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Principal’s Word
“Two more classes to go and you will be done!”
My husband is counting down the days before I
step down from the Principal position. He can’t
wait to have me back on Sundays and doesn’t
have to help me chugging Chinese School’s
stuffs around.
These two years have been a wonderful
experience for me. I have learned a lot from this
special position and met a lot of friends. The help
and support that I have received from the Board,
Education Committee, teachers, and parents
was amazing. Planning and working on school
matters seem just like a rhythm – everyone just
came in and helped to get things done!
Looking back, I can see how these two years
helped me grow and mature. Just comparing
the Chinese New Year celebrations we had for
the last two years. We gathered suggestions,
complaints, and ideas from the first year to
improve the program, the food serving, seating,
and the games on the second year. We had
more than 400 students, parents, friends, and
guests joining us and we had a good time. This
is the kind of spirit our Education Committee
members have been sharing with me – “we are
not perfect, but we are willing to do whatever it
takes to make it better every time”.
I believe it is this spirit that keeps the school
flourishing -- We have stable enrollment,
improved curriculum, new PTO, parent social
and activities (ski trip, food tasting event and A
Dong trip) for the last two years. (If you missed
these activities, please make sure you join next
year… They are a lot of fun!) I believe with the
leadership of incoming Principal, Wen-Lin Su,
the school will continue flourishing and many
more good improvements will come.
My special thank to my mentor, Jung-Jung
Su for guiding me and advising me with her
experiences and her exceptional organization
skills. With her help and support, I was able
to cut the learning curve. I want to thank the
Education Committee members for their
support and help making things happen;
without them, we would not have these great
events and activities. Thanks to our devoted and
dedicated teachers for making learning Chinese
language and culture a lot easier and fun for
our students. Thanks to our generous donors!
With these donations, the school can continue
offering affordable tuitions and special activities.
But last of all, the school would not have been
here without the work of our Chairwoman, Dr.
Shyling Lee. Shyling helped establishing the
school, securing Trinity classrooms & facilities,
setting up the school 501 (3) © non-profit status,
and the long-term structure for the school. Many
heartfelt thanks to our volunteers, parents, and
friends – all the “unsung” heroes at Chinese
Language School of Greater Hartford!
Summer is coming! My term as the Principal is
coming to an end! I wish everyone a wonderful
and safe summer vacation!
Sincerely yours,
Shumei
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Sundays June 2010