2023 年 10 月 22 日至 27 日，北卡罗来纳州立 大学研究所人员前来前来访问苏州北美国际高 级中学啦!就在这周，北卡州立大学新教学法 研究所所长 Marie Himes 和 Sarah Bausell 教授将 会参观美丽的北美校园。同时，学校还准备了 丰富多彩的交流项目，如 PBI 项目会议、双语 跨文化交流小组会议、国际高中在线跨文化交 流项目等。现在，就让我们一起来看一下这周 都发生了哪些趣事吧!

From October 22nd to 27th, Marie Himes - the director of the Institute for New Pedagogy - and Professor Sarah Bausell, both from the North Carolina State University Research Institute visited the Suzhou North American International High School (SNA)! During the week, SNA prepared a variety of exchange programs including the PBI project conference, the bilingual cross-cultural exchange group meeting, and the international high school online cross-cultural exchange program. Now, let's take a look at some of the interesting things that happened during the week—

　　嘉宾介绍：

　　学新教学法研究所的所长 Marie Himes 和教授 Sarah Bausell。Marie 曾多次来访 SNA，对学校 环境甚是了解，负责全程跟进合作关系和相关 活动，并且每年都会来给苏州北美国际高级中 学的老师进行培训。因为疫情的原因，Marie 前两年来访次数相对较少，但双方依然保持着 紧密联系。随着疫情逐渐好转，Marie 在今年 10 月再一次来到了北美校园与我们相见。本 次教学交流周，我们很荣幸有请到 Sarah 教授。 Sarah 教授第一次来到中国，与北美老师、同 学们相遇，她非常耐心地为老师、同学们带来 了宝贵的升学建议和见解。

Introduction of our two guests:

Our two guests who came this week were Marie Himes, director of the Institute for New Pedagogy at North Carolina State University, and Professor Sarah Bausell. Marie has visited SNA many times and has a good understanding of our institution. She is responsible for coordinating the cooperation between our two institutions and the related activities throughout the whole process. Marie is also responsible for training SNA teachers every year. Due to the COVID-19 travel restrictions, Marie couldn’t visit our school during those three years, but she still maintained very close contact with our school through online meetings. With the removal of all travel restrictions, Marie was finally able to return to SNA this year. This week, we are also honored to have Professor Sarah visit our campus. This was Sarah’s first visit to SNA as well as China. During the week, she met with several teachers and students offering them valuable suggestion reading teaching and learning.

　　Project-Base Inquiry(PBI)：

　　就在本周一下午，PBI 会议在学校剧院召开。 PBI 项目是苏州北美国际高级中学和美国北卡 州立大学新教学法研究所合作指导的特色学术 项目，最早始于 2015 年，促进中美两国学生 对于课题的交流探讨。PBI 鼓励学生熟练运用 所学知识解决实际问题，该项目每年围绕一个 社会主题开展，比如去年的主题是水的净化与 合理利用。PBI 给学生搭建了一个挑战自我、 突破自我、实现自我理想的平台：在指导老师 的带领下，学生可以在自己喜欢的学科领域独 立探索、积极创新，通过团队协作的模式完成 数据分析、测试实验、深度研习和最终实践， 并将他们的研究成果分享给更多的人。

Project-Base Inquiry (PBI) :

On Monday afternoon, the PBI meeting was held in the school theatre. The PBI program is a special academic program co-directed by the Suzhou North American International High School and the Institute of New Pedagogy at the North Carolina State University in the United States. It was first established in 2015 to promote the exchange and discussion of topics between Chinese and American students. PBI encourages students to apply their knowledge to solve practical social problems. This program is organized annually around a social theme. For example, last year, the topic was about water purification and rational use of water resources. PBI has built a platform for students to challenge themselves, make new breakthrough and realize their dreams. Under the guidance of the instructor, students can independently explore and actively innovate in their favorite subject fields by completing data analysis, testing experiments, learning and practicing through teamwork, and sharing their research results with other people.

