光阴似箭，去年，Dora Y.、Elaina P.、Sean X.和Andrew F.四位学生领袖树立了良好的榜样，组织并带领中学生参与了各种各样的活动，成为学校和学生之间的桥梁和纽带。（《上海德闳新一届学生会集结完毕，一起认识一下！》）
成为学生领袖，不仅为四位同学施展抱负提供了平台，也是他们锻炼自己领导力的一次不可多得的机会。
Rebecca Curtin老师
中学部副校长&高中项目协调员
“通过学生会的锻炼，我们希望培养学生批判性思维、解决问题、沟通和协作的能力，这对他们的个人的成长和未来的发展至关重要。这些经历不仅能帮助他们为未来的“领导角色”做好准备，还可以鼓励他们积极参与、共塑未来，对社会产生积极的影响。”
今年，经过激烈的竞选之后，Sean X.、James Y.、Kevin Y.、Alice L.四位分别担任中学学生会的四个部门——学生声音、全球胜任力、学生社区、身心健康——学生领袖。他们将肩负起领导职责，带领学生会的成员为校园增添更多的色彩与活力。
中学学生会【学生声音】部门成员
Sean X. G11
Kayla L. G7
Faye T. G10
Minnie W. G10
中学学生会【全球胜任力】部门成员
James Y. G11
Mary X. G10
Derick F. G10
Dora Z. G11
中学学生会【学生社区】部门成员
Kevin Y. G11
Evan L. G6
Adele J. G9
Jacky C. G9
Apple X. G10
Lynn T. G10
中学学生会【身心健康】部门成员
Alice L. G10
Ann G. G7
David L. G8
Francis Z. G10
Justin L. G11
下面我们就一起来认识一下四位学生领袖吧！
为同学们发声的Sean
Sean
“我非常关心同学们的想法以及我们在学校或社区中所产生的影响。我们希望鼓励更多的学生就学术话题和其他大家关注的领域表达自己的想法。
我觉得优秀的领导能够激励每位成员为共同的目标而努力。作为领导者，重要的是需要言行一致，信守承诺。成为领导者还意味着不断聆听新的想法或建议，因此，领导者也应该具备开放的思维和反思能力。同时领导者还应该成为一个精神上的引领者，用智慧点燃激情，激励他人行动。”
继去年之后，Sean今年继续担任“学生声音”部门的学生领袖。高中数学&物理老师Rezart Lico眼中，Sean是一个了不起的沟通者，他做任何事都面带微笑，是“学生声音”部门非常合适的学生领袖。
“学生声音”部门会通过各种形式收集中学生的意见和建议。比如，去年他们就组织发放过一份问卷，收集同学们对于校内学习生活的满意度。从问卷中，“学生声音”部门了解到同学对于课表设置、自习时间等方面有一些自己的想法。他们收集整理好大家的意见，讨论并确认了相关信息之后，及时与老师沟通和协商，看看是否有比较好的解决方案，以提升同学的学习效率。
根据之前收集到的信息，为了让更多的学生享受午餐的时光，Sean及部门计划通过投票活动，提前两周选出自己心仪的食物，而他们也会就投票结果与学校领导团队和餐厅沟通，看看是否能够提供更符合学生口味的餐食。
另外，他们目前计划搭建一个校内学生的信息平台。想要在校内找到志同道合的伙伴、一起组队参加校外比赛的同学们，都能在上面获取组队信息，这样可以提高组队和沟通的效率。除了学生间的交流，Sean的团队也考虑到学生与老师、家长之间的沟通。去年，学校组织过一次师生间的高中项目研讨会， Sean计划今年延续这个形式，筹备家长工作坊、信息交流会等活动，通过多样化的形式，促进三方之间的沟通和信息共享。
宣传“全球胜任力”的James
James
“全球胜任力的外现之一，是我们能够认识到作为世界的一部分，我们每个人的日常行为和决策都会影响到生活在不同地区的人、事和物。我希望培养一支把自己视为变革者的学生团队：我们能勇敢地做出改变，并自信地展示自己的想法。我也希望大家能够践行可持续的生活方式。
领导力是激励和管理团队达成目标的一种能力。锻炼领导力和帮助他人有助于提高个人能力，例如，领导小组工作有助于增强我的自信心、沟通技巧和管理能力。”
中学全球视野Shereen Tucker老师：“James是一个非常专注的学生，他有许多好的想法和做出改变的行动力。我相信James将以全球化的视野和勇于担当的责任意识来领导大家。”
