我在“微城市”的一天
2023-09-25
发布于广东
我们常说弘科未来是一座具有温度的“微城市”,它承载着孩子们十五年的成长热情,向他们生动述说着一段面向未来的教育故事。在它灌溉、呵护、激励每一颗种子向上生长的背后,作为家长的我们也不禁愈发好奇,这座微城市的一天究竟如何运作?
此篇文章,我们将通过孩子的视角,带您走进这座“微城市”,走进弘科未来学子的一日生活。
*文章时间表仅作参考,与各学部实际安排存在略微差异
8:00-8:30
与寻常学校的时间设置并无大不同,我在学校开始一天的探索也始于早上8点。但关于这30分钟,却别有洞天。以小学部为例,比起“早自习”这一司空见惯的名称,我更喜欢它的另一个名字——“成长早课”。
这是一段独属于班主任与孩子们之间的交流时间,每位同学可以在此期间分享他们对于世界的所见所闻。而当我们在碰到成长困惑时,班主任也总能及时为我们提供指引。久而久之,老师与我们之间也渐渐多了一层羁绊,而我们也多了一个分享与诉说的渠道。
8:30-12:00
语文、数学、英语、科学、道法、书法、表演艺术、视觉艺术......虽然说各个学部在具体课程安排中均有不同,但无论是弟弟妹妹还是哥哥姐姐,大家都可以在不同的课程中找寻到自己所热爱的领域。
但对我来说,老师所精心营造的课堂氛围与采用的教学模式,或许才是真正能够让我们时刻保持专注的关键。无论是小学、初中还是国际化融合高中,老师们常常会使用有别于我们过去所接触的授课方式,例如双语教学、探究式教学、项目式教学、主题式教学、跨学科教学等。在这多种方式的碰撞与映衬下,大到一个单元的探索,小到一个知识点的探讨,我们的学习热情都能被瞬间扩大数倍。
当然爸爸妈妈也会关心我们所掌握的学术知识的增量,这也是未来道路上不可或缺的拼图。学校在小学采用国家义务教育核心课程,结合国际化教育的广泛优势,为我们在学术深度和广度上充分赋能。
初中同样选择以国家核心课程作为底色,采用A+B+双轨制的新颖教学模式,为我们塑造了牢固且全面的学术基础,以支持我们在升入学校高中时,拥有国内或国外多轨制发展的选择权。
而在国际化融合高中,师兄学姐们也都快速投入到了紧锣密鼓的多学科课程中,他们在校园导师的亲密陪伴下,奋力为未来更具挑战的目标准备着。
12:00-13:40
饭点将至,位于负一层的教职工与学生餐厅充分承载着我们的午休时间。偌大的餐食空间避免让我们产生拥挤感,而这或许也要归功于老师们精细安排的“错峰用餐”。低年级的同学们是最早一批来到餐厅的,紧接着是初中,最后才是国际化融合高中的哥哥姐姐们。
而在日常餐食中,听班主任老师的介绍,学校也延续了阿丁莱幼儿园的餐厨设置优势。其中就包括了星级餐饮团队与营养团队、多家国内农牧业龙头企业组成的供应链,和以“少油少盐、控糖限脂、营养多元”为原则的健康体验。
13:40-16:10
在下午的时间,我们通常会造访校园内多个场馆,以习得更多未曾了解的知识。我想先从我最喜欢的全球胜任力课程说起,它是阿丁莱教育体系里最独特的存在。全球胜任力课室位于创新中心一楼,其设计与布局与平日中的教室大相径庭。据负责小学全球胜任力项目的William主任说,这间独特课室具有着特殊使命,它将作为培养终身学习者以及全球意识中的重要一环。
而关于全球胜任力课程本身,它贯穿了我们的成长道路,我们在这里参与各种各样富有挑战性的课程活动,通过真实情境和项目式学习,以多元化的方式完成老师布置给我们的不同主题或情景挑战。得益于这一承袭英国阿丁莱学院教育基因的课程,在未来我们也将具备真正的全球胜任力。
随着探索的持续深入,等待我们的是一段富有激情的表演艺术之旅。音乐、舞蹈,甚至是拥有丰富人文色彩的戏剧课程,会在专业表演艺术教室以及黑匣子教室中热烈上演。而那座期盼已久并即将落成的剧院,也将为我们提供更多公演机会。
最后我想说,应该没有一位同学会拒绝学校这座能满足我们对体能锻炼全部幻想的体育中心吧!依照NBA标准打造的篮球场、环绕而上的塑胶悬空跑道、室内体能锻炼空间,还有一个个独立的羽毛球场、排球场......老师们总能在这座中心里找到锻炼后身心舒畅的青少年身影。
16:20-17:00
截至目前,一日的常规课程即将要被画上了句号,但我们的活力却似乎依旧尚存。丰富的课外拓展活动最是能充分体现一所学校的全人教育理念,而在我们学校,每一位同学都会被鼓励积极参与到包含学术、体能锻炼、艺术与创意、科学与技术、表演艺术以及社交情感等各式各样的课后挑战中。
17:10-18:00
相信很多叔叔阿姨都有对学校作业的苦恼,但在我们学校,专属的学习支持体系却能同时解决我们和爸爸妈妈们的烦恼。每天放学前,老师们都会在开放性的课后学习平台为我们解决当天的“疑难杂症”,我们可以在这里培养写作业的习惯,进而培养自我管理能力,也可以通过小组讨论的方式与同学一起复习预习。
相较于将学习生活过度标准化、固态化,弘科未来则更倾向于将一日流程多元化、个性化。在“微城市”校园给予孩子们自由探索的空间和独特的交流平台之外,老师以引路人的身份为孩子点亮了未来的更多可能性,但却也赋予了他们自我选择的机会与能力。
一日生活皆课程,教育之花漫山遍野。
ACZS is often referred to as a micro-city with a nurturing environment for children's growth over 15 years, offering a vibrant and future education for them. Behind the irrigation, care and encouragement of every seed, we as parents can't help but wonder how this micro-city operates on a normal day.
