WELLINGTON COLLEGE INTERNATIONAL ROUNDUP 2021
As another challenging year for education drew to a close, we asked the Masters of our Wellington College International schools to look back at the highlights of the year.
Julian Jeffrey, Master of Tianjin, the oldest school in the international Wellington family, told us: The most prominent feature of the year has – happily – not been dealing with the consequences of the pandemic’s baleful impact, but rather a series of celebrations of the achievements of our pupils. In many ways an unparalleled year, with record public examination results for a fourth consecutive year and university offers from Oxford, Cambridge, University of Pennsylvania, Imperial, UCL and many other world-leading institutions. Our younger pupils have also thrived, making consistent and rapid progress. Language acquisition in particular has made great strides following recent developments in our English support model, with superb results. This year has been about reconnecting with our Wellington community too. Servicelearning and charity projects, such as the innovative Eric Liddell project, have found ways to support young people in Hongqiao and across Tianjin. We have also been able to host events again, including the Festival of Education, Graduation, and the Summer 28
Fair. All provided wonderful moments of togetherness and gave a glimpse of how our school is flourishing despite the challenges of the COVID era.
