VBS News Net: VBS Life Teacher Department cordially held awarding ceremony on manners to endorse core values of socialism, propagate traditional Chinese virtues and build a civilsed city and campus. 'Civilised Dining Class', 'Stars of Clearing Plate', 'Civilised Dormitory', 'Civilsed Siesta Room' and 'Best Civilsation Ambassador' were presented to awardees.

This ceremony began with the opening dance 'Shake it' performed by Primary 2 students.

The first award was given to 'Civilised Dining Class'. Table manners reflected the overall civilisation as it represented the Chinese traditional virtues such as thrift, saving food and respecting the labour. After assesing all classes for this half semester, 16 classes were awarded this award. Ms Huang, Supervisor of Life Teachers Department presented the award to the classes. 

 'Every necessity in life does not come easy, we shall remember the dedication of those who make our consumption on these items possible,' eradicating extravagance and waste, saving food and promoting thrifty lifestyle had been the prevailing trend at VBS. Ms Zhang Li and Ms Zhang Yanyan announced the list of awardees for 'Clearing plate and presented awards to them.

The five-thousand-year Chinese civilisation had been a well-mannered state and the younger generations should carry on this virtue. Primary 1 students recited the civil manners in the form of  three character primer to relay the virtues. They received a warm round of applause. 

Every class had an ambassador whom wore a ribbon and distributed snacks to peers, reminded them to dine with manners and disposed waste properly. As useful helpers to teachers, they offered helping hands to others and care for the group. Ms Zou Xueping announced the list of 'Best Civilsation Ambassador' awardees and presented awards to them. 

To build VBS a civilsed campus, Primary 3 and 4 students performed a rhyming clapper talk on manners to keep the regulations in mind. 

Ms Liu Yanjing and Ms Zhao Aili announced 'Civilised Dormitory' and 'Civilsed Siesta Room' awardees and presented medals. 

Some Junior Secondary students started their boarding school life. As some of them had never left their parents, they had trouble getting used to the group living. Life teachers put in effort to guide them to clean and tidy up their stuff, build a conducive living space and develop living habits which are united, bonding and healthy. Students could get accustomed to the life in school and work together to maintain their dormitory a conducive living environment. 

Life teachers decorated the siesta rooms to enable students to feel home and rest well so that they could study better in the afternoon. Every student got to fall asleep for many classes so this was highly commended by parents. 

Year 7 students put up a mass singing and dancing to express their love to VBS and their expectations for the future. Their choreography displayed vibrancy, youth and confidence.

Themed 'manners and building civilised city and campus', this ceremony joined artistic performances to demonstrate positive energy and spirits. All staff and students were practising core values of socialism and keeping the traditional Chinese virtues to make their own contributions in building civilised city for Shenzhen and civilised campus for VBS.

Author: Li Jingping

Photographer: Linda

Formatting: Judy

Translated by DC Lai