SWIS ROC RADIO

On today's show we hear from Robert Bauer at American International School Guangzhou, live at the 6th Annual #EdTechGZ Conference. Well done to Robert and the hard working team at AISG for an excellent conference. More information to follow Apologies for the sound interference in the middle section of the podcast. SWIS ROC Radio --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eugene-leonard/message

A reflection podcast from G5 Students SWIS Shenzhen about their recent camping trip to HK. It sounds like they had an amazing time and it was fantastic to hear how grateful they are to the camp leader and teachers who brought them there. Well done G5 students and teachers. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eugene-leonard/message

McCawley's Shekou (Seaworld) were the sponsors of today's show on SWIS ROC Radio. Craig Wildman, the general manager, kindly offered three loyalty cards to new members of SWIS Staff which we will give out on the next show. Thank you Craig. On the show, I was joined by Matt Manfredi (Long Island New York) and Emmet o Halloran (East Clare, Ireland) We highly recommend McCawleys in the first part of the show. We hear about their steak and chips on Wednesday nights - 128RMB for an excellent dish. Wednesday is also their quiz night which we attended and came a respectable 3rd place. Interestingly, the winning team included the highly esteemed Mr.Wildman himself......now we are not suggesting anything untoward.........Realy enjoyable night and we will be back next week to win! Pizza and Margaritas are half price during the quiz. Matt and Emmet tell us about their excellent loyalty program which we highly recommend staff to sign up and avail of. Tuesday Night is teacher's night with a 10% discount with a valid ID! Friday and Saturday have live music and just started at McCawley's on a Sunday is their Comedy Night. Check out their new food menu and the brunch is always a favorite of mine. Thank you Craig for your continued support. In the second part of the show we hear about different bars and restaurants which come highly recommended by the guys (and they're experienced lads in this area!) We hear about The Evil Duck, Peko, Bionic, The Brew, Artisans, Volfonis, The George and Dragon, Artisans Houhai (Exit E1) Le5 Chefs, Cayotes, The Snake Pit and Xpats in Shekou. We hope you enjoy the show. SWIS ROC Radio Listen, Like, Learn #swisrocradio #swisShenzhen #swisroc #swisrocs #newstaffSWIS --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eugene-leonard/message

Greg Mason, University and Career Counselor SWIS, was the guest on SWIS ROC Radio today to update us on the outstanding successes achieved by the 2019 SWIS students in their college applications. For more information on this you can also read an earlier article by the School Director, Ally Wu; https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/TR8IiusSSylJzP-o7y7frQ This week on June 12th, marked a historical day at SWIS with the inaugural graduation ceremony of the first cohort of Diploma Program students (32). A ceremony was held at SWIS to mark this historical occasion and to celebrate their achievements. For more information and pictures you can read all about the event http://szdaily.sznews.com/MB/content/201906/13/content_670304.html?from=timeline&isappinstalled=0 In this podcast Greg Mason and I congratulate the students and we wish them well in their future endeavors beyond SWIS. SWIS ROC RADIO Listen, Like, Learn --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eugene-leonard/message

Today's show featured Cloe Lacombe Bar, Johanna Henson and Matt Manfredi who talked all about sports, health and fitness in Shenzhen! Our show this week was sponsored by Volfonis In Shekou. Owen very kindly donated 5x100 RMB vouchers for new/current staff. Jennifer Hager received a voucher for sending in an excellent question about cinemas and mobile phone providers which Santy Patel (SWIS Parent of G1 Boy in Mr.Paul Ward's Class) All the information on Health, Sport and Fitness can be found on the Google Doc that staff have been adding to all week (thank you to all staff who have contributed information to the Doc). There was a technical hitch on today's show so the format is a little different.....someone who cannot be named for reasons unknown forgot to press the record button the first time......so we had to record a much faster version the second time........ No names will be provided..... We hope you enjoy the show. Finally and most importantly this weekend. There's a very special girl in Hanoi who is celebrating her 11th Birthday this weekend called Kayley (Matt's wonderful daughter) and we hope she has an amazing day. Eat lots of snails and enjoy the ice skating; you will be fantastic. SWIS ROC RADIO Listen, Like, Learn ****If you like this podcast, share and subscribe and check out previous episodes as well as a new podcast series about expats in Shenzhen on PRS Radio******* --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eugene-leonard/message

#swisrocradio new staff #swisShenzhen orientation podcast E4 will be recorded tomorrow afternoon. Here is some information about the topics we will cover and there's lots of information about Sports/Health/Fitness Options in #Shenzhen in this Google Doc https://bit.ly/2KqfAUq Check out #PRSradioSZ as well for a new podcast series about long term expats in Shenzhen. https://anchor.fm/prsradio/episodes/Paul-Delahunty---The-Virgin-of-PRS-Radio-e477ff/a-ageqit --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eugene-leonard/message

We welcomed Justin Barrett, MYP Drama Teacher, on to #SWISROCRADIO this morning. Our regular co-host Matt Manfredi was in the seat beside Justin to keep him in check.... Introduction (0.03-07.36) We had some house keeping which needed to be addressed before we started the main show; Thank you to our sponsors this week Xpats Bar Shenzhen (Phenix Everly) ******** Background Info on Mr.Barrett Kayley's Dog Brody (Kayley is Matt's Daughter and she has been most upset that her dog has not got a mention on the show). The highly respected Dante Manfredi, Long Island and his criticism of the host which was confirmed to be accurate...(thank you Dante for exposing the truth). Travel to Hong Kong/Macau/Zhuhai (07.39-22.05) We talked about the various options including ferries from Shekou, buses from Shenzhen Bay, taxis and trains. Here is the timetable for the ferry. To book tickets you can create an account and buy here. Tickets can be picked up at the Kiosk at the ferry terminal. You will need a chinese phone number to set this up. Shenzhen Party has lots more excellent information about the region. Quiz - Long Island v St.Kilda's (22.08-35.04) In this section Matt goes head to head with Justin in a fun trivia section to win a 100RMB Voucher from Xpats Bar. Check out this good website funtrivia.com to find some good quizzes! Justin beat Matt to win the prize thereby casting doubts on Dante's earlier assertions.... Travel within the Region (35.07-49.50) We explore different options including Vietnam and Thailand and flight options. Questions from New Staff (49.50-51.00) We take questions submitted by new staff members about banking and cycling and attempt poorly to answer them! Final Section (51.00-54.00) Thanks to our sponsors from the last three podcasts including Le 5 Chefs, Xpats Bar and HH Gourmet in Shekou. Matt at HH Gourmet has very kindly donated vouchers and coffees to new members of the SWIS Shenzhen Staff in August. Thank You Matt. I love the bagels there myself and can highly recommend this restaurant to all staff. Maggie at George and Dragon has also promised 3 vouchers for our hungry/thirsty new staff. The Shepherd's Pie is fantastic there and they have amazing offers on Monday nights. We hope you enjoy the show. SWIS ROC RADIO Listen, Like, Learn. ******** We have contacted The Guinness Book of Records to see if we managed to break the record for the amount of time we blatantly unashamedly promote our sponsors Xpats Bar this week. Did we mention that we were sponsored by Xpats Bar this week? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eugene-leonard/message

