On December 16th, 2024, at Nanxi Garden of Beijing Normal University at Zhuhai, Phoenix School and Alliance Française de Pékin jointly launched the "Exhibition of Outstanding Works from the Youth Painting Competition 'Under the Same Sky' during the Sino - French Environmental Month.” Chen Xi, Director of International Education Affairs of Beijing Normal University at Zhuhai (hereafter BNU Zhuhai) and Dean of Phoenix School; Zhang Xing, Deputy Director of the Party Committee's Organizational Work Office and Director of the Human Resources Office; Xian Leren, Chairman of the Faculty Union of BNU Zhuhai; Qiu Yue, Deputy Director of the International Office; some participating children and their parents, as well as teachers and students from Phoenix School, jointly participated in the opening ceremony of the art exhibition.
Following the successful holding of the Outstanding Works Exhibition of "A Different Life" Youth Painting Competition in May this year, with the strong support of the Faculty Union of BNU Zhuhai, Phoenix School actively organized the children of the university’s
faculty and staff to participate in the "Under the Same Sky (Sous le même ciel)" Youth Painting Competition during the 2024 Sino - French Environmental Month. Among more than 1,000 submitted entries, the international judges from French Alliance selected 4 first - prize winners, 4 second - prize winners, 8 third - prize winners, 1 special - prize winner, and 183 winning - prize winners from four age groups. As the celebration of the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and France is coming to an end, the school delicately selected 17 winning works from the competition and wholeheartedly presented 12 outstanding works submitted on behalf of BNU Zhuhai, especially the works of three children: Sun Xiya, Hao Muning, and Wang Boyong, who won the winning prizes.
In her speech, Chen Xi warmly congratulated everyone on the opening of the Outstanding Works Exhibition of the "Under the Same Sky" Youth Painting Competition. She affectionately commended the excellent performance of the three children, Sun Xiya, Hao Muning, and Wang Boyong. She sincerely recognized the bold exploration and practice of educators from China and France in cultivating the youth of the future, and paid tribute to Ms. Blandine Penet, the French principal, Ms. Bao Yuehong, the Chinese principal, and other teachers of Alliance Française de Pékin.
Through attempts to use painting as a medium and draw people’s attention towards cutting - edge international topics, Phoenix School enables us to see a harmonious world of unity between man and nature from children's innocent hearts and clear eyes. The exhibition demonstrates the diversity of education across culture and boundary, and commits to cultivating the framework of multi-dimensional future literacy. Phoenix School hopes to share the ideas of education with current educators and looks forward to the beauty and future success with prospective educators.
