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Grades 9-10: Inspiration for the minds, mentoring by heart — SHSID House Program

June 19, 2023

The SHSID House Program for Grades 9-10 was piloted in September 2021 and has received widespread acclaim from students. As an important part of the "Double Mentorship" of our school, this program has been officially launched and various activities have been carried out smoothly since February. The House Program aims to lead students to focus on their interests, broaden their horizons and cognition in professional fields, shape their values with an international perspective, enhance the sense of belonging to the school community, and further deepen the collaboration between homeroom teachers and subject teachers. Based on this original intention, each mentor will complete several basic tasks every semester, such as one-on-one counseling, career planning courses, themed lectures, fun activities, personal growth project guidance, etc.

31 outstanding teachers participated in this program this semester. Students were provided with detailed introductions of the mentors, including educational background, teaching experience, professional field of interest development, etc. The mentors were teachers with rich experience in teaching and activities in various subjects, so they were very familiar with the academic and activity needs of students in Grades 9-10, and they also had many hidden skills. Every G9-10 student can choose one House Mentor, and explore personal growth paths in terms of interest exploration and career planning.

Through first meetings, mentors and students established a teacher-student relationship that respected equality. Through regular communication, mentors provided guidance for each student, and established an effective communication mechanism with students, completing the student's personal growth file from different perspectives.

Led by the mentors, each House carried out different and colorful activities during lunchtime and after school, including theme lectures, guest lectures, career planning classes, reading sessions, PA lectures, alumni interviews, fun quizzes, handicrafts, and mental health guidance. The activities of each House were recommended to students who were interested in this field, and they were also promoted to all students in both grades to ensure the participation and effectiveness of the activities.

Before the end of the semester, the mentors conducted a sharing of activities, learning from each other's activity plans. The mentors all cherished this opportunity to communicate with the students and did their best to lead them to explore unknown areas, showing their educating wisdom and professionalism. The students completed a feedback survey based on their participation, and they fully expressed their support for the program, reflected on their growth and gains, and put forward their expectations and suggestions for future activities.

The House Program has received strong support from the school, parents, students, and various departments. We expect this program to create more personalized development platforms for each student in the future, to play more of an important role in their moral education, and to improve the relevance and effectiveness of our work.

(Written by Teacher Advisor Office Pictures by House teachers Reviewed by Qian Zuo)