HOS Letter 校长来信
Dear BASIS International School Parents and Guardians,
亲爱的广州贝赛思国际学校家长及监护人：
What a pleasure to welcome our students back to school after a long and relaxing holiday. In the short time we were gone, it seems like all of our students have grown a few inches either in height or hair, and everyone seems ready (standing taller and stronger) to make the most of 2022.
愉快充实的假期圆满结束，欢迎大家返校！尽管只是短短两周时间，但学生们看起来长高、强壮了不少。大家都精神奕奕，准备在2022年大展身手。
I know we all also have our eye on the Chinese New Year, which is a hop skip and a jump away, but in the spirit of new year's resolutions, I appreciate taking this moment to set intentions for the coming year and reflect on the year that has passed. Thank you for the support you have provided and continue to provide your students and the school. I know that transitions in leadership can be difficult, and I appreciate that these transitions are even more difficult when in-person events and school visits are restricted. I hope that in 2022, we continue to have more opportunities to meet, greet, and get to know one another and exchange ideas about our shared passion: your child and their education.
随着春节的脚步越来越近，相信大家都对此翘首期盼。本着新年新气象的精神，我想借此机会回顾2021，展望2022。衷心感谢家长一直以来对学生及学校的支持。本学年，学校领导团队迎来了新成员，我知道我们需要时间认识及了解彼此，但疫情在一定程度上也影响了家长到校参观和参加活动。我由衷希望在2022年我们能有更多机会可以相互见面，彼此了解，针对学生和教育开展更多交流——这也是我们共同的期盼。
In 2021, your students won my heart and made BASIS International School Guangzhou my home. In 2022, I hope to grow our bonds as a community of adults who work to create the best possible future for our children.
2021年，广州贝赛思的同学们也令我印象深刻。我发自内心地喜爱他们，他们让我感受到了家人的美好。希望在2022年，我们与家长继续加强交流，为孩子们创造最美好的未来。
Happy New Year!
新年快乐！
Erica Gale Smeltzer, PhD
Head of School 校长
Glorious Youth
月光下的青春盛宴
Mr. Gyendra Sooriah
Translated by Ms. Sherry Shu
BASIS International School Guangzhou boarding department and prefects ended 2021 on a high note with our annual BASIS International School Guangzhou Idol flagship event, fostering school spirit and showcasing the immense talent at our school.
一年一度的广州贝赛思国际学校偶像赛为2021年画上浓墨重彩的最后一笔。这项赛事由我校住宿部及学生干部精心策划筹办，既促进了校园文化的积淀，又展现了我校学生的风采。
On Wednesday 16 December, performers lit up the stage with 15 amazing performances, comprising of song, dance and musical ensemble. What made BASIS International School Guangzhou Idol stand out from any other event, was the fact that students got the chance to vote for their favorite performance. Prefects designed it this way to give students a voice as they helped magnify school spirit.
2021年12月16日，15组参赛选手在舞台上呈现了精彩纷呈的表演，演唱、舞蹈、乐器，各类艺术形式同台争艳。偶像赛还设置了投票环节，既赋予了学生发言权，也能进一步加强校园精神文化的建设。
The event was closely contested with grade 9, Jenny Jeon coming in 3rd place, The visionary ‘K-Pop’ inspired dancers came in second place and Howard Ai won the competition as he lit up the stage with a revolutionary street dance, winning an amazing Massage gun for his efforts.
比赛全程精彩不断，各组选手难分高下。最终，九年级Jenny Jeon凭借一首《She Used to be Mine》荣获季军。由Anna Dai, Ruiya Kuang等领衔的韩风舞蹈摘得亚军。冠军头衔则由Howard Ai一举拿下，他以一套潇洒刚劲的街舞表演点燃全场，并最终赢得冠军奖品——筋膜枪一把。
On behalf of the boarding department and prefect body we would like to thank all those who contributed to making this event a success and we look forward to continuing this BIGZ tradition.
我校住宿部以及全体级长感谢全体参与BIGZ Idols 广贝偶像赛并做出贡献的每个人，没有你们就没有这场精彩又难忘的比赛。我校将继续举办这项传统赛事，期待学生明年的精彩表现！
Career Day
职业日，遇见未来的自己
Ms. Echo Yu
Translated by Mr. Min Yu
Primary school was able to host our first Career Day on December 1st and it was a huge success! A career day is an activity in which parents/guest speakers from a variety of companies come together at our school to share information about their workplace, their job, and the education and skills that are required for success in their career.
上月，小学部成功举办了首个职业分享日活动。活动现场，来自各行各业的家长及学校管理团队成员为学生分享其工作内容、工作环境和工作理念，并探讨了取得职业成功所需的态度、技能和教育背景等。
16 outstanding parents/guest speakers from various career fields participated the event. We have lawyer, engineer, scientist, professor, financial managers, architect, police officer from customs, business owners, and last but at least, Ms. Bella from our school canteen, Mr. Chan from our operation team, and Dr. Smeltzer, our Head of School!
