每周快讯 | The Week Ahead

上周我应媒体邀请谈一谈“我眼中的好学校”这个话题。在我看来，一所好的学校应该是能够点燃学生学习、生活热情的场所。在这里的学生和老师们都能眼里有光，心中有爱，都有机会展示属于自己个性化的精彩。

Last week, I was interviewed to talk about “A good school from my perspective”. In my opinion, a good school boosts pupils’ learning and enthusiasm for life where pupils and teachers have opportunities to show their highlights.

一所好的学校会致力于推行全人教育，并不断矢志践行。注重立德树人，将德育与明晰的学校愿景与使命紧密关联。这也一定会鼓励学生努力学习，勤于反思，致力于推动学生追求学术卓越。

A good school is committed to implementing whole-person education and continues to practice. School vision and mission are closely connected by cultivating talent through virtue, kindness, and integrity. In the meantime, a good school also encourages pupils to work hard and have a good habit of reflecting, promoting academic excellence.        

一所好的学校始终把学生的学习根植于对本国历史、文化深度的理解与积淀，并保持高度身份认同与使命感的基础之上。学校教育面向国际、面向未来，为学生开拓广阔的视野与格局，为未来做好准备。

A good school focuses on learning, embedding a deep understanding of its history and culture, identity and a sense of mission. Facing the world and the future, schools develop pupils’ broader vision and prepare them for the future.

教育非常美好的是，我们的学生可以借由帮助他人，成就自己。最近，中小学都在逐步推行导师计划（Mentoring Program), 我们的目标是选出年级中全面发展的学生，经由导师们的指导，更好地引导学生成长。同时这些学生需要通过领导、参与一个学生活动或项目来激励更多学生不断挑战自我，走向卓越。在这个过程中，学生都将不断提升自我管理能力、帮助他人的意识以及服务学校社区的精神。

The beauty of education is that our pupils can make achievements by helping others. Currently, our Primary and Junior High pupils are developing a Mentoring Program. The program aims to select pupils with all-round development from each grade and provide them with mentoring for better growth. At the same time, these pupils need to practice leadership / participate in pupil activities or projects to motivate more peers to challenge themselves and become excellent. Throughout the program, pupils will continue to improve their self-management ability and enhance the awareness of helping others and the spirit of serving the community.

如我在上周所提到的，有时逆境可以更好地凝聚人心。身处这样一个特殊的时期，政府部门、学校、教职员工们和家长们，所有人都在承受着巨大的挑战，但所有人又都在身体力行地齐心协力，共克时艰。回顾教育的真谛，这又何尝不是学生深切体验生活不易，学习如何冷静应对特殊事件的学习机会。我相信在多年以后，当学生们回想这段经历，他们仍能铭记的一定是责任担当与众志成城。

As I mentioned last week, sometimes adversity can better unite people. In this challenging stage, the government, the school, faculty, and parents face significant challenges. However, we all work together to overcome these difficulties. It is also a learning opportunity for pupils to experience life’s challenges and learn how to calmly deal with particular situations, echoing the essence of education. They will recall this experience and remember the responsibility and unity our community demonstrated in the future.       

王晓云

杭州惠立学校校长

Ivey Wang

Principal of Hiba Academy Hangzhou

评估周

Assessment week

学生们即将在冬假和元旦假期后的1月3日至10日迎来模拟测评。这是师生可以评估学生学习情况、查漏补缺的机会，同时也让学生提前体验将于明年夏季参加的外部测评。这段时间，学生们既要继续努力学习，又要强化记忆，为测试做准备，因而可能会感到有压力；所以一定要找好平衡，认真学习、学出效果，劳逸结合。

After the Winter Break, pupils will be sitting their mock examinations from (3 - 10 January). It is an opportunity for pupils and teachers to assess pupils’ understanding and learn what needs to be improved on for the external assessments in summer and for pupils to gain experience of what taking the examinations will feel like. It can be stressful for pupils as they study hard and try to cram as much as possible in preparation for the examinations. It is important to strike a balance between studying hard, studying smart, and studying and resting.

认真学习、学有成效

Studying hard vs smart studying

学生们常常遇到这样的情况，在书桌前埋头苦读，一坐就是几小时，可考试时遇到题还是会答不上来。学习中，只花费时间是不够的，还要有规划地做好学习计划。不同科目的学习方式有所不同，所以在学习有些知识点或技巧时，要将过程拆解开来，才能更好地消化知识，学有成效。

Pupils can spend hours away at their desks engrossed in their notes and textbooks but still struggle when it comes to writing down their answers on the examination papers. So instead of dedicating just time to the studying cause, pupils must also be organised and plan their studying well. This may look different in different subjects, but smart studying will target particular areas of knowledge or skills so that the process of studying is broken down into smaller and more manageable chunks.

