西華學校：為我們下一代的領導者做準備
Preparing Our Next Generation of Leaders
你如何為孩子的將來做準備？都是關於人工智慧嗎？創造性思維？還是STEAM教育？就在近期的達沃斯世界經濟論壇（World Economic Forum）上，科技巨頭阿里巴巴的創始人馬雲表示，這個世界需要從以知識為基礎的教育體系轉向注重軟技能的教育體系。
How are you preparing your children for the future? Is it all about AI? Creative thinking? STEAM education? At the recent World Economic Forum in Davos, Jack Ma, Founder of tech giant Alibaba, stated that the world needs to move from a knowledge-based system of education to one that focuses on soft skills.
「我們必須教一些獨特的東西，讓那些機器永遠趕不上我們，」馬雲聲明。這些技能是機器永遠無法趕上我們的，比如，「敢於相信，獨立思考，團隊協作以及關愛他人的能力。」在這個日益自動化的世界，這些特徵將把我們的人性與機器區分開來。
「We have to teach something unique that which machine can never catch up with us,」 declares Ma. These are skills that machines can never learn such as, 「Believing, Independent Thinking, Teamwork and Care for Others.」 In an increasingly automated world, these are the characteristics which will distinguish our humanity from machines.
在西華外籍人員子女學校（WISS），一所完整的國際文憑（IB）學校，在這裡，教育的未來根植於同情心，正如馬雲所言，「關愛他人。」，WISS的創始校長Alfonso Orisini說， 「在WISS這所學校里，孩子們和年輕人面臨著真正的智力挑戰——不僅僅是死記硬背，而是真正的深度思考，深入探究，用他們那創造力、設計思維和科學方法解決現實世界中的問題。IB比以往任何時候都更體現了我們培養敏銳的全球公民的最大希望 —— 對其他語言和文化的深度理解是全球教育的基石。」
Here at WISS, a full continuum International Baccalaureate World School, the future of education is rooted in empathy or as Ma characterizes, 「care for others.」 Alfonso Orisini, Founding Director at WISS states, 「WISS is a school where children and young people face true intellectual rigour-not just memorization,but really deep inquiry, solving real world problems, and using their creativity as well as their design thinking and the scientific method.More than ever the IB embodies our best hopes for educating an astute global citizenry-and deep understanding of other languages and cultures is a cornerstone to global education.」
作為上海首家獲得四項完整IB課程的學校， 我們很自豪能引領著IB教育，也帶領著下一代的領導者用他們的智慧與知識創造一個更美好，更和平的世界。上海西華外籍人員學校（WISS）的管理人員都是IB的資深專業人士，他們就培訓教師如何在各自的學校有效開展IB課程有多年的經驗。
As the first four programme full IB continuum school in Shanghai, we are proud to lead the path in IB education and the next generation of leaders who will use their intelligence and knowledge to create a better and more peaceful world. WISS administrators are experienced professionals in the IB and have years of experience training teachers on how to deliver the IB effectively in their respective schools.
Dr. Greg Brunton
Director of WISS
西華外籍人員子女學校(WISS) 校長
Brunton博士從事IB教育已有13年。他的專長和研究領域集中在多元文化背景下的教師合作。作為IB的傑夫·湯普森研究獎(Jeff Thompson Research Award)的獲得者, Brunton博士在IB亞太會議上發表了演講。他同時也是位於賓夕法尼亞州Lehigh大學的教育領導力的兼職教授，他教授的課程包括教師監督和基於數據的決策。
Dr. Brunton has been an IB educator for 13 years. His area of expertise and research is centered on the collaboration of teachers in a multicultural setting. As the recipient of the IB』s Jeff Thompson Research Award, Dr. Brunton has presented at the IB Asia Pacific conference. He is also an adjunct professor in Education Leadership at Lehigh University, Pennsylvania teaching courses on Teacher Supervision and Data-based Decision Making.
Ms. Fiona Morris
Early Years Principal
西華外籍人員子女學校（WISS）幼兒園校長
Morris女士從建校以來就一直是WISS家庭的一員。她最初是一名PYP教師，在WISS和亞洲另一所IB學校擔任領導職務。Morris女士是IB課程的領導者，在IB的哲學和實踐中培訓教師。她也是IB學校的訪問團隊成員，負責IB學校的項目評估和評估訪問。
Ms. Morris has been a part of the WISS family as an Early Years teacher from the start of the school. She started as a PYP teacher and has held leadership position at WISS and at another IB school in Asia. Ms. Morris is an IB Workshop Leader, training teachers in the philosophy and practices of the IB.Ms. Morris is also an IB School Visit Team Member responsible for program evaluation and evaluation visits of IB schools.
Ms. Doreen Garrigan
Primary School Principal
西華外籍人員子女學校（WISS）小學部校長
Doreen Garrigan女士與IB的聯繫始於她做校長角色之前的6年，那時她還是PYP 課程的協調員。她的女兒們都參加了IB課程，因此她也有父母的視角。Garrigan女士是一位IB課程的領導者，她在亞洲和澳大利亞都開設了研討會。Garrigan女士也是IB學校的訪問團成員，負責IB學校的項目評估和評估訪問。她最近被邀請到IB的總部位於海牙（荷蘭城市）,參加 「課程標準和實踐修訂項目的設計會議」，以便就如何將IB標準和實踐融入學校文化、學習和教學中提出評論和建議。
Ms. Doreen Garrigan』 s connection to the IB began in the area of curriculum as a PYP Coordinator for 6 years prior to moving into the Principal role. She also has the parent perspective as her daughters have both been in the IB programme. Ms. Garrigan is an IB Workshop Leader and has delivered workshops throughout Asia and Australia. Ms. Garrigan is also an IB School Visit Team Member responsible for program evaluation and evaluation visits of IB schools. She was recently invited to The Hague, headquarters of the IB, to participate in a「design meeting for the Programme Standards and Practices Revision Project」in order to add commentary and suggestions on how the IB standards and practices can be incorporated into school culture, learning, and teaching.
Mr. Myles D』Airelle
Secondary School Principal
西華外籍人員子女學校（WISS）中學部校長
D "Airelle 先生在IB學校任職了12年，在所有4個IB課程 (PYP, MYP, DP, CP) 中都有經驗。他是一名IB考官，負責外部評分工作，或對教師的原始評分進行評估。這在IB是一個被高度重視的很重要的職位，對考官的職業操守有很高的標準。
Mr. D』Airelle has taught in IB schools for 12 years and has experience in all 4 IB programmes (PYP, MYP, DP, CP). He is an IB Examiner, a highly valued position in the IB, responsible for marking externally assessed work or to moderate or review teachers』 original markings. Examiners are upheld to high standards of professional integrity.
WISS的學生受益於一個進步的、面向未來的環境，在這個環境中，老師關心的是他們的整個幸福。作為一個IB學習社區，我們努力影響我們的下一代，利用他們的心靈和思想，對他們周圍的人和空間做出持久的改變。正如偉大的思想家所指出的，在工作和創新的新時代，我們不僅需要教育孩子們解決問題，還需要他們環顧四周，看看其他人還沒有注意到的問題。
Students at WISS benefit from being in a progressive, future oriented environment where teachers care about their entire wellbeing. As an IB learning community, we strive to influence our next generation to utilize their heart and mind to make lasting changes to the people and spaces around them.As great thinkers have pointed out, in the new age of work and innovation, we need to teach children not just to solve problems, but to look around them and see the problems that others have not yet noticed.
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