深圳瑞得福国际学校怎么样？深圳瑞得福学校是一所高端寄宿制美式国际学校，采用系统的美式课程体系，拥有30多位外教，施行小班制、走班制、全英文教学。学校获得了Cognia认证，还是美国大学理事会正式授权的AP学校以及ACT官方认证的校内考场。
学校在治学方面拥有专业而独到的见解。在被问及对该领域的理解时，学校给出了“A³”的答复，即学术Academics、体育Athleticism和艺术Arts。
每周校长信
Welcome to another edition of the RDF Weekly.
欢迎大家阅读瑞得福学校新版校长信周刊。
Once again, it is with great pleasure that I welcome you to another edition of RDF Weekly #5. As the end of the academic year quickly approaches us, and students have finally settled completely into campus we are now focusing on the final preparation for AP exams. This Wednesday we have offered a complete second day for students to participate in Mock AP Exams, the first was last week. Hundreds of Exams were sat, and we have noticed wide interest in these practice exams. This is a tradition we plan to keep going in the future and are very sure that in sitting these practice exams that students are gaining valuable insights as per what will come in the following weeks when they sit the official AP Exams.
再次欢迎大家阅读瑞得福新版校长信RDF Weekly#5，这是我莫大的荣幸。学期末不久后将会到来，同学们终于完全融入了校园的生活，我们现在正集中精力为AP考试做最后的准备。本周三，我们为学生提供了参加第二轮AP模拟考试的机会，第一轮模拟考试是上周。有上百位学生参加了考试，我们已经注意到很多同学们对这些模拟练习考试感兴趣。我们计划在未来把这个模拟考试的传统继续下去，我们确信，在参加这些模拟考试时，学生们将会获得非常有价值的见解——了解在几周后参加正式AP考试时会面对的情况和需要有的状态。
With that said, I myself, and all of RDF would like to extend our best wishes to all students who will go sit these exams. You still have some time remaining so please use this time wisely. Space your study, do well in advance, master the concepts and avoid last minute cramming. The aim of these tests is to assess your understanding and mastery of a subject, so please work in advance and demonstrate erudition. We all wish you well.
在此，我和RDF所有成员，向参加AP考试的同学们致以最衷心的祝愿。大家还有一些时间，所以请理性地把握和利用好这段时间。留出学习空间，提前做好准备，掌握概念，避免“临时抱佛脚”。这些测试的目的是评估你对一门学科的理解和掌握程度，所以请提前学习好并确保已经掌握其中的知识。我们祝大家一切顺利。
In this edition, of RDF Weekly, I feel it is special in that this newsletter is becoming more RDF community complete. In it, you will find contributions from students, the Student Government, and faculty. You, are also free to contribute.
我认为这个版本的RDF校长信周刊是别开生面的，因为它正在使瑞得福社区变得越来越完整和全面。在这里，您会发现同学们、学生会和教职工对本信内容的贡献。如果您有兴趣，也可以参与进来。
Inclusions of submissions from students and faculty has been done for you, the reader, to experience different views and opinions from our community. These views and opinions do not necessarily represent the views and opinions of the Principal, or RDF, but they do encapsulate the spirit that we encourage difference and allow for individual expression.
来自师生们贡献的作品和观点已经包含在信中，作为本信阅读者，您可以体验我们社区的不同观点和意见。这些观点和意见不一定代表校长或者瑞得福学校，但它们确实体现了我们鼓励差异并允许个人表达的精神。
Student work will be presented as it is, in the absence of translation. That decision is made due to the fact that we want to celebrate their work, in either English or Spanish, for this 5th edition of RDF Weekly. More specifically, the work they have produced is from their classwork, and these classes were conducted in English and Spanish. This is what we are showcasing.
在没有翻译的情况下，学生作品将按原样呈现。之所以做出这个决定，是因为我们想用英语或西班牙语来庆祝他们在第五版RDF校长信周刊（即本周）上作品的发布。更具体地说，他们的作品来自他们的课堂作业，这些课程是用英语和西班牙语来进行授课的。这是我们想要展示的内容。
Before I close off on this letter, I wants to once again wish our students the best in both upcoming AP Exams, and RDF finals around the corner. Work hard. Work wise. I also thank the entire RDFIS family for all of the collective cooperation we have made to return after many months away from campus and feel that education, face-to-face, is now back on track. Please remember the upcoming break from April 30 – May 4. Take Note: we return on May 5 and will hold classes from May 5 to 8 and will then resume the normal class schedule from May 9.
