北京乐成国际学校学生编辑社团，一起来了解一下，听说过的人都是赞不绝口，一直坚持梦想的孩子有多棒？
You get all the latest and greatest news about BCIS right here! But where do our students go for the latest stories on school events? As it turns out, BCIS students themselves are hard at work crafting hard-hitting journalism on everything from campus life to entertainment. The group of hard-working editors, writers and designers are none other than the BCIS Student Editorial Enrichment Activity (EA). Like all our EAs, Student Editorial provides participants an amazing opportunity to gain extracurricular experience in a field they are passionate about and to use that experience and make a positive impact on the school.
BCIS has a long history of encouraging student engagement through its robust student-led EA program. In addition to offering a challenging curriculum in the classroom, the school provides the time and resources for students to explore their interests outside of the classroom. Everything from athletics to robotics are included under this broad spectrum of EAs, and if a student has a passion for something that is not already offered, they are encouraged to start their very own EA and invite other students to join. Starting an EA empowers students to apply and expand their learning and skills in preparation for future careers that inspire them.
BCIS Student Editorial has served as one of BCIS’ longest running Enrichment Activities, although it went on hiatus around 2018 due to technical issues. Being a fantastic platform for student voices, Student Editorial has been popular with students and readers since its inception. In 2021, a group of Secondary School (SS) students in the Alumni Network EA decided that such a journal was necessary once again to publish the fantastic stories of our outstanding alumni that they were working with. This led them to collaborate with the alumni who had initiated the EA to bring back this beloved activity.
One of the students who helped restart the BCIS Student Editorial and student leader of the EA, Jessica (Grade 12), was part of the original editorial group when she was in Grade 5. “I remember I only wrote one article back then,” she laughingly quips. Now, Jessica helps oversee the publication of all kinds of articles on school, alumni and daily life through the BCIS Editorial WeChat account. Although Student Editorial is running smoothly thanks to the hard work of the Alumni Network students, getting it restarted proved to be quite a challenge. However, with support from the school, the marketing team and the EA supervisor Gaia, the students were able to recover the Student Editorial WeChat account and begin to publish quality student pieces for the school to read.
Once Student Editorial was back up and running, it quickly began to grow. New students began to join, bringing their own perspectives and allowing Editorial to add an even broader range of content. Students eager to learn more about the publishing process were able to join and share their own diverse voices and opinions with the community. Jessica explains the benefits of having so many people share their stories through Student Editorial, saying “school ultimately is a combination of teachers and students, so I think student voice is one of the most important aspects of a school and we should have a platform to publicize those voices.” The BCIS Student Editorial gives an official outlet to share student opinions, and helps its members share their ideas through articles.
Students involved in the BCIS Student Editorial learn all the tricks of the publishing trade. They can practice writing, editing, formatting and even photography depending on their own passions. The EA also gives students a great creative outlet to share their ideas with the community. Jessica describes how Student Editorial gives a valuable platform to many of BCIS’ talented writers, explaining, “our editorial team has a lot of introverted personalities, but they are really good writers, and they have a lot of opinions they want to share with the school, and Editorial really gives them a good pathway to showcase their talents.” Jessica herself has gained a lot of valuable leadership and management experience while guiding the EA. The skills students learn in Editorial, along with the connections and friendships they make that cross age boundaries, show how special this EA is for all involved.
This past year saw the BCIS Student Editorial grow with many new faces from Middle and High School. Jessica and her peers have helped pass down their knowledge to the younger students, who have quickly picked up the process of creating and publishing an article. “I really want the younger students to experience the happiness and the feeling I have when leading the EA,” Jessica says. The leadership of the Grade 12 students in the EA will help ensure that it continues to be an excellent source of BCIS stories from the unique perspectives of our students. We look forward to Student Editorial interviewing Jessica in the future as one of our alumni, when she can continue inspiring and contributing to our community. With Student Editorial, the future of BCIS reporting is bright!
