2 weeks Ago By Morning Studio editors
03:47 CIS’ bilingual curriculum and experiential learning programmes boost holistic development Globalisation and digitalisation – two of the 21st century’s most-widely used buzzwords – are playing an increasing role in our everyday lives as different economies, cultures and technologies worldwide grow more similar and integrated through the influence of multinational corporations and improved communication. This access to greater connectivity and information has led to new opportunities for intercultural experiences that are helping shape the lives of students as they prepare themselves for the world outside the classroom. Sean Lynch, head of school at the Chinese International School (CIS) in Hong Kong – which prides itself on its motto “To Seek and To Serve” – says he has seen first-hand the positive effect such intercultural experiences can have on young people.
On regular school-organised trips abroad, the students can play a constructive role in helping local communities solve important challenges. “They learn how to work as a team across cultures,” Lynch says in the latest edition of EdTalk – the South China Morning Post’s recurring video series of interviews that discuss pertinent issues surrounding education. “They understand quickly that resilience is a fundamental virtue .
.. that they might be in difficult moments, but they can do it .
.. they can persevere and have that grit that is so important in life.
“But most significant is the empathy that they’re able to cultivate in this way – the ability to see themselves in the lives of others and to understand that the world is a diverse and beautiful place, where everyone needs to look after, and support, everyone else.”.
