苏州中学国际书院怎么样？从1035年到今天，苏州中学走过了近千年的历程。从1992年起，学校开始以“推进特色教育，适应国际竞争”作为教育教学改革的主旋律，以培养富有创新精神，具有参与国际竞争能力的优秀人才。
苏州中学国际部一直都秉承着“学无止境”的思想。在苏州中学国际部，被称为“学习者”的不仅有学生，还有老师。
2012年。
年龄最小的小陈与三位“老字辈”的轨迹出现了时空伴随。这一年，她入读了第一届苏州中学匡亚明实验班。这是一个全省招生的试点实验班，不出意外的，首届匡班18人，都会在两年后，保送南大匡亚明学院。简单点说，小陈，早早地在高考道路上“躺平”了。在苏中校园里，这18人并非异类。他们与其他人一起玩社团，搞体育，演舞台剧，拿着指南针和等高线图搞定向。只是那时的小陈，已经知道了什么是为兴趣而学习。
2012年 。
18岁的老吴正在加拿大皮尔逊世界联合学院全奖就读IBDP第一年。老吴并不老，但因为他的沉稳，过早地被划分到了“老字辈”里。但彼刻的他也是焦虑的。前面两年在苏州中学国际班的顺风顺水，让他选择了换一种生活。在大洋彼岸开启IBDP学习，老吴要面对的，是新颖而非繁重的每日IB作业，时刻的关联与思辨，见缝插针的课外活动。但他并不迷茫，因为他知道，做好眼前能做的，结果就不会差。苏中夯实的学科基础使他专注笃定，不惧挑战。学习IB，虽然累，但也充满了满足感。
2012年 。
老陈从美国威斯康辛大学本科毕业，在这里，遇到了他学术道路上最大的两位贵人，他在实验室的师父和老板。老陈的博士申请并不顺利，他的老板打破了威斯康辛不招本校学生的原则，破例让他继续在本校全奖读硕士。这一年，老陈第一次走上讲台；这一年，老陈和他同为苏中毕业生的师妹在实验室里开了挂，两年高产了六篇论文。他们都知道，机会一旦出现，就要抓住，并全力以赴，这是苏中在他们身上留下的习惯。但老陈不知道的是，他的科研道路，出道即巅峰，并且讲台，他一站就是十年。
2012年。
当小陈，老吴和老陈的未来还充满着不确定性时，老顾已经在这一年看清了未来十年的道路。从苏州中学到南京大学生命科学院，再全奖赴美国南卡罗莱纳大学攻读生物医学博士学位，老顾一直都在学霸科研道路上稳扎稳打。直到2010年，老顾与自己的导师促膝长谈后，决定就此将科学作为终身爱好，离开了科研一线。同年，老顾毅然回国，加入苏州新东方前途出国，开辟苏州美国高端留学业务。2012年，老顾走上自主创业之路，十年间成长为苏州美国本科留学的行业标杆。学霸终究是学霸，即使行业变更，也终能站上顶端。
2021年。
老顾，老陈，老吴与小陈再次在苏中相聚，而苏中给跨越时空的四个年轻老师身上留下了明显的苏中印迹。
2012年，小陈在苏州中学莎士比亚文化节上饰演格特鲁德，激发了她在英语文学与戏剧表演方面的潜能。在南大匡亚明学院，小陈坚持了自己的坚持，成为那一届匡班唯一的转系“文科生”。她感激苏中给了她尝试的机会，和改变的勇气。一次偶然但全神贯注的演出，让她提前迎来了自己的“觉醒”。在2019年从南京大学英语系毕业后，小陈回到了苏州中学苏州湾分校，成了一名“在玩乐中学习”、“用戏剧教英文”的老师，并在2021年加入了苏州中学国际部的创始团队。
紧随其后，老吴回到苏州中学国际部，加入创校团队。从在北美与欧洲求学工作到归国任教，老吴时常思考苏中与IB给他带来的改变，并感叹两者间的不谋而合。在承担IB数学授课的同时，老吴也会致力于发展苏州中学本地化的创造、活动与服务（CAS）——忧乐课程，鼓励学生在IB课内学习之余，通过为他人服务、创造力培养等活动自我探索与自立，通过自身努力和行动去赢得社会赞誉。
老陈在2016年告别了科研，此后他一直从事着在美国青少年的化学、生物教学和科学竞赛的训练。从苏中开始，他就知道自己不是个“一门心思”的读书人。在读博期间，他为近7000人次的匹兹堡华人提供了枪支安全的培训，并在回国第一年，就重新创建了苏州本地的橄榄球队。比起独善其身，老陈更想成为一个他自诩的“社区领袖”。2021年，老陈加入了苏州中学国际部。领导他是做不上了，但他希望自己的学生，都能成为有领导力的人。
在行业内十多年，帮助了近千学生实现了他们的升学梦想后，老顾想要做更有价值的事情。尊重教育的价值，回归教育的本质，老顾选择回归母校，担任苏州中学国际部升学中心主任和生物教师。三年的苏中生活让老顾钻研、坚持，曾带他爬上科学之峰，仰慕科学之美。而他想做的，是让更多的学弟学妹能够站上巨人的肩膀。以及，集齐“麻斯哈耶普”的录取。
四个人，在苏中校园内一共待了十年。苏中究竟教给了我们什么？她教会了小陈勇敢与反叛，为兴趣而学，为理想而坚持。她教会了老吴专注，“放开眼孔读书，立定脚跟做人。”她教会了老陈不论贫富都不能独善其身，要做个有用的人。她教会了老顾尊重价值，成人之美。她教会了他们反哺与回馈，教给他们“蜡炬成灰”也是一种热血沸腾。她教会了他们太多，唯独没教给他们，怎么“卷”。
以下是文中的四位年轻老师：
小陈——陈卓妍 （2012年入读苏州中学）
IBDP文学与表演艺术教师
曾任苏州中学附属苏州湾学校英语教师
南京英语演说家项目首批教师
《21世纪报》英语演讲比赛本科组省级二等奖
老吴——吴燧之（2010年入读苏州中学）
苏中国际部忧乐课程协调员 IBDP数学教师
3年英联邦&北美留学考试教学与项目管理经验
持有剑桥大学教学能力证书，IB教学认证
IB 44/45分，托福119分
曾于2011年获得加拿大数学公开赛高中组金牌
老陈——陈信予（2005年入读苏州中学）
10年的化学及生物教学经历
任ISEF科技展的教练&评委
7年美国低龄青少年成长规划经验
美国独立教育顾问协会会员
持有剑桥英语教学证书，IB教学认证
老顾——顾一犇（2001年入读苏州中学）
苏中国际部招生办公室&
升学指导中心主任 IBDP生物教师
IB教学认证
IACAC美国大学国际咨询师协会会员
12年高端留学规划与申请指导经验
