深圳楓葉高中結業(yè)典禮 | From Dreams to Destiny: 從夢想到命運

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10年級學生在這最后一周期間也保持和整個學年一樣的忙碌節(jié)奏。他們的第一項任務就是完成本學期最后兩門課程的期末考試，其中包括深圳校區(qū)史上第一次BC省級數(shù)學評估。之后他們在老師的帶領下在深圳市內進行了為期兩天的戶外修學旅行。返校后學生們?yōu)殡x任教師舉辦了告別派對，他們?yōu)槊恳晃浑x任老師準備了一份精美的相冊。這一學年在周五早上由丁傲然和徐王燏主持的 “Where Amazing Lasts” 閉幕式上結束。閉幕式以皮錦潤整理制作的主題PPT開場，里面記錄了這一年來學校發(fā)生的特別活動和精彩瞬間，然后吐瑪利茲克爾江為大家?guī)砹司实难葜v，記錄了她對本學年的記憶，并在演講結束后為大家?guī)砹艘皇酌麨?“Dreams to Destiny” 的彈唱。最后由高中校長為大家?guī)砹祟}為 “從夢想到命運”的演講，他談到了我們的夢想如何為我們創(chuàng)造一個方向，但是我們的選擇將決定我們是否能到達夢想的終點。

As happened throughout the year, our Grade 10’s was kept busy in the final week of school. The first task was to finish their finals for the Semester two courses which included completing the first BC Provincial Numeracy Assessment for Shenzhen Academy students. They then went on a two-day excursion in beautiful Shenzhen including a full day at the Happy Valley Theme Park. Students returned for the Farewell Party where students gave a custom-made photo album to each of the departing teachers. The year closed out on Friday morning in the “Where Amazing Lasts” Closing Ceremony hosted by Andy and Tiffany. The ceremony opened with a PPT slide show on the theme which was put together by Sherlock and showed a history of the “Amazing” special events and highlights from the year and then featured a student speech by Harmony with her memories of the year followed by a beautiful singing of “Dream It Possible” by Delacey. Mr. Borthistle gave a speech called from “Dreams to Destiny” where he talked about how our dreams create a direction for us, but it is our choices that will determine if we reach the destiny of our dreams.

閉幕式的最終環(huán)節(jié)是頒獎儀式，我們準備了各類不同獎項已表彰學生在不同領域的成就。最值得自豪的是，我們有8名學生在整個學年取得了綜合得分為86分的好成績，他們被授予優(yōu)秀學生獎。這是我們建校以來的一項杰出成就，這個名單包括所有五名獎學金學生，獲獎學生為：王安涵、丁傲然、徐王燏、鄧斯元、吐瑪利茲克爾江、高駿馳、鄭雯文、和皮錦潤。其他主要獎項是楓葉成就獎，以表彰他們在校外取得的成就，獲獎學生為：高駿馳、徐王燏、丁傲然、皮錦潤和王安涵。卓越領導獎的獲得者為皮錦潤，以表彰他的領導力本學年對班級的督導和服務。最佳進步將的獲得這位王亦如和解晨澤，全面發(fā)展獎的獲得者是高駿馳和鄭雯文授予Kyle和Jenny。年度杰出學生獎的獲得這是徐王燏，她和其他兩名同學在評選中競爭激烈，他們的分數(shù)只差1.4分 。

The ceremony closed with awards being given out to students to celebrate their accomplishments. We are most proud that eight (8) students made the Roll of Excellence for achieving grades of 86% or higher for their achievement over the entire school year! This is an outstanding accomplishment in the first year of our school and this list included all five scholarship students and was given to Ann, Andy, Tiffany, Daisy, Harmony, Kyle, Jenny and Sherlock. Other major awards given were the Maple Leaf Certificate of Achievement for winning prizes outside the school and awarded to Kyle, Tiffany, Andy, Sherlock and Ann. The Student Leadership Award of Excellence for demonstration of outstanding leadership went to Sherlock for his outstanding leadership, service and being class monitor throughout the year. The Most Improved Student Award went to Erru and Steven and the Award of Comprehensive Excellence went to Kyle and Jenny for their excellent performance and citizenship throughout the year. The Top Student of the year, in a very close contest with two other classmates, was awarded to Tiffany. The top three students were very tightly bunched together being separated by only 1.4% points.

蔡基業(yè)同學獲得了第一個Orca獎，因為他的靈活性和自我認知能力，蔡淮濱獲得了最佳英語進步獎，解晨澤獲得了優(yōu)秀社區(qū)服務獎，駱奕舟獲得了最佳學校精神獎，而且慈佳殷、唐健、吐瑪利茲克爾江和劉家豪分別獲得了在藝術、體育和多媒體領域的特殊才藝獎。

Jack received the first Orca Award for his Resiliency and for Knowing Himself, James receiving Most Improved English speaker, Steven received the Award of Excellent Community Service, Louie the Award for Best School Spirit, and Yannie, Kryon, Harmony and Eric being recognized for Outstanding specialization in the Arts, Sports, and Media respectively.

