At SUIS (Shanghai United International Schools), charitable and public welfare activities are a vital component of fulfilling our core value of "Developing in Harmony, where East Meets Wes"and cultivating a strong sense ofsocial responsibilityin our students. Through diverse and meaningful projects across our campuses, SUIS students are actively translating compassion into concrete action, demonstrating our educational philosophy.
SUIS Jiaoke BC——Terry Fox Run
The Terry Fox Run (also called the Hope Marathon) began in 1980. Initiated by Terry Fox, who stayed optimistic after losing his right leg to cancer in 1977, it aims to raise funds for cancer research. Following his passing in 1981, his legacy endures. Now as an annual key event at SUIS Jiaoke, it aligns with the school's mission to foster global citizenship and resilience, as well as the BC Curriculum's social responsibility goals. Teachers and students walk or run on the school track, with all raised funds donated directly to cancer-fighting foundations
SUIS Jiaoke EMW——SUIS Charity Run
The 10th SUIS Charity Run was held on November 15, 2025, organized by the SUIS Jiaoke EMW Stream, brought together over 1,000 participants from across the school community. With more than 340 finishers and over 40 charity booths, teachers, parents, and students joined in running for a meaningful cause.
Co-organized with the Shanghai Children's Foundation, the event raised over 20,000 yuan to support children battling congenital diseases. It fully embodied the "SUIS Family" spirit, uniting love with action and setting a positive example for students. As a decade-long charitable initiative, the run will continue in 2026.
SUIS Gubei——Charity Launch: Wellness Journey
Looking back on the 2024-2025 academic year, SUIS Gubei always integrated charity into daily campus life and held many charity events.
In the last school year, we successfully raised 115,707 yuan for the charity organization BaoEn Temple.
The 2025 - 2026 school year has begun. The Charity team of SUIS Gubei is ready to embark on a new journey. With the participation of Charity Prefects and Community prefects, along with Visual Art Prefects, and is looking forward to making a difference. This collaborative, interdisciplinary approach strongly reflects the values and holistic learning goals of theIB Curriculum.
SUIS Gubei will partner with professional public welfare organizations, focus on the theme "Wellness", and start a meaningful public welfare journey to light hope for more people.
SUIS Pudong——A Citywalk Weaving "Longevity" into "Heartfelt Care"
On October 25, 2024, Grade 9 students from SUIS Pudong embarked on a 3.2-kilometer "Dongming Community Charity Citywalk," traversing three neighborhoods and two pedestrian streets to raise 10,000 yuan for the elderly of Dongming Road Subdistrict. A year later, this fund materialized into 18 care packages—rice, oil, floral water, and home service vouchers—delivered by the Foundation President and student representatives, and Jumingxin Community Planning and Development Support Center members to the homes of centenarians registered in the subdistrict.
Embark Anew in 2025
Carrying the scent of grass on their shoes back to campus, the students penned a quiet promise for their next journey:
"No maps, only family; no destinations, only companionship."
A Citywalk's end is never final—it's the spark for making "charity" a daily act.
SUIS Wanyuan——Sunshine Charity Fund Program Application
As part of the Students Charity Event Education Programme, the Sunshine Charity Fund Programme has come to the 3rd year of operation which was established aiming to help SUIS Wanyuan's students to set up charity concept, develop independent design ability, etc and at the same time, to better know about the community and themselves.
The Sunshine Charity Fund Programme was introduced on 1st September 2025 at the whole school flag-raising ceremony. This emphasis on student-led initiatives also complements the critical thinking and problem-solving skills fostered within their AP curriculum.
At SUIS, we believe that every small act of kindness can consolidate into powerful momentum for positive change. By integrating these hands-on service experiences, we aim to cultivate graduates who possess not onlyacademic excellencebut also theglobal vision and profound humanistic carenecessary to make a significant impact on the world.
