Wellington Shanghai is getting recognised

Upcoming holidays aside, we at Wellington Shanghai are finding lots of reasons to celebrate this winter. We are getting recognised for our achievements in education, sustainability and social awareness. Today, we are proud to share our growing list of awards, nominations and other accolades.

For the past several weeks, the British Chamber of Commerce has been gradually announcing its nominations for its China Schools Awards. We are thrilled and honoured to be short-listed for two awards. Our outstanding team in the Science Department have earned us a nomination in the ‘Science and Technology’ category. Our College-wide efforts at building a more sustainable future have also gotten us a nomination for BritCham’s ‘Student Sustainability’ award. BritCham is not the only organisation to recognise our efforts in sustainability. ISC Research has nominated us for their Sustainability Award in their upcoming 2023 ISA Awards. 

We have been going to great lengths at Wellington Shanghai to conserve resources and reduce waste. We are cutting down on single-use plastics by giving all pupils a reusable water bottle and installing more drinking water stations around campus, for instance. And initiatives like our green plate programme and meat-free days in our dining hall have saved over 4 million litres of water, reduced CO2 emissions by 10,000 kg and resulted in the planting of 167 trees.

We offer the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP) not only because it is the world’s premier university entrance qualification, but also because it so closely aligns with our holistic education philosophy. And now, we are thrilled to share that our IB programme is getting noticed internationally. IB-schools.com, a globally recognised website that guides parents and pupils to schools with the best IB programmes in the world has named us among the'Top 3 IB Schools in China’ and among the ‘Top 40 Global IB Schools’!

Wellington Shanghai aims to be a force for good in our community and the wider world. This mission is enshrined in our Wellington Values. To that end, this year, we have also become a member school of Global Social Leaders (GSL). This is a community of like-minded and values-driven schools and partners committed to building a global movement of socially conscious young people who are equipped to be leaders in their lives and society. Through this organisation, our pupils will have access to GSL’s Global Goals Competition programme. This features a range of recognition awards for participants, team leader training and masterclasses to help develop project planning and leadership skills which complements, reinforces and aligns with the recent accolades received.

Finally, this past October, the Chinese publication TopSchools held its International School Teacher Skills Competition. Teachers were invited to submit lesson plans and a video recording of a lesson along with a summary of their teaching philosophy to a panel of education professionals. We are proud to say that two Wellington Shanghai educators received Honourary Mentions. Teacher of Chinese Doris Zhang was recognised for her great work in teaching our Prep School pupils. Science teacher Rama Chintapalli was also acknowledged for her chemistry teaching talents in Senior School. After a rigorous selection process of being filmed and panel interviews, we offer our congratulations to both on a truly impressive achievement!