针对食物浪费的问题，擅长理工科的James想到了把浪费的食物数据通过可视化的方式进行呈现，让同学们能直观的感受到食物浪费量，提高他们珍惜粮食的意识。其次，对于已经被浪费的食物，James也在考虑如何进行后续的处理，比如是否可以把厨余运到德闳农场当作肥料使用，产生一个食物之间的循环，践行可持续发展的理念。
在James的眼里，我们每个人都有责任保护地球，一起创造更美好的世界。例如本学期，James计划带领部门的成员策划一些推广有机食品的活动，通过工作坊、动手种植等形式，让更多的学生了解有机农业和可持续农业。上海德闳作为社区的一部分，也应该采取行动，从每一个人做起，让世界变得更美好。
为了培养同学们的全球胜任力，James和伙伴们计划就一些较为热门的全球性问题举办研讨会，老师和同学们都能在会上分享自己的经历和心得，甚至可以就议题展开研究，将活动扩展成为学科活动。
促进社区团结的Kevin
Kevin
“我认为在不同年级的学生之间建立牢固的联系非常重要，对低年级学生来说，高年级学生提供的经验非常有价值。相较于按班级分组，学院制度更有助于学生们的联结和互动。
我对领导力的定义是：作为领导者，应该听取团队中每个成员的想法，并从更广泛的角度为项目负责。我认为领导者不一定在每个方面的能力都必须比团队中的其他人更好，但是领导者必须保有工作的激情，创造一种积极的氛围，感染团队中的其他成员，提高团队的生产力。领导者还应该观察团队中每个成员的表现，关注他人的感受和情绪。”
Kevin的同理心是有目共睹的，中学数学&物理老师Rezart Lico评价说，“Kevin是一个有共情能力、善于倾听、‘服务型’的领导。他希望可以通过自己的努力，满足大家的期待。”
善于观察的Kevin，曾在之前学生会的工作中关注到社团可持续性的问题。每年，新创立的学生社团不断涌现，如何保证这些社团拥有长久的生命力，是Kevin和他的团队想要解决的问题。所以今年他计划带领团队研究一些可行的方案，比如设计一套信息系统，所有的学生社团都能在上面留下信息和反馈记录，促进学生社团的良好发展。
除此之外，Kevin还意识到不同年级之间的交流能促进德闳大家庭更紧密的联结在一起，高年级的同学能够向低年级的同学传授一些经验，低年级的同学也能为高年级的同学提供看待问题的新视角，从而互相学习。所以Kevin也在与老师商讨，看看未来是否可以组织更多的学院活动，加强不同年级之间的联系。
守护身心健康的Alice
Alice
“在我看来，健康包括良好的身体健康和心理健康，是我们校园学习和生活的基础。我希望通过自己的力量让大家团结起来。比如，我希望为大家打造社交区域，同学们可以聚集，并度过自己的闲暇时间。同时，我还设想可以在像竹园这样空旷而安静的地方组织一系列轻松的心理讲座，为每个人提供休息、交流的机会。
要成为一个优秀的领导者，我认为需要三项技能：第一是具备良好的沟通能力，第二是具备良好的自我管理能力，第三是具备高超的领导技能。”
对于Alice，她的班主任张莱宴老师表示：“Alice总是用温暖的话语关心身边的朋友，照顾好每个人的感受。在同学需要帮助时，她总能大胆站出来，维护公平正义。很高兴她成为学生领袖，相信她会大有作为。”
有行动力、有创意的Alice今年计划通过组织领导多项校园身心健康活动和项目，保证大家校内校外健康、快乐地学习和生活。
比如本学期，Alice成立了“心灵减压俱乐部”社团。中学心理王桢老师评价道，“ Alice组织开设了心理启迪课 , 与部门的伙伴一起, 努力守护大家的身心健康。”Alice和团队还组织了 “袋子活动”，他们准备了两组袋子，分别装下“开心”和“不开心”的事情。同学们能在这里倾诉心事，也能回应其他人的烦恼，为情绪找到一个出口。
接下来，Alice还准备与同部门的小伙伴一起，策划更多吸引大家参与的活动，比如“海龟汤”等等游戏，在提高同学们认识心理健康重要性的同时，也可以提醒同学们关注自己和他人身心健康。
对于新上任的中学部学生领袖，中学校长Ryan Miles也带来了他的祝福：
“多年来，看着德闳的学生不断成长为全面发展的学生领袖，我感到非常高兴。期待着今年的学生领袖大展所长！”
在德闳，我们希望为学生提供发掘和发展自身领导力的机会，使他们更善于倾听并更主动采取积极的行动。我们致力于培养下一代优秀的领导者，帮助他们为自己、为社会创造一个更美好的未来。
Hi! Meet Our New Secondary Head Students!
