12月14日，由海淀区教委国际交流与合作办公室主办的“2018年度海淀区优秀外籍教师和外教管理团队颁奖典礼”在北京市十一学校举行，来自海淀区的各位优秀外籍教师及外教管理团队汇聚一堂。来自清华附中国际部的老师们在海淀区近60所中小学的500余外籍教师中脱颖而出，荣获最多奖项。其中，国际部团队获得了海淀区优秀外教管理团队奖，来自国际部的Daniel Arias 老师获得了杰出外教奖，Robert Williams老师获得了优秀外教奖。清华附中国际部践行中西合璧育英才的教育理念，强调以中国文化为根基，包容不同文化，老师专业敬业，团队和谐向上。在这样积极的氛围中，国际部日渐成长壮大，教育教学水平和办学成果得到社会的广泛认可，在国际学校中的地位和影响力也日益增强。
On December 14, the " Award Ceremony for International Teacher of the Year 2018 and the Excellent Administrator Team of International Teacher" hosted by the Education Commission of Haidian District was held at Beijing National Day school. Many excellent foreign teachers and Administrator Teams from Haidian district gathered together. THIS was well represented among the winners. Teachers from THIS stood out among more than 500 foreign teachers from nearly 60 primary and secondary schools in Haidian district. Daniel Arias from THIS won the Outstanding International Educators award and Robert Williams won the Excellent International Teachers award. The THIS family was very proud to have these two stellar teachers represent the school. They embody all that it means to embrace Western and Eastern cultures in educating children.
优秀教师管理团队颁奖
李文平校长（右四）代表国际部管理团队领奖
清华附中国际部不负众望摘得了优秀教师管理团队奖。这不仅是对国际部十年来成绩的肯定，也会进一步激励国际部管理团队继续奋发向上，保持专业敬业的工作精神，培养外籍教师热爱学校、认同中国文化，倾情回馈社会。
THIS won the award of the Excellent Administrator Team of International Teachers and Schools. THIS administrators are pleased to be recognized for all the work that has gone into building THIS the past ten years; but it is also further encouragement to the THIS Administrator team to continue to make progress, maintain the professional and dedicated work spirit, and lead the school toward a prosperous future.
优秀外籍教师颁奖
Robert Williams
Mr. Williams was a classroom teacher, curriculum specialist, and school administrator in Houston, Texas for more than 20 years. At Tsinghua International School, he is one of the co-sponsor of STEAM Lad. He is always at work, always prepared, always willing to lend a hand where needed.
杰出外教颁奖
Daniel Arias
Mr. Arias is among the best teachers you have ever had the privilege to work with. He is creative, positive, innovative and always willing to better develop his craft, reflect upon and incorporate feedback, and go the extra mile in working with students. He epitomizes"Tsinghua Spirit". He exemplifies what it means to be a model teacher.
主题沙龙
外籍教师颁奖结束之后，“面向未来的学生培养与国际视野下的课堂教学”主题沙龙召开，由清华附中国际部李文平校长主持，5名“杰出外教奖”获奖者参与。李校长从教育教学、学校管理、中国情怀等方面抛出问题，在座外教互相交流探讨，现场气氛热烈。
在问到为何能在清华附中国际部工作长达7年的时候，Daniel老师讲述了他被中国学生的学习热情所感染，更被国际部团结向上的氛围所激励，并决定一直留在这里的故事。他动情地说每天来上班就像回家一样，没有其他任何一个地方能像国际部一样温暖。观众们被外教老师深情的回答所感动，不时发出阵阵掌声。
Part of the program included Principal Li Wenping of THIS interviewing the 5 outstanding foreign teachers about their ideas as they related to the theme, "Educating Students for the 21st Century with Global Perspective ". Principal Li asked 5 questions to them, and the foreign teachers exchanged their views and discussed together. When asked why he stayed at THIS for 7 years, teacher Daniel Arias explained how he was impressed by the enthusiasm of acquiring knowledge from Chinese students. Mr. Arias said that coming to work every day was like going home. Nowhere else could it be as warm as THIS. The audience was deeply touched by his love to the school, and gave him a big hand.
