Dr ZHOU (Gary) Zejun respects and cares for all his pupils and he is always in awe of education, despite his 24 years of experience in the field. KSS is true to the ideal of providing a holistic education for all. All pupils are equal and each student is unique. Education is an undertaking that requires full commitment and dedication. We will never recommend a one dimensional, one-sided, quick-fix-for-success education here.

Dr ZHOU (Gary) Zejun consistently mentions holistic education in his interview. Valuing the “wellbeing of people” is in line with one of the hallmarks of KSS—pastoral care. A considerate and comprehensive pastoral care system is in place to help with pupils’ academic excellence and to provide emotional support at KSS. Caring for each student in all aspects is the essence of holistic education.

Our brains are subjected to unprecedented information overload and also the neck-breaking social developments that they are not always able to cope with, we all need to learn how to regulate our emotions and focus. Though industrialization has given birth to modern schools, Dr ZHOU (Gary) Zejun never wishes his pupils to become products of the assembly line, but rather people with their brains fully developed to think independently, who not only embrace knowledge and different approaches, but are free from distractions, and know how to apply the power of their brains. These qualities are invaluable and necessary especially in the era where competition and anxiety are at an all-time high.

周校长自己教育领域的工作历程，可以“和”字来总结。

首先是语言上的“和”，多年来一直从事中英文双语教育，培养出来的学生既擅长诗词歌赋，能出口成章，又能英文流利表达，这与国王学校始终坚持的均衡双语教育方式很是契合。另一个“和”体现在履历上，课堂上传道受业解惑、国际研学训练营中带学生游走大洲大洋、办公室内为学校出谋划策，在北京、上海、香港的三所国际化私立学校里，留下了他播撒教育种子的身影。第三个“和”，是他教学实践与学术研究二者兼备。在美国印第安纳大学读了比较及国际教育专业博士的他，工作中教学理论与实践相互促进。

当然，不可忽视的，是课程设计中的“和”，这也是深圳坎特伯雷国王学校的特色所在。博采众长、中西相融，内容上既有与国际接轨的前沿知识，又具有地域特色课程，形式上既有课内传授，又有校外实践。

Balance and well-roundedness best describes Dr ZHOU (Gary) Zejun's journey in the field.

To begin with, he has aimed at achieving balanced and high-performing bilingualism in that pupils are proficient in both English and Chinese, both in everyday language and literature, which perfectly echoes the approach to bilingual education adopted by King’s.From his curriculum vitae, it is evident that Dr ZHOU (Gary) Zejun has a broad and also balanced range of roles and responsibilities in his career across three leading private international schools in Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong, where he taught pupils in the classroom, took pupils on educational trips abroad, and worked on school strategic plans in his office.The third balance is his combination of educational practice and academic research. He studied comparative and international education at Indiana University-Bloomington in the United States, and his research background and practice promote each other in his work.

In addition, the balance in the design of the curriculum should not be overlooked. KSS fully embodies this principle of curriculum design characterized by a balanced selection of a wide range of traditions and pedagogical practices, Chinese and western. The curriculum not only includes cutting-edge knowledge in the world, but also embraces courses with distinctive features in the region, combining in-class teaching and activities outside the classroom.

周校长在管理中，有一个“合”字体系，讲求的是合作。运用多方合力，让学生接触到更多资源，以获得滋养与培育。

首先他提倡Relation marketing（关系营销）理论，即建构学校与社会，校长与教师，学生和家长的正向合作关系。这样可以促进合作，突破校园和课堂的限制，把社会资源引入到学校。“每个人都是资源收集器，他们将各自的资源、能量反馈到团体中，使得大家共同进步”。他曾组织开展“家长课堂”，邀请到火箭领域的研究者、急救医生、风投从业者，以及方程式赛车推广者等从事不同行业的家长，与学生分享专长，让学生了解职场，也给学生带来独特的学习体验。

