Pudong Campus
On the afternoon of December 27th, two groups of student representatives of SHSID Pudong division visited Shanghai Healing Home that located in the countryside of Pudong and Shanghai Zhanyi Children Develop Intelligence Center with accompany of teachers and parents. This visit was not only for the donation ceremony, but also for the enrichment of student’s experience and cognition. This was a kind of test for the students, as well. Shanghai Healing Home (SHH) is a non-profit foster home that provides pre and post-surgical care to abandoned Chinese orphan babies born with surgically correctable deformities. The mission for the students of SHSID was to play with the kids while showing enough respect, which was not an easy test for them. Shanghai Zhanyi Children Develop Intelligence Center is a non-governmental organization providing rehabilitation services for children with developmental disabilities, such as ASD.
At 1:30 p.m., the school bus arrived at the Shanghai Healing Home on time. In order to ensure that the children’s afternoon nap would not be disturbed, students, parents, and teachers stepped into the house quietly. After listening to some brief introduction, they went upstairs to interact with the kids there. With parents and teachers’ reminding of showing respect and their encouragement, the students surprisingly showed a lot of empathy and kindness, sat around the kids and shared toys with them. The parents also showed their care and kindness by playing with the kids and reading storybooks with them. The room was filled with harmony and love. Finally, saying goodbye to the adorable kids, the group of SHSID proceeded the donation ceremony downstairs. The visiting in Zhanyi Children Develop Intelligence Center went on smoothly, as well. After arriving at the destination, the students were presented a touching video about ASD. Then, the students had a tour in the organization, after which the students participated in the donation ceremony with parents and teachers.
We are glad to see that not only did the campus event enriched student’s extracurricular experience, but also it made some contribute for improving the life of these lovely children. More importantly, it was students and parents’ effort in the charity fair that eventually realized this benefaction. The charity of 39,737 RMB collected from charity fair were donated to the two organizations.
12月27日下午，SHSID浦东校区的学生代表们在老师与家长们的带领下，一起前往了位于浦东郊野的上海新生命之家以及普陀区展翼儿童培智服务中心。这次的探访不仅是一场携善款的捐助活动，更是一次对于学生们认知的拓展与考验。上海新生命之家是一家寄养家庭形式的非盈利机构，致力于为需要进行手术矫正畸形的弃婴提供术前及术后看护。如何在展现出足够尊重的情况下和孩子们一起玩耍、给予孩子们陪伴，这次的探访对于SHSID的学生们而言也是一场考验。展翼儿童培智服务中心是一所为发展障碍儿童提供康复服务的民办非营利性社会福利机构，主要为2-16周岁的自闭症、智力障碍等儿童提供康复训练和生活指导服务。这次的探访会为学生们带来怎么样的体验呢？
下午1点30分，校车准时到达了上海新生命之家，为了不打扰正在午睡的孩子们，大家迈着轻轻的脚步进了屋子。在听完工作人员简要的介绍之后，家长、学生们走上了二楼与孩子们进行了一系列的互动。在家长们和老师们的引导和鼓励下，学生们展现出了让人眼前一亮的成熟，围着新生命之家的孩子，陪他们玩起了玩具。家长们也纷纷与孩子们玩耍起来，给孩子们讲故事，给予孩子们陪伴和关爱。 整个房间充满了温暖的气息。最后，爱心大使们告别了依依不舍的孩子们，在楼下进行了捐赠仪式。展翼儿童培智服务中心的探访也顺利地进行着，在大家到达了目的地之后，工作人员带着学生们观看了关于自闭症的视频。在参观了机构之后，学生们在家长、老师的带领下在大厅进行了捐赠仪式。
我们高兴地看到学校的活动在丰富学生课余经历的同时，还能为这些可爱的孩子们作出一份贡献。更关键的是，是学生们与家长们在义卖会上的努力让这一件善事得以实现。在义卖会中筹集到的39,737RMB的全部善款在此次活动中被捐给了这两个机构。
Written by Xie Yuchen
Pictures by teachers from Pudong Campus
文：谢雨辰
图：浦东校区老师