在乐成校园里，提到学生编辑社团（BCISStudentEditorial），无人不知、无人不晓。这里的团队成员拥有很多身份，可以是针砭时弊的“记者”、脑洞大开的“设计师”，也可以是无处不在的“摄影师”和幽默风趣的“校友联络员”，他们致力于“用爱为大家呈现乐成和北京的新闻。”今天就来跟大家分享这个校园“新闻大亨”社团背后的故事。
跨越不同年级的新闻社团，从学生视角了解世界
乐成学生编辑社团缘起始于2017届校友Mimi十年级的一个念头，直到十一年级时，她和同年级的Henry撸起袖子，将其付诸实施，而成立社团的初衷则是“为学生提供一个写作的平台，让他们可以自由发挥，不限主题，写自己的在校经历，或者可以评论时下全球大事和热点。同时，也能成为家长了解学校的一个‘情报搬运’平台，直击学生日常学习和生活。”在这个创始初衷的指引下，社团召集了一批志同道合的小伙伴，成立了第一个学生主导的跨越不同年级的媒体社团——乐成学生编辑社团，初创主要核心成员包括：联合创始人兼董事会成员Mimi, Henry, Alison, Frank和摄影组组长Channing。
此后，乐成学生编辑社团在校内迅速蹿红，并逐渐发展成为学生们热衷参加的课外拓展项目之一。由于当时主要内容集中于中学，为了拓展小学的信息，社团开始召集感兴趣的小学生编辑，于是，当时就读五年级、现乐成学生编辑社团负责人2023届学生Jessica加入了社团。在初创成员毕业后，社团遇到了一些技术和人员衔接的挑战，但最终于2021年在原成员Jessica的坚持下重启，她告诉我们，乐成学生编辑社团就像是童年时期的梦想，再次重启是为了无悔并传承初心。Jessica也很感激学校给了他们自由发声的机会与导师制的专业支持，帮助社团持续前进。乐成学生编辑社团成立至今，从最初8人到如今跨越六年级到十二年级的30多名成员，共发布近两百篇文章，涵盖校园新闻、体育赛事、师生采访、校友故事、学习经验分享和全球大事与热点等多种领域的内容。
在Jessica看来，社团的特别之处在于可以看到一个迷你版的乐成社区，里面有很多充满多元个性的东西，“每个人的声音尽管各有不同，但这就是真实的所在。在这个社团没有人会限制你的想法或表达，大家因为有着共同的热情相聚在一起互相帮助、见证成长，也因为这个热爱，文章撰写不是课业外的负担，而是一种以我们自己的方式与社区联系的桥梁。”
体验社团多种角色，领略未来的无限可能
虽然乐成学生编辑社团是一个学生主导的社团，但是其团队组织架构、工作流程和专业的新闻团队可相媲美。成员们有时可以专攻术业，有时也可以身兼数职，在社团工作中，不断积累记者、设计师、摄影师、校友联络员等领域的经验。以Jessica为例，在她看来社团的运营工作培养了她沟通能力和领导能力。尤其是领导能力，因为作为一个领导者，需要因人而异进行合理分工来有效运作社团，她分享道：“从表达方式来看，有些人内向不适合口头采访，但是在设计或书写上可以尽情展现自己；有些人外向，适合外联和采访。在展示每个人才华的同时，你需要确保所有的东西都合理并合适，然后需要根据具体情况调整并更换，并且也需要让他们感到被尊重，这个过程让我认识到了自己的长短板并学到了如何管理团队。”在社团工作中，不同成员在编辑、设计、写作或不同角度的工作中尽显各自才华，此外，还有很多成员告诉Jessica，这实际上有助于他们完成学校作业，因为可以了解不同项目的具体完成步骤、如何合理分配工作时间，以及如何协调团队合作。
这份编辑社团的经历部分初创成员的大学申请铺就了道路，2017届的Mimi在毕业后选择了帕森斯学院就读传媒设计专业，Henry选择在卫斯理大学学习计算机和戏剧设计专业，Alison选择了南加大传播数据科学深耕......Henry分享道：“通过在乐成学生编辑社团的工作，大家能把所学付予实际应用，积累工作经验。所以，这里更像是一个大大的实习机构。”
到底是什么让乐成学生编辑社团与众不同?是团队成员之间的紧密联系，是每个人被尊重的自由创想空间，是在这个过程中展现才华并成就自我能力的喜悦，是在真实情况下体验多种社会角色，提前领略未来的无限可能，更是学生在个性化教学的学习实践成果。面对千变万化的未来，我们希望学生持续保持对于新事物的热情与好奇，勇于探索自己的潜能，拥有无论投身于哪个行业都需要具备的底气。