Written by: Sissy Shen, ECE & Primary Vice Principal
On April 21, 2021, YCIS Shanghai, Pudong, and the East China Normal University of Shanghai (ECNU), hosted a special ceremony to formally celebrate and acknowledge an internship partnership between our school and the university. The programme provides an opportunity for ECNU to send training Chinese teachers to YCIS Pudong to work with our school’s experienced Chinese Co-Teachers. As well as providing a potential pathway for the training teachers, our students also benefit from having more adults in the classroom to support them with their learning. The high-quality partnership will further enhance the future of international education in Shanghai.
Mr Damien Hehir, Western Co-Principal and Ms Mary Yu, Chinese Co-Principal, together with Professor Ye, Deputy Dean of ECNU ‘School of International Chinese Studies’ and Ms Anqi, Deputy Dean and Deputy Director of the International Chinese Language Teacher Training Base concluded the ceremony by revealing the commemorative plaque created for this official event.
The School of International Chinese Studies of East China Normal University has a long history of teaching Chinese language and culture, as well as robust scientific research, which emphasises the trinity of Chinese language studies, Chines cultural studies, and international Chinese language education studies, for a stronger development. For more information, please click here.
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Collaboration is also a distinctive part of the YCIS school philosophy. This partnership is an important step in the cooperation, exchanges, and mutual benefits shared between the two parties. East China Normal University is a prestigious and trustworthy partner. The cooperation between YCIS and East China Normal University has taken place in various forms and started many years ago. In addition to the internship partnership, YCIS and ECNU often exchange their own research and teaching practices, share resources and joint exploration to promote the sustainable development of both parties.
As YCIS educators, we are committed to developing students who are globally competent, with their innate talents nurtured to their fullest potential. So YCIS values each individual teacher’s professional growth. We know that, as key role models in a genuinely effective learning community, educators themselves must be engaged in our own learning in order to instil in students a lifelong love of learning. Professional researchers in Colleges and Universities and front-line educators at school should always maintain positive professional conversations and cooperation, so that we can become more effective educational practitioners to keep up-to-date with current world-wide research in learning and teaching, we are well placed to implement the best educational practices to maximise student learning. By consistently sharing, collaborating, and integrating, we make professional learning an ongoing and reflective process that is built into our school vision, mission and culture.
In addition to ECNU, YCIS Pudong has also built various partnerships with other teachers’ professional development organizations such as: the Education University of Hong Kong, Shanghai New York University, University of Bath, Association of China And Mongolia International School (ACAMIS), Council of International Schools (CIS), Principals’ Training Center, EARCOS and Innovative Global Education, etc. Meanwhile, we are also constantly integrating community resources to provide students with unique learning experiences, such as external co-curricular activities opportunities, various musical and sports alliances, Year 11 students’ internship project, YCYW connection activities, to name but a few. It is our mission and goal to look for and make good use of all kinds of internal and external resources, to provide a range of opportunities, including personalized learning for students, collaboration for teachers, and professional support for parents, which will benefit all members of our community and ensure a robust and innovative learning community.