北京樂成國(guó)際學(xué)校小學(xué)新任校長(zhǎng)：讓全球“文化分享”隨時(shí)發(fā)聲
時(shí)間：2023-03-04 21:30:02
今天GJXX小編搜羅了北京樂成國(guó)際學(xué)校小學(xué)新任校長(zhǎng)：讓全球“文化分享”隨時(shí)發(fā)聲希望給擇校的家長(zhǎng)們提供參考。
BCIS would like to extend a friendly welcome to our new Elementary School principal, Fred Schafer. Hailing from Ohio, USA, Fred brings many years of teaching and leadership experience, and he will spice up our school with his unique perspectives on culture and education. He has spent the last 8 years here in China, leading international schools and diving into the rich traditions of the nation, including cooking. His wife and her family taught him recipes, and now he can often be found in the kitchen whipping up a Chinese meal, even at 4:30 am! He appreciates the unique position BCIS enjoys as an international school that values Chinese cultural heritage in its approach, and he will bring all the ingredients here together to concoct a future-focused learning environment with a distinct Chinese flavor for all our students in the ES.
After completing his bachelor's degree in education, Fred began his teaching career in the United States. However, after hearing about the possibilities to learn about other societies, see new sights, and gain professional development, Fred decided to turn to international education. He has always been curious about other cultures, and especially keen to learn about his favorite subject: ancient civilizations. "I was very interested in ancient civilization growing up, and even as a teacher," Fred describes. This interest made working in China a perfect fit. Fred is excited to begin his new role here at BCIS, as it allows him to utilize his leadership and communication skills, while still being close to the young learners he is so passionate about instructing.
China was not the initial stop in Fred's lengthy education career. He initially accepted a teaching position in Saudi Arabia, where he gained valuable insight into working with children in an international environment, as well as solid advice from his surrounding colleagues. While there, he was able to complete his master's degree in curriculum and leadership and move into a role as the Director of Learning at a school in the United Arab Emirates. Here, he was able to translate his strong background in teaching into helpful work on the school's curriculum, as well as gain new experience working and communicating with other school staff. Eventually, Fred was chosen for a vice-principal job here in China. His interest in the country itself: its history, its people, and its culture, made it clear that he wanted to be here as soon as he made his first visit.
BCIS is dedicated to providing students with a strong international education while still keeping them linked closely to traditional Chinese culture. Fred appreciates the mission of BCIS, and how the school remains connected to its Chinese roots. In addition to integrating culture into the school curriculum, one of the most important actions he takes in this regard is simply conversing with others. "When I'm out on the playground talking to kids I'm learning about their culture and they're learning about mine. It's a natural and interesting way for kids to stay connected to their culture but also broaden their experiences," he elaborates. Fred himself exemplifies the importance of such cultural sharing, and his experience makes him an excellent fit at BCIS.
The integration of Chinese culture across the curriculum isn't the only thing that stands out to Fred about BCIS. He believes that the school enjoys a unique situation as both a top-notch international school and a community-based Beijing school, explaining, "It's rare in an international school setting that you have a place that feels like a neighborhood school where everybody knows everybody." The feeling of community and connectedness at BCIS were major reasons why Fred chose to bring his talents to our school, and he is excited and humbled to accept the position of ES principal. He will bring his own knowledge to add to the experience of our whole BCIS community.
The "neighborhood international school" will benefit greatly from Fred's ability to guide our students. He joins us at a critical time, where the most pressing question asked by educators everywhere is what learning will look like in a post-pandemic world. Fred's rich experience will help our ES provide top-quality future-oriented instruction to our students. He embraces the recent challenges to schools, stating, "Unfortunately education is like a cruise ship turning; to turn a cruise ship you turn it, but it takes many kilometers to turn. Education is really slow to change. The hope is that the pandemic has forced us to rethink education, we had to turn fast and meet the needs of our students." One way he plans to meet students' needs is by further leveraging technology to help personalize learning for students, as well as providing new ways for them to contribute. With Fred at the helm of our BCIS ship, our ES will sail in the right direction!
