薪火相传，不负韶华
Passing the torch, Live up to your youth
优秀毕业生返校交流会
Outstanding Graduates Back to School
Sharing Meeting
每个人的发展都离不开自己的努力与他人的帮助，作为九年级的同学，面临着中考这个人生中的第一次重大挑战，同时也是成长道路上关键的转折点，应该如何做好准备？
Everyone’s development is inseparable from his own efforts and the help of others. As G9 students, facing the first major challenge in their life, which is also a key turning point in his growth, how should they prepare?
在中考后的国际高中生活中，又会遇到哪些未知的考验，对此身处初三的我们能提前做些什么？
In the international high school life after ZhongKao, what unknown tests will we encounter? What can we do in advance for this in G9?
在2020年的最后一天，学校邀请了两位曾经在协和就读的优秀毕业生返校，与现在的初三同学进行了一场面对面的分享交流，解答这些萦绕在同学们心中疑问。
On the last day of 2020, the school invited two outstanding graduates who once studied at Xiehe to return to school, and had a face-to-face sharing and exchange with current G9 students to answer these questions that lingered in the minds of the students.
吕卓辉
江苏常熟
世界联合学院（UWC）
首先进行分享的是吕卓辉同学，他现在就读于江苏常熟的世界联合学院（UWC）。
The first to present is Benson Lv who is now studying at the United World College (UWC) in Changshu, Jiangsu.
卓辉同学对当时他所经历的初三中考进行了回顾，从考前准备到中考当天的流程，详细地说明了他的心路历程。在分享中，他提到对于选择国际路线发展的同学来说很容易产生一种思维误区，那就是觉得中考对于自己的申请没有什么影响，因此就忽视了对于中考的认真准备。很多国际学校即使在你录取后，依旧会将中考成绩视为是否保留录取资格的一个重要标准，而且中考知识内容的基础也将成为国际高中学科发展的基石。
Benson reviewed the ZhongKao exam he had experienced at that time, and explained in detail his mental journey from preparation to the day of the entrance examination. In the sharing, he mentioned that for students who choose the international route to develop, it is easy to have a misunderstanding of thinking, that is, they feel that ZhongKao has no effect on their application, so they ignore the serious preparation for ZhongKao. Even after you are admitted, many international schools will still regard ZhongKao results as an important criterion for whether to retain admission qualifications, and the foundation of the knowledge content of ZhongKao will also become the cornerstone of the development of international high schools.
接着，卓辉同学分享了刚刚度过的一学期国际高中生活，和初中相比，高中的生活对于每个人的自主管理能力有着极大的考验。如何在学业、娱乐、社团活动中进行平衡，是卓辉同学认为高中生活带来的最大的挑战。只有对于自身越明确的成长目标设定，才能更为高效的利用好在国际高中学习的每分每秒。 Then, Benson shared the international high school life that he had just spent a semester. Compared with middle school, high school life has a great test for everyone’s ability to manage independently.How to balance schoolwork, entertainment, and club activities is the biggest challenge that Benson thinks high school life brings. Only by setting a clearer growth goal for oneself, can we make more effective use of every minute of study in international high schools.
吴怡宁
上海
包玉刚实验学校
第二位进行分享的是吴怡宁同学，她现在就读于上海的包玉刚实验学校。
The second person to share is Wendy Wu, who is now studying at YK Bao Experimental School in Shanghai.
怡宁同学以国内与国际路线发展为切入点，对比了国内和国际两种路线在初中阶段以及高中阶段的不同课程设计。
Wendy took the development of domestic and international routes as a starting point, and compared the different curriculum designs of the domestic and international routes in the middle school and high school stages.
9-10年级的国际课程路线以中考+IGCSE的模式进行，而11-12年级则是高中会考+IB/A-Level/AP，每一阶段都是由国本学科和国际学科两部分组成，加上TOEFL、IELTS、SAT、ACT这类标化考试，以及社团、论文、研究性学习等拓展类课程，国际高中的学习与生活对于时间的合理分配有着很高的要求。
The international curriculum for grades 9-10 is conducted in the mode of ZhongKao+ IGCSE, while for grades 11-12, the high school examination + IB/A-Level/AP is adopted. Each stage is composed of two parts: national curriculum and international curriculum. In addition to standardized tests such as TOEFL, IELTS, SAT, and ACT, as well as extended courses such as clubs, essays, and research studies, the study and life of international high schools have high requirements for the reasonable allocation of time.
面对高中生活所带来的挑战，怡宁同学也给出了自己的答案，寻找适合的学习方法和合适的学习伙伴；保持一定程度的社交，积极适应宿舍生活；坚持体育运动，摸索自己的兴趣专业，都是她总结并分享给九年级同学的宝贵经验。
Facing the challenges brought by high school life, Wendy also gave her own answers,looking for suitable learning methods and suitable learning partners; maintaining a certain degree of social interaction, actively adapting to dormitory life; insisting on sports and exploring their own Interests and majors are all valuable experiences she summarized and shared with the G9 students.
在两位毕业生分享完后，九年级的同学针对自己目前存在的困惑向他们提问，两位同学也尽己所能地回答了每一位同学的疑问。最后，两位学长学姐也勉励初三的同学们，一定要努力学习并充满希望，中考对于每个人都是一段重要的经历，无论最终选择什么样的发展方向，你在初三这一年里的付出，都将为你将来的发展奠定坚实的基础。
After the two graduates finished sharing, the G9 students asked them questions about their current confusion, and the two graduates did their best to answer each questions. Finally, the two seniors also encouraged the students in G9 to study hard and be full of hope. ZhongKao is an important experience for everyone. No matter what development direction you ultimately choose. All your efforts in G9 will lay a solid foundation for your future development.
短短45分钟的交流分享虽然短暂，但也拉进了九年级同学与学长学姐们之间的距离，相信协和的学子一定能薪火相传，不负韶华，在明年的毕业季书写属于他们自己的人生华章。
Although the exchange and sharing of 45mins is short, it has also drawn the distance between the G9 classmates and the graduates. I believe that Xiehe’s students will passing the torch, live up to their youth. Writing in next year’s graduation season belongs to The splendor of their own lives.