The founder of the group that runs St Bees School has made his first visit to West Cumbria since before the coronavirus pandemic.
Danny Wang is managing director of Full Circle Education, which came to the school’s rescue after it closed its doors in 2015.
He attended the school’s annual Speech Day and prize giving ceremony.
He told students: “It’s been great to be here, the last time I visited was in February 2020 – just before the pandemic began. Despite the pandemic and the struggles all of our campuses have faced, the plan and future for St Bees has never changed.
“At St Bees, we believe learning is not just about being inside a classroom, teams in the UK and in China are working very hard to create educational changes.
“I would like to thank all the teachers and staff but most importantly those studying at St Bees for leading a vision.”
As well as attending speech day, Danny was given a tour of the school by a group of students – some of which were in year seven the last time he was able to visit.
He also met staff and was able to attend meetings he usually joins online.
St Bees School headmaster, Robin Silk said: “We were more than thrilled when we heard that Danny was going to be able to visit us for the first time in a while.
“The school has grown and changed massively since the last time he was here and we hope he is proud of what we have created here at St Bees – we are already looking forward to the next time Danny can pay us a visit!”
Danny leaves the UK to head back to China later on this week.