在结束本周校长信栏目的内容之前，我想再次祝愿同学们在即将到来的AP考试和之后的期末考试中一切顺利。努力而明智地学习。我还要感谢瑞得福国际学校大家庭，感谢大家在离开校园数月后为重返校园所做的集体合作，让我们的线下教学得以重回正轨。另外请大家记得我们的五一假期是4月30日至5月4日。需要注意的是：5月5日到8日是正常的返校上课时间，然后常规课程安排从5月9日开始恢复。
We have reduced class durations, on a couple of days, to accommodate for the additional days being implemented to make the experience pleasurable. We understand it is a long stretch, so want to take care of everyone’s wellbeing in order to afford for good academia to flourish.
我们缩短了5月7-8日周末两天的课堂时间（每节课变为45分钟）来适应额外上课的这几天，使学习体验更加愉快。我们明白这是一段较长的上课时间，所以我们希望照顾好大家的感受和状态 ，以便让我校的学术得以持续繁荣地发展。
I wish you a pleasant weekend, a productive holiday, and a happy return after the well-deserved break.
祝大家周末愉快，拥有一个充实的假期 ，在经过良好的休息后，平安快乐地返回校园。
Sincerely,
诚挚的，
Steve R. Pellerine
Principal
瑞得福国际学校
Steve校长
教师谈话
Teacher Talk
A³
Academics, Athleticism, Arts
A的立方：学术，体育和艺术
Last weekend, at an exhibition show, downtown Shenzhen, RDFIS was being showcased for its excellence performance. I was invited to speak and share our past successes and future visions, and it was a great honor to do so. It was easy to do this – because one just needs to think of what happens in the classrooms, in the hallways, in the arts studios, on the sports fields, and within the walls of our picturesque campus; then speak. It's all excellence. It is a pleasure to work in a zone of excellence.
上周末，在深圳市中心的一个教育展上，瑞得福国际学校因其卓越的表现而受邀参展。我应邀发言，分享我们过去的成功和未来的愿景，我非常荣幸有机会对此进行分享。这不难做到——因为你只需要想想在校内的教室中、走廊里、艺术工作室中、运动场上，以及在风景如画的校园里发生了什么；便能进行演讲。这里的一切都有关卓越。在一个卓越的地方工作是一种快乐。
One member of the audience approached me after my talk. He thanked me and planned to bring his son to visit us. I spoke a bit of a book on "whole learning" which encourages educators and programs within school systems to develop the whole learner. He then, suddenly, asked me: "what are the three most important things to develop the whole learner?"
演讲结束后，一位观众走近我。他向我道谢，并计划带他的儿子来学校访问。我讲了一本关于“整体学习”的书，这本书鼓励教育者和学校系统内的教育项目培养发展整体学习者。然后，他突然问我：“培养整体学习者最重要的三件事是什么？”
I thought, but it did not take long, and I responded: "Three As, lets make it scientific, or creative and call this A cubed."
我想了一会，回答说：“三个A，让我们把它变得具有科学性或者说是创造性，并称之立方的A。”
I then discussed how a quality program should offer the three As: Academics, Athletics, and Arts, with an emphasis on the notion that none are more important, or less important, than another. An intellectually gifted individual whom lacks creativity may have value in some domains, but they will never innovate if they lack creativity. Arts education is critical to help keep creative corners of cognition evolving. Many education programs squander arts. An academic mind in an unhealthy body, or mind, is also not optimal. This is not to suggest that individuals with disabilities or challenges have no value, the do, and they have a lot to offer, but there will always be a remedial approach to help them overcome or rid these challenges to the fullest extent possible. When this is not possible, and many times this is the case, then we gladly embrace this uniqueness and transform them into personal strengths.
然后，我讨论了一个高质量的项目应该如何提供三个A：学术（Academics）、体育（Athletics）和艺术（Arts），并强调了每个A是同等重要的观点。缺乏创造力的智力天才可能在某些领域具有价值，但如果他们缺乏创造力，他们就永远不会创新。艺术教育对于帮助认知中的创造力不断发展至关重要。许多教育项目忽视了艺术。一个处在不健康的身体或精神中的学术头脑也不是最佳的。这并不是说残障人士或遭遇身心挑战的人没有价值，他们有很多东西可以提供，也总会有一种补救方法来帮助他们最大限度地克服或摆脱这些障碍挑战。当实在是不可能克服的时候（事实往往如此），我们会欣然接受这种独特性，并将其（挑战）转化为个人优势。
In retrospect we often wish we could have responded to such questions differently, but as I write this, days after the exhibition, I can say that I am very happy with A Cubed: Academics, Athletics, and Arts.
回想的时候，我们常常希望我们能以更好的不同方式回答所提出的问题，但当我在展会结束后几天写这篇文章时，我很高兴回复了这个答案——立方的A：学术（Academics）、体育（Athletics）和艺术（Arts）。
What is more satisfying to me, is when I return to the campus, walk the halls, visit classes, and listen to students – I see the crystallization of these three dimensions shaping wonderful young minds, the minds of RDF students. The model I present may not complete. The model can be built upon. The model can be debated. From an educational perspective, I think many well-trained educators, with contemporary research-based education backgrounds, would be able to provide support for this trio.