BrainBee脑科学大赛江苏赛区教练、Junior组考官
喜马拉雅留学访谈节目《留学欢乐颂》主理人
English Version
It was 2012.
The youngest teacher on board, Kathy, entered Suzhou High School just like her colleagues did years ago. In 2012, she was admitted into the first Kuang Yaming Experimental Class for Gifted/Talented Students. In two years, all 18 students in this class would be studying at Kuang Yaming Honors School of Nanjing University, with a curriculum focusing on all fields of natural sciences. In a sense, Kathy and her peers left the Gao Kao (College Entrance Examination) track early, but they were not outsiders on this campus. Instead, they strived and enjoyed school life just like the others, in school clubs, on the sports field, on the stage, and in the wider world. Back then, Kathy was trying to figure out what learning and studying meant.
It was 2012.
Jason was 18 and studying in Pearson College UWC on full scholarship as an IB student. Now he is referred to as "Old Wu" in the office, not because of his age, but for his composed quality. Back then, the adjustment from Suzhou High School, where he is familiar with, to IB studies abroad was not easy. He was anxious back then. The IB workload was not strenuous but it was a new experience, with constant interdisciplinary actions and self-reflection, combined with a diverse range of extracurricular activities. Never was he confused though: Suzhou High School taught him that doing the best he could would lead to the best outcomes. For him, the IB path was trying but rewarding.
It was 2012.
Sean got his Bachelor's Degree at University of Wisconsin-Madison. There, he met two people who have had the greatest influence on his research career, his mentor and his Principal Investigator. Sean's application for his doctoral degree was not smooth. His boss broke the tradition of not accepting post-grad applications from its own undergraduates and took him, therefore, he was able to pursue further education on full scholarship. Along with his peer who was also a Suzhou High School alumnus, he published 6 papers within a mere two-year range, beacuse both of them knew that some opportunities may only come once in a lifetime so they strived whenever they could. This life creed is what Suzhou High School taught them and what they would incorporate throughout their life. 2012 was also the year he first stood behind a podium as a teacher. Little did he know that he would hold that piece of chalk for ten years, and more is yet to come.
