Principal Liu Wei: For an Ideal School
Jan 27,2022
If the school is compared to a ship carrying students forward, then the principal must be the ship's navigator and helmsman. As educator Tao Xingzhi said, the job of principal not only concerns the academic future of thousands of people, but also concerns the rise and fall of the country and academia. On such a special day, we are very honored to announce to you that ECNU Xiping Bilingual School has got its navigator.
Working in frontline teaching, active on the platform, he was the "treasure principal" in the eyes of many students. Walking in the field of education, dedicated to school management, he is committed to preparing fertile soil for every student to grow. A teacher knows the art of teaching; a teacher of teachers knows the art of education. Let's welcome Dr. Liu Wei, Principal of ECNU Xiping Bilingual School.
Liu Wei: a Doctor of Philosophy, a Senior Teacher (Secondary School), former Principal of the Affiliated High School of Shanxi University, one of the 10th and 11th National School Inspectors, Executive Director of the Specialized Committee for Moral Education of the Chinese Society of Education, Director of the Specialized Committee for Senior High School Education of the Chinese Society of Education, Director of the Specialized Committee for Overall Reform of Elementary and Secondary Schools of the Chinese Society of Education, a member of the 12th CPPCC Shanxi Committee and a deputy to the 13th Taiyuan Municipal People's Congress, a holder of the title of "Advanced Individual for National Unity and Progress" awarded by the State Council.
Devotion to Education, Unremitting Exploration
Principal Liu Wei has been engaged in education for more than 20 years and has rich experience in teaching and school management. He has served as a front-line teacher and principal of a well-known key high school in China and has been appointed as a national school inspector for many times as an expert. Over 20 years of educational career gave Principal Liu Wei an extraordinary educational experience and diverse educational perspectives. Over the years, he has persisted in exploring "student-centered" teaching reform, constantly deepened his educational thinking on the theme "good quality and high scores", put forward the educational thought of "being fertile soil for the growth of younger generations", and trained numerous outstanding students all over the world.
Fruitful Innovation in Teaching and Research
As Principal of the Affiliated High School of Shanxi University, Mr. Liu Wei made great efforts to advance classroom process reform, as well as teaching and research innovation. He led the school's teachers and students to outstanding results year after year. Over 95% of the school's graduates reached the admission line of key universities every year. Out of its more than 500 graduates each year, more than 50 were admitted to Tsinghua University and Peking University. More than 80% of its graduates were admitted to well-known universities at home and abroad, ranking top nationwide.
Equal Emphasis on Quality for All-Round Development
In addition to leading students to improve their academic performance, Principal Liu Wei was also committed to exploring students' specialty development and all-round development. By building a large curriculum platform in the school, he helped students discover their interests and explore their potential to achieve all-round development in morality, intelligence, physique, aesthetics and labor. Every year, the school won nearly 2,000 awards in national senior high school subject competitions and high-level competitions in science and technology innovation, literature and sports, literary writing and Innovative English. In the five senior high school subject competitions, the school won the first place among subject groups in Shanxi Province for consecutive years. Dozens of students won national gold medals and got selected into the national training team. Its junior and senior high school football teams won Shanxi High School Football Championship for consecutive years. On behalf of Chinese high school students, the school's choir went to Europe and the United States for the international chorus festival many times and won the gold medal.
Original Aspiration Unchanged, Ideal Continues
Passionate about education all the way forward, Principal Liu Wei never stops exploring the ideal education. What is a good education? Back to the nature of education, what does a good school look like? Starting today, he will continue to write down his answers to these questions at ECNU Xiping Bilingual School.
When he bends over to pick up shells on the beach in Fujian, his original aspiration remains unchanged. In the eyes of Principal Liu Wei, ECNU Xiping Bilingual School arouses his passion as an educator to draw the blueprint of ideal education. We believe our school will become a dream place for him to realize his vision of the future school and a new fertile land for cultivating future talents with international competence in his ideal.
Education is future-oriented. We believe that under the leadership of Principal Liu Wei, ECNU Xiping Bilingual School will surely lead our students to a better world in the future.