We will record the 3rd in our series of orientation podcasts tomorrow morning with Matt Manfredi, Long Island, New York and Justin Barrett, SWIS MYP Drama Teacher from Australia. We will talk about transport and travel within China and further afield during holidays. The aim is also to discuss the weather and what to expect when you arrive and what to pack/not to pack for your move! I am sure we'll go off task...... On the show tomorrow, there will be three 100 RMB vouchers to be won from Xpats Bar in Shenzhen (3 locations). Thank you to the owner Phenix for sponsoring these. To be in with a chance of winning, please subscribe and share the podcast and leave some audio feedback or questions which we will add to the show or leave an audio message introducing yourself. Finally, we will have a fun quiz on the show tomorrow...... Dante in Long Island, the father of Matt Manfredi, our Number 1 fan will be spoken about........ SWIS ROC RADIO Listen, Like, Learn --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eugene-leonard/message

SWIS Shenzhen Orientation Episode #E2 Today we welcomed Tuula Webb & Matthew Manfredi on SWIS ROC Radio for the second in our orientation podcasts. The focus of this podcast in the first part of the show was housing; we looked at the advantages/disadvantages of both living on/off campus. To live off campus, we recommend that new staff be aware of the costs involved in getting an apartment. You will need cash upfront to pay; 2 months deposit 1 month rent Agent Fee (Finder Fee) A one off fee which is 1/2 a months rent So typically to rent a 9000 RMB apartment (typically a 90sqm 2 bedroom) you would need 31,500 up front to move ($4556) A 3 bedroom (140sqm+) can be anything from 12,000-17,000 RMB. We will send you on WeChat agents which can help you find accommodation. Thomas is a reputable agent in Shekou who may staff have used and his WeChat ID is; shekourent Housing Hidden Costs; Management Fee (between 300-600 per month depending on size of apartment) Faipao (need for reimbursement from school) - The cost is typically 4% of Rent to get the Faipao ( 360RMB per month on a 9000 rental) Electricity/water/gas (typically about 300 per month) Internet (1800 -2000 per year - Some apartments have bad internet/some are very good) Banking We talk about banking in the second part of the show. This is a process that is not overly liked by expat staff in general as it takes time. You need documents from HR and Finance each time you go to do this; I generally go to the bank once a year at most for this reason and am creative with this process. However, if you have bills at home to pay each month then we suggested that you leave cash in your account at home to cover these for the first couple of months. Get WeChat Wallet set up as soon as you get your bank account set up is our top tip! Voice Messages/Questions/Feedback Finally, we deal with a number of animal questions from incoming staff. Thank you David Platt and Angela Morris for sending in voice messages on Anchor and you are the worth recipients of a 100RMB Voucher each from Le 5 Chefs Shekou. Laura Michelle Loran added a comment on Podomatic and also receives a voucher! Well done to the three of you! Thank You Claudio for the vouchers! David and Angela, we will try and find you information and send on WeChat. On next week’s show Phenix at Xpats Bar Seaworld will provide 3 Vouchers for another three members of staff. Thank You Phenix. We’ll then be knocking on Craig Wildman’s Door at McCawleys Seaworld to see if we can get some vouchers…. We hope you enjoy the show! SWIS ROC RADIO Listen, Like, Learn #swisShenzhen #swisROCradio #swisroc #swisrocs --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eugene-leonard/message

This morning at SWIS, Matt Manfredi from Long Island in New York was the guest on SWIS ROC Radio. We hear a little bit of information about his family; his mother and father, Lois and Dante and his wonderful daughter, Kayley in Hanoi (who eats snails....). Matt has been an educator for 18 years and it does not show in his youthful appearance! On the 11&12th May at Level 5, Shekou, Matt will lead a workshop designed to explore the use of student-centered, discussion-based education described as the Harkness method. It’s a collaborative approach to problem solving and learning. This method was created and is used daily at Phillips Exeter Academy located in Exeter, New Hampshire. Phillips Exeter has been consistently ranked as one of the top ten best prep schools in America. It was enlightening listening to Matt explain the Harkness method in greater detail and it was very obvious that he is very passionate about it and is eager to share more details with the participants at the workshop. Matt finally admits (we all knew) that his hero is Tina Turner. It was a fitting way to end the show. We hope you enjoy the show and if you would like to find out more information about the Harkness method or if you'd like to meet Matt in person (?) then pop along to the INS department at SWIS Shenzhen. SWIS ROC RADIO Listen, Like, Learn --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eugene-leonard/message

