2019 RAISE Asian International Schools and Education Conference has come to a successful end. This two-day conference gathered guests and school representatives from over 20 countries. Topics such as the development trend of international schools, management and operation, community construction, science and technology in education, individualized education, and etc. were discussed, opening up a new perspective toward international education with the latest educational philosophy and information. 

10月25-27日，苏城外国语学校总校长李春雷先生率领团队，受邀前往深圳参加RAISE2019亚洲国际学校大会。

The General Principal of Soochow Foreign Language School, David Li, and his delegation was invited to attend 2019 RAISE Asian International Schools and Education Conference held in Shenzhen from 25th to 27th October. 

李春雷总校长作为特邀嘉宾参与论坛演讲，以“回归本质 遵循规律 静待花开”为主题，发表了具有深度而又观点鲜明的演讲。

As the special guest of the conference, Mr. David Li was invited to deliver a insightful speech themed at “Retrospect to the nature of education—making inclusion happen in learning”.

“李校长，您今天分享的内容是我听过最专业，最接地气，最能引发我共鸣的一场演讲！”来自南京的一位嘉宾这样说到。

Mr. Li, your speech is the most professional and practical one I’ve heard about International Education.

How can our general principal’s speech win such wide recognition at this international conference with over 1,500 educators and more than 80 influential figures in the area of international education?

演讲开始，李春雷总校长以丰子恺的漫画《剪冬青》为例，形象地指出“标准化”教育对学生个性发展的扼杀，提醒大家思考“教育的本质是什么？”

The nature of education is to admit and respect differentiation. As early as 2,500 years ago, Confucius already clarified its nature, which is to teach students according to their aptitude and to provide education for all people without discrimination (inclusive).

公平性：每一个孩子都有均等的学习机会，得到平等对待。

差异性：每一个孩子都能得到老师的关注，得到尊重，教学内容和学习方法、以及资源配置和评估是不一样的。

有效性：每一个学生已有的知识经验和学习认知能力都能得到重视，每一个孩子都得到提升。

Equality: Each child has an equal access to learning, and should be equally treated.

Differentiation: Each child can get attention and respect from their teachers, tailoring the teaching contents, learning approaches, resource allocation and assessment to every student’s needs. 

Effectiveness: The prior knowledge and cognitive learning ability of each child can be valued, so that every child can make improvements in their learning. 

关心每一位学生的体质发展，保证学生每天体育锻炼时间，健壮、合作、逆商高。

关心每一位学生的心智发展，保证学生的心理健康、艺术修养和审美情操，阳光、快乐、开朗、自信，情商高。

关心每一位学生的潜能发展，保证学生的学术发展和特长发展，热爱探究、勤学好问、知识渊博，智商高。 

Caring for the physical development of each student and the guaranty of their daily exercising time helps them to be strong, cooperative and high in adversity quotient.

Caring for the psychical development of each student and the guaranty of their mental health, artistic taste and aesthetic appreciation helps them to be happy, positive, energetic, confident and emotionally intelligent. 

Caring for the potential of each student and the guaranty of both their academic and talent development helps them to be inquiring, knowledgeable and intelligent. 

以国家课程为内核；

以IB课程理念为指导；

以剑桥通道课程和国际融合课程为特色；

实现一体化、多样化、定制化和最优化。

The school curriculum adopts National curriculum as the core, guided by the IB educational philosophy and featured with Cambridge Pathway and International Carousel Courses. The continuum programmes will be optimized and seamlessly articulated and connected, offering best-fit and tailor-made education for each student.

The latest IB official document focuses on students’ agency, self-efficacy, voice, choice and ownership. The key for inclusive and holistic education is to solve teachers’ problems of promoting agency and self-efficacy, while it is also of vital importance to let teachers have voice, choice and ownership.

在圆桌讨论会上，总校长与他的老师——伦敦大学学院教育学院顾问Robin先生等5位嘉宾围绕“反思全纳教育”为话题展开探讨并分享了各自的观点，为各位参会者打开了新思路。

During the round-table discussion, General Principal Mr. David Li hared his unique idea with Ms. Marta, principal of Western Academy of Beijing, Mr. Robin, consultant of the School of Education in UCL, and other 3 guests, focusing on “Reflections on inclusive education”, which spark new ideas of the participants.

在本次论坛大会期间，总校长率领团队就IB国际教育发展、姊妹学校建立、国内外课程融合创新等话题，与芬兰、新加坡、加拿大、香港等国际学校校长进行了广泛接触与深入交流。

During the sessions of the conference, the General Principal Mr. David Li and the delegates of our school had frequent interactions with the principals from Finland, Singapore, Canada, Hong Kong on the development of IB education, Partnership between sister schools, and the integration and innovation of international curriculums and the national curriculum.   

Campus tour

“连接改变教育”，两天的大会结束后，总校长一行先后参观走访了深圳当地的国际学校。

Connection promotes change in education. The General Principal

Mr. David Li and the delegation visited some local international schools in Shen Zhen after the two-day conference.

    中文撰稿：宣传办  英文翻译：沈紫烟   

摄影：宣传办 RAISE官方