Mr Andrew & Mrs Barbara Hunter

Interim Head

Despite the pandemic difficulties around the globe, 2020 has given Barbara and I the opportunity to become involved in the day to day running of MIS, to enjoy and watch from afar the many joys and successes of the students within the MIS community, to witness the pulling together of staff and leaders through some challenging times to keep MIS open and for us both to learn more about the international world of education. 

Looking ahead to 2021, with the amazing scientific possibilities of world vaccinations against COVID-19, our hope is that we can return worldwide to a more “sociable world”, where we can once again enjoy visiting friends and family and have opportunities to travel freely across the globe.  We hope too that we do not forget how hard 2020 has been for many people, with separation and loss and that 2021 brings a little more kindness and tolerance. And finally for MIS, we hope that Project MIS/ Team MIS continues to grow. We wish Dr Murray Tod all the very best as he joins us as our Head. And returning to that all important theme of kindness and tolerance, let’s all of us as teams of staff, students and parents really ensure that we are all “rowing in the same direction”, and genuinely looking after each other and our individual wellbeing as human beings. For then truly we can say that we are “Team MIS”.

Best wishes.

Andrew and Barbara  

Sonia Buchan

Executive Leadership

Director of Admissions, Communications & Marketing

2020 has been a year where the world has faced many difficulties, but to be here in Shenzhen, China I am delighted by how MIS has continued to grow as a family and community during these unusual times.    The school was one of the first to re-open due to the amazing efforts of the Operations & Facilities team which meant students could recommence face to face learning!  I’ve watched our students take on challenge after challenge and I am very proud to be part of this journey.

2021 – Well I don’t believe in making new year’s resolutions as they are easy to break. However, I am looking forward to helping our students enjoy fitness more.  With morning runs, gym sessions and new aerobics sessions I can’t wait to start!  I will continue to exercise daily and read and finish a new book each week.  My daughter and I hope to be able to see her dad and her big brother again very soon in 2021.

Simon Lambert

Executive Leadership

Director of Business

2020 was certainly a challenging year but I am proud of the way the administration teams of the school faced the challenges head-on. The Operations Team prepared the campus professionally for the re-opening of the school and the students were able to return to a safe environment despite all the difficulties in the face of the pandemic. At the same time the hard-working HR team managed to deal with the problems of returning all of the teaching staff enabling the school to re-open without having to rely on technological solutions to deliver the curriculum to the students.

In 2021 we will continue to deliver a first-class service to the students, teaching staff and parents whilst ensuring that the school moves forward as it strives to provide the best educational outcomes for the students.

On a personal note, I aim to complete my Diploma in Applied Health and Safety, read the complete works of Charles Dickens, cycle 1000kms and eventually re-acquaint myself with my family who may, or may not, have forgotten what I look like!

Sophie Brookes

Executive Leadership

Head of Juniors

2020 was a challenging year for many, many people and different for each, as such I choose not to reflect too heavily on the past. Equally, although New Year is traditionally a time for making resolutions for the future, I prefer to think about the present and reflect on the things I have to be thankful for and to remember that when things seem difficult that there are always others facing greater challenges.

Murray Tod

New Head of MIS (April 2021)

In recent weeks I have succumbed to overuse of the word ‘remarkable’, in both its positive and negative sense. In every regard the word ‘remarkable‘ encapsulates so much of 2020; it has been both a year to remember and one to instantly forget.

2020 has been a year of unbelievable challenges and unquestioned hardship. Indeed, one can perceive it also as an era of missed opportunities. Certainly, that applies in educational terms,  with an immediate impact of Coronavirus/Covid-19 in the school environment being that it has curtailed some of the superb and rich opportunities that emanate from superb institutions like MIS. 

However, despite all the overt challenges and unbelievable difficulties encountered in 2020, I prefer to focus on a few of the ‘remarkable’ positives that the global pandemic has also illustrated. These may range from a greater understanding of one’s environment to a fuller appreciation of the importance of the dynamic of social interaction amongst all societies.

2020 has also ushered in a new era of learning and I, for one, have been continually bowled over by the supreme fortitude of pupils and their undiminished willingness to simply embrace learning.

In the UK it has become customary to highlight that 2020 is a year to forget and that 2021 is one to be keenly anticipated! My hopes for 2021 centre on the concept of new beginnings, both personally and professionally, and ensuring that all in the MIS community take full advantage of the splendid opportunities that are on offer. I hope that 2021 will witness a greater awareness by everyone, myself included, to bask in the simple glories of life and to never take for granted the essence and virtues of education. A fully rounded, and happy, education is one of life's great gifts and it is our role in 2021 to ensure that the MIS pupils revel in every moment of it! Roll on 2021!

