TEDxYouth@WuxiDSAS

Speakers

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• Constance Elizabeth Hu

  Grade 10 Student of Dipont School of Arts and Science

  Constance, a tenth-grade student at DSAS, was born and raised in Beijing as a biracial girl. Being biracial, she has encountered challenges with finding her identity. Is she British? Chinese? From a third culture? Or is she just a global citizen?

• Jang Lee

  Kindergarten Teacher at Dipont School of Arts and Science

  Jang is an early year’s teacher who strongly believes that striving for perfection will lead to excellence. He is constantly seeking new ways to learn and grow as an educator and a father. Jang’s life journey has been a diverse one: he was born in South Korea, grew up in New Zealand, worked in Australia and now resides in China. He was a soldier, a radio DJ, a producer, a salesperson, a barrister, a server and many more before discovering his passion of teaching. He understands the challenges and struggle many young people face when growing up in an international environment.

• Kenneth Taylor

  Music Teacher at Dipont School of Arts and Science

  Kenneth graduated from East Carolina University in 2006 with his BS and in 2012 with his MPA. In 2006, after teaching for many years, Kenneth moved to China. As an accomplished vocalist and pianist his skills have been showcased on numerous stages in the United States and China. He strives to connect music to daily concepts and encourages students to learn how to express themselves freely.

• Mandy Wang

  Pastoral Assistant Head for the Upper Secondary School

  For Mandy, “school” is a crucial keyword in her life story. It goes beyond being a place where students learn from their teachers; it is an opportunity to encounter individuals from diverse backgrounds. Outside of school, we tend to only see ourselves looking into a mirror, but in school, we learn to observe the world outside and understand its diversity.

• Qiurui Du

  Chinese Artist Parsons School of Design and Pratt's Institute's Alumni

  Qiurui Du was born in Beijing, China. He graduated from the Department of Illustration of Parsons School of Design in 2018 where he received his bachelor's degree; and went to Pratt Institute for MFA painting and drawing. As the founder of E.E Art Group, he is dedicated to curating exhibitions for young artists. He currently works and lives in Shanghai, Beijing as well as New York, and has held many solo exhibitions and participated in many important exhibitions all around the world. His works are in a rich, bright, and fashionable style, but they also reflect the cold, empty and alienated feelings of people in the highly developed commercial civilization of our time.

• Summer Li

  Trainer of the Center of Nonviolent Communication

  Summer Li, a Certified Trainer of the Center of Nonviolent Communication (CNVC) and the Head Coach of No-Fault Zone Game in China, specializes in the training and consulting of nonviolent communication and no-fault zone game. To share the art of nonviolent communication, she founded NVC Learning Center, providing nonviolent communication-related training and consulting services to parents, children, teachers, administrative staff and people in other industries. She is skillful in training and one-on-one counseling on communication, interpersonal relations, psychological counseling, emotional management, emotional trauma, etc. To serve people more deeply and widely, Summer’s purpose in life is to raise CNVC to be the designated training center for Nonviolent Communication Certified in China. Summer serves as the Program Director and trainer; under her leadership, NVC Learning Center has also introduced many books to raise people’s awareness of Nonviolent Communication.

• Susie Xu

  Grade 10 Student of Dipont School of Arts and Science

  Susie is a grade 10 student at Wuxi Dipont School of Arts and Science. She is a communicative, optimistic and outgoing student with excellent academic performance. Her outstanding speaking and presentation skills earned her a half scholarship for 2022. However, before coming to this school, she was an introvert and closed-minded person. Her transformation began in her first drama class four years ago when she discovered her passion for the art form. In grade 7 she won the individual award in the National EdTA Drama Festival and held down lead roles in the school play for two years.

• Xianya Xu

  Associate Professor in School of Design of East China Normal University

  Xianya Xu obtained both a PhD and master's degree in Politecnico di Milano, Italy. Xu’s research field is related to Museum Study and Space Architecture Design with publications on several international journals and conferences. She has been a member of the "Space Design Joint Laboratory" since 2021, a group of experts in design, aerospace, materials, psychology, and other fields dedicated to exploring and researching the design and construction of extraterrestrial human settlements.