Greetings from Wellington College China
Mid-Autumn Festival represents family; a time for reunion and peace. It is celebrated when the moon is believed to be at its fullest – a sign of prosperity and happiness. It is a tradition of over 3,000 years dating back to the moon worship during the Shang Dynasty (1600 – 1046BC). The practice of eating moon cakes has been evident for over 650 years and represents a longstanding tradition of stories celebrating Mid-Autumn.
Cultural traditions are important because they transmit shared values and stories from one generation to the next. Stories associated with Mid-Autumn Festival; Chang’e and Hou Yi, Wu Gang chopping the Cherry Bay and the story of the Jade Rabbit have been told for generations and are passed down through families, giving meaning to the festival for the youngest family members.
Like the metaphor of the mid-autumn festival lantern lighting the way ahead on an exciting voyage, the Wellington College China leaders are also preparing for a stimulating journey. Our vision is to inspire pupils to become intellectual, independent, individual and inclusive; our Wellington Identity. This is based on a model of holistic education that establishes values, aptitudes and knowledge built upon the rich heritage and culture of being Chinese, but also underpinning the development of effective global citizens. We aim to prepare pupils for success during and beyond life at the College.
Wellington College China extends warms mid-autumn season greetings to the community we serve.
Greetings from Our Schools
Happy Mid-Autumn Festival from Wellington College International Tianjin
As the Fifth Year Anniversary of Wellington College International Tianjin, our 2015/16 Academic Year has been full of celebration and achievement.
Having hosted Wellington College UK in Tianjin for the joint musical performance Two Wellingtons, in addition to hosting the College Master Mr. Julian Thomas at the launch of our inaugural WellingTEN talks, Junior School pupils were delighted to visit their peers at Eagle House in the UK earlier in the year. With our Duke of Edinburgh International Award Programme, international trips to Madrid and China-based trips to Beijing and Shenzhen, departmental trips to Boeing and sports competitions across NE China, pupils remain engaged both inside and outside of the classroom.
Our inaugural Fringe Festival was launched in March, hosting a range of community events that lasted until the end of the Summer Term. Beginning with a British Council Smart Talk in support of the Shakespeare Lives initiative, our Art Exhibition Spectrumand annual musical performance Showtime attracted over 2500 members of the wider Tianjin and NE China community. Our Green Market was held on International Mother Earth Day welcoming hundreds of guests into the College, and the month of May witnessed our first collaboration with Tianjin Grand Theatre and the National Theatre of China as we hosted Warhorse in the Seldon Theatre. Our Summer Fair attracted over 3000 members of the community, with the year culminating in Music for a Summer’s Evening.
In June, the College was invited to perform at the UK Embassy Open Day in the Ambassador’s Residence. As the only international school in NE China invited to perform, the Wellington Chamber Choir and Senior School Drama Troupe amazed over 1000 guests.
The Year of the Monkey continues to bring fortune and academic reward, with our cohort of 2016 IB graduates having progressed onto leading universities and higher education institutions across the world, including Cornell, University College London and Carnegie Mellon University. In IGCSE results, 95% of pupils registered grades A-C, with one pupil becoming the College’s first pupil to get a full set of A* grades in all her subjects.
The Michaelmas Term plans to host a number of major events, with our International University Fair (22nd -23rd September) welcoming over 60 international universities to the College, our Mid-Term Music Concert (20th October) debuting our Wellington College Chamber Orchestra and our upcoming Christmas season of events, including our Carols by Candlelight and Christmas Market, our Christmas Concert (12thDecember) and numerous choral performances in the community. Outside of the classroom, pupils plan to travel to Japan and Dubai on trips run by the Art and PE Department respectively.
Wellington College International Tianjin is widely regarded as one of the most successful and progressive UK-China educational partnerships operating on the Mainland, offering a localised Wellington College education to expatriate and Chinese communities seeking world class learning opportunities. Founded in 2011 as the first school in the Wellington College China family, the College currently hosts over 90 academic teaching professionals teaching nearly 500 pupils from over 30 different countries.
Happy Mid-Autumn Festival from Wellington College International Shanghai
2015-16 was full of cultural, educational and sporting events at Wellington College international Shanghai.
Our sporting highlights throughout the year include the success of the boys’ and girls’ football teams at the SSSA, the swim squad at FOBISIA as well as the Malaysia tour in May. Wellingtonians had the opportunity to scuba dive in the Philippines and ski in Italy. They took part in thrilling expedition trips to Inner Mongolia and Sanshan Island. Wellingtonians won two Shanghai-wide art competitions, the Parkway Health Calendar and the City Weekend Art Competition. The Performing Arts team burst forth with three productions: the Christmas pantomime, Dick Whittington and his Cat; the Prep School production, Alice in Wonderland; and the whole College musical, The Wiz. While music continued to flourish with performances all year around from various ensembles, choirs, jazz band and the College orchestra.
During the year, the Friends of Wellington hosted an extraordinarily enjoyable International Food Fair, a fun Summer Festival and a fashionable Ball. A number of guests visited Wellington College International Shanghai from the Wellington College in Berkshire, including Peter Mallinson, the new Chair of Governors and Julian Thomas, the Master. The College organised many important events including the renowned Festival of Education, Chinese New Year Celebrations, Science Week and Arts Festival.
In August, Wellington celebrated exceptional IGCSE results achieved by its first IGCSE group. Outstanding achievement by pupils was the norm, with two third of all results A* or A grades and most pupils achieving eight A grades or better. Max Dyckerhoff was the top performer with a perfect set of 11 A* grades. Another exceptional achievement was by Ken Lee, who achieved full marks in each of his mathematics papers and is therefore one of the top mathematics achievers worldwide.
The College is now in the final preparation for its annual Festival of Education to be held on 21 and 22 October and its annual whole College musical, Annie, to be performed in the College theatre on 8-10 December 2016. Beyond the classroom, Wellingtonians will participate in a Year 8 leadership expedition, a Year 7 history trip to Beijing, a scuba diving trip, and numerous sporting competitions.
In Shanghai, our identity is reflected in our pupils, Wellingtonians are inspired and inspiring. We are intellectual. We celebrate and encourage individuality and independence. We are inclusive and international.
Greeting cards designed by pupils at Wellington College International Shanghai
Happy Mid-Autumn Festival from Wellington College Bilingual Shanghai
In March 2016, we welcomed a select group of dedicated founding families. It was the start of a much anticipated adventure for Wellington College Bilingual Shanghai, as our young pupils began their bilingual learning journey. By the time these same pupils gave their first performance to an audience of proud parents and impressed guests for our 100 Days of Friendship celebration in June, we realised we had indeed to become a family sharing a vision embedded in the Wellington Values of Courage, Kindness, Integrity, Respect, Responsibility.
We are now beginning the 2016-2017 academic year and in a very short time our family has tripled in size to over 200 pupils. It has been fantastic welcoming returning and new Wellingtonians for the start of the term. After just a few weeks, the children have settled in and are enjoying exploring and learning through play with their new friends. For the Mid-Autumn Festival, the pupils have produced their first group artwork with numerous other exciting cultural activities planned before the holiday. We are also busy preparing our first major event of the academic year in conjunction with the Wellington College Festival of Education. On 19th and 20th October, we have invited a group of local and international experts into the setting to host learning workshops for parents and professional development for staff. The workshops will cover a variety of topics such as sustainability, creativity and play, and learning through music. The festival is the first of many community events planned for an academic year that promises to be filled with growth and discovery here at Wellington College Bilingual Shanghai.
First Mid-Autumn artwork by a group of pupils at Wellington College Bilingual Shanghai
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