Last Friday evening, 39 Junior School students and 7 staff members left the DCSPD campus and made their way to Pudong airport to participate in this year’s mammoth Dulwich College Games Competition, taking us to Myanmar and the Dulwich College Yangon Campuses.
The children (in Years 4 through 6) endured a long journey, eventually arriving in Myanmar on Saturday morning.
Ahead of them were two days of tough competition against seven other Dulwich Colleges, including Singapore, Beijing, Suzhou, and DCS Puxi. This sporting battle took them to the pool, the running track, the basketball court and the football pitch, with the DCSPD Shanghai team endeavouring to achieve personal and College gold!
Session by session, we saw the children develop in skill and confidence, matched by a committed and genuine team spirit which grew with each day of the trip.
Playing in 38°C heat, and having travelled through Friday night, the challenge of competing was tough and our DCSPD competitors had to show real grit and resilience to overcome their fatigue and perform to their best. They did this through commitment, empathy, and kindness, looking after each other when things got tough.
We competed well in football, despite hot conditions that tested our students’ resilience. They showed grit and determination and produced some really good team performances.
DCSPD had some amazing results in basketball, including an overtime win which resulted in a very exciting free throw shoot out and our U/11 Girls Team 1 winning the Bowl Final. The U/10 Boys Team 1 then went undefeated to win the Cup Championship. The U/9 Boys were unlucky to finish third in basketball but showed some excellent skills in the process.
Every child in the 39-strong squad achieved a medal, with a total scoop of 158 bronze, silver, and gold medals in the athletics and swimming competitions.
For the staff involved in the trip, however, its success was not measured by medals alone, but rather by the way in which every child showed the Dulwich D’s: drive, dedication, and determinationto do the very best that they could, as an individualandfor their team.
The confidence, compassion, and comradery exhibited by the children in our team made us extremely proud. Well done to all of you!
My sincere thanks as well to the six Junior School staff who helped create such wonderful team spirit, and who supported the children throughout. We could not deliver experiences such as this one without your dedication and commitment!
上周五晚，39名小学部学生和7名教职人员离开上海浦东德威学校，启程前往浦东机场，参加将于缅甸及仰光德威学校隆重举行的本年度“德威运动会”。来自4-6年级的孩子们经过一段漫长的旅途，最终于周六上午抵达缅甸。
等待他们的是为期两天的激烈比拼，对手是来自新加坡、北京、苏州、浦西德威等7所学校的同学们。比赛包括游泳、赛跑、篮球、足球等项目，浦东德威的小选手们跃跃欲试，努力争取为自己和学校赢得殊荣。
通过一场又一场的比赛，我们看到孩子们在技能和自信心方面所取得的发展，随着行程的推进，他们变得越来越投入，团队精神也越发强大。迎战38℃的高温，孩子们又经历了周五整晚的旅途跋涉，这让比赛变得格外具有挑战性。
浦东德威的小选手们必须表现出真正的勇气与韧性，来克服身体的疲劳，发挥出最佳水平——他们坚定、热心，队友间彼此关怀，遇到困难时互帮互助。
我们在足球比赛中表现出色，在考验耐力的炎热条件下，同学们表现出勇气和决心，带来了极佳的团队表现。上海浦东德威的同学们在篮球赛场上也取得了了不起的成绩，包括在加时赛中胜出。
我们的U/11女子1队在银碗决赛上取胜。随后，U/10男子1队更是以不败的战绩赢得了杯赛冠军。相比之下，U/9男子队则不那么幸运，他们在篮球比赛中获得了第三名，但整个比赛过程中，他们展现出了出色的技术水平。
39人的参赛队伍中，每个孩子都获得了一枚奖牌。其中，在田径和游泳项目中总共获得了158枚金银铜牌。但对于参与这次行程的教职人员们而言，真正的成功并不仅仅取决于奖牌数量，而是在于每个孩子如何借此机会体现出德威式比赛精神——驱动力、奉献和决心，尽己所能，为个人与团队争光。
我校孩子们所展示出的自信、同理心和战友情让我们倍感自豪。大伙儿们干得漂亮！
在此，我想由衷地感谢6名来自小学部的教职人员，他们帮助孩子们树立起如此强大的团队凝聚力，在整个过程中为他们提供支援。没有他们的努力和付出，我们的团队不可能有如此上佳的表现！
