Year 2020 has been painful for educators due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Led by Principal Yang, all staff members worked hard for the development of students - by teaching both offline with online while implementing measures to keep campus safe.

As the outbreak settled, the school returned to its normal state in September 2020 - vibrant, innovative with growth mentality. The school was honored to receive '5G pilot school', 'myopia prevention and control pilot school in Shenzhen', 'Young Talent Training Academy for Chess in Guangdong Province' awards. Principal Yang was awarded excellent principal in Longhua District, Assistant Principal Zheng was awarded star of diligence in Vanke Group and Ms. Glora Guo was awarded the excellent class teacher in Longhua District. 

Teachers - establish the growth mentality

336 students and 67 teachers have joined the VBS family since the beginning of new semester. There are 41 classes with 1133 teachers and students in VBS which has realised the leap development.

Teachers are the key to the school's development and they form the team for the same dream. VBS Academy for Teachers' Professional Development was founded in August 2020, Principal Yang and Mr. Li jointly inaugurated VBS Academy for Teachers' Professional Development. From this moment onwards, all staff members began their lifelong growth study track at VBS. Many experts and lectures arrived at VBS to give lectures to teachers on ideas, methods, theories, positive discipline and manners which inspired teachers. 

The stories of Ms. Zheng, Ms. Lin, Ms. Luo and Ms. Xin were touching at Teachers' Day celebration - they were the salt of the earth at VBS with more than 30 years of teaching. 

Grouped lesson planning, open classes, teaching and research activities were organised. Mentor partnering event allowed young teachers to learn quicker under the professional guidance. 

As a learning-oriented school, VBS continues to give teachers a panel to study with consistency as they establish the growth mentality so that everyone can be an example for students to follow. 

Students - make their dreams to shine

Every new student has experienced a memorable enrolment ceremony. They either share their dreams on stage or brave the winds and waves in the sea, have military training, challenge themselves in islands. They learn to face setbacks, be independent and work with peers in nature to be optimistic, gritty and inclusive. 

Students experience a variety of courses back in school. Taught by a swimming world champion, Swimming, AI, Life planning, Architecture, Cloud Lesson and Rock Climbing are compulsory for students to have a try when student socieities and electives give them space for personalised development. Currently there are 93 student societies as a result of students' leadership, ability to cooperate and communicate. They will manage, develop on their own when exchanging ideas, making new friends and gaining experience to live a life in future. 

In PBL project 'Life with Zero Waste', students have explored this kind of life during their summer break with many excellent productions - power-saving app, trackable vendor machines, hydraulic pressure game gadgets etc. Students have demonstrated their exploratory, innovative spirits and the ability to think and create as well as a strong sense of social responsibility. 

Campus - Love and beautiful things happen

More facilities are put in use - indoor swimming centre, library, functional classrooms for Music, Art, Architecture and Dancing as well as 4 indoor basketball hall for students to exercise without weather interference. The small-sized class teaching offers a first-class learning environment and experience.

Love is the source of a wonderful education. 

With selfless love to students, students have smiles and send cards or flowers on teachers' desks. VBS is a campus with lots of love. The school advocates positive discipline and solve problems on the basis of understanding, encourgement and communication. Every teacher will receive birthday regards, every parent will progress as every student's dream will shine.

Principal Yang said, 'VBS is a big family and the common place for students, parents and teachers to grow. VBS sees education from a futuristic wisdom perspective and has the courage to innovate education with the ideology 'Teach for the unknown, study for the future'. It will implement Parents' Academy and Academy for Teachers' Professional Development to build a new model of future-oriented international school to prepare students for their future.

Rousseau said,' What is the best education - the one you cannot see it in blind eyes, the one that students cannot see its happening but influence their minds, help them realise their potentials. This is the best education.'

Students gain confidence, optimism every day on campus with the occasion of teachers . Many parents see their children become more joyful once they study here as many of them love coming to the school and wish to stay longer. This is the significance of education.