It's another harvest season, and it's time to leave the year. With the end of the high school entrance examination, recently, various schools in Minhang held graduation ceremonies, and countless graduates will bid farewell to their alma mater and embark on a new journey in life. For every student, the Principal's Speech at the Commencement Ceremony is the "last lesson" before leaving the school.
In their speeches, what values and life philosophies did the principals convey? What are the new expectations for students? What words struck you the most?
Xu Li, principal of Huaping Primary School in Minhang District
Graduation speech
June is the season to weave dreams. In this wonderful graduation season, on behalf of the school, I would like to extend my warm congratulations to the graduates who are full of harvest and hope! I would like to express my heartfelt thanks to the teachers and parents who have worked hard and dedicated to education in the past five years! I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to the leaders at all levels and the co-construction units who have always cared about the teachers and students of Chinese primary school!
Children, you just read the letter your parents wrote to you. The paper is short and long, and you can't express the love and expectations of your family. As the principal, on this special day, I also wrote you a letter -
Dear 5th graders,
Zhan Xinjia!
When this letter is gently unfolded, my indescribable reluctance and deep wishes for you are like a clear spring trickling out with the flow of the tip of the pen. We spent a happy and joyful time together, vividly.
First meeting
I remember the first day of school in February 2022, when we met for the first time. I saw that your eyes were full of innocence and curiosity, and your faces were full of confidence and sunshine, and I fell in love with you. Later, at the beginning of each semester, we would have a special agreement - I would send you a gift for the beginning of the semester with my teachers and send you blessings. These gifts are all from your creativity, from postcards you draw to water babies you design. We turn every experience into an opportunity to nurture your creativity and express yourself. Watching you grow taller and taller year by year, and gradually, some of the children even surpass us in height, and our hearts are full of joy and pride.
Unforgettable June Day
Kids, I've heard that you like the school's June 1st bonfire the most, and that's a credit to you! I remember when you were in the fourth grade, I once walked by the door of Class 4 (2) and I asked you, "What are your wishes for June 1st this year?" "Headmaster, I want to wear my prettiest dress." "I want to play the police!" "I want to ......," I smiled and took your words to heart. As a result, the first "June 1st" bonfire party in 2023 was grandly debuted, and the gorgeous lights illuminated the night. You wore your favorite clothes, sat around the campfire, and danced and sang to your heart's content. You said to me, "Headmaster, you are our 'Xu' Wish Tree!" Our dreams have come true. "Children, if you have a dream, you have to express it, and if you have a dream, you have to chase it! Thank you for giving me the privilege of being a part of making your dreams come true.
A wonderful appearance
On May 24, 2024, at the 21st Shanghai Education Expo 2024, your performance once again applauded the principal. You independently designed and arranged the school's independent booth, introduced the school's scientific and technological innovation characteristics, demonstrated the water experiment for the guests, and interviewed and reported on the Minhang education booth. With your own actions, you have explained what it means to be practical, brave and innovative. Why did our school win the first place in the popularity list of theme exhibitions? You are the "traffic password" of the school, and I am very proud of you.
At this moment, there must be many unforgettable memories flashing in your minds. Those touching moments - the teachers held your hands on the first day of school, encouraged you to speak in class, danced hockey exercises with you, walked in the fields with you, and walked in the water park with you; The various activities - "World Water Day Commemoration Activities", "Parent-Child Fun Games", "Water Culture Festival", "Comprehensive Evaluation of Water Baby's Growth Record", "Citywalk Project-based Parent-Child Activities", ...... And the tears and hugs at today's graduation ceremony, these will be the most precious memories of your life.
As you are about to bid farewell to the innocence of your childhood and step towards a broader ocean of knowledge, I want to say to you: there are stars in your eyes, mountains and seas in your hearts, and the future can be expected.
With stars in your eyes, I hope you will maintain that thirst for knowledge and curiosity about the world. In the future learning journey, no matter how many difficulties and challenges you encounter, please keep this curiosity and let the light of knowledge illuminate your path.
There are mountains and seas in your hearts, and I hope you have a broad mind and lofty ambitions. Mountain, a symbol of perseverance; The sea symbolizes the wisdom of the depths and boundlessness. There are opportunities and challenges in the future, but as long as you have great ambition and tenacity, no difficulties will stop you.
Dear children, we are confident and looking forward to your future. Each of you is like a small drop of water, which fills the campus with vitality and makes us feel the happiness and joy of being a teacher. Today, you are about to travel far away to the wider sea of stars. Please remember that Huaping Primary School will always be your alma mater that cares about you and gives you the deepest blessings, and I wish you to shine like a star, as deep as the sea, and as tenacious as a mountain in your future learning career, so that the future will be more exciting because of you!
Sincerely,
I will always love your principal's mother, and I will always love your Huaping Primary School
Messages from the principals
There is deep reluctance
There is more earnest entrustment and earnest expectations
Give children the motivation to move forward
Starlight lives up to the rush
I wish you all a happy graduation and a bright future
Source: Minhang Today