　　在会议的一开始，Marie 热情满满地向在座所 有北美学子和老师介绍了历届 PBI 项目。“PBI 项目已经持续了 10 年了”Marie 说道。介绍 完 PBI 后，去年的带队指导老师们：Channel, Edelyn, Krissy 一一上台发表自己对 PBI 这个项 目的见解，重申了这项活动的重要性——PBI 让学生们接触到真实的社会问题，并教会学生 如何用知识和实践完善他们自己独一无二的解 决方案。希望这段难得的经历将帮助学生们在 学术探索和求知的道路上走得更远。

At the beginning of the meeting, Marie enthusiastically introduced the previous PBI projects to all the students and teachers at SNA. "The PBI program has been going on for 10 years," Marie said. After introducing PBI, last year's PBI instructors—Channel, Edelyn, Krissy— all gave their personal views of this program, reiterating the importance of the activity, that PBI exposes students to real social issues and teach them how to use knowledge and practice to find solutions of a particular social problem. They hoped that this rare experience will help students go further in their path of academic exploration.

　　在去年的 PBI 中表现优异的小组也派出代表们 分享了所见所闻与内心想法 ¬——来自 Raft 队 的 David 介绍了他们组设计的用于过筛沙砾的 过滤器。组员们的高效合作与交流很大程度上 提高了他们的工作效率。David 觉得，PBI 的 经历让他们组员更深入地了解到与水资源相关 的知识，并且他们致力于从全球的角度看待问 题的发展。

Student representatives of the groups that participated in last year’s PBI project also shared their insights and thoughts: David, from Group Raft, presented the filter that was designed by his group for sieving gravel and sand. The efficient cooperation and communication among team members greatly improved their work efficiency, according to David. He felt that the PBI experience gave his team members a deeper understanding of knowledge related with water and helped them to look at the development of the problem from a broader, global perspective.

　　紧接着，来自 Fishing impact 小组代表 Tiffany 也介绍了他们组一开始对于干净水源相关社会 问题的初步看法——在偏远、平穷的地区，净水非常匮乏。于是，他们组决定做一个用简单材料就能制成的过滤器，让每个人都能以低成本获得干净的水源。之后的行动计划中，他们希望能够呼吁社区内更多的人一起加入“过滤 器”这个项目。我们致力于使这个项目更具有 “可行性”，Tiffany 说，这样才会让我们每一个行动都变的有意义。

Next, Tiffany from the Fishing Impact Team presented her team's initial views on the social issues related to clean water: in regions that are remote and poor, clean water is very scarce. So, the team decided to create a filter made of simple materials that would help everyone have access to clean water at a low cost. In their plan, they hope to call on more people in the community to join their Filter Project. “We are committed to making the project more ‘viable’,” Tiffany added, “so that every action we take is meaningful.”

　　之后，来自 Royal Gramma 的小组代表 Alonzo 给大家展示了一种全新的过滤器设计。因为工业污染等原因，干净水源一直是一个有待解决的问题。在经过对周边河流的调查后，组员们又通过样本采集、装置设计、结果验证等一系列精密的流程，进一步完善了他们的研究成果。 Alonzo 认为，这段 PBI 的经历是对个人研究能力提升非常好的机会，同时也提升了参与者们的社会责任感——我们每个人的行动都可以对周围环境作出很大的影响和改变。

Alonzo, a team representative from Royal Gramma, presented their new filter design. Because of industrial pollution and other factors, obtaining clean water has always been a problem in need of a solution. After a survey of the surrounding river, the team further improved their research results through a series of sophisticated processes such as sample collection, device design, and result verification. Alonzo believes that this PBI experience is a great opportunity to develop personal research skills and enhance the participants' social responsibility where each individual can have a great impact on the environment and make constructive changes possible.

　　最后，Helen 同学代表 2HydrolOxy 的组员们介 绍了他们的研究过程。他们关注农业与水资源的使用，并且设计了中国农业用水过滤器。期间，她们克服了很多困难，比如实验误差等。 Helen 觉得印象最深的场景是所有组员一起讨论、一起上台演讲展示成果的那一刻。她希望，将来参加 PBI 的同学们能够学会合作，学会统筹安排，在探索的过程中积极地提出问题，并将想法付诸于实践。

Finally, Helen, a group member of 2HydrolOxy, introduced their research process: group members in this team are concerned about agricultural water use, so they have designed Chinese agricultural water filters to help with this problem. During the study process, they overcame many difficulties such as the experimental errors. Helen felt that the most impressive moment was when all the team members discussed and presented their achievements as a group on stage. She suggested that students who participate in PBI in the future should learn how to cooperate, efficiently make overall arrangements, ask questions actively in the process of exploration, and put their ideas into practice.

