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

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 specia

#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 ter

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

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 o

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 th

#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:

#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 4

'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

'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

***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

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 h

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 enlighte

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://anc