同出一源，交流联结

哈罗香港与哈罗海口有一致的精神和传承，

并在哈罗大家庭中紧密交流、相互联结，

在迈入稳健发展的创校第五年，

以“联结与凝聚“为主题，

我们特邀哈罗香港校长

 Ann Haydon女士来到海口

用一场充满智慧与期望的经验分享，

与家长们探讨哈罗教育对孩子一生的影响。

希望这场深度的经验交流，

能给我们带来意想不到的收获。

今天我在这里与大家见面，与家长和教职员工见面，度过了一段非常愉快的时光。学校生机勃勃，充满活力和热情。我想用这三个词来概括今天看到的学校，我会说它真正令人向往，并践行了我们的座右铭——即育以至善，卓以领航。

我想说，这是一所关心每个人的学校。

我想说，这所学校引人入胜，鼓舞人心。

我遇到的学生令人愉快，他们非常热衷于谈论他们对未来的学习的期望、他们对社区的参与、对院舍的参与，以及他们与老师的关系。

让我印象最深刻的是师生关系。孩子们很感激老师们日复一日提供的教学与关爱，也非常喜充满探索空间的爱校园环境，这使他们能够学习、进步和取得成就。这是这所美好学校的一大特色。

我为哈罗香港所取得的成就感到自豪，如同哈罗海口，我们的学校也是一个了不起的社区，我们对学生寄予厚望。我常说，卓越是我唯一的追求，我也希望我们的学生能立志成为最好的自己，无论是在学业上，还是在音乐、戏剧、体育、辩论方面，无论他们的追求或兴趣是什么，我都希望他们成为最好的自己。这样他们才能作为未来的领导者走向世界。他们是未来的超人，我希望他们能够为家庭、工作、社区、他们所居住的国家和整个世界做出积极贡献。对于教师和员工，我也有着同样的期待我们注重关爱学校里的每个人，希望让每个人发挥出最好的一面。

我常说，在哈罗香港，每个孩子都能被看见，这些孩子知道他们被老师和学校的所有教职员工所认识，我们要做的是给他们机会，让他们表现自己，成为最好的自己。

所以我认为，关注卓越、关注抱负、关注每个人和鼓励孩子们永远成为最好的自己，是我们成功的原因。但不仅仅是这些。我们有聪明、上进的学生，他们有信心做好自己感兴趣的事情。我们有支持我们的家长，有高水平的老师，这些结合意味着我们的孩子会做出伟大的事情。

重返哈罗海口是我来说意义非凡，时光飞逝，这所学校已经成立五年了。在我第一次造访时，学校刚刚开始动工。眨眼间，忙碌的工地变成生机勃勃的美好校园。这让我忍不住回想起 2017 年我自己的学校是什么样子。

最让我动容的是，这所学校已经发展出了独特的精神内核。正如我提到的，学生们真的很可爱、待人有礼，他们热衷于和我交谈、互动、问我问题，告诉我他们在海口学校的生活，他们喜欢什么，他们正在学习的科目，这和八年前我加入香港哈罗的时候，情况也完全一样。

学校里有真正的目标感和活力，这是显而易见的。

我可以看到学校不断进步，这里为卓越的未来奠定了基础。我确信，如果我八年后再来。海口和香港会有更多相似之处。孩子、家长、员工都齐心协力，希望我们的学生能取得最好的结果，这无疑是作为教育者最乐于见到的。

我加入教师行业已经很多年了，现在我已经担任校长 18 年了，我热爱我的工作。我常说这是世界上最好的工作，我想不出还有什么比和学生待在一起更好的事了。

我对英式教育深信不疑。英式教育已经融入了我的 DNA，我常说像哈罗这样的学校，注重卓越，注重抱负，但远不止于此，这是一种全人教育。

我们希望学生取得优异的学业成绩，但我们也希望他们成为各方面优秀人。我们希望他们有高道德准则，了解科技的优劣，能使用创造性思维，能够协同工作，能够战略性地思考，具备数字素养。我们希望他们成为团队合作者和领导者。我们希望他们专注于解决问题，并且灵活变通。在我们生活的快节奏技术世界和全球化世界中，这些品质比以往任何时候都更加重要。

