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Concordia Conference Professional Development 2019
On November 15th and 16th, 2019, the Concordia Professional Development 2019 was successfully held at the beautiful BCIS campus. Teachers and experts from 9 international schools in Shenzhen, the United States, Hong Kong, and Chengdu came together.
Dr. Allan Yung, Executive Director gave the opening speech:
"Concordia schools of our confederation are caring and provide holistic services to our students and community.
- We are sustainable independent schools and excel in liberal arts and other subjects that prepare students to serve the Chinese and global communities with competence and Concordia vision.
- We help students mature academically and mentally, discover knowledge and personal growth, think critically, act with integrity, and work as a team effectively.
- We provide professional development and life - long learning program for staff in partnership with educational , commercial , and like - minded organizations.
We engage global Concordians in inter-culture dialogues for developing caring holistic approach to current and future issues facing the world.
Thank you for attending this PD2019 and look forward to our even bigger PD2020!"
The three Concordia Principals (form left): Mr. Steven Dorgelo （CIS-Cheungdu）、Mr. Tom Du（CIS-HK）及 Mr. Gerry Cockburn（BCIS）。
Dr. Allan Yung and the Chengdu Concordia Team.
Dr. Vicki Anderson, Concordia University in Nebraska, is the keynote speaker. She addressed an important topic: The Big Picture in the Big Idea: Self- Regulated Learning and its Impact on the Classroom, School and Family.
Ms. Yao from CIS-HK shared her experience of Teaching and Counselling.
