宏润博源的创办校长陈文国先生是上海中学国际部的创始元老，参与建设和管理上海中学国际部二十多年，2013年决定自己办学，将优秀的教育理念和经验惠及中国籍孩子。

外方校长Christopher Moses先生曾是普林斯顿大学校友面试官、里德学院（乔布斯的母校）的招生官，且在美国顶尖私立高中有丰富的工作经验。

两位校长强强联合，已经携手走过11年，带领一群专业且热爱教育的教师团队共同践行优秀的教育理念并在踏实的实践中不断探索创新。

以上是宏润博源学校的基本情况，我们的探索和实践也是基于学校的定位和具体实际，希望能给教育同仁带来一些启发，促进交流。

当我们能够回归“育人”本位，赋能学生“自由而全面的发展”时，学生的内在驱动力就会逐渐成长起来，天生的好奇心也会促使他们去探索和思考，创造力才会自然地显露出来。就实践层面，宏润博源通过以下三个方面的努力，取得了令人欣喜的教育成果，供大家参考。

Building a Truly Student-Centered Supportive Community

Good education should “let flowers bloom into flowers and trees grow into trees.” A good school should be fertile ground for nurturing the personalized growth of students. At SHBS, we have created a student-centered supportive community. 

SHBS offers more than 90 core academic courses spanning various subjects and levels, allowing each student to choose courses that align with their own abilities and interests. This improves learning efficiency and ignites active learning.

Beyond core academics, the school also provides over a dozen sports courses, four specialized Double-Excellence programs (Rowing, Music, Arts, and Golf), and more than 70 electives—ranging from equestrianism, archery, and Muay Thai to Eastern and Western philosophy and Oracle Bone Script decryption; from Japanese, French, and Korean to contemporary Shakespeare and Critics’ Corner; from academic competitions to robotics and student entrepreneurship incubation. Students are encouraged to freely explore and discover their passions.

Whether in classroom or extracurricular activities, SHBS values activating students' awareness of their role as the main agents of learning. In addition to encouraging them to utilize the school’s resources for self-exploration, students are also motivated to showcase their talents or hobbies by founding clubs, gathering like-minded peers to engage in interesting projects. Each semester, there are approximately 40 student-led clubs, including cycling, dance, football, drama, music composition, original character(OC), philosophy, debate, emotional research, medical and martial arts, charity, and academic competition tutoring clubs. The school provides necessary resources for these clubs and offers leadership courses for club leaders, ensuring students can fully exercise and receive support for their initiatives.

At SHBS, "seeing every student" is not just a slogan but our daily practice. The principals know every student by name, and our foreign principal Chris greets students in the cafeteria every morning at 7:00 AM. During CAS activities (various types of school-wide events), each student must choose an interest and take the stage. When selecting hosts for CAS events, we strive to provide different students with opportunities. In the end-of-year performances, all students must participate. Our main goal on these stages is not to present the most excellent performances but to ensure that every child has a chance to be seen.

Here, "stage" refers not just to the school’s auditorium stage but to all aspects of campus life. In the classroom, teachers display students’ assignment posters or calligraphy works; on the sports field, in addition to the formal spring sports day, we also hold various ball games in the fall, giving sports-loving students a platform to shine. The library hosts a variety of weekly activities, such as poetry sessions, Chinese and English book reading and sharing sessions, and soap-making (using the school's soapberry trees) activities, etc.. Student library volunteers also invite peers with unique skills and interests to share their knowledge. Every child finds their stage and feels that their talents and hobbies are seen, recognized, and valued.

SHBS also loves to award students. At the opening ceremony, high-achieving students are honored, and those who show significant improvement are recognized as well. Athletically inclined students and outstanding social activity participants are also awarded, and even students who manage their personal responsibilities well can win the “Wenhui Scholarship.” This scholarship, donated by a graduate’s parent, has been awarded for four years, offering ¥50,000 each semester to 50 students. It is based not on academic performance but on self-management in dorms, volunteer hours, and disciplinary actions. As long as students manage themselves well, they can win this scholarship. SHBS also has a “Be Your Best Self” wall, where teachers are reminded weekly to discover students’ strengths and write praise cards to post on the wall.

At SHBS, "seeing every student" is not just about providing a suitable stage or offering sincere praise. It’s about believing in and further nurturing each child’s potential, helping them shine even more brilliantly on their stages and building their confidence. For example, in April this year, we held a special Chinese Language and Culture Festival. Two students proposed an idea to create an immersive theater experience. Initially, our Chinese department teachers weren’t very familiar with this format and even went as a group to watch the immersive play Sleep No More for inspiration. They fully supported the students' ideas, and despite the difficulties of transforming classrooms into immersive theater spaces, the teachers and students worked together to create an astonishing performance, Dream Back to the Silk Road. This immersive production included seven scenes featuring traditional music and dance, with over 130 students participating. This collaboration and sucesss sparked the inner power of many.

The transformative magic of education lies in the sincere connection and recognition between teachers and students. As philosopher Karl Jaspers once said, “Education is like one tree shaking another tree, one cloud pushing another cloud, one soul awakening another soul.” The “power of being seen,” cultivated over time, works like this magic.

Believing in students’ potential, SHBS strongly encourages them to voice their ideas, making their voices heard and co-creating a school that truly belongs to them. The best example of this is the independently founded and operated student council forum, the "Beichen Forum." Here, any student can take the stage to point out issues within the school, propose solutions and receive feedback from audience (all principals, teachers, and students). The executive principal will formally responds to each proposal the next week. 

