1859年，为纪念大不列颠最伟大的军事家并两度任英国首相的惠灵顿公爵，维多利亚女王建立了英国惠灵顿公学。从建校以来，惠灵顿公学就以其卓越的学术表现和成功的学校管理在英国家喻户晓。如今，惠灵顿全球大家庭以英国惠灵顿的标准严格要求其每一位成员学校，开展极其严格的年度审核，确保学校教师的教学能力、学生的学术成就和学校管理团队的管理能力都处于世界顶尖的水平。今年，惠灵顿杭州校区在惠灵顿全球年审中再一次取得优异的成绩。 

惠灵顿杭州校区总校长Kathryn Richardson也对杭州校区取得的辉煌成就感到十分自豪，请与我们一起，聆听总校长激动人心的分享吧！

上周，来自英国惠灵顿公学的数位成员、曼谷惠灵顿国际学校总校长和惠灵顿（中国）惠立教育研究院的成员等六位年审团队成员对惠灵顿杭州校区开展了年度审核，主要审核以下九大方面： 

年审团队根据审核标准评估惠灵顿杭州校区的发展状况，并给予综合建议。我们为年审团队给出的评价感到十分振奋，更为惠灵顿杭州校区的成长感到无比自豪。年审团队认为，惠灵顿杭州校区团队始终坚定地支持学校及其价值观，所有人的工作中处处都彰显着崇高的教育愿景。全体员工树立高标准，引导学生积极实现进步，为年审团队留下了深刻的印象；与此同时，惠灵顿杭州校区学子的外部考试成绩更令年审团队赞口不绝，称之为“非同凡响”。 

年审团队指出，个人成长和幸福关怀是惠灵顿杭州校区的优势之一，校区在该方面的管理与政策无懈可击，也因此而让学生们实现了茁壮成长。当看到惠立的联合教学模式后，年审团队感到十分震撼，称该模式是名副其实的“非同凡响”。 

年审团队还对惠灵顿杭州校区的师生关系做出评价，认为校区的师生关系十分融洽，校区上下一心，始终以学生为中心、以发展为导向，将追求卓越的信念不断发扬光大。 

英国惠灵顿公学的代表还对我们的寄宿学院做了评估。英国惠灵顿公学九年级年级组长Rachel Loaring感叹道，惠灵顿杭州校区的寄宿学院设施一流、管理完善，并认为寄宿学院称得上是“镶嵌在我们王冠上的一颗明珠”。 

 在经过充实的一周后，年审团队在总结大会上对惠灵顿杭州校区团队的勤恳耕耘、敬业奉献和崇高追求给予了充分的肯定。数年来，惠灵顿杭州校区团队同舟共济、携手并进，我也十分有幸能带领一支实力过硬、鼓舞人心的优秀团队走过过去的四年。最后，我想与大家分享年审团队说过的，也是我最喜爱的一句评价： 

来自年审团队的精彩评价 

Chris Woolf

惠灵顿国际，国际事务总监

年审期间，最让我印象深刻的是与学生们的互动。学生们都说他们特别喜欢这里的教育氛围。而这样的氛围正是年审团队一致认可的。我觉得这次年审中的亮点是与杭州校区的师生和管理团队一同来见证这里出色的教育。学生们对学校有很高的认同感，也取得了不菲的学术成就。这次年审真是一场精彩的经历，我也很荣幸能来到这里。

Christopher Nicholls

曼谷惠灵顿国际学校总校长

我曾在2018年惠灵顿杭州校区建校时就来过这里，此后没有再来过了。这次，我看到曾经空旷宽敞的校区，如今处处都是勃勃的生机和快乐，到处都洋溢着学习的热情。每一所优质出色的学校里，最让人眼前一亮的元素之一便是出类拔萃的学生。从我们进入惠灵顿杭州校区的那一刻起，映入眼帘的都是自信快乐、自如自洽、独立自主的学生。之后我们看到的一切都在有力地支撑着这一点。不论是在教室里，还是在校区的各个角落，学生们都在认真学习、不断成长，与同学和优秀的教师构建起积极向上的关系，老师们也对学生的需求和发展方向有着明确的认识，学校的环境也是欢乐向上的。 

Wellington College England was founded by Queen Victoria in 1859 as a national monument to Great Britain’s most renowned military figure, the Duke of Wellington.  Since its foundation, Wellington College has been a household name in the UK for its academic excellence and successful management. Wellington international family holds all its member schools to the same rigorous standards as Wellington College UK and conducts rigorous annual reviews to ensure that the teaching standards of the teachers, academic performance of the pupils, and managerial skills of the leadership team are at the top of the world. This year, Wellington College Hangzhou once again achieved excellent results in the Wellington global annual review. 

Please read the message below from Kathryn Richardson, Master of Wellington College Hangzhou and join us in being proud of our achievements. 

The Annual Review team has set criteria to assess us against and make overall recommendations. We were thrilled with the feedback from the team, and we are incredibly proud of the progress we are making as a school. The team recognised that everyone in the Wellington College Hangzhou community had a strong commitment to the school and its values. They said our vision for your children was excellent, and it was embedded everywhere by everyone! The team were extremely impressed with the high expectations set by all staff and recognised that the pupils were making rapid progress. The team also commended the school on our external exams, stating that the results were outstanding!  

They understood personal development and wellbeing to be a real strength of the school. They found the processes and policies we have in place were thoroughly excellent and the pupils' development, because of this, was remarkable. In Huili, the team were impressed with the co-teaching model and stated it was utterly exceptional!  

Relationships between staff and pupils right across the campus were observed to be excellent, and the team said that it was evident that everything we do is about the pupils and their progress. The clear drive for excellence came shining through across the entirety of the week.  

During the visit, the boarding house was rigorously assessed by Wellington College UK. Rachel Loaring, Head of Year 9 at Wellington College UK, said the provision and facilities were excellent across the board and believed it was a 'real pearl in our crown'. 

At the end of this tremendously busy week, and in the final meeting with the Annual Review team, I was delighted to hear that the continuing hard work, dedication and commitment of the whole team had been recognised. I am so proud of the journey we have been on, and I am honoured to have led such an inspirational team of talented staff over the last four years. I will leave you with one of my favourite quotes from a member of the Annual Review team, who said, 

Chris Woolf

International Director, Wellington College International

“The most impressive thing during the AR for me is always meeting the students, they concluded by telling me that they like the way education is done here, and the annual review team completely endorse that view.  The real highlight for me is being able to celebrate with the students and the staff and the leaders here in Hangzhou, the amazing provision that they provide, the students are a real credit to the school, their academic outcomes are absolutely remarkable.  It’s an absolutely wonderful experience, and it’s been a real privilege to be here.” 

Christopher Nicholls

Master, Wellington College Bangkok

“I was here for the opening of the school in 2018 and I haven't been back since, so it's really wonderful to see the big empty school that I saw when I first came now full of people, full of enjoyment of life and learning.   Whenever you visit a good or excellent school, one of the most impressive things is the students. From the first moment that we walked into the campus, you could tell straight away that those are comfortable, happy, mature independent-minded young people. Everything I've seen since has just backed that conclusion up. What I see in the classrooms across everywhere that I've visited is students doing good learning, doing good work with good relationships with each other, with excellent teachers who understand what they need to make progress in a happy environment.”