We honoured the service of last year’s Head Students and welcomed our new Head Students for 2023. Looking back to last year, our Secondary Head Students Dora Y., Elaina P., Sean X., and Andrew F. served as exemplary role models for their peers and embodied the core values of our school (The new student council of 2022).
Ms. Rebecca Curtin
Deputy Head of Secondary School & IB Coordinator
"Our Student Leadership Programme empowers students to become agents of change and fosters a sense of responsibility, accountability, and service towards their community. Through Student Leadership, students develop critical thinking, problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills, which are essential for their personal growth and success in the future. This not only prepares students for future leadership roles, but also encourages them to be active participants in shaping the future, creating a positive impact on society, and leaving a lasting legacy."
This year, we received many exceptional applications for Student Leadership and were impressed by the care, compassion, commitment and vision that all applicants expressed in their application packages. Appointed as Head Students for 2023 are: Sean X. (Student Voice), James Y. (Global Citizenship), Kevin Y. (Community), and Alice L. (Wellbeing). They are overseeing the actions of our talented our Student Council members across several departments, aiming to bring diversity and vitality to our campus.
Head Student for
Student Voice:
Sean X.
Sean
"I care a lot about what students think and how we act in our school or community. Our initiatives will encourage more students to express their voices in the community, not just on academic topics, but also to focus on students’ needs in different areas.
Showing leadership inspires everyone to commit to a common goal. As a leader, it is vital that you do as you say, and act the way you have promised because the spotlight is always on you and you should take responsibility for your words and actions. Being a leader also means that you are constantly hearing and looking for new ideas or suggestions that may improve the project or the things you have worked on, even if those ideas might be against your own. Therefore, a leader should also be open-minded and reflective. A leader should be a spiritual figure and someone that can guide and inspire others to act similarly with passion and love."
Mr. Rezart Lico, IBDP Mathematics & Physics Teacher, "Sean is an amazing communicator and has a special ability to connect with everyone. He does everything with a smile. I am confident that he is the right person for the role to represent the Student Voice portfolio."
Student Voice has been providing a platform for students to share their voice and collects opinions and suggestions from students in various ways. For example, they delivered a questionnaire to collect students' satisfaction regarding study and life. According to the feedback, they plan to enable Secondary Students to choose what they would like to eat two weeks in advance and then they will negotiate with school canteen to bring a better dining experience. Sean and his team are also planning to build a platform for students, where students can find like-minded peers across grade levels or team up for competitions easily. In addition, Sean's team also focuses on communications between students, teachers and parents and they are planning activities such as parent workshops and student information sessions, including welcoming Grade 5 students to Secondary school, to facilitate information sharing through a diverse range of activities.
Head Student for
Global Citizenship:
James Y.
James
"Global citizenship is about how decisions from everybody on Earth, as part of the one planet, can affect people living in different areas. I want to cultivate a student community that sees itself as change-makers. As a global citizen, you need to be bold to make changes and be confident to demonstrate your inspiration. Other key goals include fostering conscientious to live a sustainable lifestyle and investigating global issues and the way they connect to local challenges in Shanghai.
Leadership is the ability to inspire and manage a team to achieve a goal or outcome. Leadership and helping others helps me form my own personal characteristics. For instance, leading group work helps to grow my confidence in my capacities, communication skills and management capacity."
Ms. Shereen Tucker, Global Perspectives and IBDP Geography & ESS Teacher, "James is a very focused student, with great ideas and a drive to make change. James will lead with a global mindset and strong sense of how to involve Dehong in solving global issues."
To address the issue of excessive food waste, James, who has an aptitude for science subjects, came up with the idea of visualising the wasted food data so that students can see directly how much food has been wasted and raise their awareness of food conservation. Secondly, James and the Global Citizenship department is also exploring how to dispose of food waste, perhaps by transporting the food waste to the farm to be used as fertilizer, thus creating a cycle and practicing sustainable development.
