嘉德圣瑪麗蘇州學(xué)校是美國(guó)較好寄宿學(xué)校Shattuck-St. Mary's School（SSM）在中國(guó)蘇州的分校。學(xué)校地處上海與蘇州交界地帶，坐落于千年歷史文化名鎮(zhèn)—蘇州市吳江區(qū)同里古鎮(zhèn)，占地面積近百畝，為原同里中學(xué)舊址。
國(guó)際學(xué)校網(wǎng)（www.bjfmx.cn）就國(guó)際學(xué)校的發(fā)展訪談了嘉德圣瑪麗蘇州學(xué)校校長(zhǎng)Gregg Maloberti。
Gregg Maloberti 嘉德圣瑪麗蘇州學(xué)校校長(zhǎng)；美國(guó)常青藤名校賓夕法尼亞大學(xué)教育學(xué)博士, 從教三十余年, 具有豐富的教學(xué)經(jīng)驗(yàn)和卓越的管理才能。曾在名列美國(guó)寄宿學(xué)校前茅的Lawrenceville學(xué)校（毗鄰普林斯頓大學(xué)）任職15年，2014-2016在香港加拿大國(guó)際學(xué)校擔(dān)任校長(zhǎng)。
Dr. Gregg Maloberti holds a Doctorate in Educational Leadership at the University of Pennsylvania. With over 30 years of work in education, Dr. Maloberti has rich leadership experience and excellent management talents. Dr. Maloberti has served as the Dean of Admission at several of America’s oldest and finest schools including Lawrenceville School in New Jersey for 15 years and as Head of School of the Canadian International School of Hong Kong from 2014 to 2016.
1、In the near 10 years, what is the development trend of international schools in China?
未來(lái)十年，中國(guó)的國(guó)際化學(xué)校發(fā)展趨勢(shì)是怎樣？
The growth trend of international schools in China is currently tied to the demand of students who wish to study abroad for College and University. The growth of existing international schools and establishment of new ones are both a result of students and parents who seek an alternative curriculum and learning experience from the traditional exam based path of Zhong Kao and Gao Kao. International schools are providing more diverse learning experiences and embracing more student centered teaching strategies with the goal of helping students to develop more fully their personal abilities and potential. Content based learning that leads to college admission based on exam scores serves some students well, but many other students would prefer to find a school that supports the growth and development of their individual talents rather than preparing them for an exam on topics and subjects about which they may not be passionate. International schools are providing a new opportunity that allows Chinese students to follow their dreams and express their creativity.
中國(guó)的國(guó)際學(xué)校發(fā)展趨勢(shì)與學(xué)生的留學(xué)需求緊密相關(guān)。家長(zhǎng)和學(xué)生都想尋求除中高考外的另一種課程體系和學(xué)習(xí)體驗(yàn)，這是國(guó)際學(xué)校得以擴(kuò)張和新辦的前提。國(guó)際學(xué)校能夠提供更豐富的學(xué)習(xí)經(jīng)驗(yàn)，提倡以學(xué)生為中心的教學(xué)方式，對(duì)學(xué)生的培養(yǎng)目標(biāo)是，充分開(kāi)發(fā)個(gè)人的能力和潛力。雖然一部分的學(xué)生通過(guò)適應(yīng)以書本內(nèi)容為基礎(chǔ)的學(xué)習(xí)，也能通過(guò)提高考試分?jǐn)?shù)而被大學(xué)錄取，但是另一部分學(xué)生更愿意選擇能夠幫助他們個(gè)性化成長(zhǎng)和成才的學(xué)校，而非讓他們學(xué)習(xí)枯燥乏味的課程并去應(yīng)付考試。國(guó)際學(xué)校提供的機(jī)遇讓中國(guó)學(xué)生能夠去追尋自己的夢(mèng)想，發(fā)揮各自的創(chuàng)造力。
2、What are the current situation, bottlenecks and challenges in international schools?
國(guó)際化學(xué)校目前發(fā)展的現(xiàn)狀、瓶頸及挑戰(zhàn)是什么？
The challenge for international schools is to convince students and parents of the value of an international education that prepares a Chinese student to study overseas. The tuition cost born by parents is higher for both school and college, so parents are naturally skeptical. Parents who themselves have studied or worked overseas are often more open to the idea of international school, and as the children of those parents come of age, there is likely to be more demand for international schools in China.
國(guó)際學(xué)校面臨的挑戰(zhàn)是，如何去說(shuō)服家長(zhǎng)和學(xué)生相信國(guó)際教育的價(jià)值是為中國(guó)學(xué)生留學(xué)做準(zhǔn)備。中學(xué)的學(xué)費(fèi)確實(shí)是較高，所以家長(zhǎng)們會(huì)對(duì)國(guó)際教育持懷疑態(tài)度。相比之下，那些有過(guò)海外學(xué)習(xí)和工作經(jīng)歷的家長(zhǎng)對(duì)國(guó)際學(xué)校有更為開(kāi)放的態(tài)度，隨著這些家長(zhǎng)的孩子年齡增長(zhǎng)，將來(lái)的中國(guó)國(guó)際學(xué)校需求可能會(huì)更大。
3、What are the differences between an international school and a traditional school? (I think by ‘traditional’ they mean ‘public’)
相比較而言，國(guó)際化學(xué)校與傳統(tǒng)學(xué)校體現(xiàn)在哪幾個(gè)方面？
Traditional Chinese Schools embrace the Chinese national and local curricula and prepare students for the Gao Kao to compete for admission to Chinese Universities. There are two kinds of international schools, both teach an international curriculum that prepares students for study overseas, but international schools will either serve only the children who hold foreign passports and a limited number of Chinese Nationals or they will serve primarily children who are Chinese Nationals. Also, some Gao Kao schools offer an international program in addition to the Gao Kao curriculum.