对我来说，更令人满意的是，当我回到校园，穿过教室走廊，参观课堂，倾听学生的声音时——我看到这三个维度的结晶塑造了优秀的年轻人的思想——RDF学生的思想。我介绍的理论模型可能不完整。但这个模型是可以建立的，也可以就这个模型进行辩论。从教育的角度来看，我认为许多训练有素的教育工作者——他们具有当代研究教育背景，能够为这三个维度的理论模型提供支持。
RDF meets this trio with very high standards.
瑞得福学校以很高的标准满足了这三个维度。
Thought of the Week
本周思考
A Thought by Redella 9D
《一个思考》
9D班Redella
Try to draw 900 square grids on a piece of paper and stick it somewhere so you can see it every day, that's how many months you may have to live in this world.
在一张纸上画900个方格，然后把它贴在某个明显的地方，这样你每天都能看到它，这就是你在这个世界上所要生活几个月的时间。
There is a story that I read from a book for children, a man with grey coloured clothes, formal hat and a pair of dark grey shoes visited a young man.
我从一本儿童读物中读到一个故事：一个穿着灰色衣服，戴着一顶正式帽子，踩着一双深灰色鞋子的男人拜访了一个年轻人。
"What are you going to do next week?" asked this Mr Grey.
“下周你打算做什么？”这位灰色先生问道。
"I will go to work, visit my grandmother, buy my girlfriend some flowers, hang out with friends and find myself a pet."
“我会去上班，去探望我的祖母，给我的女朋友买花，和朋友们出去玩，给自己找一只宠物。”
Mr Grey took a sip of tea and showed him that 900 square grids.
灰色先生啜了一口茶，给他看了那900个方格。
"You are a time waster, gentle man. I allow you keep your time in my bank. Yes, I am a time banker. You can keep your time in there and I will return you 10 percent of them when you almost died. Well…you need to eat, sleep and work. So, from now on, you don't have to visit your grandmother or your girlfriend. Just focus on your working and you can enjoy the life when you become old."
“你在浪费时间，先生。我允许你把时间留在我的银行里。是的，我是一个时间银行家。你可以把时间留在银行里，当你即将死去的时候，我会把10%的时间还给你。你需要吃饭、睡觉和工作。所以，从现在开始，你不必去看望你的祖母或女朋友。只要专注于你的工作，你就可以享受你变老后的生活。”
We called this kind of person "time stealer", Mr Grey is a typically one. There is a report from the psychologist that the old man would like to take risks rather than the young at this time. Because they don't care, and they have nothing to lose.
我们称这种人为“时光小偷”，灰色先生是这样一个典型的人。心理学家的报告称，老人比年轻人更愿意冒险。因为他们不在乎，他们没有什么可失去的。
Oscar Wilde wrote in The Picture of Dorian Grey: Don't squander the golden age of your life. If we don't notice that we all young and have millions of opportunities and energetic to finish the things that we are preparing to do. The regrets will cover you as an enormous cloth when you become old.
奥斯卡·王尔德在《道林·格雷的画像》中写道：不要浪费生命的黄金岁月。如果我们没有注意到我们都很年轻，有无数的机会和精力去完成我们准备做的事情，当你变老的时候，遗憾便会如影随形，如同一块包裹着你的巨大幕布。
Carpe diem.
珍惜时光，活在当下。
Photographic Arts
摄影艺术
I recently designed a collection of formal wear, 4 suits and 12 dress shirts. I wanted to give my students a real live challenge and have them interpret the designs in ways they would style and present them. I was impressed to see their interpretation and proud to have such creative young minds work with my garments.
我最近设计了一系列正式服装、4套西装和12件礼服衬衫。我想给我的学生一个真正的现场挑战，让他们解读自己想要的设计式样并展示出来。学生们的解读给我留下了深刻的印象，我为能和创意满满的瑞得福青春学子一起感受呈现服装设计而自豪。
The above images are sample composites. A composite is more than one image, merged into one. For example, see above andthe wonderful merger of three images taken by the talented Karoswill Li of 12D. She first scouted and photographed scenes she liked with the end goal ofcombining them. Then, see above (top image), the composite above has a verywonderful artistic calling.
复合是将多个图像合并为一个图像。例如，请看上图，欣赏由才华横溢的12D班的Karoswill Li （李雨宸）同学拍摄的三张照片的精彩复合照片。她首先寻找并拍摄了自己喜欢的场景，最终目标是将它们结合起来。然后，看上面（第一张图），上面的复合照片体现了一个非常美妙的艺术召唤。
Hola, me llamo Isabel. Yo tengo dieciocho años. Me gusta bailar y tocar la guitara. Yo siempre bailo todos los sábados. Yo soy una estudiante en RDFIS.
