Among the Jiangsu students of the 2021 Five University Discipline Competition National Training Team, 8 students from our school were listed; 89 were admitted to C9 universities; in terms of the number and proportion of admissions to the "Ivy League" schools in the United States, the number and proportion of admissions to the top ten universities in the United States further maintained the domestic and regional leading edge; Oxford and Cambridge issued a total of 14 admission letters to students from outside the South. In the new semester, the good news of Nanjing Foreign Chinese School is frequently spread. Nanwai Principal Zou zheng is encouraging the students at the opening ceremony, on the one hand, to have a learning attitude without distraction, on the other hand, to have an optimistic and positive attitude towards life, and to feel the power of self-confidence in growing day by day!
【The following is the full text of the speech】
Dear students and teachers,
happy New Year!
The busy and fulfilling new semester has arrived with a new year of renewal and spring in Vientiane. First of all, on behalf of the school, please allow me to extend new year wishes to everyone, wish the students a happy and happy foreigner with age and vision, knowledge and wisdom!
The past 2020 has been a year full of changes and challenges, the new crown virus is raging around the world, the international situation is changing, and the world today is experiencing "major changes unprecedented in a century". The great practice of China's anti-epidemic struggle once again highlights the value pursuit of "life first, people first" and the grand concept of a community with a shared future for mankind.
Looking back on the past semester, in a safe and stable environment, with the joint efforts of all teachers and students, we have achieved new and proud results.
In the list of Jiangsu students of the 2021 Five University Discipline Competition National Training Team, 8 students of our school are on the list (3 mathematics, 5 informatics), occupying half of the entire list, reflecting the absolute strength of our students in the provincial and national science competitions.
The third year of high school escort work was successfully completed. Among the students who participated in the escort this year, 89 were admitted to C9 universities (including 13 from Peking University, 11 from Tsinghua University, 20 from Shanghai, 8 from Fudan University, 28 from Nanda University, 8 from Zhejiang University, and 1 from Xi'an Jiaotong University), 13 of whom were admitted to Beiwai and Shangwai, and the rest of the students were admitted by many popular universities such as Hong Kong Chinese University (Shenzhen), Wuhan University, Xiamen University, Southeast University, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, etc., and the admission level reached a new high in the calendar year!
Studying abroad has achieved great results. In terms of the number and proportion of admissions to "Ivy League" schools in the United States, the number and proportion of admissions to the top ten universities in the United States have further maintained the domestic and regional leading edge. We gained a lot in the early application stage, and famous universities such as Yale, Stanford, Penn, Duke, Chicago, Johns Hopkins, Cornell, Williams, and Wellesley were very popular with students from outside the South. In particular, It is worth mentioning that Oxford and Cambridge have issued a total of 14 admission letters to students from outside the South, and the department and the international department have made a number of breakthroughs in the number of admissions to famous universities in the United Kingdom, France, Canada and other famous universities.
Here, on behalf of the school, I would like to express my warm congratulations to the students who have achieved excellent results, and express my most sincere thanks to the teachers who have devoted all their efforts to the growth of the children!
Students, we often hear a saying called "attitude is everything", so at the beginning of the new semester, I would like to promote two attitudes.
Undistracted learning attitude
There is no shortcut to learning, and a point of hard work corresponds to a harvest. Primary and secondary schools in Singapore attach great importance to cultivating students' comprehensive quality, and will open a lot of art and language courses to stimulate students' interest, but there is often a ring ruler hanging behind the classroom, and when children do not perform well, they will be punished by the teacher's palm. American universities are known for their liberal and open humanistic spirit and general education, but the academic strict requirements and selfless devotion of American students are equally impressive. I visited Harvard University in the United States, where study rooms are difficult to find empty seats even on weekends, packed with students racing against the clock.
"The bench must sit cold for ten years, and the article does not write half a sentence", everything needs to go through arduous efforts to achieve certain achievements. Learning is even more so, only through their own unremitting efforts and hard work, there is a possibility of success. This process will inevitably feel boring and boring for students with vigorous vitality, but we must realize that learning is a lonely and hard work, not a pleasant game. Despite the help of teachers, parents and classmates, if you want to learn knowledge well, you still have to rely on your own understanding and application. Sometimes, learning will enter a bottleneck period, how to learn can not understand, as if into the vast wasteland, before the village, after the shop, a lonely person, doubt whether they can go to the end. At this time, if you easily choose to give up and find a way to escape back to your comfort zone, then whenever you encounter difficulties in the future, you will habitually be discouraged again and again and defeated by difficulties. At this time, the most important thing is to stare at the target, grit your teeth and insist, and move forward step by step!
Our children from the south have very good talents, but talented people can only become excellent through continuous hard work and hard work. I hope that the students can maintain a focused attitude and constant patience, adapt to the needs of this hard work, and do the most important work in front of them.
Optimistic and positive attitude towards life
In the process of learning and life, many students will experience many setbacks and many troubles, so they will have various feelings of chagrin, and even be defeated by failure. However, Mr. Zhu Guangqian, a master of aesthetics, provided another perspective for young people, saying: "If everything is perfect, naturally there is no hope to happen, let alone the need to work hard." Since the world is perfect, how can we taste the joy of creating success? The reason why this world is happy is that there are defects, there are opportunities for hope, and there are fields of imagination. In other words, the world is flawed and the possibilities are great. ”
Only by recognizing the imperfection of life can we discover our own characteristics, use our own strengths to solve problems and overcome difficulties; we will develop self-confidence and burst out the strength to grow; we will not be afraid of the suffering in front of us, and we will not be afraid of the difficulties of the future!
I and every teacher in Nanwai have a common wish, that is, to give a sufficient space, so that children can grow freely and beautifully, not only to withstand the wind and rain, but also to enjoy the rain and sunshine, and to feel the power of self-confidence in growing day by day!
Let's start all over again, and start from nothing new. Thank you!
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Source: Purple Cow News