　　在同学们发完言后，Marie 带领在座的所有学生和老师在纸上写下了保护、节约水资源的行动计划，之后，大家一起把纸折成了蜂鸟的形状并把它挂到了树枝上。——蜂鸟虽小，但却承载了北美学子的承诺与期盼。秉持着“小行 动，大影响”的信念，北美学子们将在水资源保护项目中献出自己的力量，让我们的社区更美好。

After the teams finished their speeches, Marie asked all the students and teachers to write down their commitment to protecting and saving water resources on a piece of red paper. Then, we folded the paper into the shape of a hummingbird and hung it on a tree in SNA. A hummingbirds is small, but it carries the commitment and expectations of SNA students. Believing that "small actions can make a big impact", students in SNA will keep contributing on water conservation projects, hoping to make our community better.

　　采访时间

　　关于 Marie： 问题 1：您觉得这次的旅途如何 ? Marie: 这次旅行真的非常棒 ! 这已经是我第九次来 SNA 了，距离我上次来 SNA 已经过了四年。看到 SNA 的不断发展与新事物真是让人兴奋!

Interview

About Marie: Question 1: How was your trip so far? Marie: This trip has been amazing! This is my ninth time to SNA, but it has been four years since I’ve been here, and it’s really exciting to see the continuity and the new things that have been embraced at SNA.

　　问题 2：在这次的旅行中，您有什么新发现吗? Marie: 我认为最令人兴奋的是能够看到校园里一些有关设施的变化，比如全新的人工智能实验室、超导体实验室、经济学实验室 ......， 我认为这些空间非常有助于学生学习。

Question 2: Do you have new discoveries this time? Marie: So, I think, one of the most exciting things since we were here last time was being able to see how the different facilities on campus have changed, like the new AI lab, the super-conductor lab, the economics lab…… because those spaces should be really conducive for students-centered learning.

　　问题 3：您如何看待新成立的人工智能实验室 ? Marie: 我认为人工智能在我们的日常生活中越来越重要，所以我们需要帮助年轻人理解人工智能的重要性、如何有利地使用人工智能、 思考人工智能的一些道德困境 ...... 这些都应该成为学校教育的一部分。

Question 3: How do you feel about the newly established AI lab? Marie: I think that Artificial Intelligence is increasingly important in our daily lives, and helping young people understand the significance, like how to utilize AI in constructive ways, thinking about some of the ethical dilemmas around AI……all of those things need to be a part of schooling.

　　问题 4：你对周一的 PBI 会议有什么看法 ? Marie: PBI 会议非常令人激动 !PBI Global 是 SNA 和周五机构一起合作了近十年的项目。 我看到学生们去年是如何将它付诸实践的，看到他们所从事的项目并且听到他们的新发现。能够协助他们的老师一起指导学生完成这个项目让我感到很值得。

Question 4: How did you feel about the PBI meeting on Monday? Marie: The PBI presentation was very exciting! PBI Global is something that SNA and the Friday Institute have done together for almost ten years. Seeing how the students brought it to life last year with the projects that they pursued and sharing their findings makes it really rewarding from my perspective to have been able to support their teachers along the way to bring that project to finish.

　　问题 5：在 PBI 会议的最后的“折蜂鸟”活动也是您的主意吗 ? Marie: 是的 ! 我的意思是我不能宣称这个项目 ...... 但是我在全球教育工作中发现了“全 球蜂鸟的花束”，这是联合国发起的一项大规模活动，他们邀请教育工作者和学生通过思考这些承诺来参与全球“水与卫生”的行动， 制作并且展示自己的蜂鸟折纸，用于提醒我 们每天可以采取一些小行动，向最终目标迈进。

Question 5: In the PBI meeting, we all folded the hummingbirds together. Was that your idea? Marie: Yes! I mean I can’t claim the project……but the global bouquet of humming birds is something that I found in my work with global education. It’s a broad campaign from the United Nations where they invite educators and students to connect and take action regarding global water supplies and sanitation. By thinking of those commitments and creating that beautiful display of hummingbirds, we are reminded that the small actions we take every day help us reach our final goal.