Yo pienso ir a la universidad en agosto para estudiar psicología. Yo quiero ser maestra después de graduarme. Mi color favorito es negro y me encanta llevar camiseta. Me gusta comer durante el fin de semana. Yo como chocolate felizmente. Antes de ir al RDF, yo siempre compraba comida en la panadería. Queda cerca de mi casa. ¡Qué bien! Yo jugaba voleibol antes. Es bueno hacer ejercicio y jugar en equipo. Es necesario mantenerse en forma y seguir una dieta balanceada.
揭雅雯 Kelly Jie
Hola! Me llamo Luz. Soy de Shenzhen, China. Soy estudiante de la Escuela Internacional RDF. Mi maestro de español es Señor Weed. Me graduaré este verano, y me voy a Massachusetts para ir a la universidad. Me encanta español por que es una lengua fascinante y romántica. Yo quiero seguir estudiando español en la universidad. ¡Es muy divertido! Me gusta viajar, hacer ejercicio y cocinar. Yo quiero aprender a hacer comida mexicana. Creo que los tacos son deliciosos. Me interesa el periodismo y la psicología. Yo pienso ser reportera o psicóloga en el futuro por que estoy feliz cuando ayudo a otras personas.
Student Government
学生会
Rain Wu 伍睿 10D
RDFIS Student Government Secretary General
瑞得福国际学校学生会主席&模联秘书长
Rain Wu, RDFIS Student Government Secretary General, would like to share and promote the RDFMUN conference.
瑞得福国际学校学生会主席兼模联秘书长伍睿同学希望分享和推广RDFMUN（瑞得福模联）大会。
A
Location: RDFIS
Date: 2022 Jun 24 ~ 2022 Jun 26
Website: rdfmun.com
To register: rdfmun.com/register
A
地点：瑞得福国际学校
日期：2022年6月24日至26日
官方网址：rdfmun.com
注册报名网址：rdfmun.com/register
RDFMUN is an MUN conference founded during the ongoing pandemic.
RDFMUN是在当前新冠疫情期间创办的一个模拟联合国会议组织。
Inspired by the example of different countries coming together to fight the global pandemic, SG Rain Wu and DSG Kevin Xu have decided to organize a platform for delegates to freely express their thoughts and facilitate critical thinking on timely topics that concern us all.
受不同国家团结一心抗击全球新冠疫情的例子启发，秘书长Rain wu和副秘书长Kevin Xu决定提供组织一个平台，让代表们自由表达自己的想法，并促进对有关我们所有人的时下议题的批判性思考。
RDFMUN offers a professional, creative, and student-led working space for young scholars to come together and think meaningfully about the issues of the day. At RDFMUN, we consider our delegates’ safety and personal needs to be of the utmost importance.
瑞得福模联（RDFMUN）为年轻学子提供了一个专业的、创造性的、以学生为主导的空间，让大家走到一起，对当今的问题进行有意义的思考。在瑞得福模联，我们认为代表们的安全和个人需求至关重要。
Similar to past conferences in the MUN community, we strive to maintain the same high standards of professionalism, integrity, and hospitality that we have all come to expect of a MUN conference. RDFMUN is dedicated to creating a memorable experience for all who attend.
和过去在模联（MUN）社区举办的会议类似，我们努力保持与大家期待中的模联（MUN）会议一样的专业、正直和热情的高标准。瑞得福模联致力于为所有参会者创造难忘的体验。
For RDFIS beginners, we will invite an experienced MUN coach and Chair from The Chinese University of Hong Kong to our campus to guide and simulate students for MUN.
我们将会邀请一位经验丰富的香港中文大学模联教练和主席到我们学校，为瑞得福国际学校的初次参会者，提供参加MUN的指导和模拟训练。
We discuss five domains:
我们讨论五个领域的议题：
1 Economic and Social Council
[On Measures to Mitigate Economic Impacts Induced by Brain Drain in LEDCs]
1 经济及社会理事会
[关于缓解欠发达国家人才外流造成的经济影响的措施]
2 Disarmament and
International Security Committee
[Promoting the Peaceful Establishment of
a Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone
on the Korean Peninsula]
2 裁军和国际安全委员会
[促进在朝鲜半岛和平地建立无核武器区]
3 Human Rights Council
[Addressing Human Rights Violations
due to Global Online Surveillance]
3 人权理事会
[解决因全球网络监控而造成的侵犯人权问题]
4 Environment Programme
[On Measures to Improve Industrial Resilience
to Climate Change in Developing Countries]
4 环境规划署
[关于提高发展中国家工业应对气候变化适应力的措施]
5 Security Council
[On Measures to Improve
and Safeguard International Cybersecurity]
5 安全理事会
[关于改善和维护国际网络安全的措施]