参与本次活动的16位分享嘉宾来自各行各业，包含律师、工程师、科学家、教授、财务经理、建筑师、海关警察、企业家等，同时还有我校餐厅的膳食营养师王老师，行政管理团队的邓老师，以及我们的校长Smeltzer博士！
The students are exposed to a variety of careers in order to jump start their thinking about the future. By preparing early, they are now more likely to be college and career ready after high school graduation. All students in grades 1-5 participated in Career Day and they really enjoy the conversations with our ‘big friends’ and can’t stop asking questions!
通过此次活动，学生提前了解了各种各样的职业，促使他们开始提前思考未来，帮助他们在未来择业之际做出成熟合理、适合自己的规划和选择。1-5年级的全体学生都参加了职业分享日活动，学生个个都兴奋不已，充满好奇，积极提问，同我们的“大朋友”交谈甚欢，活动现场气氛热烈而融洽！
A big round of applause to all of our guest speakers. All of their speeches are well prepared and skillfully delivered. Our kids enjoy their sharing so much and some of them even wouldn’t let them leave the classroom!
所有嘉宾的分享内容都经过了精心准备，深入浅出，旁征博引，举一反三，引人入胜。同学们兴致盎然，尽管活动已超时许久仍意犹未尽，围着嘉宾用稚嫩的童声问着一个又一个感兴趣的问题。
Thank you again for coming to our school and making the day a special one for our kids! Hope more of parents will participate in the future event!
再次感谢所有参与活动的嘉宾，你们为孩子们打造了意义非凡的一天！希望将来有更多的家长参与进来，同孩子们一起规划美好的明天！
Boarding Open Day
宿舍开放日
探访温馨“嘉”园
Mr. Gyendra Sooriah
Translated by Mr. Sherry Shu
As part of an initiative to actively create awareness and constantly improve pastoral relations between the boarding house, school and parents, the boarding department hosted an open house on the 30th of November.
为了增进家长对宿舍生活的了解，拉近学校宿舍部、学校和家长的关系，广州贝赛思国际学校宿舍部于上月举办了一次开放日活动。
The open house gave parents a deeper insight into the holistic features of the BIGZ boarding program by allowing parents to see how boarding students live their day to day lives. It gave a comprehensive account of the daily routine, support structures and activities that we offer.
本次开放日向家长们展示了住宿生的日常生活、学术支持体系及文体活动，让家长们更加深入了解了广州贝赛思国际学校寄宿项目的整体特色。
Parents were able to experience the life of a boarding student as they walked through the Evening Study Session program that is designed at providing hybrid academic support, whereby 8-10 subject-specific teachers provide academic support on daily basis coupled with our prefect mentoring system.
开放日上，家长们亲身体验了寄宿生的生活，走进晚自习的课堂。晚自习项目致力于为学生提供多种方式的学术支持。一方面，学生每天都能得到8到10名专科教师的辅导，另一方面，还有学长指导体系加以配合。
Parents were then shown some of the boarding activities such as cooking club, basketball, soccer and table tennis, which enhances the holistic development that the boarding house strives to provide. Thereafter parents were taken into the dormitory where they could see how students live and interact with their peers on a daily basis.
接下来，家长还参观了各样的寄宿活动，例如烹饪社团、篮球、足球、乒乓球，这些活动使宿舍力求为学生提供的全面发展得到进一步实现。随后，家长们走进宿舍，了解学生每天的生活及交流互动。
The open house allows us to understand parental concerns and enables us to work together to provide a safe harmonious and optimal living environment for our students. We look forward to hosting more of these in the future as we take sides to strengthen pastoral relations between parents, school and the boarding house.
通过本次活动，学校也了解了家长关切的问题，使得家校得以共同努力，为学生提供安全、和谐、最佳的生活环境。广州贝赛思国际学校期待在未来举办更多这样的活动，让学生家长、学校和学校宿舍部之间的关系更为紧密。
Business elective’s project
商业选修课
——项目式学习
Ms. Shilpa Baweja
Translated by Mr. James Zhong
The Business elective’s project-based learning approach has allowed students to explore and unify their imagination, creativity, and desires to comprehend business concepts and understand what goes into business planning. They worked hard and made a business plan about a café station at school. They requested the audience of several experts to get input, feedback, support and understanding on the possibility of creating a unique collaboration between school and students.
