历史上的胜利与悲剧 | 清华附中国际部2018历史日活动

从九月底到十二月中旬，从金黄的深秋到飘雪的寒冬，清华附中国际部的同学们一直在为“历史日”的学术成果展示做准备。今年“历史日”的主题是“历史上的胜利与悲剧”。“这个主题让学生们从不同的角度思考历史，激发他们深入思考。”Caroline老师（社会科学教研组组长）说，“在历史中，有时一方的胜利会带来另一方的悲剧；有时短暂的胜利会带来长远的悲剧，学生们将学会从不同角度探寻同一历史事件带来的影响。”Every year, the History Day event kicks off in mid-autumn. This year’s theme for History Day is“Triumph and Tragedy in History”. “This theme allows students to delve into historical problems and explore them from multiple perspectives.” Ms. Caroline said, “One thing that our students have learned is that sometimes a triumph for one side will be a tragedy for the other. Sometimes a triumph or tragedy now will become something different in the future. Students will learn to analyze one historical event from different perspectives.”

首先，同学们需要根据主题选定自己的研究课题，比如鸦片战争、美国南北战争、哥伦布征服美洲等；在接下来的几个月里，他们查阅了大量资料，通过分析、整合形成对该话题新的见解。最后，在“历史日”当天，他们会揭晓自己的作品——研究日志、展品、纪录片、网站……在分享中积累，感悟，迸发新的灵感。

Students start with selecting a topic according to the given theme. They then spend several months finding and analyzing available source materials and synthesizing a new understanding on the topic. Finally, on History Day, they unveil their projects— portfolios, exhibits, documentaries, and websites— to the school community. Get involved, interested, and inspired!

在历史日当天，同学们在各个教室参观、欣赏、学习同伴们的作品，互相讨论历史事件的影响。教室里摆满了同学们的作品。从特洛伊木马、西班牙战争、鸦片战争、美国内战、民权运动、偷袭珍珠港到最近发生的中美贸易战……作品话题之广泛、思想之深刻令人赞叹。通过历史研究，同学们不仅仅提高了学术水平，更积累了人生的智慧。

On history day, students were able to view each other’s research projects in a gallery walk and write comments to the authors. From projects on the Trojan Horse, Opium Wars, Spanish Wars, American Civil War, Civil Rights Movement, the Pearl Harbor Attack to the USA and China trade war and more; the depth and breadth of research on display was a testimony to not only the students’ rich learning experience, but also their growth as individuals.

最后，同学们前往报告厅，共同庆祝这一阶段历史学习的成果，交流心得与经验。

Finally, the students gathered in the auditorium to celebrate their accomplishments and share what they learned together.

今年，选修AP宏观经济学的同学们在台上做了一场精彩的小组报告，他们采用视频新闻和观众互动的形式，展示了不平等的资源如何影响个人在工作和生活中的机会，给全校师生上了一场生动的经济学小课堂，现场观众不时发出热烈的掌声。

This year, students from AP Macroeconomics highlighted the issue of economic inequality in today’s world showing the triumph of economic growth while focusing on the tragedy of economic inequality. Through videos, simulation and a closing speech the presentation focused on showcasing how inequality effects individuals’ opportunities in life. The audiences had been attracted by their presentation and gave them warm applause from time to time.

学习历史，最重要的是要知史明鉴，查古通今。清华附中国际部的核心价值观有“勤于探索”与“多元化的文化氛围”，学校一直注重培养学生的独立思考精神以及跨文化的理解能力。在学生们的反思中，我们可以看到他们能够更好地认识到自己的错误并取得进步。他们在过程中学会了勇于承担风险和独立思考。

The most important thing of learning history is to understanding the history.The core values of THIS are "exploration" and "diversified cultural atmosphere". The school has always paid attention to cultivating students' independent thinking spirit and cross-cultural understanding ability. In the reflections of students we can see they are able to recognise theirs mistakes and make progress. They have learned to think independently and take risks to make their projects better.

——Caroline Scott（社会科学教研组组长）

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.