#SWISROCRADIO finally went on their long awaited and highly anticipated tour of the far flung fields of Shekou. The venue for their road trip was the salubrious environs of Le 5 Chefs where they were warmly greeted by Claudio! On this first sports podcast of their local tour, Leonard (ICT Integration) and Youngman (Athletics Director of SWIS) were joined by two local celebrities (in their own minds) from Shekou International School Carlos Galvez and Nathan Lil. The podcast mainly focuses on the mens' passion for sports, the reasons behind this and their backgrounds in many different sports. We hear a lot of information about their achievements through the years as well as their thoughts on many different topics. The aim of this podcast was to get staff members of SIS & SWIS together to enjoy a fun podcast together with the hope of developing closer links between the two groups for future projects such as the upcoming Inspire Citizens Conference at SIS in September (this is mentioned by Nathan from 40:00-47:00 on the show). For more information about this project follow Steve Sostak & Aaron Moniz on Twitter. Guest Biographies JoshUA Youngman, an Iowa farm boy, is the current Athletic Director at Shen Wai International School. He spent the previous five years in Jakarta, splitting his time between two schools as a teacher and Athletic Director. Originally from Iowa (USA), Josh grew up playing football (soccer) and basketball. He played football collegiately, while beginning his coaching career at the local high school. He has now been coaching for 13 years, both football and basketball. Josh attained his CAA (Certified Athletic Administrator) endorsement in December 2018, after completing his M.S. in Athletic administration in May 2017. JoshUA has implemented many new initiatives in his role at SWIS. His weekly sports reports on the official school sports subscription on WeChat have been excellent (Search RocAthletics on WeChat) and his weekly sports podcasts have been well received by the community. Carlos Galvez completed his Bachelor’s Degree in Guatemala where he grew up competing in tennis and equestrian events. He played Division 1 tennis for a long time and competed in international junior equestrian events. Sports have always been very important to him which is why he decided to become an educator and instil health and fitness knowledge in young learners. He's taught in Guatemala City, Milan and currently Shekou international School (SIS) Shenzhen. He’s married to Ceci-Galvez Gomez and they have two wonderful children together. Nathan Lil is a long suffering Arsenal fan (like myself) from USA. He is the Middle School Assistant Principal at Shekou International School (SIS). Nathan worked for over 15 years in America before joining SIS. We hope you enjoy the show and I look forward to recording more podcasts in the future with Nathan and his team. Sadly, Carlos and Josh are moving to new jobs in August; we wish them and their families the very best in their new posts in Vietnam and India respectively. SWIS ROC RADIO (on tour) #swisrocs #swisrocradio #swisroc #swisShenzhen --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eugene-leonard/message

#SWISROCRADIO finally went on their long awaited and highly anticipated tour of the far flung fields of Shekou. The venue for their road trip was the salubrious environs of Le 5 Chefs where they were warmly greeted by Claudio! On this first sports podcast of their local tour, Leonard (ICT Integration) and Youngman (Athletics Director of SWIS) were joined by two local celebrities (in their own minds) from Shekou International School Carlos Galvez and Nathan Lil. The podcast mainly focuses on the mens' passion for sports, the reasons behind this and their backgrounds in many different sports. We hear a lot of information about their achievements through the years as well as their thoughts on many different topics. The aim of this podcast was to get staff members of SIS & SWIS together to enjoy a fun podcast together with the hope of developing closer links between the two groups for future projects such as the upcoming Inspire Citizens Conference at SIS in September (this is mentioned by Nathan from 40:00-47:00 on the show). For more information about this project follow Steve Sostak & Aaron Moniz on Twitter. Guest Biographies Carlos Galvez completed his Bachelor’s Degree in Guatemala where he grew up competing in tennis and equestrian events. He played Division 1 tennis for a long time and competed in international junior equestrian events. Sports have always been very important to him which is why he decided to become an educator and instil health and fitness knowledge in young learners. He's taught in Guatemala City, Milan and currently Shekou international School (SIS) Shenzhen. He’s married to Ceci-Galvez Gomez and they have two wonderful children together. Nathan Lil is a long suffering Arsenal fan (like myself) from USA. He is the Middle School Assistant Principal at Shekou International School (SIS). Nathan worked for over 15 years in America before joining SIS. JoshUA Youngman, an Iowa farm boy, is the current Athletic Director at Shen Wai International School. He spent the previous five years in Jakarta, splitting his time between two schools as a teacher and Athletic Director. Originally from Iowa (USA), Josh grew up playing football (soccer) and basketball. He played football collegiately, while beginning his coaching career at the local high school. He has now been coaching for 13 years, both football and basketball. Josh attained his CAA (Certified Athletic Administrator) endorsement in December 2018, after completing his M.S. in Athletic administration in May 2017.JoshUA has implemented many new initiatives in his role. His weekly sports reports on the official school sports subscription on WeChat have been excellent (Search RocAthletics on WeChat) and his weekly sports podcasts have been well received by the community. We hope you enjoy the show and I look forward to recording more podcasts in the future with Nathan and his team. Sadly, Carlos and Josh are moving to new jobs in August; we wish them and their families the very best in their new posts in Vietnam and India respectively. SWIS ROC RADIO (on tour) #swisroc --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eugene-leonard/message

'So you've decided to move to China....what now??' This is the first in a series of podcasts aimed at helping new members of staff and the extended community before/during and after their move to Shenzhen. We will try to answer some of the key questions new members of the community will have about; Housing - Campus/Off Campus Medical - What to bring Social Life - Bars/Restaurants/Sports Shipping Shopping Transport Banking We will hear from singles, couples, couples with children, staff who live on campus, staff who live off campus so that you can get a wide and varied selection of information. As with all our podcasts on #swisrocradio, they're pretty rough and off the cuff! On this episode we hear from Brian and Lena who moved to SWIS from Mozambique with 18 cases of luggage.....and two young children. I don't envy them! If you have specific questions that you would like answered please add them to the Google Doc (with some information about yourself!) that will be emailed to new staff this week (or leave a voice message on this site or on the app) We hope that we can help you in any way with your move to SWIS/Shenzhen/China and make the transition a little bit smoother with helpful information while attempting to make you laugh. ***Unfortunately Podcasts don't come with subtitles so if you can't understand an Irish accent maybe #swisrocradio is not the show for you!!*** SWIS ROC Radio Listen, Like, Learn *** https://eugene-leonard.podomatic.com ***Moving to China - Orientation Podcast #1 ***(currently transitioning #swisrocradio from Podomatic to Anchor) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eugene-leonard/message

'So you've decided to move to China....what now??' This is the first in a series of podcasts aimed at helping new members of staff and the extended community before/during and after their move to Shenzhen. We will try to answer some of the key questions new members of the community will have about; Housing - Campus/Off Campus Medical - What to bring Social Life - Bars/Restaurants/Sports Shipping Shopping Transport Banking We will hear from singles, couples, couples with children, staff who live on campus, staff who live off campus so that you can get a wide and varied selection of information. As with all our podcasts on #swisrocradio, they're pretty rough and off the cuff! On this episode we hear from Brian and Lena who moved to SWIS from Mozambique with 18 cases of luggage.....and two young children. I don't envy them! If you have specific questions that you would like answered please add them to the Google Doc (with some information about yourself!) that will be emailed to new staff this week. We hope that we can help you in any way with your move to SWIS/Shenzhen/China and make the transition a little bit smoother with helpful information while attempting to make you laugh. ***Unfortunately Podcasts don't come with subtitles so if you can't understand an Irish accent maybe #swisrocradio is not the show for you!!*** SWIS ROC Radio Listen, Like, Learn --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eugene-leonard/message