“當(dāng)下世界各地的教育就像一艘正在急轉(zhuǎn)彎的游輪，如此龐大復(fù)雜的體系轉(zhuǎn)彎是需要時(shí)間和慢慢轉(zhuǎn)變的。教育的改變有時(shí)真的很慢，然而疫情迫使教育者們重新思考，我們必須快速轉(zhuǎn)變來滿足學(xué)生的成長(zhǎng)需求?！?/p> —— Fred Schafer
今天我們與北京樂成國(guó)際學(xué)校（BCIS）小學(xué)部新任校長(zhǎng)Fred面對(duì)面，談?wù)勱P(guān)于BCIS這艘“大船”的蓄能與遠(yuǎn)航。
跨文化教育在樂成的表達(dá)
Fred的笑容極具感染力，像極了鄰家某位告訴我們“中國(guó)年由何而來”的循循善誘的父輩。作為BCIS小學(xué)部新任校長(zhǎng)，他非常認(rèn)同一所國(guó)際學(xué)校重視中國(guó)文化浸潤(rùn)的獨(dú)特教育角色，致力于為學(xué)生們打造了一個(gè)以未來為中心、具有中國(guó)文化特色的國(guó)際學(xué)習(xí)環(huán)境。除了將全球多元文化融入學(xué)校課程外，F(xiàn)red十分注重在團(tuán)隊(duì)管理和教學(xué)實(shí)踐中的“文化分享”嵌入?！拔医?jīng)常會(huì)在操場(chǎng)上停下來和學(xué)生們交談，在這個(gè)過程中他們?cè)趯W(xué)習(xí)我的文化，而我也在學(xué)習(xí)他們的文化。文化分享是一種自然且有趣的鏈接方式，讓學(xué)生們可以隨時(shí)隨地地為文化發(fā)聲，從而拓寬視野，豐富個(gè)人經(jīng)驗(yàn)。”
在樂成小學(xué)部，師生們?cè)诓煌奈幕尘跋麻_展探究式學(xué)習(xí)和項(xiàng)目研究，引導(dǎo)學(xué)生作為世界公民參與到真實(shí)的項(xiàng)目中，為全球性、社會(huì)性問題提供解決思路和方案，從小建立全球意識(shí)，尊重他人的差異性。對(duì)于中國(guó)學(xué)生而言，對(duì)中國(guó)文化的認(rèn)同和理解是跨文化學(xué)習(xí)的基礎(chǔ)，學(xué)校堅(jiān)持為學(xué)生提供高品質(zhì)的國(guó)際教育，同時(shí)保持他們與中國(guó)傳統(tǒng)文化的緊密聯(lián)系。小學(xué)部PYP單元探究重視跨學(xué)科、跨文化的學(xué)習(xí)，包括中文、英文、科學(xué)、視覺藝術(shù)、音樂、游泳等。
Fred認(rèn)為在課程中融入中國(guó)文化并不是這所學(xué)校唯一的驚喜之處，樂成學(xué)校的社區(qū)感和鏈接感更是讓人欣喜不已，這也是吸引Fred來到這里工作的原因之一?！霸趪?guó)際學(xué)校環(huán)境中，很少有BCIS這樣的社區(qū)學(xué)校，人們互相認(rèn)識(shí)，彼此熱情的問候和交流。這是一個(gè)中外人士互相關(guān)懷、和睦相處的社區(qū)，大家深受樂成教育理念的激勵(lì)和啟發(fā)。集體效能在這個(gè)社區(qū)里真實(shí)落地且正在發(fā)揮最大的學(xué)習(xí)功效。”
被華夏文化吸引而至的國(guó)際教育家
Fred的家鄉(xiāng)在美國(guó)俄亥俄州，這是他長(zhǎng)達(dá)26年之久的國(guó)際教育生涯的始發(fā)站。他年輕時(shí)曾遠(yuǎn)赴沙特阿拉伯的一所國(guó)際學(xué)校任教，在身處多元化的國(guó)際環(huán)境中，與不同國(guó)家和地區(qū)的兒童、教育者們一起學(xué)習(xí)成長(zhǎng)，這段寶貴的一線執(zhí)教經(jīng)驗(yàn)，讓Fred收獲并建立了自己對(duì)國(guó)際教育的獨(dú)到見解和教學(xué)方法論。Fred確信，教育者應(yīng)該保持學(xué)習(xí)，了解先進(jìn)的教育理念、探索最佳的教學(xué)方法，這樣才能把最好的教育帶給更多的學(xué)生們。因此他懷揣一顆國(guó)際教育的赤子之心前往菲尼克斯大學(xué)繼續(xù)深造，并順利獲得教育領(lǐng)導(dǎo)與管理碩士學(xué)位。
東方華夏一直是Fred心馳神往之地?！拔覑壑袊?guó)，愛熱情的中國(guó)人，愛美味的中國(guó)菜，愛雄壯的萬里長(zhǎng)城...... 毫不夸張地講，我踏上中國(guó)土地的那一刻起就深深愛上了這里?！?8年前Fred終于實(shí)現(xiàn)了兒時(shí)的夢(mèng)想來到了中國(guó)，如今再回首自己對(duì)中國(guó)的初印象他依舊激動(dòng)不已。更讓Fred時(shí)刻保持激情和感動(dòng)的，是他在這片熱土上繼續(xù)深耕的終身事業(yè)，而這份事業(yè)此時(shí)此刻正在樂成土壤上悄然綻放。
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