一转眼，我来到上海枫叶国际学校已经三个月了，从炎热的盛夏到瑟瑟的隆冬，天气虽然转冷了，但我在枫叶的生活却依然像那冬天里的一把火，红红火火。时光在流逝，而我却在不知不觉中成长！
就像这个世界上没有两片一模一样的树叶一样，我们每个人在这个世界上都是独一无二的。来到枫叶学习，这里最与众不同的就是英语教学，学校依据每位同学们英语水平的不同，分为三到六级，真正做到了“因材施教”。在英语课堂上让我感到受益匪浅又妙趣横生。你瞧，每节课都是在欣赏优美的英文歌曲的旋律中开始的，既练习了我们的听力又提高了我们对音乐的欣赏水平。今天，我还听了一首美妙动听的“See You Again”呢！紧接着，精彩的课前演讲将把我们每一个变成演讲的天才。最让我记忆犹新的就是一周前的那次课前训练，经过精心准备，我鼓足勇气第一个走上台，用英语流利的完成了题为“My Family”的演讲，我竟然得了满分！它使我兴奋不已，原来我还可以做的这么棒！
用心教育，用爱滋润，用情熏陶。每天英语老师总是和蔼可亲地走进教室，用慈爱的目光打量着我们，开始了我们愉快的课堂学习。为了不让课堂变成老师的独角戏，他常常让大家分角色朗读课文，让每个人在参与中学习，极大地调动了同学们的积极性。他一边讲解着课文一边总是在黑板上写出许许多多的同义词和反义词，不仅扩展了我们的词汇量，还带着我们看着他的口型一遍一遍的跟读，然后再纠正每个人的口音，做到不让一个同学掉队。重要的是，外教老师为了让我们明白单词的意思，有时用图画表示出来，有时又用他生动多变的肢体语言做各种动作示意出单词的含义。每当这时，我总在想老师是多么的兢兢业业，教导有方呀！老师是在用他们对学生的满腔热忱用心地教书，而我也一定不要辜负老师的良苦用心，努力学习，以优良的成绩回报老师。经过这三个月的学习生活，在老师的关爱教导下，我已经克服了羞怯胆小的心理，和外教老师的语言交流也越来越多了。无论英语还是语文的课前演讲，我都能充满信心地上台表达自己的想法，展示自己的自信和能力，我自己都不敢相信短短的三个月竟让我有了这么大的进步。
信任，团结，合作，彰显自我！在枫叶，老师们不仅讲课生动有趣，寓教于乐，还十分注重我们的课外生活，让每位同学参加自己喜爱的社团活动。我们不仅有几十个社团，还有团结奋进的运动会，开心的迪斯尼乐园之游······就在前两天，我们的初中部还进行了一场紧张激烈的篮球赛。我虽然是一名替补队员，但我怀揣着一颗火热的心，肩负着集体的荣誉和责任。在球场上，我认真地训练，摔倒了爬起来接着练，不怕苦不怕累。我们班的球员们高喊着”三班必胜“，大家的心在汗水挥洒间贴的更紧了。看着赛场上同学们拼搏的身姿，班里女同学激情地呐喊助威时，我新潮澎拜，在大家的共同努力下，众望所归，我们班赢了！大家高兴地抱在一起，这是我以前从未有过的幸福呀！这一切，让我瞬间明白了彼此的信任和团结是一切胜利的基础。
自立是自强的前提。在枫叶的生活中，也是我第一次离开家，开始自己独立的生活，它不仅让我学会了自己管理好自己的东西，并与室友和谐相处，互相学习，互相帮助，更学会了合理安排好自己的时间，让学习和运动两不误，使我变得更坚强独立。我相信，在枫叶这充满师生之爱，同学之情的大家庭里，我会更加努力，越来越优秀的。
上海枫叶，是我们每一个人放飞梦想的地方！
Shanghai Maple Leaf----A Place for Dreams Coming True
In a blink of an eye, I have been to Shanghai Maple Leaf International School for three months already. From the humid days of summer to the chills of winter, the temperature has dropped outside, but my life at Maple Leaf is still fiery hot. Without realizing it, I’ve grown up so much in my short time here!