***Note*** This Podcast is recorded in Chinese; it was also recorded in English and can be accessed at; https://anchor.fm/eugene-leonard/episodes/SWIS-Webwise-Parent-Ambassador-Group-Presentation---English-e3q7s7/a-adjcge The SWIS Webwise Parent Ambassador Group had their first Parent Presentation last Friday 19.04.2019 in the Theatre at SWIS. (https://innovation.swis.cn/swis-webwise-parent-ambassador-group.html) SWIS家长特使们于上周五（4月19日）在SWIS小剧场举行了第一次家长讲座。 This was their very first presentation and they did an amazing job. We had just over 60 SWIS parents in attendance which is a great start. 本次讲座取得了巨大的成功。共有超过60名家长出席。 Joyce Ma, Qin Qin, Fei Fei and Santy Patel were the presenters. 此次讲座的家长特使们共有四位：Joyce Ma, Qin Qin, Fei Fei，和 Santy Patel 。 It was a workshop 'For Parents by Parents'. 此次家长讲座来自家长，服务家长。 In this podcast you will hear all about the roles and responsibilites of this group, why we meet, what we do and how you can join along to our monthly meetings. 在SWIS ROC电台中，您会了解到家长特使的角色和责任，我们为何成立家长特使、以及如何加入我们。 You will hear some tips and advice from the parents on both podcasts as well as some personal experiences from Santy and Joyce (in the English version in the link above). 您也将了解到我们给您的一些贴士，以及Santy和Joyce分享的个人故事。 All the Digital Citizenship resources are available to all parents on this Padlet; https://padlet.com/eugeneleonard101/SWISwebwisePARENTambassadorGroup It is our intention to set up a Digital Citizenship WeChat Subscription in the coming months for easier and faster access to resources. 所有关于数字公民的资源都在这里：Padlet。我们也将在近期创建一个关于数字公民的公众号，方便家长们更快捷、方便低获取各种资源。 In the podcast they talk about the need to focus on the quality of the Screen Time not the quantity and also on the 4'c of Innovation and Learning; 我们希望家长们能够更多关注孩子们如何使用屏幕时间，而不是用了多长的屏幕时间。同时，也也希望家长更多关注创新学习的四个C： •Creativity and innovation创意创新 •Critical thinking批判思维 •Communication交流 •Collaboration合作 You can also find out more about technology at SWIS including STEM activities such as Coding&Robotics at https://innovation.swis.cn 您可以通过登录该网站：https://innovation.swis.cn 了解更多SWIS的信息科技，包括STEM、编程和机器人课程。 Come and Join the SWIS Webwise Parent Ambassador Group; for more information contact your class parent representative. 欢迎各位家长成为SWIS家长特使。详细信息，请咨询您孩子所在班级的家长代表。 Ms.Rene and I would personally like to personally thank all the parents who attended the monthly sessions of the SWIS Webwise Parent Ambassador Group since October and especially the parents who took on the responsibility of presenting on Friday. 我亦谨此感谢自去年十月份以来，坚持每月出席SWIS网络沙龙的家长特使们，特别是上周五举行家长讲座的四位特使。 Congratulations; you all did a great job. 祝贺你们，这场家长讲座非常成功。 SWIS ROC RADIO Listen, Like, Learn --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eugene-leonard/message

The SWIS Webwise Parent Ambassador Group had their first Parent Presentation last Friday 19.04.2019 in the Theatre at SWIS. This was their very first presentation and they did an amazing job. We had just over 60 SWIS parents in attendance which is a good start. Joyce Ma, Qin Qin, Fei Fei and Santa Patel (not Claus) were the presenters. It is a workshop 'For Parents by Parents'. In the podcast you will hear all about the roles and responsibilites of this group, why we meet, what we do and how you can join along to our monthly meetings. You will hear some tips and advice from the parents on today's podcast as well as some personal experiences from Santy and Joyce. All the Digital Citizenship resources are available to all parents on the Padlet. It is our intention to set up a Digital Citizenship WeChat Subscription in the coming months for easier and faster access to resources. In the podcast Joyce also talks about an amazing SWIS in Minecraft project that her son Allen and his friend Thomas created which took over 7 months. This was an excellent use of Screen Time which is something we talked about at Friday's Presentation and today's podcast. Here is a link to this outstanding project which all parents and students should watch; it most certainly dispels the myth that Minecraft is just a game! We need to focus on the quality of the Screen Time not the quantity and also on the 4'c of Innovation and Learning; •Creativity and innovation •Critical thinking •Communication •Collaboration You can also find out more about technology at SWIS including STEM activities such as Coding&Robotics at https://innovation.swis.cn Finally - today is Earth Day 2019; we had some volunteers at SWIS who gave up their time to help in the community yesterday. Well done Annie and Joanne. We also had members of the extended community from Zhuhai who also did some voluntary work for Earth day yesterday in Shenzhen with some of our SWIS Staff. Well done Conor Blevins (The Irish Clover). This podcast will be recorded in Chinese with Ms.Rene Ren, Qin Qin, and Fei Few this afternoon and available on the School Website as well as Apple Podcasts, Anchor, Spotify and many other platforms. Come and Join the SWIS Webwise Parent Ambassador Group; for more information contact your class parent representative. Ms.Rene and I would personally like to personally thank all the parents who attended the monthly sessions of the SWIS Webwise Parent Ambassador Group since October and especially the parents who took on the responsibility of presenting on Friday. Congratulations; you all did a great job. SWIS ROC RADIO Listen, Like, Learn --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eugene-leonard/message

