宁波诺德安达开学第一天 First Day of the New School Year at NAS Ningbo

伴随着全体教职员工一年多的精心筹备，宁波奉化区诺德安达学校终于在9月3日正式开学了！所有的孩子都在这天第一次以诺德安达的学生身份走进学校。

上周日的晚上，学校的寄宿区就迎来了第一批寄宿的孩子，寄宿老师热情地接待了每一个寄宿学生，将他们安顿到温馨又舒适的寝室。这是孩子们离开家、住在学校的第一个夜晚，寄宿老师们的热心和妥帖，让他们感受到了如家般的温暖。早餐时，所有的寄宿学生都迅速适应了他们的新环境，迫不及待地等着新同学到来!

上午8点左右，我们的创校学生兴奋地走下校车，踏入校园。突然间，餐厅里汇聚了穿着整齐校服的男孩和女孩，满目期待地在各班老师的带领下展开他们新的学习旅程。当孩子们见到彼此在注册时就相熟的脸，对于他们来说，建立纯真的友谊就是这么简单。在开学之初，大家怀着紧张又激动的心情是自然的，但是我必须说，学生们的笑声和灿烂的笑脸让我觉得我们所有的付出都是值得的，我们的老师在教授孩子们知识的同时也为让他们体验到了学习的快乐。

孩子们对愉悦的学习和校园生活充满了渴望，为此，身为一名教育工作者，希望能够在新学年伊始再次提醒自己教育的意义和职责，并与老师们共勉：

让我们用诚恳的尊重去打开孩子们的心扉，聆听比判断更重要；

让我们用积极的言行去影响孩子们的举止，行动比教导更有力；

让我们用欣赏的目光去建立孩子们的自信，鼓励比指责更有效。

当沈校长和我问到老师们: “你们对开学第一天的印象如何?” 。

我们的表演艺术项目总监Mr. Foster说: “看到这么多快乐的面孔，让我内心充满幸福。”

“激动不已!” 我们的小学老师Perryman兴奋地说。

我们的班主任老师Mr. Motyka表示 “这是他和孩子们新旅程的开始。”

吴老师感慨道: “这是非常令人兴奋和忙碌的一天。”

感谢每一位家长对我们学校的信任，为了孩子出色的明天，我们与您同行，您的支持将是我们前行的动力！

After a year of preparation, September 3, the first day of school for NAS Ningbo Fenghua, has finally arrived. We first welcomed our boarding students Sunday evening. Our dedicated boarding staff ensured that all boarding students settled comfortably into their rooms and prepared them well for their first night away from home. At breakfast time, all students seemed so well-adjusted in their new environment and ready to await the arrival of new friends!

Shortly after 8 am, we started to welcome our day students. Suddenly, the cafeteria was full of eager boys and girls, dressed very smartly in their school uniform and ready to start a new journey. And what a delight it was to see happy faces as our students started forming friendships before registration started. Though it is natural for a child to be nervous when starting a new school, We must say that we were so inspired by the students’ laughter and smiles. Our teachers play an important role in creating happy feelings among students. 

Our teachers and boarding staff's  welcoming smile and caring manner made each child feel safe and noticed, and this will develop confidence. By creating a positive and supportive environment for learning, our staff will actively model how they would like children to behave. We are confident we are off to a great start. 

The pictures capture this wonderful spirit as do the quotes from teachers below. Serena and I asked some teachers, “what are your impressions of the first day of school?” and here are their answers.

Mr. Foster: “Lots of happiness, lots of happy faces.”

Mr. Perryman: “Excitement!”

Mr. Motyka: “This is the beginning of a new journey.”

Ms. Wu: “ A very exciting and busy day.”

Thank you for sharing your wonderful children with us.  It is going to be a great year!