« You Are Special »: a very special class by New Song charity program!
《你很特别》：慈福行动为学员带来一堂特殊的课
On the morning of March 29th, the Young Bakers gathered in the classroom without knowing what to except about this very special class!
A few minutes later, a friendly smiling face appeared at the door, accompanied by two, just as smiling, young women and a bag full of goodies: this was Ms Helen Gao, the director of New Song program and her two volunteers for the day.
3月29日，海上青焙坊的学员们早早地在聚在教室里，期待着即将带来的特殊课程！
几分钟之后，一位亲切和蔼，面带微笑的老师和两位同样面带微笑的女孩带着一个大袋子进入教室。她们是慈福行动的负责人高赞军老师和两位志愿者。
New Song aims to instill a greater understanding of human value, unique identity and lasting security across the Chinese population. Through its flagship program « You Are Special » (YAS), based on a novel written by Max Lucado, New Song shares the simple yet profound truth that each person is unique and valued.
In Shanghai for a few days for the « train a trainer » program, Helen kindly offered to give the SYB students the only spare morning of her stay, to tell each one of them how special they are in this world.
慈福行动遵行致力于服务贫困人群并对所有支持者负责任的态度原则，其使命是努力帮助中国贫困群体减轻疾苦并带来希望。基于陆可铎（Max Lucado）的绘本，慈福行动通过其《你很特别》（YAS）项目传播一个简单而深刻的道理：每个人都是特别的，每个人都应被珍视。
利用其在上海逗留的几天，高老师向SYB提议为海上青焙坊的学员们上一堂《你很特别》的课，利用一个上午的时间告诉孩子们他们在这个世界上多么特别。
As Helen had never met this year’ SYB students, she started with a warm-up game, to get to know them a little more and make them feel comfortable. Throughout the morning, the students took time to evaluate themselves, how other people see them and how it impacts them on a daily basis. All coming from disadvantaged backgrounds, they have to face difficult situations as they are often judged by where they are from and their level of education. With the games and workshops such as role-playing, Helen made them realize that how people see them does not matter as much as how they see themselves. Indeed, each of us has our own strengths and weaknesses, and this is what makes us special as individuals!
由于高老师在此之前并不了解海上青焙坊的学员，课程的最初大家一同参与了一个热身活动，让大家互相了解的同时也让气氛更加放松。同学们在接下来的课程中评估自己，他人对自己的看法以及他人看法对他们生活的影响。学生们的家庭背景大都贫困，因此他们不时会面临因为出身和教育背景而被评头论足的窘境。接着，高老师组织了一些例如角色扮演的游戏和活动，让大家明白你对自己的看法比别人对你的评价重要的多。的确，我们每个人都有自己的优点和缺点，而正是它们让我们每个人都不同，每个人都特别！
At the end of the morning, each student received the beautiful illustrated book “You Are Special”, to always remember that they should follow their dreams and accept themselves as they are. It was a truly moving moment to see their smile while receiving the book and a friendly hug by the YAS team. On behalf of the Young Bakers, I would like to give a warm thanks to Helen and her two dedicated volunteers for spending this morning with the Young Bakers and making them feel special!
最后，在课程接近尾声时，每位学生都收到了一本《你很特别》的绘本书，以在未来时刻提醒着学员们接纳自我，坚定追梦。每位学生收到这本书并被“你很特别”团队拥抱的场景十分动人。在此，我代表海上青焙坊的学员们对高老师以及两位十分优秀的志愿者说声谢谢，感谢你们与学员们共度的这个上午，感谢你们让他们意识到自己的特别！
Emilie,
Program Director
艾米丽
项目总监