VBS News Net: On April 20th, the students from 7E attended an exciting and interesting career-sharing class. This class is part of the life planning class of VBS. Chen Kehan's mother was invited as the guest speaker. Teachers of 7E listened to the lecture.

Chen Kehan's mother is working for a Fortune Global 500 company as the COO of the industry department, responsible for assisting the product director in implementing the industrial strategy and the continuous improvement of the quality management system. Having worked in a  Fortune Global 500 company for more than ten years, she has professional knowledge and a good understanding of the company's culture and the future society's requirements for talents.

In the lecture, Kehan's mother and students imagined where they would be in 5 years or 10 years. She used the company's promotional video to introduce the company's working environment and excellent corporate culture, which made the children very fascinated. Liu Yingjie said, 'I like this kind of company very much. It is full of vitality.'

Kehan's mother also told the students what types of talents are urgently needed and what knowledge and skills the students need in advance, guiding the children to lay a solid academic foundation while paying attention to diversified development. She said that students should improve themselves and work hard in the right direction. The children who answered the questions received books and gifts from Kehan's mother.

Starting from her learning and working experience, Kehan's mother warned students to have clear goals, learn time management, and make unremitting efforts to work hard with excellent people so that they can reach far. Knowledge can change one's fate. She reminded students to be grateful to their parents and teachers who are willing to help them unconditionally.

This class broadens the children's international horizons and enhances their professionalism. Children need to know the external environment and the future society's requirements for talents and then do life planning in advance with self-exploration.

Principal Yang is the one who designed the VBS life planning course. It integrates career education, mental health education, and social-emotional learning. It aims to promote student's sound personalities, guiding students to understand themselves more comprehensively, explore the outside world, and lay a solid foundation for life planning. This course is a school-based compulsory course, with 32 classes per academic year. It contains 18 themes, helps students develop sound personalities, enhances their self-management ability, and broadens their horizons.

The life planning classes have been recognized by parents and students. Primary school students learned how to reduce pressure, while junior high school students learned time management. Parents participated in career-sharing courses, bringing a whole new experience to the students. VBS students showed optimism, inclusiveness, grit, eagerness, creativity, and other characteristics in the colorful activities, laying the foundation for experiencing the future.

Written by Ms. Zheng Jiajia

Editor & Photographer: Linda

Filmed and Translated by Reny