12月14日，由海淀區教委國際交流與合作辦公室主辦的“2018年度海淀區優秀外籍教師和外教管理團隊頒獎典禮”在北京市十一學校舉行，來自海淀區的各位優秀外籍教師及外教管理團隊匯聚一堂。來自清華附中國際部的老師們在海淀區近60所中小學的500余外籍教師中脫穎而出，榮獲最多獎項。其中，國際部團隊獲得了海淀區優秀外教管理團隊獎，來自國際部的Daniel Arias 老師獲得了杰出外教獎，Robert Williams老師獲得了優秀外教獎。清華附中國際部踐行中西合璧育英才的教育理念，強調以中國文化為根基，包容不同文化，老師專業敬業，團隊和諧向上。在這樣積極的氛圍中，國際部日漸成長壯大，教育教學水平和辦學成果得到社會的廣泛認可，在國際學校中的地位和影響力也日益增強。

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.

優秀教師管理團隊頒獎

李文平校長（右四）代表國際部管理團隊領獎

清華附中國際部不負眾望摘得了優秀教師管理團隊獎。這不僅是對國際部十年來成績的肯定，也會進一步激勵國際部管理團隊繼續奮發向上，保持專業敬業的工作精神，培養外籍教師熱愛學校、認同中國文化，傾情回饋社會。

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.

優秀外籍教師頒獎

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.

杰出外教頒獎

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.

主題沙龍

外籍教師頒獎結束之后，“面向未來的學生培養與國際視野下的課堂教學”主題沙龍召開，由清華附中國際部李文平校長主持，5名“杰出外教獎”獲獎者參與。李校長從教育教學、學校管理、中國情懷等方面拋出問題，在座外教互相交流探討，現場氣氛熱烈。

在問到為何能在清華附中國際部工作長達7年的時候，Daniel老師講述了他被中國學生的學習熱情所感染，更被國際部團結向上的氛圍所激勵，并決定一直留在這里的故事。他動情地說每天來上班就像回家一樣，沒有其他任何一個地方能像國際部一樣溫暖。觀眾們被外教老師深情的回答所感動，不時發出陣陣掌聲。

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.

清華附中國際部獲獎外教及管理團隊合影

獲獎外教只是國際部優秀教師的代表，國際部還有一大批對教育教學兢兢業業、無私奉獻、熱愛學生的外教。他們共同組成了國際部優秀的外籍教師隊伍。清華附中國際部一直重視外籍教師隊伍的建設，開展了新教師培訓、互助小組等多項活動，在為他們提供良好工作環境的同時，給予他們生活上的支持與關懷，讓外籍教師在異國他鄉找到歸屬感。作為優秀外教管理團隊，國際部將繼續團結一心，努力前行，帶領中外教師為國際教育做出貢獻。在學校全體教職工共同的努力下，國際部已經形成了鮮明的辦學特色，學生規模日漸擴大，學校整體氛圍十分團結、和諧、向上。畢業生們紛紛被世界各地頂尖大學包括哈佛大學、哥倫比亞大學、威廉姆斯學院、杜克大學、約翰霍普金斯大學、麻省理工學院、布朗大學、康奈爾大學、清華大學等錄取。2016年1月，清華附中國際部通過了美國西部院校教育聯盟（WASC）認證。學校敬業、精業的師資隊伍，積極好學、勤于創新的學生群體，平等、和諧的教育氛圍，豐富多彩、中西合璧的校園文化，為每一個學生的健康成長和全面發展提供了寬闊的舞臺。清華附中國際部一定會不負眾望，繼續前行！

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

編輯Edited| Linda Gao

審核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.