我认为哈罗教育的独特之处在于，无论你是在海口还是在香港、北京、曼谷、深圳或上海的哈罗学校学习。我们的价值观、勇气、荣誉、谦和、互助将我们团结在一起，这些价值观是我们的核心，也是我们前进的动力，它塑造了我们的生活，它鼓励我们的学生勇于冒险、勇于创新，谦虚，承认我们有时会犯错，并从错误中吸取教训，我们共同努力，我们做正确的事，无论是在课堂上，还是在课堂外。

今天，我们在海口哈罗学校举办了 Ducker环校跑。这是来自伦敦哈罗公学的传统，是一项很棒的社区活动，也是哈罗教育独特的一部分。它关乎团结、社区贡献、为他人服务，这些都是英式教育的一部分。正如我所说，这不仅仅关乎学术成绩，还关乎更多。它关乎发现你的天赋，我们经常听到人们谈论天才和才华横溢的计划，我相信每个孩子都是有天赋的。我们希望发现他们的天赋和才能，培养他们，让他们走出去，成为未来杰出的青年。

我认为英国教育也讲究“礼仪”。它培养学生彬彬有礼、举止得体、待人友好。我相信，那些走出去、心存善良的人，才是真正脱颖而出的人。我哈罗香港的座右铭就是“善良”。我经常引用Maya Angelou的话，她说：

「“重要的不是你说什么，不是你做什么，而是你让别人感受到什么。”」

我的学生来自世界各地，毕业后他们也会踏上不同方向的道路，无论他们身在何方，我相信他们都会延续在哈罗养成的善良品格，并以此发挥更多积极影响。

成为这个团体的一部分对我们的学生和员工来说具有巨大的优势。AISL哈罗为我们的教师、职工和家长搭建了 AISL 学院，为我们的教师提供持续的专业发展培训，让他们在专业上获得成长，并将这些专业知识在课堂上使用，AISL 完全确保了我们的教师需要高质量的专业发展的需求。

除了教学人员的专业支持，该学院还为我们的父母提供各类名师讲座。做父母并不容易，这是我们一生中最具挑战性的工作之一。AISL 认识到这一点，并致力于作为学院的一部分为父母提供支持。

我们还通过 AISL 和户外营(AO) 开展项目，我们开办夏令营、冬令营、海外实习、英国和美国及中国部分地区的大学研学。户外活动将培养孩子的语言能力，可能是中文和中华文化，可能是英语，也可能是参与 STEM 项目或企业课程。作为这个团体的一部分，我们的学生可以参加各种各样的交流活动。

我们也有人文体验。例如，十年级以上的学生可以去哈罗伦敦，其在那里他们可以参与各种各样的活动。

我们有校际诗歌比赛、可持续发展主题比赛和教师交流活动。作为AISL哈罗的一员，我们有很多好处，我们定期交流，分享专业知识和实践，这样我们都可以受益于集团学校的动态，这样我们就可以更加强大，为学生提供良好的体验。我们有强烈的归属感，不仅仅是对我们的学校，也是作为AISL哈罗的一部分，哈罗所有学校在很多方面都团结一致。

我最喜欢的是蛋挞。我在很多地方尝过蛋挞。昨晚，我在学校餐厅尝到的蛋挞是最好的之一。它温度正好，奶香浓郁，非常美味。今天，Celine 和 Austin带我逛学校时，他们的校园介绍十分精彩，他们还告诉我餐厅的披萨非常受欢迎，所以我必须要尝一下，我午餐吃的披萨非常美味。我也想把海口的披萨炉带回香港！

我想对哈罗海口的孩子们说，首先，你们太棒了!

我很高兴见到你们。我想对你们说，努力学习，尽自己所能做到最好，永远志存高远，利用身边的支持。这里有很棒的人在支持你们。你们的父母、老师、朋友们，你们可以在一起做成了不起的事情。

我经常说，你们穿着哈罗校服、衬衫上有哈罗徽章，这代表着我们的价值观，即使有一天你脱下它，离开学校，接受更高等教育、上大学，然后工作，也要永远把这些价值观铭刻在心里，记住你的所受过的教育，它将在未来激励和指引你。

交流的本质是信息的交换。

邀请富有教育智慧的人来到学校，带来经验与视野。

相信走入第五年的哈罗海口也能带领学生们到达意想不到的神奇之域。

作为AISL哈罗集团的一员，

英国哈罗公学与亚洲姊妹校间的相互支持是我们锐意前行的重要基石。

很快，我们将迎来另一位超级哈罗校长的实地访问，更多信息，请持续关注哈罗海口！

Sharing the Same Roots, Strengthening Connections

Harrow Hongkong and Harrow Haikou not only share the same spirit and heritage,

but are also closely connected and linked within the Harrow family.

