But over the decades the school has faced its share of ups and downs. In the late 1970s, when Chinese education was in great turmoil, Sim said that as long as there was a student to be taught, the school would continue its work-they would find a way to pull through.
數十年來歷經蓬勃輝煌與慘澹低盪，沈慕羽在 1970 年代末華校情況惡劣時曾對師生說，即使只剩下一個學生，他還是要辦下去，而天無絕人之路，學校總是轉危為安。