and Western music for the elderly in Wan Village, while Middle School Community Service students began a long-term elderly care project at a nursing home. Students crafted shell-inlay bracelets with the elderly, while enjoying their conversation and companionship. The Pao High School weekend boarding students visited the Songjiang District Social Welfare Institute to host tea parties for the elderly there, sharing the experiences of the old folks and listening to their wisdom on cherishing their teenage years.
October is Breast Cancer Prevention Month. The ‘Pink Kids’ at Pao School raised funds for this cause through a bracelet sale, donating proceeds to the Shanghai Pink Ribbon Breast Cancer Care Center. This 10-year service-and-learning activity has seen growing parental involvement, which further inspires students to embody the school's values in their actions.
Primary School
Wellbeing Day Carnival
To celebrate October as Wellbeing Month, the primary school organized a ‘Wellbeing Day Carnival,’ which offered students a variety of activities focused on this theme. These included writing letters of thanks at a Gratitude Tree; connecting paper rings to represent kind acts in a Kindness Chain; and exploring better ways to express their emotions when communicating with adults at the Feelings Scale. Through these activities, students enhanced their social and teamwork skills, with an emphasis on the importance of wellbeing.
Y1 Family Afternoon
Every year, the primary school hosts its Y1 Family Afternoon. During this event, parents join their children in playing games and solving problems together. By the end of the first month in Year 1, students have become accustomed to the school environment. This activity allows parents to participate in the new learning world of their children, by seeing what takes place in the classroom. This enables them to better support their children's educational journey.
Middle School
House Assembly
On 18th October, Pao Middle School held a House Assembly to encourage interaction among different grade levels. Students from Year 6, Year 7, and Year 8 of the Summer and Spring Houses came together to participate in a range of team-building activities. After the House Prefects had outlined the objectives, students engaged in a fast-paced letter puzzle contest and inter-house jump rope competitions.
International Gibbon Day
The Environmental Club participated in International Gibbon Day, organized by Roots & Shoots at the Shanghai Zoo, where they advocated for the protection of gibbons, in keeping with the core values of the school. Maburak Ma and Geo Zheng represented the club at the event. There was a quiz session with prizes for younger children.
High School
“Scientists on Campus”
On October 29th, the Songjiang campus welcomed Mr. Han Long from the Marine Design and Research Institute of China. His visit was part of the Humanities Sciences Lecture Series, in which the school regularly hosts scientists to speak to students. Mr. Han’s talk covered key milestones in the China’s defense industry related to naval equipment and shipbuilding.
Pictures taken by student Alex Chen
Gecko Drama Workshop
Year 10 IGCSE Drama and Year 12 IBDP Theatre students participated in a workshop hosted by Gecko Theatre, an English physical theatre company emphasizes the role of physicality in storytelling, using movement and choreography to convey emotions and narratives without spoken dialogue. During the workshop, students experimented with these techniques, acquiring valuable tools to enhance their future theatrical endeavors.
Alumni Get-Together
With many Pao alumni now residing in the USA, the school organized a series of alumni get-togethers in New York City, Boston, and Los Angeles. Alumni from nearby cities and states joined in, enjoying shared meals and the opportunity to renew conversations. These reunions offer alumni a valuable opportunity to reconnect with peers and further extend social networks that can last a lifetime.
Alumni Get-Together in New York:
Alumni Get-Together in Boston:
Alumni Get-Together in Los Angeles:
The events were hosted by President Madame Xu, Executive Headmaster Iain Kilpatrick, Deputy Principal Zang Na, and External Deputy Head Diane Chen.