This morning at SWIS, Matt Manfredi from Long Island in New York was the guest on SWIS ROC Radio. We hear a little bit of information about his family; his mother and father, Lois and Dante and his wonderful daughter, Kayley in Hanoi (who eats snails....). Matt has been an educator for 18 years and it does not show in his youthful appearance! On the 11&12th May at Level 5, Shekou, Matt will lead a workshop designed to explore the use of student-centered, discussion-based education described as the Harkness method. It’s a collaborative approach to problem solving and learning. This method was created and is used daily at Phillips Exeter Academy located in Exeter, New Hampshire. Phillips Exeter has been consistently ranked as one of the top ten best prep schools in America. https://www.exeter.edu/exeter-difference/how-youll-learn For more information and tickets; https://www.eventbrite.com/e/let-go-using-the-harkness-method-to-let-go-of-control-in-your-classroom-tickets-46641008512 It was enlightening listening to Matt explain the Harkness method in greater detail and it was very obvious that he is very passionate about it and is eager to share more details with the participants at the workshop. Matt finally admits (we all knew) that his hero is Tina Turner. It was a fitting way to end the show. We hope you enjoy the show and if you would like to find out more information about the Harkness method or if you'd like to meet Matt in person (?) then pop along to the INS department at SWIS Shenzhen https://www.swis.cn. Finally, as mentioned on the show, well done to Spurs on their success last night against Man City (tough to say as an Arsenal Fan). We have two happy Spurs fans at SWIS today and one very unhappy Ringrose. SWIS ROC RADIO Listen, Like, Learn --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eugene-leonard/message

We were joined on the show today by our SWIS MYP Maths Teacher Spyros Kitsionas (the very first Greek on SWIS ROC Radio!) and David a student from the MYP. They spoke about the Middle School Basketball and High School Football teams. We also heard a little bit of background information about Spyros including his basketball exploits, his University days in Wales, and his memories of his beloved country Greece winning the 2004 European Cup in Football. We hope you enjoy the show. SWIS ROC RADIO Listen, Like, Learn --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eugene-leonard/message

This afternoon we had four students from G4 Blue on SWIS ROC Radio. They spoke excellently about topics such as Academic Honesty and Plagiarism. They ended the show with a short piece about the upcoming Sports Day on Friday. An excellent debut for our young G4 Students! Well Done! SWIS ROC RADIO Listen, Like, Learn --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eugene-leonard/message

We are joined in the studio by SWIS Teacher Jaikala Prasad (DP Physics and MYP Science) who tells us some background information about herself in the first part of the show. We also hear about her home city Mumbai, what she values and is passionate about in life. In the second part of the show we hear about the upcoming TEDx event at SWIS on the 23rd March at 11am. This is the very first TEDx event at SWIS after Jaikala secured a license for our school. It promises to be an amazing event. The event will need school wide support and Jaikala is currently liaising with the Marketing, Logistics, Music, Design and IT Departments as well as the SLT to make this event a huge success. She is looking for volunteers to help out with the event. More information to follow after the Chinese New Year Holiday. We hope you enjoy the show and that you will support Jaikala in making the TEDx event at SWIS an event to remember for years to come! SWIS ROC RADIO Listen, Like, Learn --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eugene-leonard/message

JD and Arthur are joined by our Rookie Host Mr Youngman to discuss the SWIS Sports Teams, their sporting heroes and favorite managers! We discover that baldness is the key to managerial success - all the greats are bald....Zidane, Guardiola, Topovic, Hatt, Lill...... An awesome podcast with the boys. Well done JD and Arthur. Great Ambassadors for SWIS. SWIS ROC Radio Listen, Like, Learn --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eugene-leonard/message

This afternoon we recorded an extra special Sports Podcast on SWIS ROC Radio. What started out as an ordinary sports podcast, quickly descended in to an all out St.Patrick's Day show! Pat Mustard (a famous Irish Character in the hit show Fr.Ted who actually died yesterday...RIP Pat) was played by our AD Josh Youngman. We had Winnie from the MYP playing the role of Mrs Doyle (another character in this show ). They both were on the show to speak about the sports department at SWIS and their excellent recent achievements. Alongside, Pat and Mrs Doyle, was Emmet O' Halloran from Tulla in East Clare. Emmet is the Product Design Teacher at SWIS and is a highly accomplished accordion player. He played a number of tunes on the accordion during the show. We brought our own unique brand of Irish Humor to todays show. We hope you enjoy it. This morning we raised 2400 for the Cambodia Orphanage at SWIS Shenzhen (www.swis.cn) in only 25 minutes through the sales of Irish Flags & Ribbons as well as face painting. We will be out the front of school again selling and taking charity donations this afternoon. To all the Irish at home and abroad we wish you an enjoyable St.Patrick's Weekend. Stay safe, have fun and do us proud as always Ted! Lá fhéile Pádraig sona dhaoibh! SWIS ROC RADIO Listen, Like, Learn From the Irish at SWIS. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eugene-leonard/message

We recorded an excellent Podcast today with a number of MS and HS students talking about the sports program at SWIS. To hear what the students are talking about you will get a better idea from the questions Mr. JoshUA Youngman, our highly respected, Athletics Director provided for the host. How has the MS Girls Volleyball team progressed throughout the year? What will the team (MS Girls VB) need to go to get into the top four teams in SISAC? How do you think the team will fare in the final PRC tournament (for MS G VB)? HS badminton participated in a friendly PRC competition — how did it go? With the final PRC Badminton competition upcoming — How will SWIS compare based on previous competition? What changes do you see from last year to this year (for HS Badminton)? We hope you enjoy the show. SWIS ROC Radio; Sports Division Happy International Women's Day to everyone! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eugene-leonard/message

We hear from The GENIUS ROCS Robotics Team who tell us all about their recent trip to Shanghai to compete in the National Finals of the ACAMIS Robotics Competition where they performed excellently. For more information about our Robotics Team follow our blog https://blog.seesaw.me/roboticsteamswis For more information about STEM at SWIS including ICT, Robotics, Makerspace, Digital Citizenship and much more you can visit our website https://innovation.swis.cn As with all student podcasts, they are planned, recorded and published with limited editing for an Authentic Student Led Podcast. Apologies for the sound interference - one of the student's phones was ringing during the show as her driver was waiting! We hope you enjoy the show. SWIS ROC Radio Listen, Like, Learn --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eugene-leonard/message

We hear from The GENIUS ROCS Robotics Team who tell us all about their recent trip to Shanghai to compete in the National Finals of the ACAMIS Robotics Competition where they performed excellently. For more information about our Robotics Team follow our blog https://blog.seesaw.me/roboticsteamswis For more information about STEM at SWIS including ICT, Robotics, Makerspace, Digital Citizenship and much more you can visit our website https://innovation.swis.cn As with all student podcasts, they are planned, recorded and published with limited editing for an Authentic Student Led Podcast. Apologies for the sound interference - one of the student's phones was ringing during the show as her driver was waiting! We hope you enjoy the show. SWIS ROC Radio Listen, Like, Learn --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eugene-leonard/message