机智地学习

Suggestions for studying smart

自我评估

Self assessments

在开始学习之前，学生首先要进行自我评估，了解自己的优劣势。这时，我们可以列出有待学习的主题，再评估自己对各主题的理解程度。这时，我们可以用绿、黄和红色“信号灯”来由高到低地表示理解程度的高低。

Before settling into studying, pupils would benefit from self-assessment to ascertain their strengths and weaknesses. This can include a list of all the topics they need to know and then judge how well they think they understand each topic. For example, they can ‘traffic light’ each skill where ‘green’ means they understand it well, ‘yellow’ means that they understand the topic to some degree, and ‘red’ means that you have little or no understanding of the topic.

 这样，学生就能了解自己当前的理解程度，将重点放在薄弱的方面（红色和黄色）。

Pupils then gain a picture of their current understanding and target their weaker areas (red and yellow) first.

抽认卡

Flashcards

抽认卡是学习定义或简短答案时的非常有用。如下图所示，我们可在抽认卡的两面分别写上问题和答案。

These are useful tools when needing to learn definitions or short answers. For example, you could have a question on one side with the answer on the back like this:

或者用图片来辅助记忆：

Or you could use pictures to help you remember:

不要一味地读

Doing not reading

很多学生以为阅读笔记是行之有效的学习方法。其实，考试中学生要做的不是去找到知识点，而是能回忆出知识点。这就需要学生多做考题、摸索出题意图。提前熟悉考题的表述、排版和题型，就能轻松自如地应对考试。学生要向学科老师问模拟考题和参考答案，多做练习和自我评估。

Many pupils think that reading notes is an effective way of studying. However, what pupils need to do in examination conditions is not recognise something but recall the information. This means that pupils need to practise exam-style questions to get a feel of how they will be assessed. If the pupils are familiar with the language, the examination style layout, and the type of questions they will be asked before the assessment, they will feel more at ease when sitting the paper. Pupils need to ask their subject teachers for examination-style practice questions and their answers so they can practise in their own time and assess their understanding.

劳逸结合

Balancing study and rest

克利夫兰医学中心的Bea医生说大脑就像海绵，说“大脑在达到饱和状态后，要晾一会儿才能够继续吸收“；所以大脑需要时不时地休息。研究表明，休息可以改善人的情绪和表现、集中注意力。如果不给大脑暂停和刷新的机会，大脑就无法持续有效地运作。因此，我建议不要把休息时间都攒在一起，而是分割成一段段来休息。把五小时的学习分成每天一小时来学，学到的会比一天学五小时多得多。班主任老师也始终与学生合作，制定便于管理的复习时间表。

Dr. Bea from the Cleveland Clinic likens our brains to sponges. He says that “they can only soak up so much information before they’re saturated, then they have to dry out a bit.” Hence the brain needs frequent rest. Research has found that taking breaks can improve your mood, boost your performance and increase your ability to concentrate and pay attention. However, it doesn’t work as efficiently when you don’t give your mind a chance to pause and refresh. So my advice is to space out your revision rather than cramming it all together. For example, if you organise five hours of study into one hour a day, you’ll remember more than if you study for five hours on one day. Form tutors have been working with pupils to create manageable revision timetables.

当然，我们会安排模拟测试来帮助学生做好准备。 评估周结束后，学生要反思考试体验，总结经验、吸取教训。虽然不能每次考试都拿满分，但我们希望学生们在老师的全力支持下，拿出自己最好的表现，发挥出自己的水平。

The most important point to remember is that we have mock examinations to help prepare our pupils. After Assessment Week, pupils must reflect on their experiences and note what went well and how they could improve for the actual examinations. Of course, it is not realistic to expect 100% in every exam, but we hope that pupils want to do themselves justice and try their very best, knowing that their teachers will support them every step of the way.

Hatty Leung

高中部主任

Head of Sixth Form

近两周，全球激励领导力竞赛（The Global Catalyst competition）项目在初中部如火如荼地举行。八、九年级学生开展了一系列的活动，如鲜花和钢笔义卖、家庭旧书回收等，并将筹得的善款捐献给慈善机构。

The Global Catalyst competition projects ran across Junior High for over two weeks. Several of our Grade 8 and 9 pupils are carrying out various projects such as selling flowers and pens or reusing unwanted books from home to raise awareness for those less fortunate than ourselves and raise money for charity.