As Harrow Haikou enters its fifth year of steady growth, 

with the theme of Connected & Coherence, 

we invited Mrs Ann Haydon, Head of Harrow Hongkong, 

to come to Haikou to discuss with parents the positive impact of a Harrow education on their children's lives through a sharing session full of wisdom and expectations.

We hope that this in-depth communication will bring you unexpected benefits.

Today I've been here meeting people, parents and staff, I've had the most wonderful time. The school is alive and active and bursting with energy and enthusiasm. I'd say that it's truly aspirational and living out our motto, Educational Excellence for Life and Leadership.

I would say it's a school that cares for each individual within it.

I would say that the school is engaging and inspiring. 

The young people I've met have been truly delightful, very keen to talk about their aspirations for the future studies, their involvement with the community, and their involvement in houses.

What came shining through was the relationships between the pupils and the staff. The children spoke very highly of their teachers and all the staff here at Harrow Haikou, they appreciate they are receiving high-quality teaching which enables them to learn, to progress and to achieve. It's a very special feature of this wonderful school.

I'm very proud of what we've achieved at Harrow Hongkong, like Harrow Haikou our school is an amazing community, and we have a focus on high expectations. And I often say that excellence is my only pursuit, and I want our pupils to aspire to be the best they can be, whether that's academically, whether that's in music, drama, sport, or debating, whichever is their pursuit or interest, I want them to be the very best they can be. I also want them to be the best people they can be, so that they will go out into the world as future leaders. 

They are the superwomen and supermen of tomorrow. I want to make sure that they can contribute positively to their families, their workplace, their communities, the country in which they are living, and the world at large. We have a focus on caring for the individual and wanting to get the very best out of each and every one of them.

I often say that we only have visible children at Harrow Hongkong, those children to know and know that they are known by their teachers, by all the staff that we have at the school, and we see our job as giving them opportunities, opportunities to perform, to be the best they can be.

So I think that focus on excellence, that focus on aspiration, that focus on caring for the individual and encouraging people to always be the best they can be is what has led to our success. But it's more than that. We have bright, motivated young people who are interesting and interested, they want to do well. We have supportive parents, and we have high-capability teachers, and that combination means our children go on to do great things.

It's been fascinating visiting Harrow Haikou which has been established for five years now. As I mentioned earlier, I arrived here when it was a building site. So it's been somewhat of a flashback that I've had thinking about what my own school was like back in 2017.

What moves me most is that this school has built a unique spiritual core.As I've mentioned, the children have been truly delightful, courteous, polite, keen to speak to me, engage, ask me questions, tell me about their lives here at Haikou, what they enjoy, most subjects that they are studying, and it was exactly the same when I joined Harrow Hongkong eight years ago.

There was that real sense of purpose in the school and energy which was tangible.

I can see the school going for strengths to strengths, and I can see that the foundations are laid here for a very successful future. There are so many similarities with us, the children, the parents, staff, all working together, wanting the same best outcome for our young people. When I look back, I will watch the progress of the school of great interest.

I joined the teaching profession many, many years ago, back in the late 80s, I've had the most incredible career. And I'm now in my 18th year of headship, and I love my job. I often say I have the best job in the world. I can't think of anything better than being with young people.

I'm a great believer in British education.  British education is in my DNA, and I believe that schools like Harrow have a focus, as I've mentioned earlier, on excellence, on aspiration, but it's much more than that. It's about a holistic education.

We of course, want to get very high academic results, but we also want our pupils to be good people. We want them to have a moral code and to understand the rights and wrongs of having tech, to be able to think creatively, to work collaboratively, to think strategically, and to have digital literacy. We want them to be team players and leaders. We want them to be solution-focused, and we want them to be flexible. And those qualities are more important than ever in the fast-paced technological world that we live in and the global world.

