武汉枫叶国际学校加方校监乔治先生在2013年毕业典礼上致辞

　　Mr. Yuan, Mr. Goss, Distinguished Guests, Staff, Students, Parents, Ladies and Gentlemen…

　　I am honored to be speaking at the MLIS – Wuhan 2013 Graduation Ceremony and bring best wishes from Mr. Sherman Jen, President and CEO of Maple Leaf Educational Systems。

　　Graduates… today is a celebration marking the end of your high school career. Yes, you still have 3 weeks left at school, final exams to prepare for and write, dormitories to clean out, friends to share last minute email addresses and phone numbers with, yearbooks to autograph and teachers to thank for putting up with you for the last 3 or 4 years。

　　But at the end of those 3 weeks, MLIS – Wuhan will fade into your mind and become a hopefully happy memory. Your focus will be on other things. Your plans for the summer will include finalizing visas and airplane tickets to universities and colleges in foreign countries, figuring out which clothes to take, how many suitcases to pack and wondering what life will be like in a new homestay, new dormitory, or new apartment of your own。

　　Your education will continue in a new environment. There will be new faces, new customs, new food, and new accents to get used to. There will be new expectations from your professors and your landlords. For the most part you will be on your own; you will be making your own decisions; you will be accountable for your actions。

　　It is my hope that the lessons learned in MLIS – Wuhan have prepared you for the next chapter in your lives. Your teachers have worked very hard giving you the knowledge and skills required to continue your studies. They have also taught you many valuable lessons in living and have prepared you for life abroad。

　　I thank your parents for sending you to Maple Leaf and having the confidence in the BC system. I thank the staff for their hard work and dedication in preparing you for your future。

　　And I would be remiss if I did not acknowledge the amazing 4 years of leadership provided to MLIS – Wuhan by Mr. and Mrs. Goss as who are also graduating this year and heading back to Canada where they will be taking up their new roles as grandparents…

　　To the Graduating Class of 2013, I wish each of you the very best for a bright, prosperous and healthy future…

　　袁校长、高斯校长、尊敬的来宾、老师、同学、家长[微博]，女士们先生们：

　　很荣幸能在武汉枫叶国际学校2013届毕业典礼上发言并送上枫叶教育集团总裁任书良先生的美好祝福。

　　毕业生们，今天是欢庆你们高中生涯结束的日子。是的，你们还有三周的学习时间，准备和参加期末考试、清理宿舍、与朋友分享留存电子邮箱和手机号码，为年鉴收集签名，以及感谢唠叨了你们三四年的老师们。

　　但是三周后，武汉枫叶国际学校将逐渐淡出你们的脑海，而成为你们愉快回忆的一部分。你们的注意力将转移到其他的事情上。这个夏天你们将计划好前往国外大学的签证和机票安排，想想带上什么衣物，打包多少个行李箱并憧憬着在国外寄居家庭、宿舍或自己公寓里的生活将会是怎样的。

　　你们会在一个全新的环境里继续学习。那里有新的面孔、新的风俗、新的食物和新的口音需要你们去适应。你们的教授和房东将对你提出新的要求。最重要的是，你们将独自一人做决定并为自己的行为负责。

　　我希望你们在枫叶学到的一切已为你们以后的生活做好了铺垫。你们的老师倾尽全力把你们继续深造所需要的知识和技能传授给你们，同时他们也教会了你们生活在国外所必需的很多宝贵经验。

　　在此我感谢把你们送到枫叶来的家长们，感谢你们对加方课程的信心。感谢所有员工在帮助学生为未来做好准备方面的辛勤付出和孜孜不倦。

　　同时，我想借此机会感谢高斯校长夫妇为武汉枫叶国际学校做出的四年卓越贡献。他们也将于今年从这里返回加拿大，承担起爷爷奶奶和外公外婆的新角色。

　　最后我祝愿2013届毕业班的学生们都能收获一个光明、成功和健康的未来。