This afternoon we recorded an excellent podcast with the students and their supervisors from the MUN Team. Mrs Maria Chaytor and Ms.April D Our students Bhumija, Khushi, Jessie, Jessica from Grades 9-11 spoke excellently about the Model United Nations Conference that they attended last weekend in UISZ Guangzhou. Bhumija - who is President of MUN at SWIS spoke passionately about topics such as Indigenous Rights that were debated during the conference. We concluded the podcast with a very brief (far too brief) interview/interrogation of Ms.Dalbello and Mrs.Chaytor who gave us some background information about themselves. We hear the heart warming...story of how Mrs.Chaytor met and fell in love with Mr.Robert Chaytor....many, many, many years ago! We hope you enjoy the show! SWIS ROC Radio Listen, Like and Learn --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eugene-leonard/message

We are joined in the studio by SWIS Teacher Jaikala Prasad (DP Physics and MYP Science) who tells us some background information about herself in the first part of the show. We also hear about her home city Mumbai, what she values and is passionate about in life. In the second part of the show we hear about the upcoming TEDx event at SWIS on the 23rd March at 11am. This is the very first TEDx event at SWIS after Jaikala secured a license for our school. It promises to be an amazing event. The event will need school wide support and Jaikala is currently liaising with the Marketing, Logistics, Music, Design and IT Departments as well as the SLT to make this event a huge success. She is looking for volunteers to help out with the event. More information to follow after the Chinese New Year Holiday. We hope you enjoy the show and that you will support Jaikala in making the TEDx event at SWIS an event to remember for years to come! SWIS ROC RADIO Listen, Like, Learn --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eugene-leonard/message

Dr. Greg Mason and J Wang are the first guests of 2019 on SWIS ROC Radio. They explain their respective roles at SWIS as well as providing some background information about themselves. We hear how a a College Counselor (Greg Mason) differs from a School Counselor (Ron Moore). Senior Students at SWIS are currently busy with the college applications process. Greg provides us with some excellent admission statistics such as the top five places where students applied: University of Washington University of Toronto New York University Boston University Chinese University of Hong Kong We conclude the podcast with a discussion on the merits of going to college/university. Tune in on Friday to hear Jaikala Prasad on SWIS ROC RADIO to promote the upcoming TEDx Event in March. We hope you enjoy the show. SWIS ROC RADIO Listen, Like, Learn --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eugene-leonard/message

Dr. Greg Mason and J Wang are the first guests of 2019 on SWIS ROC Radio. They explain their respective roles at SWIS as well as providing some background information about themselves. We hear how a a College Counselor (Greg Mason) differs from a School Counselor (Ron Moore). Senior Students at SWIS are currently busy with the college applications process. Greg provides us with some excellent admission statistics such as the top five places where students applied: University of Washington University of Toronto New York University Boston University Chinese University of Hong Kong We conclude the podcast with a discussion on the merits of going to college/university. Tune in on Friday to hear Jaikala Prasad on SWIS ROC RADIO to promote the upcoming TEDx Event in March. We hope you enjoy the show. SWIS ROC RADIO Listen, Like, Learn --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eugene-leonard/message

Another wonderful podcast on SWIS ROC Radio with the sports coaches talking Swimming, Basketball and a little bit about themselves (Daryl). Enjoy the show! SWIS ROC RADIO Listen, Like Learn --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eugene-leonard/message

Today we had the last in our series of Movember Podcasts at SWIS. We were joined in the studio by Quinton from Artisans Pizzeria in Houhai (Exit E1) who sponsored lunch for the Movember Crew at SWIS today. Thank you Quinton; The pizza was delectable. Gary from Shekou Daily also joined us in the studio to share in our end of Movember efforts. Thank you for all your support Gary during this campaign at SWIS. We heard all about the activities that took place at SWIS this morning including face painting, Fake Mo Sales & calendar sales. We are now close to raising $2500. Thank you to the Art Department for helping us today with the face painting. Our 'Classy' November calendar is now available for sale! Email eugene.leonard@swis.cn to get your own copy (a signed copy costs more!) We would like to thank all our sponsors during Movember at SWIS including; Gary - Shekou Daily The Terrace Xpats Bar - Phenix Kafe Kitchen Artisans Mr.Bill - Furniture Mission Hills Volfonis - Owen Craig Wildman Mccawleys Seaworld Tomorrow night we will have our End of Movember party at Evil Duck if any staff would like to join from 5pm. Thank you to all who have helped, donated, bought, and sponsored our Movember Campaign at SWIS. SWIS ROC RADIO Listen, Like, Learn --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eugene-leonard/message

There's only one topic on the student's lips this week and it is Basketball. Charlie and Vivien join Mr.Youngman in the studio! With yet another victory by the outstanding, athletic and student basketball team over the ageing, crippled and sometimes blind basketball teachers of SWIS, the students can rightly declare themselves as the KINGS/QUEENS of the basketball courts of SWIS!!! Well done students! A special shout out to the referees Mr.Chaytor who got a 10/10 rating and Mr.Youngman who got a less than impressive 6/10 rating. We hear about basketball teams at SWIS and their development over the past few years and also their recent games. SWIS ROC RADIO Listen, Like, Learn --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eugene-leonard/message

In the second of our series of Movember Podcasts we were joined by Patrick Mc Donagh, from the SWIS PE Department. Alongside him was Phenix, a very happy parent of two SWIS children and Gary Isse from Shekou Daily. Phenix, provided a delicious Hamburger lunch today for the 17 Movember Men at SWIS courtesy of Xpats Village Pub HuangGang Village. We are very greatful of his generous donation to the SWIS Teachers in aid of Movember. Matthew Franklin, another one of our SWIS Teachers joined the show to stress the importance of regular check ups for men. He told us how during Movember last year he went for a health check up and discovered that he had pre-cancerous cells. His story is very interesting and a timely reminder of the importance of looking after your health. Finally, we hear from Gary, who reminded us of the Movember event at Terrace on 30th November where people can donate to charity and get their mustache shaved. We will also be meeting on 01 December at Evil Duck in Fumin (not Futian MTR Robert) for the end of November SWIS Party. More details to follow.... To donate to our team https://moteam.co/swis-teachers-1?mc=1 Contact eugene.leonard@swis.cn if you want to sponsor a month on our upcoming Movember calendar. MO MO MO Happy Christmas from SWIS ROC RADIO --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eugene-leonard/message

