原创Celebrating Our Founding Year 眼有星辰大海，心有繁华似锦

Michael Urquhart

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Head of ISA Liwan International School

Co-head of ISA Wenhua Liwan School

广州荔湾爱莎外籍人员子女学校校长

广州荔湾爱莎文华学校联席校长

Dear ISA Liwan Parents, Students and Community Members,

It"s hard to believe that we have almost reached the end of our Founding Year at ISA Liwan. I would like to congratulate all our students, teachers and staff for their hard work and dedication throughout the academic year. To our parents – thank you for your trust and support.

There have been many highlights throughout the academic year but one that will stay with me is the resilience shown by our Teachers and Students during the online learning of First Semester due to the COVID outbreak. Our teachers continued to teach and made great connections with their students that were reinforced once we returned to the school. Another aspect is the ‘community feel’ of ISA Liwan best seen through the lens of the Arts and Sports Festival and signature events like the Chinese New Year. Also working with the ISA Academy to invite students with autism to visit and interact with our students, reflecting a great community feel.

As a leader it is important to build connections with our students. How did I do that this year? I may have dressed as the ‘Blue Rabbit’ for the ISA Festival but I built connections throughout involvement. Being the supervisor of the Grade 6/7 MYP Community Project – Operation Koi! And also returning to the classroom to teach my passion – History! In reality Grade 9/10 IGCSE History focusing on Twentieth Century Russia and Germany.

I would like to also celebrate the achievements and dedication of our teachers, many who started at ISA Liwan have not been home to their home country for many years due to the pandemic. Yet here they were giving a high effort level as professionals upholding the ISA Liwan Motto – Be the Change Make a Difference!

To all our community members traveling over the summer – stay safe, relax and enjoy time with family. I will look forward to seeing everyone returning with renewed spirit and energy in August 2023!

Kind Regards & Take Care

ISALW 爱莎荔湾

敬爱的爱莎荔湾校区家长、学生们和社区成员：

很难相信荔湾爱莎创校学年已接近尾声。我想祝贺我们所有的学生及教职员工，感谢他们整个学年的拼搏奋斗、勤劳奉献。荔湾爱莎的成就更少不了我们的家长——感谢家长们的信任和支持。

贯穿整个学年，我们有许多值得回顾的亮点，而其中尤为深刻的是，我们第一个学期遇上疫情爆发，师生选择线上教学，表现出非凡的坚韧毅力。爱莎教师在教学岗位上坚持教学，与学生建立良好关系，返校后师生关系不断增强。另一个亮点是，荔湾爱莎校区积极营造的“社区氛围”，大家可以从荔湾爱莎艺术体育节以及春节等标志性活动中可以感受到。此外，我们还与爱莎学苑合作，邀请自闭症学生参观校园，与爱莎学子互动，共创舒适的社区氛围。

作为学校领导，我明白与学生建立连结十分重要。今年我与学生有什么互动呢？我在爱莎日上装扮成一只“蓝兔子 ”，与学生们在互动过程中建立友谊；我成为了6-7年级初中社区项目“锦鲤行动”的导师；此外，我重返课堂，教授我最爱的科目——历史！目前9-10年级的IG历史课程重点聚焦在二十世纪的俄罗斯和德国。

同时，我还想庆祝爱莎老师的成就，赞扬老师们的奉献精神。由于疫情，许多荔湾爱莎的老师已多年没有回母国。尽管如此，他们仍然秉承专业精神，为教学事业付出巨大努力，践行爱莎座右铭——遇见未来，卓尔不凡。

最后，致所有爱莎社区成员：暑假旅行期间，请注意安全，与家人共渡闲适愉快的假期。我期待在2023年8月看到大家带着崭新的精神面貌与活力返校!

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