Mr Andrew & Mrs Barbara Hunter

校长

尽管疫情席卷全球，但在2020年，我和妻子Barbara有幸参与曼校的日常运营，跟随曼校师生共同分享了他们的成功、喜悦、进步和发展，也见证了曼校全体教职员工共克时艰，所有人的努力让我们曼校得以正常开学，让学生可以在特殊的一年中依旧充分享受国际教育。

展望2021年，随着针对新冠疫苗的快速应用，我们希望能够尽快回到那个更“友好互通的世界”，希望我们可以再次在全球范围内拜访亲友、自由旅行。同时，也希望伴随着我们迎接更宽容、美好的2021年，我们仍可以铭记对多数人来说有些艰难、失落的2020年。最后，希望曼校日新月异，进一步发展壮大。我们共同期待新任校长Murray Tod博士加入曼校 的那一刻。

最终，我们期待曼校老师、学生、家庭等社区成员均能胸怀共同理想、相互扶持、一路前行，希望所有人均能在曼校获得幸福。至此，我们可以由衷地坦言，我们是曼校的一员。

最衷心的祝福

校长Andrew先生和妻子Barbara女士  

Sonia Buchan

行政管理团队成员

市场招生及沟通部总监

2020年对全球而言，是充满挑战的一年，但于我而言，在这个不同寻常的时刻，能回到深圳见证曼校社区成长壮大是一件非常幸福的事。曼校在疫情后成为首批开放的学校之一，曼校学子重新回到线下课堂，接受面对面学习。我看到了学生们一次次迎面接受挑战，我很自豪能亲身参与这一切。

2021年，我还不太想立下“新年决心”，因为有时候“决心”是用来打破的。但，我期待同曼校学生一起享受健身生活！晨练、健身、有氧运动……我已经迫不及待了！我将每天锻炼，每周阅读一本新书。我女儿和我希望能在2021年很快见到她爸爸和哥哥。

Simon Lambert

行政管理团队成员

商务总监

2020年无疑是充满挑战的一年，我为曼校运营管理团队拥有直面挑战的勇气和魄力感到自豪。运营团队为学校疫情后开学做出了专业而周全的准备，力克时艰，确保学生安全返校。同时，人力资源团队也尽最大的努力确保了绝大多数外籍老师的返校问题，这使得曼校得以顺利重新开学，避免了学生长期进行线上学习。

2021年，我们运营团队将继续为曼校师生和父母提供一流的服务，为曼校成为最佳教学提供者赋能。

就我个人而言，我的目标是完成我的应用健康与安全文凭，阅读狄更斯全集，骑行1000公里，以及“重新认识”我的家长，他们或许已经忘记我长什么样子了。

Sophie Brookes

行政管理团队成员

小学校长

2020年对很多人来说都是充满挑战的一年，每个人经历和感知各有不同，因此我选择不对过去进行过多的回顾。同样，尽管从传统上来说，新年是决定未来的时候，但我宁愿思考现在，感恩感念当下，并谨记，当事情看起来很困难时，还有更多人面临更大的挑战。

Murray Todd

新任校长（2021年4月到任） 

意义非凡似乎成为了2020的常用词汇。2020年注定既是被世人铭记的一年，也将是被世人抛之脑后的一年。

2020年毫无疑问是充满挑战和艰辛的一年。这一年，由于疫情的突然爆发，很多机会无法得以实现。例如从教育行业来看，即便是像曼校这样的一流学校，一些教育资源和机会也无法一一兑现。

2020年我们经历了前所未有的挑战，冲破重重困境，所以我还是想把意义非凡当中的积极之处与你们分享。这些可能包括人们对于周遭环境有了更深入的了解，或是人们对社交的重要性有了更全面的认知。

2020年，教育和学习进入了一个全新的阶段。而我，也一直被学生坚韧不拔的毅力和主动学习的热情所感动。

在英国，习惯性的做法是强调2020年是值得忘记的一年，而2021年是值得期待的一年！无论是个人生活还是职业发展，我对2021年的希望集中在“新起点”一词上，我希望曼校能够为社区中的所有人提供更多可利用的机会，去成长，去进步。我希望2021年能让包括我自己在内的每个人，可以觉察、珍惜原本简单的生活，也永远不要把接受教育视为理所当然。全面而快乐的教育是生活中最伟大的礼物之一，确保每个曼校学子沉浸其中，便是我们在2021年的使命！愿新年，胜旧年。前路坦荡，未来可期！