Betty and Winnie are the guests on this weeks show. Betty told us that they are looking for recruits for Touch Rugby at SWIS so that they can have an all girls team. Their coaches are Brian Kasper, Shane Gower and Daniel Di Gregorio. Winnie provides us with information about the Badminton and Basketball teams in the Middle School. SWIS ROC RADIO LISTEN, LIKE, LEARN --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eugene-leonard/message

We had a very special Movember Podcast at SWIS today promoting the wonderful cause that 17 teachers at SWIS are participating in and accepting donations from the extended SWIS community. Look out for posters and banners around the school for more information on donating to this worthwhile charity. https://www.swis.cn/cf_news/view.cfm?newsid=353 We were very lucky to have Gary from Shekou Daily on the show who is promoting our charitable efforts at SWIS (including Movember and Captivating International) to the wider community through their official Wechat Account (ShekouDaily). Gary has also brought along a number of sponsors who will feed the 17 SWIS Movember participants each week with Pizza! This week we had Sally from The Terrace who joined Gary. They are also supporting Movember and running a number of events throughout the month to raise cash; listen to the show for more details! On the remaining Fridays at SWIS, the Movember 17 will be receiving Pizza from Kafe Kitchen and Xpats Bar and Grill. Thank you to both sponsors. We will be running events including 'MO' face painting and the selling of MO's for students and parents at the end of the month.....listen next week for more details! Finally; Mr.Ringrose has vowed to help the cause on this day by donning a pink moustache. Thank You Mr.Ringrose. We hope you enjoy the show; join us next week for more updates from Mo participants at SWIS. SWIS ROC RADIO Listen, Like, Learn --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eugene-leonard/message

Mr.Youngman, our Athletics Director at SWIS, joined SWIS ROC Radio, this morning to make a passionate plea to SWIS Parents to come along and support our students during sporting events throughout the year. We hear about the benefits of attending and supporting our SWIS ROC Teams in building community atmosphere, as well as the benefits of children being part of sports teams in general. Mr.Youngman is a passionate advocate of sports and has shown wonderful dedication, commitment and hard work in promoting SWIS ROC Teams. Well Done Sir (I found that hard to write!) Here are links to previous sports podcasts mentioned on the show. Arthur and Juan Diego Podcast www.podomatic.com/podcasts/eugene-leonard/episodes/2018-09-27T23_16_03-07_00 Oliver, Aayush, Bhumija Podcast www.podomatic.com/podcasts/eugene-leonard/episodes/2018-10-23T19_02_09-07_00 We hope you enjoyed the show; all of the SWIS sports podcasts can also be found on anchor.fm/swisrocs SWIS ROC RADIO Listen, Like, Learn --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eugene-leonard/message

Elena Li, returns as host with two students from her class to deliver a beautiful weekly podcast in Chinese. Her student Elina read a poem about her grandmother telling her stories​ of people from history and what she learned from it. Melody also read a poem about how much she loved her homeland of China. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eugene-leonard/message

In this podcast, we hear from Majella Dowling, who talks to us about her recent Professional Development entitled 'Play Based Learning' at Yokohama International School, Japan. We also hear about 'Movember' as Championed by Kris Campbell. Teachers at SWIS have been supporting this effort for the past three years, and this year the tradition continues. So don't be alarmed when you see a number of male teachers (known as Mo Bros) beginning to grow a fashionable moustache! As well, our female staff (Mo Sistas) may also be seen wearing their own costume moustaches around school. All donations welcome. https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/JWQZGABsiCmr5G6cDNtwXQ Finally, we would like to wish all members of the Indian Community at SWIS and further afield a very Happy Diwali. SWIS ROC RADIO LISTEN, LIKE, LEARN --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eugene-leonard/message

Mr Youngman flush with success after his podcasting debut (in fact his debut was the lowest rated show in terms of plays and downloads this year!!!!) returns to SWIS ROC RADIO to talk about recent events in the sports department. He is Joined by Irene, Hotin and Daniel. We hear about Badminton, Rugby and a number of other activities. Great Job AD Youngman! Let's hope for better ratings this time around! All our PE Podcasts are available on Anchor as well; an amazing tool for Podcasting! https://anchor.fm/swisrocs SWIS ROC RADIO Listen, Like, Learn --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eugene-leonard/message

On today's show we recorded a podcast with five students from grade 2 blue. The children spoke very confidently and clearly throughout the recording. It was their first ever podcast. They spoke about a poem which described the beautiful scenery that is evident during the season of Autumn. We also heard from one of the children who told us about her happy feeling towards her home country China. We hope you enjoy the Podcast. SWIS ROC RADIO Listen, Like, Learn --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eugene-leonard/message

This morning before I even managed to get a chance to have a coffee, our esteemed Athletics Director brought Bhumija, Aayush, and Oliver to the Makerspace to record our weekly Podcast. We heard about Swimming, Volleyball, Basketball, and MUN at SWIS. Bhumija spoke about the Model United Nations (MUN) Program that she is part of with her advisors Mrs Chaytor and Ms.April. Aayush and Oliver offered some excellent advice to their fellow students as to why they should join a sports team. We hope you enjoy the show. SWIS ROC RADIO Listen, Like, Learn --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eugene-leonard/message

Vicky and Eve recorded this wonderful podcast this morning explaining the background to the Double Ninth festival in both English and Chinese. Here is a little background to the Double Ninth Festival 重阳节 It is held on the 9th day of the 9th lunar month, Chongyang Festival is also called Double Ninth Festival. In Chinese, nine is regarded as the number of Yang (which means masculine as opposed to Yin which is feminine). The ninth day of the ninth month is the day that has two Yang numbers, and 'chong' in Chinese means double which is how the name Chongyang was created. It is a day for people to eat Chongyang cake, drink chrysanthemum wine, climb mountains, and pay homage to chrysanthemums. We hope you enjoy the Podcast. SWIS ROC Radio --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eugene-leonard/message

