VBS News Net: VBS organised multiple training sessions for teachers to improve teachers' calibre and specified the targets that school aimed to achieve as the semester began. 

A  Top level design

Before all staff returned to work, all middle ranking officers called for a meeting to on 5th May. After a brainstorming session, everyone reviewed VBS core values and school characteristics to perform SWOT analysis and specify the roles and targets of each department at this semester.

B Philosophy comes first 

Principal Yang gave a special training for all new teachers and residential teachers at the multi-purpose room on 8th May to explain school philosophies, cultivating goals and curriculum design which would be crucial for them to blend in. 

In order for all international teachers to have a comprehensive understanding on  the school’s Chinese-Western Integrated Curriculum and blend in, Principal Yang explained school philosophies to all international teachers at multi-purpose classroom on 12th June.

C Research leads the way

Organised by Head of Development Centre Ms. Zheng and Ms. Wu Ping, VBS established 'Shenzhen Major Research Group‘. The name of the research was the implementation path for basic education as a pilot demonstration. The research group reviewed the school's development to realise its high end development in future under the professional research studies.

D Management in mechanism

The school held meetings for primary schools teachers and secondary schools teachers respectively. Leaders implemented measures on teaching and research, students' development, teachers evaluation, teaching management and set a high standard for teaching. 

E Experience sharing

Residential teachers department organised a session on 26th May for teachers to share their experience for teachers to develop good habits on students.

F Accurate implementation

VBS junior secondary department held an analysis meeting on the first monthly test on 28th May. Lesson planning heads spoke individually on the test papers and analysed the overall performance and mark ranges to give tutoring strategies in future. Extra remedial was given to those who were weak in their basics. Extra psychological care would be given to ensure every student to excel in all subjects. Principal Yang asked teachers to adopt effective strategies to boost students' confidence and team up to improve students' performance. 

G Training

VBS held training workshop for VBS Cloud lesson, PBL, primary school English Language teachers, international teachers, teaching assistants and teaching research group of all subjects on 1st June. Ms. Jiao Yang explained PBL design.

Ms. Zhang Lan did a training on Lesson Planning and Boardwork Designing using UDL, Bloom Taxonomy to connect teaching quality and boardwork. Teachers worked closely together to reinforce their eseential teaching skills. 

H Avidness and hardwork

VBS held staff meeting on 1st June. Principal Yang analysed the state policies, and the SWOT analysis on VBS. Staff reviewed VBS core values and school characteristics again. 

Principal Yang pointed out that the destiny of the school and the country is deeply connected to individuals and expected staff to work hard and improve themselves while focusing on the trends and development of education and making informed planning. The school vision would be a school that bettered the society and realised teachers' aspirations and development to gain happiness. 

VBS cultivating goals：Cultivate Chinese citizens who possess sound personality, academic excellence international horizons, patriotism and the courage to create a better future.

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VBS students demonstrate their unique qualities based on the future and diverse world - they have creativity, critical thinking and are willing to collaborate and communicate with others, have eagerness and show optimism, inclusiveness, grit as they have full of vitality to explore and develop themselves. 

Author/Photographer：Linda

Translated by DC Lai