Chilly as it was on Friday, November 29, the school campus of Stalford was nice and warm. Nearly 200 parents entered the campus full of enthusiasm and expectations, taking part in the Campus Open Day activities which are held once every semester, experiencing for themselves the international education and the learning of their children.

The Open Day activities began with the morning class meeting. Teachers of each class dedicated a thoughtfully prepared spiritual feast to all the parents: some talked about traditional culture, some told inspirational stories, some discussed about world events, and some organized ceremonies associating with previous Thanksgiving Day, rendering the children an opportunity to thank their parents for their upbringing with songs and hugs, which moved many parents into tears of happiness.

The focus of the open day activities was the opening of classroom. There were 60 classes available covering Chinese, Mathematics, English and other major disciplines, as well as music, art and other comprehensive disciplines. The teaching was given by both Chinese and foreign teachers. Through collaboration, experiencing, exploration and other interactive ways, they were able to create a good learning environment which can maximize the potential of students in pursuit of excellence, and cultivate students’ abilities of independent thinking, multi-dimensional thinking, creative thinking as well as the capability of lifelong learning.

As an ancient Chinese poem goes: “The best time and scene of the year you have to remember is the time when tangerines are green and oranges golden.” Over the past four years, with the understanding and support of parents, we have made significant achievements in running the school, showing a gratifying picture of “green tangerines and golden oranges”. We will take this open day as another starting point, continuously sharing our quality of international education and teaching, so that the school enlighten the Nantong as the international city.