家校共建 | 首屆天悅家長代表大會成功召開 ?Parent Congress strengthens cooperation

　　秉承開放辦學的原則和積極的態度一直是天悅學校的辦學風格。近期，我們迎來第一次家長代表大會。除了來自每個班級的家長代表以外，還有來自英文社區的家長代表，和韓國社區的家長代表。作為一個志愿者協會，本次大會旨在密切加強家庭與學校的溝通與協作，努力構建和完善一個相互支持、共同成長的正氣、和諧的環境。天悅學校是像大家庭一樣的社區，家長代表將作為天悅社區的核心力量，帶領大家共同成長。

　　Life at JOY EL is running smoothly and on schedule under the steady guidance of its Director and its Management Team. The timing has therefore been appropriate for the creation of a new parent-school organisation called the Parent Congress). Following an initial meeting with all parents invited, this volunteer organization has been established to consolidate communications between families and school, and to provide mutual support for a wide range of school-related initiatives within the JOY EL community.

　　開學后，家長們便踴躍報名競選家長代表，愿意積極與學校一起攜手，投身到一起發展的行列中。開學至今，學校舉辦了一系列的家長工作坊、家長會、早茶會等活動。在此基礎上，學校和家長本著互相尊重與協作的原則，大家為了共同的目標，互相尊重理解，希望建立一個有效溝通合作的平臺，旨在為今后學校教育、家庭教育和社區教育貢獻力量。

　　The response to the proposed initiative during the all-parent meeting was highly positive with many attendees offering their services and support for school, family, and community education. Parent involvement, their mutual respect and understanding has already been impressive, with high turnouts and participation at events already organized by the school, such as Parent Workshops, Meeting and Morning Teas.

　　高校長在代表大會上分享說：“堅持家校溝通與合作，通過家校聯合會完善學校、家庭、社會三位一體的教育體系，營造優秀的教育環境是我們的宗旨。學校對家長代表大會的定位很清晰，那就是家長和學校共同組成的志愿性的協會組織，既有學校核心的管理人員，也有來自各個班級的家長代表，今后家長和學校將有效配合，共同支持老師的工作、孩子的學習。”

　　In the meeting, Director Gao stated: “Key to building an excellent educational environment is ensuring strong communication and cooperation between parents and school, and building an education system that integrates school, family and society centred on a strong family-school bond. We have defined the Parent Congress as a volunteer association of parents, school staff, and parent representatives from classes, who will together contribute to teachers’ work and children’s studies”.

　　家長代表大會為家長間、家校間溝通提供了有效的平臺。家長代表可以通過此平臺，公正客觀地面對家長的期待與訴求，為學校建設出合理有效的建議。家長之間也可以充分交流并與學校及時反饋，持續溝通。除此以外，聯合會也能積極協調家長之間、家長與學校之間、學校與社會之間的關系，促進協同合作。

　　The Parent Congress provides an effective platform for communications among parents, and between parents and school. On this platform, representative parents can fairly and objectively consider and summarise the expectations and demands of parents in general, and make reasonable and effective recommendations. In addition, the Congress may actively coordinate relations among parents, between parents and school and between school and society.