On Thursday 17 June, Wellington College International Hangzhou delivered its first ever Speech Day in the Grand Theatre. Speech Day is an annual tradition of an awards ceremony hosted by all Wellington schools. The ceremony is a chance for teachers and parents to celebrate and share the academic successes of the year. These successes range across our broad curriculum and celebrate high academic attainment of students. We also celebrate those students to whom we believe, as teachers, to have improved the most, taking into account their attitude to learning and displaying of the Wellington values. Every subject teacher was given the opportunity to nominate their award winners. It was a fantastic sight to see talents, skills and hard work of the students recognised and celebrated.

We also value the holistic side of a student to grow as a person. To honour this aspect, House awards and House Spirit trophies were awarded to students who have shown their diligence to being a Wellingtonian, not just inside school but also outside school during their own free time. The work students have taken part in either as part of community projects or helping to raise money for charity always inspires me. I feel immensely proud of their own intrinsic motivation towards these good causes.