清华附中国际部获奖外教及管理团队合影
获奖外教只是国际部优秀教师的代表，国际部还有一大批对教育教学兢兢业业、无私奉献、热爱学生的外教。他们共同组成了国际部优秀的外籍教师队伍。清华附中国际部一直重视外籍教师队伍的建设，开展了新教师培训、互助小组等多项活动，在为他们提供良好工作环境的同时，给予他们生活上的支持与关怀，让外籍教师在异国他乡找到归属感。作为优秀外教管理团队，国际部将继续团结一心，努力前行，带领中外教师为国际教育做出贡献。在学校全体教职工共同的努力下，国际部已经形成了鲜明的办学特色，学生规模日渐扩大，学校整体氛围十分团结、和谐、向上。毕业生们纷纷被世界各地顶尖大学包括哈佛大学、哥伦比亚大学、威廉姆斯学院、杜克大学、约翰霍普金斯大学、麻省理工学院、布朗大学、康奈尔大学、清华大学等录取。2016年1月，清华附中国际部通过了美国西部院校教育联盟（WASC）认证。学校敬业、精业的师资队伍，积极好学、勤于创新的学生群体，平等、和谐的教育氛围，丰富多彩、中西合璧的校园文化，为每一个学生的健康成长和全面发展提供了宽阔的舞台。清华附中国际部一定会不负众望，继续前行！
The award-winning foreign teachers are only representatives of outstanding teachers at THIS, which also has a large number of foreign teachers who are conscientious, selfless and devoted to education teaching.Together, they have formed an excellent team of foreign teachers in THIS. THIS has always attached the importance to the support that should be given to foreign teachers. It has carried out a number of activities, such as new teachers training and mutual assistance groups, to provide them with a good working environment and assistance in understanding their new surroundings as they move to a foreign country. As an excellent management team of foreign teachers, THIS will continue to unite as one, strive to move forward, and lead Chinese and foreign teachers to make contributions to education.The distinctive mission of Tsinghua International School cultivates students with not only solid disciplinary knowledge, but also critical thinking ability, innovation ability and international vision. As a result, the graduates have been admitted to the top universities all over the world, especially in the United States, which includes Harvard University, Columbia University, Princeton University, Yale University, MIT, University of Chicago, Brown University, Duke University, Johns Hopkins University, Cornell University, University of California-Berkeley, University of California- Los Angeles, University of Toronto, University of London and Tsinghua University. In 2016, THIS was accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC), which marks the international recognition of our education and teaching quality. THIS would have a more brilliant and beautiful future!
文字 Written|Linda Gao
照片Pictures|Linda Gao
编辑Edited| Linda Gao
审核Audited| Jeff Joyce, Toni Dong, Lan Yi,Wenping Li
Tsinghua International School (THIS) was established by Tsinghua University a decade ago. It is an international school that seeks to meet the educational needs of Chinese overseas returnees’ children. It recruits students residing in or intending to reside in Beijing from foreign nationalities, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan. THIS is located in the century-old Tsinghua High School, next to the beautiful the Old Summer Palace.
THIS strives to provide a high quality education, combining Eastern and Western cultures, promoting Chinese and Western values. THIS enrolls students from grades 1 to 12. The primary school consists of grades 1-5, junior high school includes grades 6-8, and senior high school covers grades 9-12.
The mission of THIS is to cultivate students among international elites who are rooted in both Chinese and Western cultures, have independent thinking abilities, and an innovative spirit. THIS educates multicultural students, preparing them with 21stCentury Skills. THIS adheres to the core values of collaboration, cultural diversity, engagement, discovery, and Tsinghua Spirit as it develops creative, bilingual, and innovative lifelong learners.