In this article, we will take you into the "micro-city" through the eyes of a child, and into a day in the life of a normal student in ACZS.
*The timetable in this article is for reference only
8:00-8:30
Not very different from the unusual school time setting, my quest to start the day at school also began at 8am. But there is something else about those 30 minutes. In the Primary School, for example, I prefer the name 'Homeroom Pastoral Care' to the common name of 'Morning Study'.
This is a time for class teachers and children to share what they have seen and heard about the world. The class teacher is always there to guide us when we are confused about growth journey. Over time a bond has grown between the teacher and us, and we have an additional channel to share our thoughts and opinions.
8:30-12:00
Chinese, Maths, English, Science, Morality, Calligraphy, Performing Arts, Visual Arts ...... Although there are differences in the specific curriculum of each school div, students will be able to find their own areas of passion in the different programmes.
But for me, it's the atmosphere and the teaching style that the teachers use that really keeps us focused. Whether it is Primary, Middle or International High School, teachers often use different teaching styles, such as bilingual teaching, inquiry-based teaching, project-based teaching, thematic teaching, interdisciplinary teaching, and so on, which are different from what we have encountered in the past. With the collision of these approaches, our love of learning is instantly inspired by the exploration of a unit or even a point of knowledge.
Of course parents are also concerned about the academic knowledge of us, which is a crucial part in shaping our future. The Primary School adopts the Chinese National Curriculum along with the benefits of international education to enhance our academic capabilities in terms of depth and breadth.
Similarly, the Middle School places the Chinese National Curriculum at the forefront and employs the innovative A+B+ dual-track teaching technique to establish a robust and comprehensive academic foundation, which prepares us to pursue diverse career paths both domestically and internationally upon entering high school.
At the International High School, senior students are diligently honing their knowledge and skills across various subjects, under the guidance of their school tutors. This is in preparation for the more challenging academic goals they will face in the future.
12:00-13:40
As meal time approaches, the cafeteria located on the ground floor fully carries our lunch break. The large dining space avoids the feeling of being crowded, perhaps thanks to the teachers' rules of "peak-time staggering". The Lower School students were the first to arrive at the cafeteria, followed by the Middle School, and finally by the senior students of the IHS.
In the daily meal, listening to our homeroom teacher's introduction, the school also continued the advantages of ACZS(Kindergarten)'s setup. These include a star-rated catering team, a nutrition team, a supply chain made up of many leading domestic agricultural and livestock enterprises, and a healthy experience based on the principles of "less oil and salt, sugar and fat control, and nutritional diversity".
13:40-16:10
In the afternoon, we usually visit a number of venues on campus to learn more about the unknown world. I'd like to start with my favourite, the World Ready course, which is one of the most unique in Ardingly's education. Located on the ground floor of the Maker Space, the design and layout of the World Ready classroom is very different from a regular setting. According to Mr. William, who is in charge of the Primary School's World Ready Programme, this unique room has a special mission, as it serves as an important part of the development of lifelong learners and global awareness.
As for the World Ready Programme itself, it has embedded in our growth journey, where we have been engaged in a variety of challenging activities, and have been tasked by our teachers to complete different topics or scenarios in a variety of ways, through real-life contexts and project-based learning to achieve the learning objectives. Thanks to this programme, which has its roots in the educational genes of ACUK, we think we will also truly be World Ready in the future.
As we continue to explore, a passionate journey of performing arts awaits us. Music, dance, and even drama, which have rich human dimension, will be performed in the professional performing arts classrooms as well as in the black box classrooms. The long-awaited theatre, soon to be completed, will also provide us with more opportunities for public performances.
In the end, I would say that no child would turn down a sports centre that fulfills all our fantasies of physical exercise! The basketball court built according to the NBA standard, the plastic suspension track that surrounds it, the indoor physical exercise space, and a separate badminton court, volleyball court ...... Teachers can always find our bodies and minds relaxed after exercise in this centre.
16:20-17:00
As the school day draws to a close, it seems that the energy is still there. A school's holistic approach to education is best demonstrated through a wide range of co-curricular activities, and at our school, every student is encouraged to participate actively in a variety of after-school challenges that include academics, physical fitness, arts and creativity, science and technology, performing arts, and social-emotional activities.
17:10-18:00
I believe that many parents have problems with homework, but in our school, the exclusive learning support system can solve our problems and the worries of Mums and Dads at the same time. Every day before school, teachers will solve the day's "problems" for us in the open after-school learning platform, where we can develop the habit of writing homework, which in turn fosters self-management skills, as well as reviewing and previewing with classmates through group discussions.
ACZS prefers to diversify and personalise the flow of the day as opposed to over-standardising and solidifying academic life. In addition to the "micro-city" campus, which gives children the freedom to explore and a unique platform for communication, the teachers act as guides to brighten the future possibilities of children, but also give them the opportunity and ability to make their own choices.
A day in the life is a lesson, and education happens everywhere.
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