SUIS Gubei successfully hosted the third annual Urban Planners Speech Contest during the Gubei Community Event on 14 November 2024. This year, students were tasked with submitting applications on how they would improve Shanghai as a city, with only 6 out of 20 applicants being chosen to compete in the event. Those six applicants that were chosen were Wind Bai from 9WN, Ella Mao from 9MF, Jason Huang form 9MF, Raelin Kua from 9NZ, Tanisha Chadhury from 9BW, and Ella Chen from 9HC.
11月14日，协和古北成功举办了第三届城市规划主题演讲比赛。今年，参赛学生需提交关于提升改善上海城市环境的方案，经过严格筛选，最终20名申请者中仅有6名申请者脱颖而出，进入决赛。这6位入围者分别来自不同班级，他们是9WN班的Wind Bai、9MF班的Ella Mao、9MF班的Jason Huang、9NZ班的Raelin Kua、9BW班的Tanisha Chadhury以及9HC班的Ella Chen。
The speech contest is run every yesar by the Humanities Department, and Humanities teacher Mr. Fernandez chaired this year’s event, ensuring that everything ran smoothly and fairly.
此项演讲比赛由学校人文组负责组织，每年定期举行。今年，人文教师Fernandez先生担任活动的主持人，他确保了比赛的顺利进行，并且秉持了公平与公正的原则。
The finalists explored diverse and thought-provoking themes and presented bold ideas, ranging from sewage systems to sustainable food production to urban sprawl. It was truly inspiring to see our students engage with such important issues facing our city and how different aspects of the city shape their lives.
在决赛中，选手们深入探讨了一系列引人深思的主题，并提出了创新性的构想，涵盖了从污水处理系统、可持续食品生产到城市扩展等多个领域。目睹我们的学生积极投身于城市所面临的重大议题，并深入理解城市不同层面对其生活的影响，实在令人感到鼓舞。
The panel of judges for the competition included Ms. Enran Zhang, a certified architect from the urban planning firm Chapman-Taylor, Mr. Wensheng Xie, a district leader with the internationally renowned public speaking organization Toastmasters, and last year’s Urban Planners Speech Contest winner, Eason Yuan. Their expertise on the topics gave valuable insight to the event and they also offered some great advice to the participating students.
评审团由来自国际知名城市规划公司Chapman-Taylor的注册建筑师Enran Zhang女士、国际演讲组织Toastmasters的地区负责人Wensheng Xie先生，以及去年城市规划演讲比赛的冠军Eason Yuan组成。他们的专业素养为本次活动带来了深刻的洞见，并向参赛学生提供了宝贵的指导。
The judges certainly had a tough time deciding on the top three after a series of excellent speeches. After much anticipation, the winners were finally announced. Tanisha Chaudhury took first place with her speech on “Shaping Shanghai” which talked about affordability and sustainability in Shanghai, followed by Raelin Kua in second place and Ella Chen in third place. In reflecting on her victory, Tanisha Chaudhury shared, “Standing in front of the judges at the urban planner speech contest in Grade 9, I realized how much passion I had for shaping the future of cities—suddenly, all my ideas about design, sustainability, and community felt like they could actually make a difference.” Her words remind us of the importance of finding our passion and making a positive impact on our community.
在一系列精彩绝伦的演讲之后，评委们对于前三名的归属陷入了难以抉择的困境。在众人的热切期待中，最终的获奖者终于揭晓。Tanisha Chaudhury凭借其题为“塑造上海”的演讲荣获第一名，她深入探讨了上海的可负担性和可持续性问题。紧随其后，Raelin Kua荣获第二名，Ella Chen则名列第三。在回顾自己的胜利时刻，Tanisha Chaudhury同学分享道：“当我站在城市规划演讲比赛的评委面前时，我深刻地意识到自己对塑造城市未来的热情是多么强烈——突然间，我所有的关于设计、可持续性和社区的想法都感觉能够真正产生影响。”她的话语让我们深刻认识到，发现并找到我们自身的激情，将对个人和学校产生积极正面的影响。
Reflecting on the contest, Ms. Zhang said, “The event is very meaningful for triggering students’ curiosity towards how cities are planned and how to make our urban environment and life in Shanghai better. I am amazed by the scope and details of the candidates’ research on matters of urban design.”
张恩苒女士在回顾比赛时指出：“此次活动对于激发学生对城市规划的兴趣以及改善上海城市环境和生活质量具有重大意义。我对参赛者在城市设计问题研究的广度和深度感到惊叹。”
Congratulations to all the participants and winners of this year’s speech competition. We are incredibly proud of your hard work and dedication. Thank you to everyone who made this event possible, and we look forward to seeing what next year’s competition will bring.
再次祝贺本届演讲比赛的全体参与者及获奖者。我们对你们的辛勤付出和奉献精神深感自豪。向所有为本次赛事成功举办而努力的人士致以诚挚的感谢，我们满怀期待地展望来年赛事将带来的新惊喜。