I think what's important about an education at Harrow is that whether you're studying in Haikou or Hongkong, in Beijing or Bangkok, in Shenzhen or Shanghai. We are united by our core values - Courage, Honour, Humility and Fellowship, and those values are at the core of what we do and what drives us going forward, and they shape our lives. They encourage our young people to take risks and be innovative, to be humble and to acknowledge that at times, we make mistakes and that we learn from those mistakes, that we work together, we do the right thing, and whether that's in the classroom or whether it's when we're involved in service outside the classroom.

Today, we've got the Ducker going on here at Harrow Haikou. It's a tradition that comes from Harrow, London, It's a wonderful community event, which is a very special part of the Harrow education. It's about being together, having a community, and doing something for others, all of which are part of a British education. It's not just about those academic results, it's about much more. It's finding out where your talents lie. We often hear people talking about talented programmes. I believe that every child is talented. We want to find what their talents are, to nurture them, to grow them so that they will go out and be exceptional young men and young women in the future.

I think British education is also about manners. It prepares students to be polite, well-mannered and friendly.  I believe that those who are kind to others are the ones who really stand out. My motto at Harrow Hongkong is “to be kind”.  

I often quote Maya Angelou, who said, 

it's not what you say, it's not what you do, it's how you make people feel. 

My students come from all over the world, and when they graduate they go in different directions, but wherever they are, I am sure that they will continue to use the kindness they have developed at Harrow to make a positive impact. 

Being part of this community has tremendous advantages for our students and staff. AISL Harrow has built the AISL Academy for our teachers, staff, and parents and provides continuous professional development training for our teachers to help them grow professionally and use that expertise in the classroom. AISL is totally committed to ensuring that our teachers received high-quality professional development.

As well as providing professional support to the teaching staff, the Academy also offers a variety of masterclasses for our parents. It's not easy being a parent. It's one of the most challenging jobs that any of us will ever have in our lives. AISL recognise this and are committed to supporting parents as part of the Academy. 

We also have our programmes through AISL and Outdoors (AO), where we can run summer camps, winter camps, and university tours to the UK the US, and other parts of China. Outdoor activities will develop the children's language skills, both in Chinese and Chinese culture, in English, and may also allow them to participate in STEM projects or enterprise programmes. As part of this group, our students can participate in a wide variety of activities.

We have various events such as inter-school poetry competitions, sustainability-themed competitions and teacher exchange programmes.

There are so many benefits to being part of the group as head teachers of the Harrow schools, we get together regularly, and we share our expertise and practice, so we can all benefit from what's going on across our group of schools so that together we can be far more powerful and give our pupils the great experience. We have a strong sense of belonging, not just to our school, but also as part of AISL Harrow, where all Harrow schools are united in many ways.

I have to say that my favourite was the egg tart. I am rather partial to egg tarts. I have tasted egg tarts in many parts of China and in Hongkong. And last night, the egg tart I tasted in the dining room here at Harrow Haikou was one of the best. It was warm, creamy and very tasty. Today, when I was going on a tour, I had a wonderful tour from Celine and Austin, and they were telling me about the pizzas, which you were rather famous for here. The pizzas were delicious that I had for lunch today. So I've got a good idea to take back to HongKong that we need a pizza oven. I'm sure when I tell our pupils, they will be quite envious, and they'll be encouraging us to follow suit.

Firstly, you are amazing. I am so happy to meet you. My message is, work hard and be the best you can be, always aim high and draw on the support around you. You've got wonderful people here.

You can do amazing things with your parents, teachers and friends. I often say you wear the Bluers, and you have the Harrow badge on your shirt which represents our values, and even if one day you take them off and leave school for higher education, university and then work, always keep those values engraved in your heart and remember what you have been taught, and it will inspire and guide you in the future.

The essence of communication is the exchange of information.

Inviting people with educational wisdom to the school brings experience and vision.

We believe that Harrow Haikou, which is in its fifth year, will also be able to lead students to unexpected and magical places.

As a member of the AISL Harrow Group, the mutual support between Harrow School in the UK and our sister schools in Asia is an important cornerstone of our determination to move forward.

We will soon be welcoming another fantastic Head of Harrow School for a site visit. So, stay tuned for more information!

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for 7th Dec. Eealy Years Open Day