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Special thanks this year to Lower Primary Counselor Lauren Seaberg and High School Counselor Aaron Hollingshead for moderating the sessions. Finally, thank you to those who have supported the Chuck Dull series over the years through HKIS’s Annual Fund!
Who better to come to HKIS than Dr. Thompson, who first came to HKIS on the invitation of the series’ own namesake Mr. Dull himself! He was in fact the first person to invite Michael Thompson to HKIS in the 1990s, which was his first trip to Asia. This has led to many fruitful exchanges between our community and Dr. Thompson over the decades. We are honored that Dr. Thompson has continued to help us shape who we are and how we relate to each other and our students.
No matter what the age of the child, Dr. Thompson was there to remind us in the midst of the stress and uncertainty of the epidemic in Hong Kong and all the constraints that it has put on families, that this moment will pass; to have empathy and grace for ourselves, and most of all, to lean on the support and care from our community.
On summer travel restrictions:
Be in the moment. If you're always worried about the unknown, then you miss the moment.
On frustration:
Use "I wish"...you can always express what you wish to your children. Children have wishes. It's a place where children and parents can meet.
Don't imagine that your kids feel the same level of disappointment you feel. Kids are not keeping count of all the things they are missing in childhood. The losses we feel for them they don't necessarily feel in the same way.
Children want to do what their parents ask them to do. They are enormously resilient and adaptable.
On the bottom line:
Children need parents that love them, and they need to feel physically safe.
On students in counseling due to the stress:
Watch how your teen is handling their days, say good morning. Ask, is it going well? Do you think it's going well?
On potential lockdown:
Do some mental rehearsal. Talk to those who've done it.
On immature behavior:
Be clear in your expectations and clear in the consequences.
Every human being is doing the best they can do at any given moment. It might not be your best moment, but you're doing your best at this moment.
Let kids have their own journey and give them time. Don't rush it.
On being a friend with your teenager:
You can't be a friend. As a parent, you're a parent. Forget about it. You can have friendly times, but you have all the power, you pay the bills, that's not a friend.
On tension between parents and teens:
Build a sense of caution and risk management without extinguishing excitement and risk-taking.
Dr. Michael Thompson
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How Students Change HKIS: A For Girls Story
An interview with the For Girls Leaders and members, who talk about how period products reached HKIS bathrooms.
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Interviewing Ziyad Broker: Migrant workers and positive psychology
Ziyad Broker '23 talks about his GOA capstone project which was in the top 3% of the nominations for the GOA Catalyst Exhibition showcase. He discusses the lives of migrant workers and how positive psychology has shaped his worldview.
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Grade 5 Writing Workshop
Explore the creative process of HKIS’ young writers as they talk about their experiences in their Grade 5 writing workshop.
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Women in Data Conference
Discover how HKIS’s curriculum in STEM supported a student to present at a conference hosted by the University of Pennsylvania.
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Let It Snow
For the first time in three years of virtual and hybrid events, the whole school gathered in the High School to celebrate the start of the Christmas season in community. And for the first time, we let it snow in the High School Plaza!
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The Past in the Present
HKIS Students “speak” to Holocaust survivors through Dimensions in Testimony, a virtual reality program brought to HKIS by the Hong Kong Holocaust and Tolerance Center.
