上人：好好讀書就是盡孝道
你們要明白孝順父母的道理。在家時，要聽從父母的話，幫助母親整理房間，收拾乾淨，幫助父親剪草等，做些應該做的事。在學校時，要聽老師的教誨，專心聽講用功，不要把大好光陰錯過。一天認識一個字，一天學會一句文法，這就是孝順父母的表現。
你們要記住！在學校做個好學生，回到家中做個好兒女。不但要聽父母的教誨，而且又要聽年長的人教導。要孝順父母，要恭敬年長的人，因為他的經驗比你們多，他的學問比你豐富。你們必須向他學習，作為榜樣，才會有光明的前途。否則，前途就黯淡無光，沒有希望。
學生們要抱定目標，立定志願，要有堅忍不拔、百折不回的精神，將來才能轟轟烈烈地做一番大事業，成為出乎其類，拔乎其萃的大豪傑。念書的時候，要用功不可貪玩、不可調皮、不要虛度光陰，要認真學習一切技能。這樣才對得起父母，對得起師長，對得起學校。
你們要知道，這是佛教學校，專門教育英才，將來成為世界上最有用的人。希望你們為世界人類謀幸福，不可把世界給弄壞了。這是本校的希望。你們在這裏讀書，一切要腳踏實地的學習，就是一分鐘的光陰，也不可空過，所謂：
書山有路勤為徑；學海無涯苦作舟。以此作你們的座右銘。
你們要有堅苦耐勞的心，不可躲懶偷安，要養成勤儉的習慣，對於一張紙、一支筆，也要愛惜，不可隨便糟蹋。生活上要有規律，早睡早起，少看電視，多看益智的書。在學校的功課回到家中，一定要把它做完，時時溫習，所謂「溫故而知新」，看一遍有一遍的好處。
女校校長：多看書
家長們：
三星期的寒假，是家庭聚會、休閑及各種宗教慶典的寶貴時候。作為家長們，請您特別抽出一些時間來與子女們共享，讓他們感受到您的關愛。
假期，也是孩子們享受閱讀的好時候，雖然學校都給了他們家庭作業，但在作業之外，希望家長們能帶他們上圖書館借書，並在家裡給他們安排一個安靜舒適的環境，鼓勵他們閱讀自己愛看的書。在現代這個電視、電腦、網路的時代，孩子很少有機會享受得到閱讀的樂趣及利益了。閱讀好書，可以幫助他們增加字彙，增強集中力、發展想像力、理解力。我們虔誠希望各位家長們，減少孩子的電動娛樂量，特別鼓勵他們在家閱讀書籍。在開學返校時，希望他們的表現會有所不同。 |
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From the Founder: Studying Hard Is a Way to Be Filial
Students, you should understand how to be filial. At home, listen to your parents, help your mom clean the house, help your dad mow the lawn and do other chores. At school, listen to the teacher's instructions, concentrate, study hard, and don't waste precious time. To learn a new word or a new grammar rule every day is a way of being filial to your parents.
Be a good student at school and a good son or daughter at home. Listen to your parents and elders. Be filial and respectful to them, since they have more experience and knowledge than you do. Leam from them and take them as your models so that you can have a promising future.
Students, you should set goals for yourselves. Persevere in your studies so that in the future you can achieve great things and be outstanding. When it's time to study, then study diligently. Don't goof off or waste time; instead, be earnest in learning all skills. Then you won't disappoint your parents, teachers, or the school.
This is a Buddhist school that teaches students to become good and useful people. I hope in the future you'll work for the welfare of all of the people in the world. Truly apply yourself to your studies and don't waste a single minute. Your motto should be:
With diligence, one can forge a path
through the mountain of books;
By studying hard, one can cross
the boundless ocean of knowledge.
Be patient and persevering, not lazy. Learn to be frugal. Cherish even a sheet of paper or a pen. You should lead disciplined lives: Go to bed early and rise early, watch less television, read plenty of good books, finish your homework after you come home, and constantly review what you have learned. It is said, "Reviewing what you have learned will aid you in learning new knowledge." You derive benefit every time you review.
--Venerable Master Hua
From Girls School Principal: Read More Books
Dear Parents and Families:
The Winter Holidays are three weeks of precious time for family gatherings, relaxing, and various religious celebrations. As parents and caregivers, please make sure to spend some quality time with your child, making them feel especially cared for and cherished.
The holidays are also a wonderful time for children to read for pleasure. Our students may have a certain amount of homework to complete, but other than that, we hope you will encourage them to read wholesome books of their own choosing by taking them to the library, providing a cozy and quiet place for reading at home, and reading together with younger children. In our modern age of T.V. and computers and Internet, few children have a chance to experience the profound pleasure and benefit of reading. Reading good books helps develop vocabulary, imagination, concentration, and general understanding. Our faculty and staff sincerely hope you as parents will limit electronic entertainment and make an effort to encourage reading at home. We will certainly be able to tell the difference when students come back to school! |
