Something was brewing on campus last week. The students were all out on the sports field in their house T-shirts. Ah, it was the annual YCIS Sports Day. But there was something different in the air and it wasn't just the tempting smell of hotdog buns wafting from the food station.

咦，上周四的校园似乎有些特别。学生们身穿各战队T恤，齐聚在运动场上。原来，重庆耀中备受瞩目的年度运动会正在上演。当天的空气中不仅弥漫着诱人的热狗香味，还充满了些许独特的氛围。

Sports Day

There was a buzz of anticipation from the parents seated at the stands. Chatter of a charity run could be overheard amidst victory cheers from the track and pitch. There we had it. The day was different because parents and teachers joined in the first ever charity run on the campus of YCIS Chongqing.

看台上，满怀期待的家长们追寻着孩子们充满活力的身影。赛道上，胜利的欢呼声中夹杂着慈善跑的讨论。没错，与往常运动会不同的是，家长和老师们参加了首次校园慈善跑。

A little snooping around revealed that the Parent Organisation had organized a charity run to help raise funds for children with cancer and serious illnesses. All registration fees collected from participants will be donated to Qi En Children's Care Service Centre to help those children. The PO also hopes it will be the first of many such initiatives to support the less fortunate in our community, embodying our school’s motto of aligning with love and charity.

家长协会组织了这场慈善跑，旨在为患有癌症和重大疾病的儿童献爱心。本场慈善跑的所有收入将捐赠给奇恩儿童关爱服务中心。家长协会亦希望这次活动成为一个好的开端，助力社区中的弱势群体。

And that was the reason why a different atmosphere enveloped the school track that morning. One that was of excitement, positivity, and hope. At the cue of the starter pistol, more than 160 parents and teachers surged forward in that milestone run. Collectively, they went on to pound out approximately 320 kilometers on the track and earned more than 910 crystals for their children's houses. More importantly, a total of RMB 22,026 has been collected for the charitable cause.

这就是为什么那天早晨在运动场上洋溢着兴奋、积极和希望的氛围。伴随着起跑枪声，160多位家长和老师挺身而出，迈出了具有历史意义的步伐。他们共计跑步320公里，为学生们的战队赢得910颗水晶（每跑完一圈可获得一颗水晶），并且，筹得善款22,026元。

The day felt different because it was different.  Because YCIS Chongqing community is making a difference.

2024年的3月21日与众不同，因为它的确意义非凡。更因为，重庆耀中社区正在让美好发生。