商业选修课的项目式学习能让学生们去自主探究，运用想象力、创造力以及学习热情去理解商业概念，了解商业策划的内涵。学生们全情投入，制定了一份关于校内咖啡店的商业计划书。他们咨询了不同专家的意见，寻求建议与支持，探索在学校和学生层面建立合作关系的可能性。
In the next phase of this project, the students plan to work closely with the school’s operations and purchasing team, as suggested by Dr. Erica Smeltzer and Ms. Margaret Ma. In the words of William Zhang, “we’re looking forward to working with our school experts to identify the ideal and best place for our café station and to do accurate financial calculations within T1.” Again, the plan is to present the case to the school management for financial approval and construction support in T2. Ruiya Kuang says, “I know it is much more than a place that’ll be convenient; we have to look for a water source, set up possibilities and many other resources, as suggested by Dr. Smeltzer.” Grace Wong realizes that “it might end up being a big investment for the school, but we are keeping our fingers crossed.” Kevin Xiao and Grace Shen are very excited to see this café test operating by T3 and are already dreaming about the experience it’ll provide them.
基于校长Dr. Erica Smeltzer 和校务长Ms. Margaret Ma的建议，学生们打算在项目的下一阶段与学校的行政老师以及采购老师进行合作。学生William Zhang表示，“我们期待与学校的专业人士进行合作，为咖啡店确定最好的选址，并在T1学期完成精确的财务预算。”这个计划会提交学校管理层审批，申请相关财务预算以及在T2学期开始的工程建设资源。学生Ruiya Kuang说，“如校长Dr. Erica Smeltzer所说的那样，我知道我们不仅是需要一个十分便利的店址。我们还要水电、运营设备等其他相关资源。” 学生Grace Wong也意识到“这对于学校来说可能会是一笔比较大的投入，但是我们依然十分希望项目能够取得成功。” 学生Kevin Xiao和Grace Shen十分期待咖啡店能在T3学期进行试运营，也在想象着这个项目能给她们带来的体验与成长。
Their idea is straightforward yet unique. Setting up a café station offering high-quality snacks and drinks made using fresh and healthy ingredients could be their place to chill, relax and relish healthy snacks and beverages and feel rejuvenated. They plan to incorporate cakes and cookies freshly baked by the school’s baking club once a week, a proposal that Dr. Smeltzer particularly liked. Having healthy snacks such as smoothies, juices, milkshakes etc., in a café set up as a collaborative project would be an exciting and truly remarkable and unique experience for our students. The Logistics Team will fully support the early validation and feasibility study of the project.
学生们的这个想法看似简单却很独特。这间咖啡店能为学校师生提供新鲜、健康的高品质零食和饮料，让大家享用美食，放松身心，恢复活力。他们计划每周供应一次由校内烘焙俱乐部社员新鲜制作的糕点。校长Dr. Smeltzer非常喜欢这个想法。对于学生们而言，通过合作项目来运营一家供应果汁、奶昔等健康零食的咖啡店，将会是他们生活中一段难忘且独特的经历。学校后勤部门也会全力配合开展前期认证工作，研究该项目可行性。
JOG-A-THON
“Run with Cause”
“慈善公益跑”
Mr. Oshanthen Naidoo
Translated by Ms. Sophia Lee
2021 is certainly the year with a difference. “Jog-A-Thon” which is a Primary initiative aimed at encouraging students to promote good health and regular fitness while raising funds for a great cause, Funds raised from the event will be donated to the Guangzhou animal shelter which is a non-profit organization and who are total dependent on donations to fund the organization. The objective is to raise awareness of being kind and generous in helping others and showing love towards animals.
2021年无疑是与众不同的一年，我们在风雨中砥砺前行，在奋进中不忘初心。时值岁末，小学部发起了一场“公益慢跑”活动。活动旨在鼓励学生积极健身，同时为非营利慈善机构——广州动物收容所募集善款，呼吁人们爱护动物，弘扬公益慈善精神。
Students showed much enthusiasm and camaraderie throughout the event helping and motivating their peers to complete more laps. A big thank you to all Faculty members who participated and also to those who came to support our students during the event.
孩子们在“公益慢跑”中热情高涨，相互追逐，宛如一个个运动健儿，帮助并激励着自己的小伙伴们冲刺更多的圈数。5年级Sn班的Daniel Xiong和Alan Lu在赛场上脱颖而出，45分钟内就绕着操场跑完了35圈！让我们为本次慢跑的两位冠军喝彩！
The event was a huge success raking in the sum of RMB 80900.47. We had a tie for the overall winner this year and therefore presented Grade 5Sn's Daniel Xiong and Alan Lu with a staggering 35 laps in 45 minutes. These athletes definitely have potential and aspirations of being professional in the future.
本次“公益慢跑”活动取得了巨大的成功，共募集善款80900.47元。我们也非常感谢所有参与本次活动的教职员工以及为学生欢呼喝彩的人们。
Jog-a-thon grade level winners:
“公益慢跑”获奖班级：
Finally thank you to all for your generosity in making this event successful.
再次感谢大家的慷慨解囊和公益助力！
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