在线上开学典礼上，孔美琪博士延续朱砂开智的传统，在额头上画了一个红点，代表着对学生们在学业上的美好祝福，祝愿他们“眼明”、“心明”，希望他们能做最卓越的自己。然后她亲自击鼓鸣志，希望学生们能智慧启迪、志向远大，鼓声越大，志向越远大。

在典礼之前，孔博士“找不到”她的鼓， 于是她通过创造力和跨学科的探究方法亲手制作了一个鼓。

孔博士击鼓鸣志和朱砂开智

袁晓峰校长对开学典礼以及孔博士的击鼓鸣志表示非常激动和喜悦。她希望大家在丽林维育能成为卓越且自豪的学生。成为卓越的学生，我们需要记住我们的校训：明善、仁爱、毅行。

最后，在李婧副校长的带领下，全体师生共唱VPA校歌为线上开学典礼画上完美的句号，这也象征着丽林维育学校第一学期正式拉开帷幕。

从左到右：孔博士、李副校长、袁校长

At the online opening ceremony, Dr. Maggie Koong maintained the tradition of Zhushakaizhi and drew a red dot on the forehead. This symbolizes her well wishes to all the students, hoping that they do well in their studies and reach their potentials. Then she also pointed out Jigumingzhi, wishing students to be enlightened, and have ambitions in their lives. The louder the drum, the higher the ambition.

Before the ceremony, Dr. Koong deliberately ‘misplaced’ her drum. She demonstrated her creativity and ability of being an interdisciplinary inquiry learner by making a drum right on the spot.

Principal Yuan joined the opening ceremony with excitement and enthusiasm. She echoed Dr. Koong’s drum beating for students. She wished everyone to be excellent and proud at VPA. In order to be excellent, we need to remember the values of our school: Virtue, Positivity, and Action.

Leading by Vice Principal Gloria Li, the online opening ceremony ended perfectly with students singing the VPA school song, and marking the start of VPA’s first-ever term.

Left to right: Dr. Koong, Vice Principal Li, Pricipal Yuan

正如我们在STEAM Day提到，我们无法想象我们的学生们将会面对的未来世界会是什么样的。他们正在逐渐发展成数码公民，科技也逐渐发展成我们生活的一部分。虽然很遗憾，我们现在无法在校园里见面，但是这也给了我们一个学习成为数码学者的好机会。

在线上课程中，学生们和老师共同商议并同意了一个最基本的科技使用协议。当我们使用电子设备时，我们需要对自己的行为保有尊重、责任和担当。根据George Couros的定义，还有一个更高的标准叫数码领袖， 他们用网络和社交媒体去改善他们的生活、健康，以及其他人的生活情况。

科技使用协议

在这样一个数字时代下，很多家长很担心长期对着屏幕会对孩子们的健康，特别是视力健康有影响。为了保持平衡，老师们早已为每节课计划了线下活动，以及教导他们如何正确地使用电子设备。比如，在三年级，我们教导学生要负责任地上网，要知道他们在网上发布的任何东西都将影响到其他的公民，所以他们需要对自己、他们所在的社区，以及整个世界负责。

网课情况

在线上课程中，我们的老师不光成功适用了他们的学习计划，还跟学生们建立了良好的关系与归属感。通过这样人性化的设计，我们打破了屏幕后人与人之间的隔阂。

就像George Couros说的那样，“当世界变得更数字化的时候，我们必然需要变得更人性化。”

在即将来临的9月14日，下周三，我们将举办关于Alpha世代，数码公民的线上交流会。欢迎大家扫码预约、共同探讨。

As we mentioned on our STEAM Day, we cannot envision what the world would be like for stuends in the future. We are all evolving as digital citizens and technology becomes more integral in our lives. An example was how we used our skills as digital citizens to attend our Opening Ceremony and the first week of class. Although it was disappointing not to see everyone in person, it was a good opportunity for us to practice and utilize our skills as digital leaners.

During online class, students and teachers came up with a primary technology agreement about the behavior and etiquette we should follow when using technology. We need to be respectful, responsible, and accountable for our actions. According to George Couros, there is a higher standard for digital citizens so called Digital Leadership —using the internet and social media to improve their lives, well-being, and circumstances of others.

Primary Technology Agreement

In this digital era, many parents are worried about the impact of screen time to students’ overall health, especially the effect on their optical health. To achieve a balance,  our teachers have also planned offline activities to support students’ learning and taught them to use their devices wisely. For example, in year 3, we taught students to use internet responsibly, and to know that everything they put on internet will influence other citizens and they should be responsible for themselves, their communities, and the world.

Online Class

During the online class, our teachers has not only successfully adapted their learning plans, but also established and grown relationships and a sense of community with students. With the sense of humanity, we broke down the barrier between us behind the digital screens.

As quoted from George Couros, “As the world becomes more digital, it’s vital that we become more human.”

On the upcoming Wednesday, 9/14, we will be hosting an online event to talk about digital citizens. Please scan the QR code and join us for discussion.  

我们知道学生们都在当下疫情很严峻的环境下努力学习，所以为了他们的身心健康，我们带领着学生进行正念静观练习，帮助他们提高情绪管理和专注力。我们一起探索了社交上、情绪上、生理上的健康，以及这些对我们的生活有什么意义。我们还一起探索了积极的人际关系，建立了基本认识，以及做了情商锻炼。

正念练习

为了高效地开展线上教学，我们准备了大礼包，送上了袁晓峰校长的新绘本，并由孔博士现场指导老师们分发整理，再由老师们乘坐校车亲自派送给了学生。

孔博士与丽林维育学校的老师们一同为学生们准备的大礼包

小鲨鱼期待与大家尽快在校园里相会！

We understand that students are working very hard under the pandemic all together; therefore, we guided students to practice mindfulness meditation to improve their emotional health. We explored social, emotional, and physical well-being and what that means to their lives. We also explored positive interpersonal relationships and developed an awareness and practice of social-emotional intelligence. 

Mindfulness

For the online learning to be more effective, Dr. Koong guided teachers to prepare gift packs，including Pricipal Yuan's latest story book, and our teachers hand delivered to our students.

The gift pack from VPA

Looking forwards to meeting everyone on campus as soon as possible!