我們代表所有教職員工祝賀所有學生邁出實現(xiàn)命運的第一步!以下附上Borthistle校長的完整演講。祝你度過一個愉快的夏天，期待與你在九月相見!

On behalf of all the teaching staff we wish congratulations to all the students for taking the first big step of realizing their Destiny! Mr. Borthistle’s full speech is copied below. Have a great summer and we will look forward to seeing you all in September!!

Final Principal’s Speech - From Dreams to Destiny:

我們的這一年從談論夢想開始。我在本學年開始的時候和你們分享了這樣一句話：“在夢想成真之前，你必須要先有夢想?！?這句話出自 A. P. J. Abdul Kalam。你在一生中將要成就的一切都是因為你擁有的夢想而產(chǎn)生的。

We started our year together by talking about Dreams. A quote that I shared at the beginning of the year was, "You have to dream before your dreams can come true." A. P. J. Abdul Kalam. Everything that you will accomplish in life in one way or another comes about because of a dream that you have had.

我曾經(jīng)問過幾位同學你們的夢想是什么，你們是這樣回答的......你們還記得是怎么回答的嗎?<舉例> I asked a few of you in your class what your dreams were and here is what you said…do you remember what you said about your dreams?

我們的這一年在談論命運中結束。有時電影將命運描述成一種不受人控制的東西，就像星球大戰(zhàn)中的盧克天行者或獅子王中的辛巴的故事一樣，但我不同意這種看法，因為你才是你自己命運的最終掌控者。即使盧克和辛巴也必須做出選擇，這樣他們才能夠實現(xiàn)自己的夢想并到達自己的命運之所，因為這些都不會憑空發(fā)生。你需要夢想才能到達你命運的終點，這是你們每個人都要行經(jīng)的道路。不要忘記你的夢想和你需要做出的選擇，這樣才能讓夢想成為你的命運。We ended the year talking about Destiny. Sometimes movies portray destiny as being something that is out of the control of a person, like Luke Skywalker in Star Wars or Simba in the Lion King, but I don’t agree with that idea because you are the ultimate person in charge of your destiny. Even Luke and Simba had to make choices so that they could fulfill their dreams and reach their destiny, it didn’t just happen. You need dreams in order to reach your destiny and that is the path that each of you are. Don’t forget about your dreams, and the choices you need to make so that your dream becomes your destiny.

這是我最后一次為你們致辭，我感到非常自豪和些許悲傷。今年是大家辛勤付出的一年，學習新科目、提高英語水平、和學生老師們一起享受快樂的學校時光，我將永遠珍藏這些美好的回憶。我下學年將調任上海校區(qū)，但我期待有時間回來深圳看望我們的學生，特別是能回來參加他們在2021年6月的畢業(yè)典禮，親眼看到咱們這些優(yōu)秀的學生畢業(yè)。所有老師都對學生們在這一學年對學習和各項活動的投入給予充分的認可，我們也深感榮幸能夠和這么優(yōu)秀的學生們一起奮斗。

It is with great pride as well as some sadness that I make my final speech to you all. This year has been a tremendous year of hard work, learning new subjects, improving English and having fun and I will carry these wonderful memories with me always. As I move on to Shanghai campus next year, I look forward to returning to visit you and especially to attend the Inaugural Graduation ceremony in June 2021 to see all of you amazing students graduate. All teachers have admired the commitment to excellence that your children have demonstrated throughout the year in every activity and it has truly been a privilege and honour to work alongside you this year.

我在此代表連老師和我自己，感謝你們的家長在本學年所給予我們的支持。新辦一所學校是一項艱苦的工作，因為要做出許多決定并建立新的系統(tǒng)。我為我們今年所完成的工作感到自豪，同時也清楚的認識到為了創(chuàng)建一所高質量的學校，為學生提供就讀世界一流大學的機會，我們還需要付出很多的努力。我多次和你們強調這一點，雖然我們是一所新的學校，辦學規(guī)模也不大，但我們在課程設置方面很靈活，對學生的個人關注度和投入也更高，這樣可以幫助你們以高分畢業(yè)，為申請更好的大學做好準備。請在下學年給予新執(zhí)行校長兼BC課程校長和我一樣的支持，因為她將接替我繼續(xù)履行學校的使命。

On behalf of Ms. Lian and I, I would like to thank your parents for all their support received during this school year. It is hard work opening a new school as there are many decisions to be made and new systems to set up. I am proud of the work that we have done this year and know there remains much more to keep working on to produce a high-quality school which provides students an opportunity to attend a world-class university. As I have said to the you many times, while we are small and new, we are also flexible in our programming and provide students with a high-degree of personal attention to help them achieve a quality graduation and prepare a strong university application. Please give the new Head of School and BC Principal the same support which you have provided me as they carry on with the mission of the Academy.

祝大家有一個愉快的暑假，也希望你們未來幾年在深圳市楓葉學校度過一段美好的時光。

All of my best wishes to you all for a wonderful summer and best wishes in the coming years at Maple Leaf International Academy – Shenzhen.

G. Borthistle, Principal