VBS News Net: Security department leaders from Education Bureau in Longhua District visited VBS on 11th October and commended highly on student management during lunch break, and asked the school to share its management experience with other schools. 

Ms Huang Yajuan, Supervisor from Life Teacher Department said that the staff made the arrangements to ensure the school environment was conducive for learning and living, so that students could form good habits. For example, a six-step to take lunch was made: 

Step 1: When the bell rings, tidy up the table quickly and line up outside the class to wash hands;

Step 2: Take out the mat and put it on the table;

Step 3: Take the lunchbox gently and return to seats;

Step 4: Sit properly; 

Step 5: Put one hand on the lunch box and take the spoon with the other; chew slowly and keep quiet;

Step 6: Put back the lunch box, wipe your mouth and tidy up the mat. 

These six simple steps regulate the student behaviour when taking lunch but also reflect the care by life teachers. Each class has an ambassador who wears red ribbons to supervise these steps. They are here to help out teachers on relaying six steps above to their peers. They also assist teachers to distribute food, help peers to tidy up tables and ask everyone not to waste food. With the effort made by these ambassadors, all students follow the steps to maintain the dining manners. 

Life Teachers Department also runs campaign on dining manners and wasting no food which the student cohort actively participates in. Students also have their own consensus to regulate behaviour, The monthly model class rating compliment the class which does well and encourages everyone to be well-mannered upon dining. 

The scene which students use the rooms with cosy sleepers and are taken care of by life teachers is lovely during every lunch break. 

Ensuring students to have a good nap so as to be ready for afternoon classes, life teachers decorate the room with cartoons, origamis and stars to make students feel home.

Teachers will close the curtains and adjust the temperature cozy for naps before students enter the rooms. Students are also asked to take off their shoes and put them in an orderly manner. Next, sleep induction music is played and teachers babysit those students who need extra care getting into sleep. Many students wake up and express their joy in feeling vital again. Parents are also surprised as their children have never taken naps before. 

Teachers take down records in front of each room and award stickers to students who maintain silence throughout the break. Students behave better with the incentives of having more stickers. 

With the care and love given by life teachers every day, students are gradually forming good habits which will  restore robustness and benefit themselves in future.

Written by Life Teacher Department

Photographer: Linda

Formatting: Judy

Translated by DC Lai