　　问题 6：您对双语文化交流项目有什么看法 ? Marie: 我认为今年的文化交流非常重要。尽管学生们的互动时间有限，但有非常多的学生参与其中。我希望在未来，学生们所谈论的内容能够与培养他们的全球能力更加相关， 如果未来的学生们能够通过视频会议进行同步交流，那将会更理想。

Question 6: How do you feel about the bilingual cultural exchange program? Marie: I think this year, it is really important to start the cultural exchange program small. It’s small in terms of the interaction with the students, but there are large number of students who are participating. I hope in the future, that the connections around what the students are talking about can be more relevant to building their global competence, and it would be ideal if in the future, the students would be able to talk to one to another synchronously by video conferencing.

　　问题 7：您有什么新的东西想和 SNA 的学生分享吗 ? Marie: 我认为我离开这次旅行的最重要的感觉是在整个计划过程中一直伴随着我，并与 SNA 的老朋友一起工作。你知道，我们经常在网上见面，但再次面对面是一种巨大的感激之情 ! 我希望 SNA 的学生们能够真正反思 他们在学校所拥有的机会，以及 PBI 全球和跨文化交流等活动，并了解如何利用参与这些活动的优势，真正增进他们对自己、对自己的社区和文化的了解，并能够与世界其他地方分享这些非常重要的东西。

Question 7: Do you have anything new you want to share with SNA students? Marie: I think the most important feeling that I’m leaving this trip has been something that has stayed with me throughout planning and working with long-standing friends in SNA. You know, we see each other a lot online, but being face to face again is such an immense feeling of gratitude! I hope that students here in the SNA can really reflect on the opportunities that they have at the school and things like the PBI global and the cross-cultural exchanges, and see how taking advantage participating in those initiatives can really enhance their understanding of themselves, their own community and culture, and being able to share those very important things with the rest of the world.

　　关于 Sarah：问题 1：您觉得中国怎么样? Sarah: 这是我第一次来 SNA，也是我第一次来中国 ! 我喜欢这个美丽的国家，我也受到了非常亲切的款待 ...... 这里的食物和文化非常让人惊艳 ...... 在与老师和学生见面中我也学到了很多。

About Sarah Question 1. How do you feel about China: Sarah: This is the first time I visit SNA and this is my first time in China as well! I love it! It’s so beautiful, the gracious host……and I think the food is amazing, the culture is amazing…… and I’m learning so much seeing the whole school and meeting with teachers and students.

　　问题 2：您最喜欢的中国食物是 ? Sarah: 哦，我觉得面条和汤都很好吃。它们太美味了 !

Question 2: What is your favorite Chinese food? Sarah: Oh, I think the noodles are good…and the soups. They are so delicious!

　　问题 3：您对 PBI 项目有何看法 ? Sarah: 我认为 PBI Global 对于 SNA 来说非常重要，我们为学生和老师认真思考 STGS 以及他们之间的联系感到骄傲。在当前的背景下， 在全球范围内，学生决定完成这个项目，我们为他们感到骄傲。

Question 3: How do you feel about the PBI project? Sarah: I think that the PBI Global work here in SNA is very important, we are so proud of the students and teachers who carefully think about the STGs and how they relate. In a global context, the students determine the work and we are very proud of them.

　　问题 4：今年新开展的双语文化交流项目是否给您留下了深刻印象 ? Sarah: 是的 ! 它太棒了!对于那些正在学习普通话的美国学生来说，他们没有太多的机会在课外练习普通话，所以这次活动对他们来说绝对是令人兴奋的 !

Question 4: Since this is the first time that SNA starts the dual language cultural exchange program, does it impress you? Sarah: Yes! It’s so wonderful to see……especially for the US students who are learning Mandarin, they don’t have much opportunity to practice outside the class. So, this is exciting for them!

　　问题 5：您有什么想对 SNA 学生们说的吗 ? Sarah: 是的 ! 我对你们的印象非常深刻 ! 我喜欢看到你们上课、努力学习的样子，还有你们的社团，昨天我们参观了羽毛球、乒乓球、 舞蹈俱乐部 ......，看到学生们的努力和充满乐趣的乐队真是太棒了 !

Question 5: Anything else you want to say about SNA or to SNA students? Sarah: Yes! I am so impressed! I love watching your classes and the hard work, and also the clubs. Yesterday, we got to visit yesterday the Badminton, Ping-pong, Dance clubs…… It is so amazing to see all the hard work of the students, and the joyful band clubs! That looks so good!