在做目标教育时，对于预备年级和10年级的同学而言，最重要的是鼓励他们更好地认识自我，更多地去尝试和发现自己的性格特点、学习特点、优势和兴趣爱好等。升学部协同班主任老师指导同学们使用测评工具快速了解自己，并进行反思和讨论，获得同伴的反馈。有同学写道，“我从小就喜欢音乐，学习音乐的时候觉得自己学得特别快，能够比其他人更准确地判断音准。” 头脑风暴之后，班主任趁热打铁，指导同学们学习了制定目标时的SMART原则，引导同学们仰望星空，脚踏实地，从短期目标开始，进阶到中期、长期目标。目标不在乎远大，而在乎于踏实，定下的目标要一步步实现，如果生活是一片大海，那我们以短期目标为帆，中期目标为舵，将自我驶向长期目标的理想岛。15、16岁的年纪正应该早早地规划未来，未雨绸缪，为漫漫人生路做好基石，为美好未来做好铺垫。

For pre and 10th graders, what is most important during the goal-setting session is to encourage them to know better about themselves, and try harder to discover their own personality and learning traits, their strengths, interests and hobbies. Working together with homeroom teachers, the CA Department helped students quickly know about themselves by using assessment tools, do self-reflection, have a discussion and get feedback from fellow students. Someone wrote, “ I have loved music since my childhood. When I was learning music, I felt that I was a very fast learner and could judge the notes more accurately than others. After the brainstorming, homeroom teachers seized the opportunity and helped students learn the SMART rule while setting goals. He advised the students to look up at the stars and walk steadily on the ground, begin with short-term goals and move on to medium and long-term goals. The goals we set don’t necessarily have to be ambitious, but have to be practical, and they must be fulfilled step by step. If life were a sea, we would take the short-term goal as the sail, mid-term goal as the rudder, and would navigate ourselves to the long-term goal of the dream island. Adolescents at the age of 15 or 16 should plan for their future as early as possible and lay a solid foundation for their bright future.

11年级的同学们在学校图书馆参加了由升学部沈老师主讲的升学规划讲座。通过讲座，11年级的同学明确了升学准备的重要时间节点，自己下一步该做什么，这也让同学们感受到了时间的紧迫性。沈老师强调了校内GPA和标化考试的重要性，同时也强调了在相似成绩的情况下，学生的独特性故事对于大学招生官的吸引力。她建议同学们，在能够保证成绩优异的前提下，如果学有余力，可以多参与社区建设，竞赛等活动来探索并构建自己的独特性。

11th graders attended a lecture given by Ms. Shannon Shen from the CA Department at the school library on how to make plans for college application. By attending the lecture, 11th graders became aware of the important deadlines they would have to meet in the process of their college application and what they should do next, which also made them see that they were running out of time. Shannon stressed the importance of on-campus GPA and standardized tests, and she also emphasized that if two students had the same grades, the one who could tell his or her unique story would appeal more to college admission officers. She advised students to explore themselves and develop their uniqueness by engaging in community construction, competitions and other activities if they have extra time and energy. 

之后沈老师分享了一些帮助同学们探索大学的网站并让大家自由探索，勾选出自己心仪的校园环境和地理位置，并且深入了解一至两个大学。在沈老师的帮助下，11年级的同学们对未来产生了美好的想象，充满了动力。相信在目标的指引下，每位同学都可以找到自己喜欢的专业和心仪的大学。

Then Ms. Shannon shared some websites which could help students search overseas universities and let them explore freely, tick off the schools with their favorite campus environment and geographical location, and learn more about one or two of them. With the help of Ms. Shannon, 11th graders imagined what their bright future would be like and felt highly motivated. I believe that guided by the goals they have set, everyone will find their favorite major and dream college.    

12年级的同学们在Chris校长和楚漫老师的指导下明确了面对即将开始的申请，需要尽快完成的准备。老师们介绍完整体的申请准备工作之后，还一一指导并确认每一位同学都在cialfo账号上绑定好了common application，并鼓励大家进一步了解并确定自己的大学申请列表和申请策略。选择完后，老师又带领同学们查看了各个大学的申请要求。之后，两位老师又带领同学们开展了文书写作工坊，之后还安排外教老师们一对一阅读同学们的申请文书，并给予反馈，切实帮助同学们提升文书质量。

Guided by Principal Chris and Ms. Chuman Lin, 12th graders got a clear picture of the application process which was about to begin and what they needed to do as soon as possible to prepare for the process. After giving students an overview of the college application process, they made sure that each student had linked Common Application with his or her own Cialfo account, and encouraged everyone to further explore, finalize a list of colleges they would like to apply for and develop their own application strategies.Then the teachers asked students to read the requirements of different colleges they would like to apply for. Later, the two teachers ran a workshop on Personal Statement writing. After the workshop, foreign teachers helped proofread students’ application writing one by one, and gave feedback and advice to help the students improve their writings.

文 | SHBS

审核 | Xu Wu

翻译 | Dawn Xu

排版 | Jang