同学们的热情、包容和领导力令人钦佩。本次竞赛结果将于下周公布，敬请期待同学们的好消息。

Their enthusiasm to ensure inclusivity and develop their leadership skills has been admirable. The results of this competition will be available next week, and we look forward to sharing the good news of the success of our pupils.

目前，部分活动可能会有所调整。学校始终和各级教育行政主管部门保持密切联系，如有最新通知，将第一时间告知各位家长。关于初中部的各项活动安排，请您关注后续通知。

Due to the current situation, some activities are subject to changes. We will keep very close contact with the Education Bureau and will make sure to keep you updated. The school office will send more information regarding the arrangements for junior high events soon.

Laura Perry

初中部校长

Head of Junior High

本周的升旗仪式上，三年级学生代表为全校师生就“独立”这个话题做了精彩的国旗下讲话，让我感到十分骄傲。两位同学以小动物们自幼独自谋生的故事阐明独立的重要性，强调虽然生存是场残酷的战斗，但经历过风雨的动物会变得更加独立，成长为更强大的物种——这就是适者生存的原则。

This week I am proud to say that our Grade 3 pupils gave an excellent speech on independence in our whole school Flag Raising ceremony. Our young speakers reminded us of how independence happens naturally, in nature, when young animals are left to fend for themselves. They highlighted how survival could be cruel, but their challenges to become independent make them stronger as a species – survival of the fittest. 

人类文明不断前进，个体的独立成长仍然离不开社群力量的支持。结合家庭教育和学校教育，我们积极引导学生习得必备的常规技能并茁壮成长。惠立价值观贯穿校园生活的方方面面，更是惠立学子时刻秉持的价值观。许许多多的惠立学子将成长为惠立社群的榜样，成为正直而独立的人。

As human civilisation evolves, we still rely on our communities to support our independence. We use parenting and schooling to guide our young to gain the skills needed to be well-functioning teenagers and adults. Here at Hiba, it is rewarding when we see pupils exhibit the values that we embed that are part of the foundations of our school. Many of our pupils will evolve to be positive role models in our communities and exhibit them independently with integrity.

同学们每天都在克服挑战、变得更加独立；同时也懂得精诚合作，互相支持、互相鼓励。我们将一如既往地关注学生的幸福感和健康成长，帮助学生在快节奏的世界里学会时间管理。

Furthermore, I see pupils overcoming their challenges in becoming independent daily. I see collaboration between them to support and encourage each other rather than condemn and critique. Hiba school focuses on wellbeing and nurturing pupil growth, and this is ever more important as we help them manage their time in a fast-paced world.

祝您周末愉快。

I wish you all a happy weekend.

Jenny Stones

小学部副校长

Deputy Head of Primary

喜迎新春庆典活动的节目试演已经告一段落。我们共收到180多份视频试演申请，同学们的表演艺术才能和热情为我们带来了不少惊喜。

The Chinese New Year Gala auditions are now closed, and we received over 180 videos submissions. We are amazed by the skills and talents of our pupils and touched by their passion for performing arts.

我们将逐一观看试演视频，并于12月24日（周五）向所有家长公布入选结果。杭州惠立学校为学生提供众多展示表演艺术才能的机会，但由于新春庆典的个人才艺展示名额有限，所以我们将为大多数学生开放在第二学期的春季表演或夏季音乐会上演出的机会。

We review each video and will contact all parents with the decision on Friday, 24 December. At Hiba Academy Hangzhou, we endeavour to offer our pupils opportunities to showcase their passion for performing arts. Unfortunately, we have limited spaces for solo performances for the Chinese New Year Gala. Therefore, we will offer most pupils an opportunity to perform during the second semester (Spring Recital or Summer Concert).

我们将提供新春庆典音乐会的现场直播，也希望家长们能在学校大剧院与我们一同庆祝新春的到来。

We hope that parents can access the theatre to be part of our Chinese New Year celebrations. Nevertheless, we will also live stream the concerts.

如有任何疑问，请随时与表演艺术团队联系，我们的邮箱地址是performingarts.hsh@huilieducation.cn。

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact our performing arts team: performingarts.hsh@huilieducation.cn.

Alejandro Montoya

表演艺术主任

Director of Performing Arts