{"id":48,"date":"2023-03-27T10:50:08","date_gmt":"2023-03-27T10:50:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spgs-chengdu.meandhimdesign.co.uk\/welcome-from-the-heads\/"},"modified":"2025-09-01T14:49:55","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T13:49:55","slug":"welcome-from-the-principal","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.spgs-shengbo.com\/zh\/about\/welcome-from-the-principal\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome from the Principal"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"block_9c320494db7de58de016ea0079673bae\" class=\"relative w-full wp-block-acf-quote-image\">\n\t<div class=\"bg-primary  xl:ml-44  px-10 md:px-24 py-10 md:py-10 lg:py-20 text-white\" data-aos=\"fade-in\" data-aos-delay=\"700\" data-aos-duration=\"1200\">\n\t\t<h4 class=\"text-base md:text-base lg:text-md   3xl:text-lg xl:pr-84   font-light\" data-aos=\"fade-left\" data-aos-delay=\"900\" data-aos-duration=\"1200\">\n\t\t\t<q>Being inquisitive and having a determination to succeed is palpable amongst our students, where music, drama, and art play as much an intrinsic part as the academic study they pursue.<\/q>\n\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<p class=\"py-10 italic w-full md:w-2\/5 pr-0\" data-aos=\"fade-left\" data-aos-delay=\"1000\">\n\t\t\tNaomi Edwards, Principal<\/p>\n\t\t<div class=\"image-container absolute w-56 md:w-96 right-12 md:right-24 md:-mt-20\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-aos=\"fade-in\" data-aos-delay=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spgs-shengbo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Weixin-Image_20240221083608-1920x1200-c-default.webp\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"block_1b9eb4de2376d1dda7790cece151e4ca\" style=\"padding-top:100px;padding-bottom:100px;\" class=\"relative py-10 px-10 lg:px-0 wp-block-acf-paragraph\" data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-delay=\"700\">\n\t<div class=\"max-w-6xl m-auto\">\n\t\t<h3><span style=\"color: #ae3331;\">Message from the Principal of SPGSI Chengdu<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>At SPGS International School Chengdu, we pride ourselves on facilitating each student\u2019s passage to becoming twenty-first century citizens equipped for a global society. Being the inaugural school in China, which is inextricably linked to the St Paul\u2019s name, our commitment to educational excellence reflects that of our sister school, where our core values are embedded within our community.<\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Being inquisitive and having a determination to succeed is palpable amongst our students, where music, drama, and art play as much an intrinsic part as the academic study they pursue. With highly qualified teachers and well-motivated students, we believe that SPGS International thoroughly deserves its recognition of being the \u2018Best New School in China\u2019 2022\/2023.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Naomi Edwards<\/strong><br \/>\nPrincipal<\/p>\n\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"block_d16d8e840b7b77f727b6aee83818f537\" class=\"relative w-full wp-block-acf-quote-image\">\n\t<div class=\"bg-primary  xl:ml-44  px-10 md:px-24 py-10 md:py-10 lg:py-20 text-white\" data-aos=\"fade-in\" data-aos-delay=\"700\" data-aos-duration=\"1200\">\n\t\t<h4 class=\"text-base md:text-base lg:text-md   3xl:text-lg xl:pr-84   font-light\" data-aos=\"fade-left\" data-aos-delay=\"900\" data-aos-duration=\"1200\">\n\t\t\t<q>SPGS International School Chengdu offers a vibrant and forward-looking education that reflects the values we cherish at St Paul\u2019s in London. 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