Year: 2012

The words of the director - "People and Harmony"

Recently, the world has been shocked by the headline news of the tragic school shooting in the United States. In this tragedy, a total of 27 people lost their lives, including 20 children aged 6-7 years old. American society has always attached great importance to children's safety, and this incident has made President Barack Obama shed tears of sadness. Although the incident is very sad, at the same time of this tragedy, there are some people who make us feel the bright side of human nature; for example, the 27-year-old young teacher, Mr. Victory, who was killed in the shooting.

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"Parenting" What should I do if my child is not well liked?

Is your child always bored and not happy in relationships? In addition to the concern for academic achievement and materialistic provision, parents can also help to give a boost to their children's friendships! Jia Yun's parents have loved her since she was a little girl, often buying her beautiful clothes and the best toys. However, due to their busy schedules, they spent little time with Jia Yun, so she always watched TV and played with toys by herself. After elementary school, she didn't know how to talk to her peers or get along with others.

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A Word from the Head Gardener - Footsteps of Christmas

As Christmas draws nearer and nearer, the atmosphere of Christmas is getting stronger and stronger. Many Christmas decorations have been added to the campus, and the children are excitedly saying, "The school is getting prettier and prettier! "What's so beautiful about it?" "There are Christmas trees, golden balls, Christmas lights, and Christmas red ....". The children saw with their eyes, realized with their hearts, and expressed their feelings and praises with their mouths, which shows how attractive Christmas is to the children. They are looking forward to the red dress and the Christmas lights.

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"Parenting" The Heart of Compassion

Stuart came from a poor background. After dropping out of college, he lost his job several times and ended up living on the streets. Early one morning, he hadn't eaten for two days, although he knew he had no money, he still couldn't help but be hungry, and walked into a restaurant, and after finishing his meal, he said with an embarrassed face: "Sorry I don't have any money on me, can I pay it back next time ....?". The clerk eyed the disheveled Stuart with suspicion, and just as he was about to turn around and run away, the owner of the restaurant walked up to him and said, "I'm sorry, but I don't have any money on me.

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Message from the Director - Passport of Gratitude

The babies held a gratitude passport in their hands, and under the leadership of the teacher, they came to stamp the passport in order, the number of people stamping the passport increased day by day, and each gratitude passport recorded the words of gratitude from the children. Although it was just a short sentence, it was a thankful word from the heart of the children. Shaoyuan said, "I want to thank the principal for opening the butterfly for me to play. "I want to thank my sister for playing with me and reading books with me today." Shaoyuan of the Stanford family, when stamping every day

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"Parenting" Gift Exchange, First Shopping for Little Kids

The kindergarten teacher wrote in En En's contact book that in anticipation of Christmas, she would like to ask her parents to prepare a gift of $200 or less for the children to play with at school in exchange for gifts. Dad said that we should just wrap up the things we don't use at home and give them as gifts. When she heard what Dad said, Mom gave him a blank stare and said, "Why are you so casual? I'm going to take Eun Eun shopping for gifts. Gifts, Social Learning After children start attending kindergarten, teachers begin to assign gifts to them one by one.

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Message from the Director - Gratitude and Blessings

"Mandy, thank you for taking us to play today." Zi Ning said to me with a big smile on her face when she came back to the kindergarten from the hike. My heart was so touched, so warm, so heartfelt by the words of thanks from the kindergarteners. When I returned to the kindergarten at 4:10pm, I received these heartfelt words right after I stepped into the kindergarten, like a shot of nutrition for my tired body and mind, my spirit came back immediately. "Thank you." Yes! Thank you for the good weather for the spring trip!

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"Parenting" Sincere Praise

After school, practicing saxophone in the schoolyard is the most enjoyable time of the day for me. Some children who were waiting for their parents to pick them up from school curiously gathered around; at first, they listened quietly, but later they probably couldn't make out the meaning of the song, and started to feel bored, so they touched the instruments and flipped through the sheet music randomly, and there were even more mischievous ones who covered the sheet music with their hands, and insisted on messing around with me! I was holding my instrument in both hands and couldn't move my hands to stop them, but the result was that the song was out of tune, a song called "You are my eyes".

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A Word from the Director - Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving Month and Parenting Seminar

"Yinghan had a great time at the parenting seminar on Saturday and we adults also benefited a lot." "At the parenting seminar on the 17th, Hyun Ching's father came home and praised the school's dedication." "As soon as we arrived at Renhe's activity room, we realized that it was different. In the past, we used to put tables and chairs, but this time we put tables and chairs on both sides of the room and played activities. I was really happy to reminisce my childhood memories; the design of the gateway game was really good, not only letting the children use their brains, but also letting the children to play the games.

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Parenting - Open mindedness and different perspectives

In the past few years, when I traveled around the world to give talks and share my experiences, I often encountered people mentioning their confusion about the overall environment that seems to be in conflict with parenting and learning; one of the most common is that "there is nothing we can do to change the environment", so what should parents do? What can parents do if the environment is like this? In fact, similar doubts are not only found in Taiwan, but also in the Chinese world everywhere. Life events are valuable teaching materials. During a previous visit to Taiwan, two of my friends and I had the opportunity to meet with them.

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