When students dare to voice themselves and see the real impact of their words, they reinforce their sense of self-worth and agency, further advancing their self-awareness and exploration while developing a more resilient inner self through critical thinking.

In such a genuinely student-centered community, every student has a course suited to them and a stage to shine. They naturally understand that everyone is unique and has their own path, which prevents the anxiety and depression caused by “excessive homogeneous competition,” fostering a healthy mindset. When each student is trusted, supported, and seen, and they are guided to challenge and achieve difficult goals, their confidence grows, and they are further driven to explore and challenge themselves.

In this safe, relaxed, and intrinsically motivated environment, students' critical thinking and creativity naturally emerge. SHBS students consistently surprise the school: for example, this June, they launched a high-quality school magazine Light Year, successfully hosted a deep and widely praised TEDx event, and in September, officially introduced a Peer Tutoring Program.

Guiding Students into Real-World Practice

In addition to building a supportive community centered around students, another key feature of SHBS is guiding students into real-world practice. Through these practical experiences, students are able to fully develop their various abilities while also seeing the tangible value that their knowledge and skills bring to the community and society.

At SHBS, students actively participate in various aspects of school development, playing a crucial role in the school's growth. For instance, most of the articles on the school’s WeChat public account are written by students in the writing group. After teacher review, students in the translation group translate the articles into English for publication. Additionally, students manage the design of posters, video editing, and photography for various school events. The student volunteers in the school library are responsible for organizing books and inviting guest speakers for events. During the school's annual English and leadership summer camps, students serve as mentors, taking part in the actual organization and management of the program.

Through these real-world work experiences, students’ communication, teamwork, organizational, and leadership skills see significant improvement. For example, the school's stray cat rescue organization "Meow-Meow Land," which has been running for five years under student leadership, has not only built practical cat shelters but also established a product design department. This department has launched items like resin keychains, plush badges, and themed sun-block clothing. Another student entrepreneurial project, the A+ Café, successfully opened with student investments. Students learn continually, launch new products, and the café thrives. In fact, student baristas earn the same hourly wage as employees at Starbucks.

Career Exploration Month is a key part of SHBS's career planning education, held every March. It consists of self-exploration, career exploration, and career follow-up. During the career exploration phase, the school invites nearly 20 professionals from various industries, based on students' interests and current social trends. These professionals share insights into their daily work, required skills, and future prospects, helping students gain a deeper understanding of different career fields.

During Building Shanghai Week, the entire school community forms project teams that venture beyond the classroom and into the city. They visit companies, interview experts, write research reports, and truly experience the city's development across various fields, seeing the connection between what they learn in school and real-world problem-solving.

In addition to these practical projects, the school also offers classes, workshops, and guest lectures that help students understand the ongoing changes in society. For instance, the school introduced AI workshops for teachers and students early on, teaching them how to use tools like ChatGPT and MidJourney. In February of this year, the school invited a guest speaker to explain the potential industrial transformations brought by the AI era and how these changes would shape future talent demands.

All these efforts help students connect with societal developments, broaden their horizons, and identify future opportunities with confidence. Cultivating students’ ability to truly face the future requires connecting them with real-world experiences.

Rooted in Chinese Culture, Cultivating a Global Perspective

Although SHBS is an international high school, it places great importance on cultivating students’ understanding of Chinese culture. In addition to the nationally required Chinese courses, the school offers a wide range of electives in Chinese history and philosophy. School-wide events like the Recitation Festival and Chinese Language and Culture Festival also bring the wisdom of Chinese culture to life, encouraging students to further explore and learn.

Furthermore, the library frequently organizes cultural activities around traditional solar terms. This semester, the library launched the “Rereading Classics” series and the Hundred Schools of Thought Theater, which attract students to explore the wisdom embedded in Chinese culture. Under this cultural influence, students have also created various clubs related to Chinese culture, such as the Chinese Language and Philosophy Society, where students study Wang Yangming’s Instructions for Practical Living, and the Shushan Club, where they discuss the origins and development of Chinese mythology. The Roundtable Club provides a platform for free discussions on social issues based on Chinese culture.

Moreover, after students receive their university admission offers, the school offers courses in Chinese medicine and Chinese philosophy. The Chinese medicine course shares practical tips that have been proven effective in maintaining health, while the Chinese philosophy course helps students grasp the wisdom of Chinese culture, equipping them with insights to navigate the international discourse. 

The more students understand their own culture, the stronger their sense of cultural identity and pride becomes. This, in turn, helps them act with wisdom in international settings and interact with others with greater confidence.

While rooting students in Chinese culture is important, helping them open their eyes to the world is equally crucial for their future. In addition to cross-cultural learning activities led by foreign teachers, the school organizes annual international exchange programs. This fall, during the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays, students will travel to Spain and Tanzania for exchange programs and world leadership training. Over the years, the school has taken students to visit countries such as the U.S., Germany, Italy, India, and Morocco.

Not only do we take our students abroad, but we also welcome international students to our school to learn about Chinese culture. These inbound and outbound exchanges enhance students' understanding of foreign cultures, foster cross-cultural interactions, and help develop students' intercultural awareness and global mindset.

SHBS encourages and supports every child in their sincere self-exploration, helping them discover their potential. At the same time, the school continues to explore and innovate, striving to provide higher quality education that better prepares students to face the world and their future. We also look forward to engaging with more educational peers and exchanging ideas.