It was 2012.
When Kathy, Jason and Sean were still dealing with adjustments in life, Ben has already decided his career for the next ten years. From Suzhou High School to the School of Life Sciences in Nanjing University, from completing the Bachelor of Science to pursuing the Ph.D. degree in Integrated Biomedical Sciences at University of South Carolina on full assitantship, Ben has always been a "straight-A" student. Back in 2010 at University of South Carolina, Ben had a long discussion with his mentor on his career choice and finally decided to withdraw from the cutting edge of biomedical research while still keeping a lifelong passion for science. In the same year, Ben returned to China, joined New Oriental Vision Overseas (Suzhou), and broke new ground in high-end college application counselling in Suzhou. In 2012, Ben started his own company and during the next decade grew to be a well-reputed institution dedicated to help students pursue education opportunities worldwide. Now, he is already one of, if not the most, renowned college counselors in Suzhou. No matter what he chooses as career, he can unfailingly become the first-rate as a professional.
It was 2021.
The four former students of Suzhou High School met on campus and they would soon find what Suzhou High School had instilled in all of them, which is also how Suzhou High School has influenced generations of students.
Kathy's first encounter with Shakespeare when playing Gertrude at the Shakespeare Festival in Suzhou High School has inspired inside of her a passion for literature and performance. When she got into Nanjing University, she followed her heart and switched major to English. Suzhou High School gave her the courage to challenge oneself. After graduation, Kathy joined Suzhou High School - Suzhou Bay Campus as an English teacher, hoping to teach students in a way she has been taught back in high school. She joined Suzhou High School - International Division's founding team in 2021.
After Kathy, Jason also came back to his high school and joined the International Division. His studying and working experience in Canada and Europe gave him chances to contemplate on how Suzhou High School had shaped him and what the IBDP had instilled in him. Jason works at SZZX-ID as a Math teacher as well as a CAS (Creativity, Activity, Service) coordinator. He sets his mind to encouraging students to establish oneself in this society through this IB core course.
Sean said farewell to research field in 2016 and focused on teaching Chemistry， Biology and training students in natural sciences competitions in the USA. Since his high school years, Sean was always aware that he was not a "nerdy" student. When studying for his Ph.D degree, he provided safety training to nearly 7000 Chinese Americans in Pittsburgh. During his first year back to China, Sean founded an American football team in Suzhou. He can work excellently with himself, but he prefers to be a community leader and motivate people in all ways possible. In 2021, Sean joined SZZX-ID, in hope of cultivating leadership in all his students.
Having devoted dozens of years into college couseling and helped thousands of students accomplished their dreams, Ben started to yearn for something more. He had always respected education for its intrinsic aims and values. After a not-so-hard decision-making process, Ben chose to be the college counselor and Biology teacher of SZZX-ID. The three years at Suzhou High School taught Ben what perseverance is and cultivated him to be an outstanding researcher. And now, what he pursues, more than anything, is to assist more students to stand on the shoulders of giants for a more holistic view, and surely, to secure more offers from MSHYP (MIT, Stanford, Harvard, Yale, Princeton.)
The four of them have spent a total amount of ten years on campus, so can they draw a conclusion on how Suzhou High School has influenced its students? Kathy learned to be courageous and rebellious, and how to stay motivated. Jason learned concentration and devotion. "Study with an open mind, and grow up to be an all-round man." Sean learned to be a sharer and a leader and to devote to the better good of the community and even the whole society. Ben learned to respect individuals for their differences and infinite possibilities. Suzhou High School taught them so much, and the only thing that it "forgets" to let them know is how to "climb up" through involution.
Here is general introduction of the four young teachers.
Kathy CHEN (Class of 2012)
Teacher of Literature and Performance
Jason WU (Class of 2010)
CAS Coordinator; Teacher of Math
Sean CHEN (Class of 2005)
Teacher of Chemistry
Benjamin GU (Class of 2001)
Director of Admissions & College Counseling Teacher of Biology