Huitong is the school of the future.
Our hopes are high, and by them we are bound together.
We are creating an extraordinary and unique educational institution,
- the school of the future -
that serves children from ages 2 to 18.
We want to change for the better the lives of those students who attend
and, beyond our campus,
contribute to the cause of education through the power of our thinking and our partnerships.
We measure our merit not through the narrowness of exclusivity but through the breadth of our impact.
Favoring our work is an emerging canon of best practices pioneered by educators who have come before us.
They have taught us that a truly great school inspires invention, passion, and a love of learning,
so that students want to participate,
to study and thrive;
will abjure the pervasive exam-factory model that crushes children's spirits and suppresses their creativity;
understands that the emotional development of its students
must also be given time and resources;
sees that an ingenious facility is an ongoing lesson in design;
and reconceptualizes the school day and year,
recognizing that learning happens everywhere and anytime.
Our graduates will stand out.
As motivated learners-for-life,
they will be scholarly, well-read, and knowledgeable.
They will be familiar with, and confident in, the creative process,
having regularly exhibited their own work.
Each will shine in at least one loved, creative,
purposeful pursuit in which he or she will achieve excellence
and resulting in lifelong confidence.
All will become articulate in their mother tongue and in English, able to express their own, independent thinking.
They will study other cultures yet remain deeply connected to their homeland.
And they will be undaunted, creative, and bold,
ready to lead or help in the wholly transformed and challenging world of their future.
Our faculty will be learners too,
side by side with our students and other teachers.
We'll choose them because they are pastorally gifted and have a distinction in their academic discipline.
They'll choose us because our imagination and global perspective bring them unequaled professional development;
our growth provides them with growth;
and our rewards for them are more commensurate with the great good education brings to society.
We thank those who have generously supported us,
and we look forward to forging connections with all who dare to imagine that education can truly honour the potential of today's young people.
