2025年12月

Stepping into 2026, I suddenly realize that I’ve already been working at the St. Louis School (Primary Section) for nearly a year and a half. Thinking back to when I first set foot in the school, I immediately resonated with Don Bosco’s philosophy—walking alongside young people, with love and companionship as the foundation. Yet, I have never been good at sports. How could I possibly play football or basketball with the kids out on the court? Then one day, seeing the particularly spacious principal’s office, a thought suddenly came to me…

 

Even though my salary had not yet been paid at the time, I quickly dipped into my own pocket to urgently buy a refrigerator. Many people found it strange—was not a new desk the most essential item for a principal? Could it be that this newly arrived principal really loved frozen food that much?

 

When the large refrigerator was delivered, I immediately rushed to buy boxes of ice cream to fill it up. Then I kept inviting students to come in for lunch, handing out ice cream coupons one after another. I encouraged them to drop by the principal’s office from time to time, hoping they would open up, speak freely, share their joys, and unload their burdens without barriers.

 

Unexpectedly, from then on the nickname “Ice Cream Principal” began to spread. Sometimes students would jokingly ask me: “Principal, are you very rich?” After all, during a single lunch break, many unexpected guests might show up, and even without coupons, I couldn’t bear to turn them away. But when it came to wealth, the children gradually came to understand. They saw me eating nothing more than a simple slice of bread spread with peanut butter for lunch every day, and they realized that what I pursued was not material wealth, but richness of spirit.

 

Squeezing together with many children in the principal’s office, watching them happily chat away without restraint—what a joyful thing that is! Most importantly, I want the children to feel that the school is filled with love, just as Jesus emphasized: “Let the children come to me.” I know I could never be a stern, imposing principal. I only hope to be close to the children, to build a harmonious and trusting relationship, so that they may grow in an environment of love, develop confidence, and most importantly, learn through love. My hope is to truly realize the vision of preventive education!

 

踏進2026年了，轉眼來到聖類斯工作已接近年半了。回想剛剛踏足學校，就非常認同鮑思高神父的理念──陪伴年青人，以愛和陪伴為基礎。但奈何自己在運動方面非常不濟，如何在球場上與孩子一起踢足球、打籃球呢？突然看到尤其寬敞的校長室，一個念頭就萌生了......縱使當時薪水還未發，就立即自掏腰包，趕急購置一部雪櫃，那時很多人都奇怪，校長不是最需要添置的是一張新書桌嗎？不妨這位剛到任的校長真的如此愛吃冷凍食品？！

 

當這部大雪櫃運來後，我立即趕急購買一盒盒的雪糕，擠滿冰箱。然後就不斷邀請孩子進來吃午飯，又送他們一張張雪糕券。鼓勵他們不時進來校長室，就想讓他們打開話匣子，敞開心扉，彼此能沒有隔膜地侃侃而談，分享他們的樂事，分擔他們的苦處。

 

想不到從此「雪糕校長」之名就不逕而走。同學們有時會打趣地問我：「校長，你是否很富有？」畢竟一個午膳時間，可以動輒來許多不速之客，縱使沒有雪糕券，我也不忍拒絕。但談到富有，後來孩子都會慢慢明白，因為他們每天看到校長吃的是簡簡單單一塊塗滿花生醬的麵包作午餐，他們就會領略到校長追求的不是物質上的富有，而是在於心境上的富足。和很多孩子一起擠在校長室裏，看到他們快樂地談天說地，無拘無束，這是如何暢快的一件事！最重要是讓孩子感受到學校是充滿了愛，就如耶穌所強調的「容孩近我」，我想我絕對做不到一個威嚴的校長，我只希望能和孩子接近，建立一個和諧及彼此信任的關係，讓他們在愛的環境下成長，培養他們的自信，最重要讓他們能在愛中學習，期望切實地達到預防教育法的理念！