Our school has many unique features and one that most people have not encountered is the Co-principal structure. Two principals, one Western and one Chinese, are working side by side to provide educational leadership for YCIS Shanghai. The arrangement flows from the Yew Chung education philosophy, which seeks to unite the best elements of both Eastern and Western traditions.
We are all immensely proud of the dedicated staff that have gathered together from over 10 nations to join with us in this bold educational experience known as Yew Chung. The students also demonstrate great courage and creativity as they endeavour to become bilingual and multicultural. It is our hope that all will emerge into positions of leadership throughout the society of the 21st century.

With global education comes global commitment and responsibility. We are now facing a world, the homeland of the human race, which is in trouble. Starting with global warming, there are a host of global issues such as biodiversity, ecosystem losses and unprecedented poverty. Wherever we turn, we are encountering global problems that affect virtually all nations and all who inhabit the Earth, our planet, our homeland.

There are now massive opportunities for improving the human condition but we need to develop new concepts, new instincts and new politics of decision-making whereby we are first a global citizen, second a national citizen, and third a local citizen.

Global education that emphasizes global awareness and action with teachers and administrators, who are informed and committed, will empower students to realise that they can make a difference. Once empowered, our students can go out into the world with a common purpose and a deep commitment to resolving the global issues confronting our planet. What better way to celebrate our 75th Anniversary than to remain "Committed to Global Education" by dedicating ourselves to being the custodians of our planet in the spirit of the Beijing Olympics: "One World One Dream"! Let everyone in Yew Chung say together, "Our home is the earth, our planet our roots".