“It is such a delight to have friends coming from afar!”
In the new academic year, students welcomed their new fellow classmates and teachers as well. Besides, in the delightful September, Year 6 students also made acquaintance with a new friend-Confucius in their Chinese Studies Lessons. Being the founder of Chinese Confucian school, Confucius has devoted all his wisdom to the cultivation of his pupils. His words of wisdom were recorded in the classic Analects of Confucius and has been spread for thousands of years.
By watching the video materials, Year 6 students went to the ancient China back in over two thousand years ago. There they had a conversation with Confucius, the greatest educator in the Chinese history about What Is Good Friendship and How to Be a Useful Friend.
By studying Analects of Confucius, students learned about the classic line “There must be one out of three who can be your teacher.” It means you should always learn from others’ strengths and draw lessons from others’ weakness. That was quite practical for students at the beginning of the semester. As Confucius said that “A gentleman should greet his friends with culture and enrich his morality by the communications with them.” No matter new or old friends, we should always care and help each other and make progress all together. Then, students took out their pens and wrote down their own understanding of friendship.
“A good friend is always patient and listens to you.”
“Friends help and respect each other.”
“A good friend will not mock at you even if you do something wrong.”
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Y6D Class Teacher—Lily SUN