2012 Graduation ceremony
After a year of hard work, the 21 students of SYB’s 4th enrollment finally reached the completion of their training. Around 80 professionals from the F&B industry inShanghai and NGO representatives, along with M. Emmanuel Lenain, French General Consul ofShanghai, and Mr. Xu Benliang from the Shanghai Charity Foundation, joined the students in celebration of their achievement.
The students have surprised their teachers with how much they have learned and grown during the course of this year. One of the three teachers, Wang Li said, “Seeing that the students have grown so much is very exciting. When they first came to SYB only a year ago, they knew virtually nothing about bread, but earlier today during the career fair, they were asking very professional questions as well as advocating positively for themselves.”
The teachers themselves received a long thunderous applause from the students and the audience, in recognition of their expertise and commitment to the students’ progress.
During the ceremony, representatives from SYB’s corporate sponsors, Carrefour and Lesaffre gave speeches. As SYB’s new sponsor, PSA Peugeot Citroën presented Chi Heng Foundation director Chung To a donation of Euros 20,000.
The students also took the stage to show what they have learned besides bakery and pastry. Under much applause, they performed an English skit directed by Stepping Stones, as well as an English song.
Another highlight of the evening was the introduction of SYB’s partnership with Braille Without Borders (BWB). Six of SYB’s honored graduates as well as SYB teachers are currently inTibethelping BWB develop its bakery school for the blind.
By Tina Shan SYB Volunteer
2012毕业典礼
经过不懈的奋斗与努力，海上青焙坊第四届21名学生都顺利完成了为期一年的培训。在他们的毕业典礼上，法国驻上海总领事卢力捷先生，上海慈善基金会荣誉理事徐本亮先生和许多上海餐饮企业人士都来到现场与学生们一起庆祝。
对于学生们在这一年中的成长，连他们的老师都感到吃惊。王莉老师说到：“看到学生成长了这么多，我觉得非常激动。我还记得一年前他们刚来时什么都不懂的样子，但是在下午的招聘会上，他们问出了非常专业的问题，同时也在很正面的‘推销’他们自己。”
在毕业典礼上，海上青焙坊的赞助商家乐福基金会和乐斯福公司的代表都发表了演讲。作为海上青焙坊的新赞助商，标致雪铁龙公司当晚还赠予了一份约2万欧元的捐款。
学生们也在典礼上登台献艺，来展示他们在这一年中除了烘焙以外学到的知识。
在铺路石公益中心的指导下，学生们表演了一出英文短剧，并演唱了一首英文歌曲。
当晚另一个亮点是海上青焙坊与盲文无国界的合作关系介绍。与海上青焙坊一样，盲文无国界也致力于帮助贫困阶层和弱势群体。现在，海上青焙坊的六名优秀毕业生正与老师们一起，在西藏的日喀则帮助盲文无国界建立他们的盲人烘焙学校。
By Tina Shan SYB Volunteer