一起开启令人期待的2017

As we start our spring term,I am very happy to welcome back all of our students and staff to school.At the beginning of 2017,I am happy to say that we have welcomed more than 320 new families into our Aidi community,as well as new teachers from all over the world.I would like to extend a special welcome to them,as they begin their journeys of teaching and learning with us.

欢迎同学们和全体教职员工平安快乐的返回校园，让我们一同迎接新学期的开始！2017年春季开学，我们迎来了超过320个新生家庭和多位来自世界各地的老师，为我们整个爱迪社区注入新鲜的，多元化的血液。在这里，要特别欢迎他们的到来，与我们一同开启崭新的学习探索和职业发展旅程。

The Chinese New Year break is one of our longer holidays,and personally,I took time to relax and travel to see family and friends in Inner Mongolia.I had a very enjoyable time and I have returned to school feeling refreshed and invigorated;ready to drive Aidi forward and face the challenges of a new school term!I hope that all of our students and staff had a similarly enjoyable and relaxing Chinese New Year holiday and are ready to get back to work and set about achieving the best results possible!

春节长假期间，我在内蒙古度过了一段非常愉悦的时光，花时间去旅行放松自己和看望家人朋友，并为自己蓄足精力准备迎接新一年的挑战，继续推动爱迪的发展。希望所有的学生和教职员工都有一个同样愉快和轻松的寒假，并且已经准备好投入到新的学习和工作中，开始为取得最好的成果而努力。

The spring term is one of my favorites at school,as we see the winter weather start to disappear and the green grass and flowers begin to return to our beautiful campus.Warmer weather also means more outdoor activities and more people out and about around campus,making the whole school feel more active and lively.This social aspect of school is often overlooked in the pursuit of grades,but it plays an important role in the successful development of a child and is something that we are very mindful of at Aidi.

春季学期是我在学校最喜欢的时光，我们能感受到寒冷的天气逐渐消散，绿草和鲜花重回我们美丽的校园。温暖的天气也意味着校园中更多的户外活动和人际交往，整个学校都重新恢复生机与活力。为学生塑造一个良好的社交环境，往往会因学校更关注学习成绩而被忽视，但它在一个孩子健康成长的过程中却起着重要的作用。在爱迪，我们把提供这样的环境视为教育过程中非常重要的一部分。

2017 looks to be an exciting year at school,with further improvements to our campus and facilities and an increase in the subjects,extracurricular and special-interest classes available to our students.I look forward to another year of great achievements and I wish everyone at Aidi a happy and successful Year of the Rooster!

2017将是令人期待的一年，爱迪将进一步改善我们的校园环境和设施设备，为我们的学生提供更多主题的课外活动和特殊兴趣班。我们期待着一个全新的能够取得非凡成就的一年，祝愿大家在爱迪度过快乐成功的农历鸡年！

Paul Keatley