In this pleasant season of autumn with brisk air and osmanthus aroma, all the teachers and students of Nantong Stalford International School held a grand ceremony in the afternoon of September 30th to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China.
The celebration began with the solemn ceremony of raising the flag and singing the national anthem. Vice Principle Han Mingfei delivered an enthusiastic speech in which he shared the miraculous achievements in the past 70 years, and hoped that students would gained the motive force so as to study diligently, cultivate personality, build up a healthy body, and contribute to the prosperity of the society in the future.
Next, a performance was given by the teachers and students with programs of their own creation. A program using personification, was performed by 34 students dressed up as 34 provincial administrative regions of the country, each spoke in compliments of beautiful mountains and rivers, cultural heritages, and local customs and habits. Poem recitation ” What does motherland really mean?” expressed the students’ deep love and feeling of attachment to their own motherland. Teachers and students of Bilingual and International students jointly created and performed ” I accompany Grandpa to see the motherland.”