在与同事的相处中，他主张建立职业发展共同体，创设一所真正意义上以愿景使命推动的学校，为着共同的目标行动，无论是效率还是质量，都能够达到更高的水平。带着这种对“合”的认同，他也将会秉持深圳坎特伯雷国王学校一直坚持的“多元教师队伍”共建理念，邀请具备开阔视野及理念的教师加入进来，为学生提供一流师资。

在深圳这片创新奋进的热土创校，他也期待着能与本地资源“合”作，将高新科技知识资源带给学生，让他们在最前沿资讯科技的助力下继续开拓，走向更远。

“和”与“合”的实现，都在一步一个脚印的务实行动里实现，深圳坎特伯雷学校也是如此，看见辽阔的远方，也着眼于当下的细节，仰望星空，脚踏实地，给学生真正需要的教育。

As a leader, Dr ZHOU (Gary) Zejun advocates collaboration. With concerted efforts from all stakeholders of the school community, pupils can be exposed to more resources for nourishment and a powerful learning experience.

First, he advocates the Theory of Relation Marketing in how to build collaborations among a set of key school community members. Instead of a focus on transactions and profiteering in many industries on conventional practice of marketing, the Theory of Relation Marketing in education is premised on constructing a positive collaborative relationship between school and society, principals and teachers, students and parents. Managed well, this collaborative relationship can promote cooperation, exceed the limits of the campus and the classroom, and introduce societal resources to the school. Dr ZHOU (Gary) Zejun asserts, "Everyone is a resource collector. They feed back their resources and energy to the group so that everyone can make progress together." He once organized parent-taught classes, inviting parents from different industries such as rocket researchers, emergency doctors, venture capital practitioners, and formula racing promoters to share expertise with students and bring students a unique learning experience, in addition to the exposure to the world of work.

In his work with colleagues, he advocates creating a professional learning community in order to build a mission-driven school. If all colleagues are acting towards a common goal, higher efficiency and quality are the natural outcome. With a profound understanding of such cooperation, Dr ZHOU (Gary) Zejun will continue with King’s current policy and practice of building an academic team with diverse skills and areas of expertise, inviting top teachers with a broad vision and advanced teaching philosophy for pupils.

Building KSS in Shenzhen, best known for being a fertile ground for innovations and progress worldwide, he is looking forward to making best use of local resources, creating opportunities for pupils to access high-tech and to further explore the world with the help of cutting-edge information technology.

The realization of balanced, well-rounded and collaborative educational experience of KSS is only achieved through concrete efforts and hard work, step by step. KSS, with a grand vision in mind, needs to be a master in implementing it. As the saying goes in English, “devil’s in the detail”. Guided by the mission and vision of the school and aided by grounded daily educational practice, KSS will be able to provide an education that pupils deserve and need.

日常中他也有着自己的运动阅读习惯，让身心皆处于不断精进的状态。

18年来他始终保持着每周至少两次羽球的频率，“和常理所说的相反，所有人在任何年龄阶段都能学习和成长，在运动中，我能够感受到不断训练和复盘精进之后我球技变化，这就是终身教育”。

除了运动，他还喜欢阅读。订阅各大教育类专业刊物，时刻关注教育领域前沿研究，热衷读史，常以史来分析对比当下事件。他还喜欢研读科学文献，在采访中多次谈论到当下脑科学理论在教育中的应用，不断拓展的知识边界，让他的教育理念如同有源活水，保持常新。

深圳坎特伯雷国王学校也坚持培养学生对于阅读、运动、艺术等领域的兴趣，并期待学生可以将其内化在日常之中，受益终生。在践行着对于运动、阅读等持续追求的周校，将会带学生们一起，体悟、享受阅读之爱、运动之乐、艺术之美。

能够参与创校，周泽军校长满怀期待。

“深圳是一个敢为天下先的城市，我们立足深圳，放眼全球，培养拥有全球及未来视野的人，让深圳坎特伯雷国王学校成为一所世界名校，陪伴学生高质量的学习与成长。”

带着24年来积累的阅历，依托着1400年坚实的坎特伯雷国王学校办学精神，融合着深圳这片充满生机的土地，周校长将用一颗热忱的教育之心，见证深圳坎特伯雷国王学校的成长及可以期许的卓越。