不忘初心,方得始终

       Never forget why you started, and your mission can be accomplished.

  11月24日下午1:00,在预科班王珺同学流畅的钢琴弹奏结束之后,国际部预科班家长会准时召开。本次会议是预科年级第一次家长会,它既是为了促进家校的联合,让家长知晓半个学期以来孩子在校的各方面表现,也是为了让家长对国际教育有更加清晰的了解,为将来的项目选择、出国选择做好必要的知识储备。

  At 1:00 p.m. on November 24th, after everyone enjoyed the piano played by Kitty from Grade 9 Class 1, the parents meeting of G9 was held on time. This meeting is the first parents meeting for all G9 students. It promotes the communication between parents and school and helps them have a better understanding about behavior of kids. Meanwhile, the parents meeting also let them have a clearer understanding of international education, which may be essential for their children to choose programs and make preparation for go aboard in the future.

  本次会议特别邀请苏州国际外语学校国际部校长吴文娟、国际部中加项目主任刘红霞、国际部中美项目主任刘乘瑞、国际部中澳项目主任翟廷、国际部中加项目外教协调员Travis及所有预科年级的中外教师参会。

  Special guests who were invited to attend this meeting are: Maggie Wu, the Principal of international department; Lynn, the Director of Canadian program; Eric, the Director of American program; David Zhai, the Director of Australian program; Travis, Coordinator of foreign teachers in Canadian program and all the teachers in Canadian program.

  首先,中加项目主任刘红霞老师向家长详细介绍了预科年级的教师团队、学科设置、课程评价体系及对学生的能力要求,并对家庭教育提出了具有针对性、实效性的建议。

  Firstly, Lynn introduced the teachers' team, discipline setting, curriculum evaluation system and the ability requirements of the students. At the same time, she also put forward some pertinent and effective suggestions for family education.

  外教Travis重点从课堂形式上向家长作了介绍,他希望家长能了解,国际教育下的课堂具有形式多样、内容丰富、即“形散神不散”的特点。他还呼吁家长们和老师共同配合,共同努力,用实际行动关注孩子的成长,关注孩子的学业。

  Foreign teachers Travis introduced the form of the classroom to parents. He hoped that parents could understand the diverse forms of classroom in international education. The speech is lively and filled with rich content. He also called on all parents to cooperate with teachers to work together to pay attention to children's growth and their study with practical action.

  中教代表谢国栋老师则以《不忘初心,方得始终》为题进行了长达15分钟的演讲。他说,教育的本质目的,就是培养一个大写的人,高尚的人,脱离了低级趣味的人。他还从学生成长的阶段性需求和特点方面对家长提出了建议:给孩子能力、给孩子能量,在他们出国之前,准备好他们的行囊;给孩子方向,给孩子方法,让他们能够在将来自由地翱翔。

  Chinese teacher representative Charlie spoke for 15 minutes on the topic of "never forget the beginning, always get the best". In the speech, he hoped that parents can understand the essence of education deeply. The purpose of which is to cultivate a noble man, and a person who is out of the vulgar taste. He also put forward some suggestions for the parents from the aspects of students' needs and characteristics: Parents should give children the ability and energy before they go abroad. They also need to give children direction and methods to their kids to help them to soar freely in the future.

  学生代表高啦啦同学则从英语学习方面分享了自己的感悟和经验,并对学校优质的管理、教学表示感谢。

  Students representative Olivia shared her insights and experiences of English learning. And thank the school for the proper management and good quality of education.

  各位代表讲话之后,是本次会议的重头戏:中加项目主任刘红霞老师宣读了半学期来各方面表现优异的同学名单,并邀请教师代表一一颁奖。值得一提的是,本次期中考试的班级前三名,他们的奖状是由家长亲手颁发的。看着家长们洋溢着自豪的笑意,孩子们略显羞涩的脸庞,我们相信,有一颗和谐、自信的种子,已经在潜滋暗长。

  After the speech, it came the highlight of this conference: Lynn, the director of Canadian program, read out the list of excellent students who had excellent performance in this half semester, and invited teachers to award them one by one. It is worth mentioning that, the certificate of top three students in the midterm examination was awarded by their parents. Seeing the parents filled with a proud smile and the slightly shy face of our children, we believe that there is a harmony, self-confident seed, is growing now.

  会议的最后,所有的老师和家长进行了单独的交流,着重沟通孩子们的学科问题。这既增强家校互动和沟通,也有针对性地解决了学生的学业问题。两个班级的导师、班发小组成员及各学科老师和家长们进行了长达一个半小时的个别交流,家校合作的良好氛围在我们面前热烈的铺呈。

  At the end of the conference, all the teachers and parents communicated individually, focusing on communicating the subject matter of the children. This is to enhance interaction and communication between parents and school. It is also for the purpose of solving students' academic problems. The homeroom teachers, class group members in two classes, all subject teachers and parents carried out for 1.5 hours of individual discussion. This meeting presented us a good atmosphere of cooperation between parents and school.

  是的,我们相信,只要所有的教育者、家长、学生,能牢记我们有缘相聚的初心——“以生命唤醒生命,不断提升生命的层次”,只要我们朝着这个方向,坚定不移、不骄不躁地奋力前行,我们的教育、我们的孩子,一定能够健康、茁壮地成长!

  Yes, we believe that as long as all the educators, parents and students remember that our goal is to constantly improve the level of life and we all move towards this direction, our children will definitely be grow in a healthy and good way!

  路漫漫,我们将上下求索!

  Although the road is endless and faraway, we still want to pursue the truth in the world.