In order to develop global citizen mindsets among Secondary students, James and the Global Citizenship department are planning activities to promote organic food, through workshop and student farming activities, so that more students can learn about organic and sustainable farming. Moreover, James will lead his team to hold seminars on some of the contemporary global issues, where teachers and students can share their experiences and insights on these topics, and also conduct research on topics that can be expanded into subject activities.
Head Student for
Community:
Kevin Y.
Kevin
"I believe the connection between students is the most important part of the Dehong community. It is important to grow a strong connection between students in different grades because the experience of students from higher grades can be a valuable reference for students from lower grades. The House system is also an ideal way for the Student Council to set connections and interactions between students apart from their class groups in the Dehong community.
My personal definition of leadership is the responsibility to connect the ideas and thoughts of every member of a group and be in charge of the program from a wider point of view. Therefore, I don't think the ability of the leader has to be better than anyone else on the team in every perspective. The leader has to be really passionate and create a positive atmosphere that infects other members of the team and influences the productivity of the team. A leader should observe the performance of each member of the group and be sensitive in sympathizing with others' feelings and taking care of others' emotions and feelings."
Mr. Rezart Lico, IBDP Mathematics & Physics Teacher, "Kevin is a great listener and has the ability to show compassion to the people he is conversing with. I am confident that he has what it takes to be a servant leader as he tries to bring change into our community of students. "
Kevin has been considering ways to support the growing strength of Student-led Qidi Clubs based on his past experiences working at the Student Council, as many new clubs are being created every academic year. Therefore, this year he plans to lead his team to look into possible solutions to support the sustainable development of student clubs, such as designing an information system where all Student-led Clubs can register their information and feedback for future use by new club leaders. In addition to this, with on-campus life back in full swing, Kevin is also looking forward toorganising more House events to facilitate the interaction between students from different grades and cultivating a strong sense of community.
Head Student for
Wellbeing:
Alice L.
Alice
"In my mind, wellbeing has always been the best foundation for accomplishing tasks. Wellbeing includes good physical fitness and good mental health. I want to use my strength and enthusiasm to bring people together and show empathy towards each other. If I succeed, my first step is to use the large terrace outside the cafeteria as an area for socialization. This is a place where people could gather in the school, and it can be used as a good place for students to spend leisure time after studying. At the same time, there are also a lot of relaxing psychological lectures that can be organized there or in an empty and quiet place like the bamboo garden, helping everyone to rest, communicate, and better integrate into one big family while raising the awareness of wellbeing.
To be a very effective leader, I will need three skills: the first is to be able to communicate well, the second is to have good self-management skills, and the third is to have high leadership skills."
Ms. Anita Zhang, Chinese and IBDP TOK teacher, and G10 Form Tutor, "Alice is a kind, warm-hearted, hardworking and thoughtful student. She always cares about her peers with her warm words and takes good care of everyone’s feelings. What is more valuable is that she has a chivalrous and tender heart at a young age. She can always stand up boldly and safeguard fairness and justice. I believe she will make great achievements."
This year, Alice is leading her team to promote wellbeing by organising and leading several events. One event is the new club ‘Soul Relaxation Club’. Ms. Zola Wang, Secondary School Counsellor recognises the achievements of the students so far, especiialy as they “take meaningful actions to protect the physical and mental health of all Secondary students." The department is also planning new events such as the ‘Situation Puzzle’ to support students developing the communication and emotional skills to navigate their way through the challenges that teens face.
Mr. Ryan Miles, Head of Secondary School
"It’s been a great pleasure over the years to watch the student leadership of Dehong continually grow. Without a doubt, being privileged enough to watch our Middle School students grow into successful, confident, caring and well-rounded High School students is one of the highlights of my job. I’m always amazed by their level of maturity and our four new Head Students really do embody the spirit of Dehong. I wish them the best of luck in their new roles and I look forward to seeing their impact around the school.“
Student Leadership is an important part of a Dehong education, with opportunities for students in all grades to lead. These opportunities give students agency over their own learning, growth, and impact on the world. By providing opportunities for students to identify and pursue their passions, develop their voice, and take action on issues that matter to them, we cultivate a generation of self-directed, empowered leaders who are equipped to create a better future for themselves and their communities.
德闳学生奖为致敬容闳先生，传承百年容闳精神，针对高中学学段，上海德闳设立“德闳学生奖”。获得德闳学生奖的学生不仅需才学出众、品行端正，更要具备突出的协作精神与领导力。 同时，学校还为获奖学生准备了个性化的升学指导支持，助力其申请适配学府，成就更好的自我。