{"id":1119,"date":"2025-10-10T16:44:06","date_gmt":"2025-10-10T20:44:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.newtonchineseschool.org\/supporteducation\/?p=1119"},"modified":"2025-10-10T17:43:37","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T21:43:37","slug":"ncls-2025-2026-support-education-program-sep-kick-off-meeting-summary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.newtonchineseschool.org\/supporteducation\/2025\/10\/10\/ncls-2025-2026-support-education-program-sep-kick-off-meeting-summary\/","title":{"rendered":"NCLS 2025-2026 Support Education Program (SEP) Kick off Meeting Summary"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">Date: September 14, 2025<br \/>Location: Room 221, FA Day School, Newton, MA<br \/>Time: 1:00 PM \u2013 1:55 PM<br \/>Minutes prepared by: Christina Lu<\/span><br \/><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\"><strong>Attendance<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\u2022 In-person attendees: Over 50 students and parents<br \/>\u2022 Note: Approximately 1\/3 are new student members<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.newtonchineseschool.org\/supporteducation\/files\/2025\/10\/image-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"975\" height=\"504\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.newtonchineseschool.org\/supporteducation\/files\/2025\/10\/image-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1131\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.newtonchineseschool.org\/supporteducation\/files\/2025\/10\/image-1.png 975w, http:\/\/blog.newtonchineseschool.org\/supporteducation\/files\/2025\/10\/image-1-300x155.png 300w, http:\/\/blog.newtonchineseschool.org\/supporteducation\/files\/2025\/10\/image-1-768x397.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 975px) 100vw, 975px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br \/><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Leadership Introductions<\/span><\/strong><br \/><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">Parent Leadership Team<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\u2022 Board Director: Eric Shi<br \/>\u2022 SEP Directors: Jing Wan, Hua Fang<br \/>\u2022 SEP Associate Directors: Peng Feng, Ling Chen, Xiaofei Chen<br \/>\u2022 Advisors: Shirley Chen, Helen Cao<br \/><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\"><strong>Student Leadership Team<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\u2022 Co-Presidents: Henry Fang, Jasmine Gu<br \/>\u2022 Vice Presidents: Christina Lu, Anna Wang, Evan Shi<br \/>\u2022 Fundraising Directors: Julian Yang, Allison Sham, Sophia Fortuin<br \/>\u2022 Event Directors: Ella Luo, Jiarong Cui, Jiayi Cui<br \/>\u2022 Community Service Directors: Evan Shi, Jasmine Gu, Christina Lu, Anna Wang, Margaret Liu<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Meeting Highlights<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.newtonchineseschool.org\/supporteducation\/files\/2025\/10\/image-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.newtonchineseschool.org\/supporteducation\/files\/2025\/10\/image-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1132\" width=\"838\" height=\"472\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.newtonchineseschool.org\/supporteducation\/files\/2025\/10\/image-2.png 667w, http:\/\/blog.newtonchineseschool.org\/supporteducation\/files\/2025\/10\/image-2-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 838px) 100vw, 838px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Welcome and Overview \u2013 Presented by Eric Shi<br \/>Key Announcements:<br \/>\u2022 NCLS Emerging Leader Service Award (ELSA)<br \/>\u2022 China Trip (Spring Break: April 18\u201325, 2026)<br \/>\u2022 Recruitment Drive<\/li><li>Upcoming Event \u2013 Presented by Peng Feng<br \/>\u2022 Annual Year Opening Event: September 20, 2025, at Regis College<\/li><li>SEP Projects Overview \u2013 Presented by Student Leadership Team<br \/>(Presented by Henry Fang, Jasmine Gu; with additional insights from Christina Lu, Anna Wang, Evan Shi, Julian Yang, BenXiao and Parent leaders: Ling Chen, and Jing Wan)<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Weekly Bake Sale (Every Sunday, 12:30\u20135:00 PM)<\/li><li>Online Tutoring (Ongoing, Weekly)<\/li><li>Cards for Seniors (Year-Round; Planned Event: October 19)<\/li><li>Digital Literacy Outreach \/ IT Support (Year-Round)<br \/><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\"><strong>Additional Events (2025\u20132026 Overview)<\/strong><\/span><\/li><li>10 events<br \/>Member Self-Introductions<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Adjournment<\/span><br \/>\u2022 Meeting concluded at: 1:55 PM<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Date: September 14, 2025Location: Room 221, FA Day School, Newton, MATime: 1:00 PM \u2013 1:55 PMMinutes prepared by: Christina LuAttendance\u2022 In-person attendees: Over 50 students and parents\u2022 Note: Approximately 1\/3 are new student members Leadership IntroductionsParent Leadership Team\u2022 Board Director: &hellip; 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