Overview
A child's development into a contributing member of society starts at home. At YWIES, we highly appreciate the school-home partnership.
YWIES Shanghai works hand in hand with families to benefit the healthy development and successful education of their children. Parents are able to participate in their children's school life by interacting with teachers on a regular basis as well as being involved in the community, charities basis, and participate in community activities, charity work and school activities to learn more about their child’s school life.
Parent Relations Officers liaise between parents, the community and the school's administration.
Parental education is also integral to school-parent co-operation. Through regular seminars and workshops, parents are introduced to advanced child rearing strategies.
PAP (Parent Ambassador Programme)
At YWIES we believe parents play an integral role in the development of not only their child’s education but also the school community. The PAP provides a platform for parents to share the vision and mission of the school and why they chose it as well as for families who wish to become more involved with YWIES.
PAP serves as a bridge between International Teachers and National Families
- Leadership opportunities for parents to connect with our YWIES and YCIS school community and National Chinese community will be provided.
Who are our Parent Ambassadors and what do they do?
- Community-oriented with a commitment to providing service to others
- Volunteer and coordinate events for the school, as needed
- Attend some evening and/or weekend meetings, as needed
- Can communicate effectively with a diverse group of parents, staff, and local community members
- Willing to provide and secure resources to enrich and empower the YWIES community through sponsoring events, offering internship opportunities, hosting events, or funding school projects, etc.
- Support the Seeds of Hope, a service-learning Co-Curricular programme for all Yew Wah International Education Schools: engage in service-learning projects that bring healing to the world, including helping less fortunate children in Shanghai on Saturdays through the Social Services Club
- Assist in the organisation of our charity events such as the annual Seeds of Hope Gala, YWIES Gubei Charity Dinner, and others.
Seeds of Hope: Network-wide Charity Project
Upholding the Yew Wah motto "to align with love and charity", the Seeds of Hope project became our first network-wide charity. Seeds of Hope was established in response to the tragic Sichuan earthquake in 2008. Through various initiatives, including the hugely successful Seeds of Hope Concert, all stakeholders throughout our Yew Wah locations came together to raise funds. As a result, the Sichuan Earthquake Educational Development (SEED) was established to help finance the restoration of the Minzhu Primary School in Anyue County, Ziyang City, Sichuan Province.
From the original SEED funds emerged the greater vision of Seeds of Hope, which eventually grew into a partnership with the China Youth Development Foundation. This partnership has resulted in the establishment of Seeds of Hope Schools in various parts of rural China, with the goal of building one school each year.