Just like there are no two identical leaves in the world, each of us is unique in this world. When I first came to Maple Leaf to study, the most distinctive thing I came upon was how English is taught here. The school divides into three to six classes according to the different English levels of each student, and makes a real effort to "teach students according to their aptitude." Everyday in English class, I not only learn but also get to have fun with classmates. You see, each lesson starts accompanied by the melody of beautiful English songs, aimed towards practicing our listening and improving our appreciation of music. Today, we listened to a beautiful song titled "See You Again"! After singing, a student will go up to give a pre-class talk, and that has made each of us more confident in public speaking and wonderful speech givers. About a week ago, after careful preparation, I built up the courage to go to the stage myself to give a speech entitled “My Family” in English, and I got the perfect score! It excited me so much when I realized I could do it too!
Education that is implemented from the heart uses love to nourish the students, and uses real emotions to enlighten them. Every day, the English teacher walks into our class cheerfully, looking at us with kind eyes before beginning our learning for the day. In order to not let the classroom become the teacher's one-man show, he often lets everyone read the text in a role, allowing everyone to learn through participation, which greatly mobilizes the enthusiasm of the students. As he explains the text, he always writes so many synonyms and antonyms on the blackboard, which not only expands our vocabulary, but he also reads them over and over again watching our mouths, and then corrects each student. The most important thing is that no classmate is left behind. What is more, in order to make sure we understand the meaning of every word, the foreign teacher uses plenty of graphics and sometimes even his own vivid body language to “act out” the sentences. Whenever I see this, I am reminded of how diligent the teacher is, and how grateful I am for a good education! Seeing that my teacher puts in 110% effort when teaching, I know I must not disappoint them, and have to put in 110% myself, as the best way to thank them is with excellent results. Moreover, after three months of studying and living under the teachers’ care, I have overcome shyness and timidity. Carrying a conversation with foreign teachers has also become more and more comfortable. Regardless of English or Chinese pre-class lectures, I feel confident coming to the stage to express my ideas and demonstrate my ability. I can't believe that these last short three months have allowed me to make such a big improvement.
Trust, teamwork, cooperation, and being proud of your unique talents! At Maple Leaf, the teachers are not only lively and fun during class, they also pay a great deal of attention to our extracurricular life and in ensuring that every student participates in their favorite club activities. We not only have dozens of clubs, but the school also organizes larger trips beyond the campus, such as going to Disneyland! Just two days ago, our junior high school also had an intense basketball game. Although I was a substitute basketball player, I too was pumped with excitement and felt that I was shouldering the team’s collective honor and responsibility. On the court, I trained rigorously. When I fell, I climbed right back up and practiced more, I barely even felt tired. Before the game, the players in our class shouted "Class Three must win!" and everyone's heart clenched a little tighter, adrenaline running along our sweat. Looking at the hard-working players on the field, the female classmates screamed and cheered fervently, I felt like I was riding on my classmates’ waves of passion. Finally, with the joint efforts of everyone, our class won! Everyone was so happy as they held on to each other. This is happiness I have never felt before! All of this let me instantly understand that mutual trust and unity are the foundation of all victories.
Being able to stand on my own two feet is a must before self-improvement. Coming to Maple Leaf, I also left my home for the first time to begin my own independent journey. It has taught me how to organize my own belongings, but also how to effectively manage my own time to both work and play. I also learned how to live in harmony with my roommates and how to accommodate others. I believe that at Maple Leaf, where the teachers and students make up a big family full of love and compassion, I will work harder to become a better version of myself!
Shanghai Maple Leaf is the place where each of us can fly our dreams!