This week's Podcast hears from Brian Kasper from Ohio and his wife Lena Thomson from California. Brian and Lena have been at SWIS for two years. Lena is the Head of the EAL department while Brian is a homeroom teacher in Grade 3. We hear about their past experiences in Mozambique and Vietnam. The main topic of conversation is Professional Development. We hear of Brian's latest PD in Bangkok entitled 'Developing Service Learning' and how he plans to implement what he has learnt at SWIS. We also hear about the COETAIL course he is half way through and how he integrates technology at SWIS. Lena is also completing her EAL Certification with Teachers Training Center and she shares this experience with us. Lena also tells us about a recent #PUBPD session they attend in Phuket during the last holiday. Finally, Brian shares with us his experiences with the Captivating International Charity, of which SWIS is one of the main sponsors in Shenzhen. https://captivating.org/meet-our-shenzhen-captivating-team/ Today at SWIS, we raised 24,000 RMB for Captivating International with our dress up day. With Brian's charity work, he was a worth recipient of a free 100RMB Loyalty Card from Craig at Macawleys Seaworld - who asked me to remind SWIS Teachers about Teacher's Tuesday with 10% off for teachers as well as many other offers throughout the week. Quiz night is on Wednesdays. To join the SWIS Team talk to Matt Manfredi! We hope you enjoy the Podcast! SWIS ROC RADIO Listen, Like, Learn --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eugene-leonard/message

JD and Arthur are joined by our Rookie Host Mr Youngman to discuss the SWIS Sports Teams, their sporting heroes and favorite managers! We discover that baldness is the key to managerial success - all the greats are bald....Zidane, Guardiola, Topovic, Hatt, Lill...... An awesome podcast with the boys. Well done JD and Arthur. Great Ambassadors for SWIS. SWIS ROC Radio Listen, Like, Learn --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eugene-leonard/message

Edwin and Ella discuss their roles within the volleyball and soccer teams, their coaches, ways to improve and their goals for the upcoming season. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eugene-leonard/message

Scott Hatt, our American Soccer Coach is joined in the studio by Yaqing - Superstar Player from the MS Girls Soccer team. Both of them were in great form as their respective teams were triumphant this week with Yaqing telling us about their epic 6-5 victory over QSI Shenzhen and Scott telling us about the boys teams excellent victories yesterday. As always, Athletics Director, JoshUA Youngman was present keeping an eagle eye over his coaches and players and even adding a word or two when they both forgot the name of the coach of the girl's football team! Sorry Dan! Yaqing and Dan both encouraged more students, teachers and parents to attend the games and maybe Malcolm in Music will be in attendance at the next game with some musicians/drums/trumpets to raise the atmosphere! Josh may even volunteer to become the official SWIS ROCS Team Mascot. Let's hope the teams continue to do well and bring Silverware - or trophies as Scott calls it - back to SWIS IN 2018/2019. Best of Luck to all the sports teams. SWIS ROC RADIO LISTEN, LIKE, LEARN --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eugene-leonard/message

We were honored this morning to have in the SWIS Makerspace Nemanja Topovic, the Superstar Coach from Serbia hoping to lead our soccer teams to glory this year on the green fields of China. He was joined by Devon Moore - High School Volleyball Coach. During the podcast Devon confirmed live on air that his father Ronald Moore (co-coach) is much more fun than him! We knew this already, of course. The boys are very optimistic about the upcoming season and the Athletics Director has already given them a vote of confidence and expects to see them deliver silverware to SWIS. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eugene-leonard/message

This week on SWIS ROC Radio we are entertained by the Milhollands; two new and very interesting and amusing members of the SWIS Staff. Mori who was born in Israel to American parents moved to the US when she was 14 and has lived in Paris, Brazil, Costa Rica, Australia and now China. Well Greg is from Australia and used to support Carlton but has changed colors to Western Bulldogs. This doesn't sit well with unnamed members of the Drama department! We'll leave it at that! It's all on the show. They tell us about their smooth transition to life in China, their professional background, and goals for the year. It's a very informative podcast. Mark Tymchyna in Singapore gets a extra special shout out as he is missing us. Our good friends at http://www.nogogo.cn get a special shout out for delivering my order earlier than scheduled and sending in another 200 bars for the teachers. Available Monday! Mori and Greg will be signing up for https://www.shenzheneat.com to order their food after learning about this excellent delivery service. We hear about Teachers' Tuesday on at Macawleys Seaworld every week (on Tuesday) with 10% off bill with ID card. And with the manager Craig in Vietnam this week; its a great time to visit! Just joking Craig....... Enjoy the weekend and the podcast and fingers crossed for more Red Rain! SWIS ROC RADIO Listen, Like, Learn --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eugene-leonard/message

The returning Majella Dowling just fresh off the boat from Ireland is joined in the SWIS Makerspace by Amanda Shepherd and Kelly Mc Bride who are new members of the SWIS Staff. Amanda and Kelly discuss their transition to life in China and their aspirations for the new year as well as professional growth goals. Summer Holidays are discussed - including a very funny incident involved a lada and a mountain! This is a very light hearted first podcast to the school year and is a good way for people to learn a little bit more about each other. As always - we are always asking for staff to volunteer to present, and take part in podcasts at SWIS ROC Radio - with fellow members of staff or with your students. We hope you enjoy. SWIS ROC RADIO LISTEN, LIKE, LEARN --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eugene-leonard/message

Due to popular demand from our international audience the enigmatic Joshua Youngman makes his long awaited return to SWIS ROC Radio to discuss the SWIS Athletic Teams and their talented bunch of coaches. In his own words "Coaching a team is a very rewarding experience and we have a great existing group of coaches and wonderful kids" He explains the concept of 'SWIS Pride' even going as far as modeling some of the awesome merchandise on sale to support SWIS ROCS. I have no doubt that the teams under the stewardship of Mr.Youngman will thrive under his astute leadership! Enjoy the Podcast and we can look forward to hearing a lot more of Mr.Youngman as he will be presenting and recording podcasts with members of the sports teams on a regular basis. SWIS ROC RADIO Listen, Like, Learn --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eugene-leonard/message

Justin Barrett, the MYP Drama Teacher is joined in the studio with Olive, Katrina and Oscar to discuss the upcoming MYP Drama Production which takes place next week at SWIS. A great hosting job by Mr. Barrett....we look forward to the follow up podcast reviewing the production next week. Unfortunately the sound quality was not the best for this podcast. We hope you enjoy the podcast and the performances by the students in 'Murder in the Knife Room' by Jonathan Rand. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/eugene-leonard/message