Xiehe Education | Embracing the Original and the External for Future Development | SUIS Hongqiao celebrates its 20th Anniversary

Xiehe Education was founded in 1993 and has now traversed thirty years.Over the span of 30 years, Xiehe Education has consistently adhered to the values of “Developing in Harmony, where East Meets West,” blending the essence of eastern and western cultures and educational resources, and aiming to achieve the individual and holistic development of students. Xiehe Education’s unwavering commitment to its founding principles, enthusiastic embrace of external ideas, and forward-looking approach to future developments have served as the bedrock on which it has flourished with remarkable resilience.

2023 also marked a momentous year for many of Xiehe’s kindergartens and schools:

Fortune Kindergarten Tiandi Campus – 30^th anniversary;
Fortune Kindergarten Dongfang Campus – 25^thanniversary;
Shanghai Minhang Longbai XijiaoKindergarten – 25th anniversary;
SUIS Jiaoke – 25th anniversary;
SUIS Pudong – 15th anniversary;
SUIS Wuxi – 10th anniversary;
…and more.

As the starting point for both Xiehe’s exploration of its “East Meets West” ethos in international education as well as the inception of Shanghai United International School (SUIS), Shanghai United International School Hongqiao Campus (SUIS Hongqiao) recently celebrated a significant milestone.On the morning of 13 January 2024, SUIS Hongqiao’s 20^th Anniversary celebration was grandly held!

In the Muses Theatre, leaders from Minhang District Education Bureau, Hongqiao Town and Xiehe Education Center, representatives of the Parent Support Group, experts and consultants who have assisted with the school’s development, leaders of sister schools, alumni from all walks of life, as well as teachers and students gathered together to review the development of SUIS Hongqiao campus in its 20 years of history. It was an opportunity to tell colourful stories created by teachers and students from local and abroad in this multicultural campus, send birthday wishes to her, and envision the future development of the school.

Professor Hu Wei

协和双语学校的发展，不仅得益于社会各界的关心、爱护和支持，得益于管理团队和师生家长的团结一致、与时俱进、勇于创新，更得益于学校始终以学生为本，尊重差异，挖掘潜能，关注每一位孩子的成长，让协和学子都拥有自由、自主选择的空间。

站在新的历史起点，面向未来之际，学校不仅要以国际视野开拓进取，以技术引领教育变革，对教育发展了然于胸，更需要持之以恒，以旧续新，推陈出新，把学校办得越来越好。

A special Xiehe school song played by the symphony orchestra brought us back to the old times; a 20th anniversary video brought us back to the precious memories of the school’s pursuit of light and dreams since its establishment. As Linda Du, the principal of Hongqiao campus said, “The development of the school is inseparable from everyone’s efforts and dedication, and we have encountered storms and challenges along the way in the past 20 years, but we have always been able to meet these challenges and make progress together because we have firmly adhered to the philosophy of “Exploring and development together through the integration of Eastern and Western Cultures.”

Wonderful performances by teachers and students pushed the ceremony to one climax after another. In Xiehe, every child is a unique star, and every teacher is the one who polishes the star. We endeavour to polish the most unique light of each star – they have the diligence to pursue excellence, and even more, they have the motivation to develop in a comprehensive and balanced way, with unlimited creativity and the courage to show their potential and meet the unknown and the future!

The special thing about this event is that there was no special host or special interpreter, but everyone in attendance was immersed in it, just like a warm and loving family party. Guests could be suddenly called up at any time to see how much they knew about SUIS Hongqiao, and receive an exclusive cultural and creative souvenir for the school anniversary, so were you the lucky one?

Today, many other students, parents and teachers stood on the stage, some of whom spent their kindergarten, primary, middle and high school years at Xiehe, some of whom are founding teachers who have been deeply involved in teaching at Hongqiao for 20 years, some of whom work with their families together at Hongqiao and their children grow up happily here as well. …

20th Anniversary Celebrations

What are the differences between the campus now and twenty years ago? Are the classrooms still the same as before? As our alumni step foot back into SUIS Hongqiao, strolling through the campus, what remains unchanged are the warm memories of our youth, the affection and longing for our teachers and friends, and most importantly, the deep and heartfelt blessings for SUIS Hongqiao.

On the day of the school anniversary, the campus is full of special surprises tailored for alumni: “Capture the Beautiful Campus” takes you around the campus and takes photos of the exclusive moments; “My Happy Time in SUIS” invites you to sit in the time machine to find the memories of yourself, “Yesterday Once More” leads you to return to the old classroom, and “Future Classroom” creates an engaging and immersive classroom through VR and AR, and imagines the possible future teaching of SUIS.

2024-01-18 By suiseditor In the News