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Teachers’ Day 2016
By Annie Sun, class of 2018 On September 28th, 2016, the designated Confucius Day, the students and teachers of Developing Virtue Girls School gathered together in the Small Dining Hall to celebrate Teachers’ Day, an annual celebration dedicated to our beloved teachers. Students began the day by making […]
Peace Day
by Editorial Staff and students Every year on September 21, the world celebrates International Peace Day. On that morning at the City of Ten Thousand Buddhas, the entire boys and girls divisions of Developing Virtue Secondary School gathered in the Wonderful Words Hall to listen to two special […]
PTO Welcome-back Picnic
Class essay by 7th Grade students On September 3, 2016, Saturday, many parents, teachers, and students attended the PTO welcome-back picnic at the Developing Virtue Girls Secondary School. As everyone gathered in the Chan Hall, there was an introduction by four women from Alliance Redwoods. They started off […]
2016 Sonoma County VegFest
By Vanessa Sun, Sophia Liu, Moniques Nguyen, Amy Liu, and Katherine Wang On August 20, 2016, some IGDVS students—along with teachers, parents, and volunteers—went to the 3rd annual Sonoma County VegFest in Santa Rosa, California. This celebration of compassion and healthy vegetarian lifestyle was held in Luther Burbank […]
Kindness and a Splash of Water-filled Fun– 2016 IG/DVBS Boy’s Summer Camp
By Daron Fong The 2016 Instilling Goodness & Developing Virtue Boy’s Summer camp was packed with fun, creative, and educational activities for the kids, with focus on the core values of the school including kindness, the theme of this year’s camp. This year the boys school had about […]
2016 Girls Summer Camp Report
by Chris Ruan “Jie Jie, come push me on the swings!” Every day during recess, the kids from ages 3 to 8 would joyfully cry out to the counselors to push them higher on the swings. It was tiring work for us counselors, but we could see that […]
Keep Chinese Traditions Alive and Maintain Confucius’ Teaching
FILIAL PIETY — A REPORT ON THE 2016 CHERISHING YOUTH DAY AT THE CITY OF TEN THOUSAND BUDDHAS By Pam Qian (Developing Virtue Secondary School, 12th Grade) Compiled by Zheng Li English Translation by Shramanerika Gwo He, Pam Qian “Without the teaching of filial piety, there would be […]
Heart Pins Project
by Iris and QQ (Junior High), 2016 The school had adopted the idea of making heart pins, each one meticulously cut, stuffed, and sewn by hand. They were given away to everyone at the May 20th Cherishing Youth event, to children in Ukiah, and to the homeless. As […]
Mother’s Day Surprise
Student Editorial: Belle Roberts The last sight the guests of the 10,000 Buddhas Repentance expected to see while they were eating was a group of girls schoolers wielding paper flowers. Nevertheless, on the Friday before Mother’s Day, students from Instilling Goodness Developing Virtue Girls School charged into the […]
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