傳統(tǒng)的中國(guó)學(xué)校，是通過(guò)對(duì)傳統(tǒng)的中國(guó)式課程的學(xué)習(xí)，讓學(xué)生參加競(jìng)爭(zhēng)激烈的高考，被中國(guó)大學(xué)錄取。國(guó)際學(xué)校有兩種，這兩種都教授國(guó)際課程，為學(xué)生的留學(xué)做準(zhǔn)備，但是一類國(guó)際學(xué)校僅僅為外籍學(xué)生和少數(shù)的中國(guó)學(xué)生開(kāi)設(shè)，另一類則主要為中國(guó)學(xué)生開(kāi)設(shè)。而且，一些中國(guó)公辦學(xué)校除了傳統(tǒng)的高考課程外，也開(kāi)設(shè)了國(guó)際項(xiàng)目部。
4、Many schools with advantages for brand promotion are actively running branch campuses now. What are your opinions about the problems and solutions in the brand output of international schools?
目前很多有品牌優(yōu)勢(shì)的學(xué)校都在積極開(kāi)辦分校，您如何看待國(guó)際化學(xué)校的品牌輸出過(guò)程中，所出現(xiàn)的問(wèn)題及解決辦法？
International schools that carry a foreign brand face the challenge of ensuring that the learning experience offered here in China is as rich and rigorous as the partner school overseas. Chinese schools that maintain active relationships with their namesake schools and embraces the curriculum and management strategy of the overseas school are more likely to be successful in providing a learning experience that is of equal quality. Also, branded schools that are actively managed by an administration selected and supported by the overseas partner school are most effective at delivering an educational experience that is equal in quality and character to the one offered by the overseas school.
一些具有外國(guó)品牌的國(guó)際學(xué)校目前面臨的挑戰(zhàn)是：如何確保他們?cè)谥袊?guó)提供的學(xué)習(xí)經(jīng)歷和本國(guó)的學(xué)校是一樣的豐富和嚴(yán)謹(jǐn)。那些跟合作方保持良好關(guān)系并尊重外方管理模式的中外合辦學(xué)校，在提供同樣品質(zhì)的學(xué)習(xí)經(jīng)驗(yàn)方面，可能是更為成功的。另外，具有品牌優(yōu)勢(shì)且由外方學(xué)校選任和支持的管理團(tuán)隊(duì)運(yùn)營(yíng)的學(xué)校，是能夠較為有效地實(shí)現(xiàn)教學(xué)質(zhì)量和特色與海外本校一致的。
5、International schools all have their own features. What are the features of your school?
每一所國(guó)際化學(xué)校，都擁有著自己獨(dú)特的辦學(xué)特色，您認(rèn)為貴校的特色是哪些？
SSM-SZ will provide a unique learning space and strategy we call WeCreate Studios. Here students will explore their individual talents and passions in a project based learning environment that is focused on skill development and creative expression rather than assessment based learning. Whether in a digital photo studio or a writing studio, or even an animation or design studio, SSM-SZ students have a unique opportunity to learn by doing, making, and creating from their imagination rather than tracing the well worn path of a book based, assessment driven, ordinary school curriculum. Like every other great school, SSM-SZ values foundational learning and core knowledge content, but the difference is that learning experiences like weCreat Studios give our students a chance to apply what they learn while the knowledge is fresh and relevant, rather than waiting until college or even later.
嘉德圣瑪麗蘇州學(xué)校將提供獨(dú)一無(wú)二的學(xué)習(xí)空間和教學(xué)模式，我們稱之為weCreate®中心。在這里，學(xué)生將會(huì)探索自己的天賦，激發(fā)學(xué)習(xí)熱情，這樣一個(gè)以項(xiàng)目為基礎(chǔ)的學(xué)習(xí)環(huán)境，關(guān)注的是技能的培養(yǎng)和創(chuàng)造力的表達(dá)，而不是依靠評(píng)分。不論是在數(shù)碼攝影工作室還是在寫作工作室，或者動(dòng)畫和設(shè)計(jì)工作室，嘉德圣瑪麗蘇州學(xué)校的學(xué)生都擁有一個(gè)獨(dú)特的機(jī)會(huì)去動(dòng)手、制作、創(chuàng)作，一切都來(lái)自于他們的想象力，而不是教科書至上、以打分為驅(qū)動(dòng)的傳統(tǒng)學(xué)校課程。和大多數(shù)的名校一樣，嘉德圣瑪麗蘇州學(xué)校注重基礎(chǔ)學(xué)習(xí)和核心知識(shí)，但是區(qū)別在于，像weCreate®中心這樣的學(xué)習(xí)體驗(yàn)?zāi)軌蜃寣W(xué)生對(duì)學(xué)到的知識(shí)趁熱打鐵、學(xué)以致用，而不是等到考上了大學(xué)甚至是更往后。
6、Some parents think international school tuition fee is too high. What’s your opinion?
部分家長(zhǎng)認(rèn)為，國(guó)際化學(xué)校的學(xué)費(fèi)比較高昂，您如何看待這個(gè)問(wèn)題？
The price of an international education is higher than schools that rely on domestic teachers and local resources. The cost of international schools are driven by the comparatively higher costs of employing foreign teachers, accessing international curriculum and textbooks, offering smaller classes, and providing specialized learning spaces and programs. These expensive features improve the quality of the educational experience. Children's learning opportunities are enhanced by these features. All parents wants the best opportunity for their children, so even though international schools are expensive, many parents are willing to pay the higher fees in order to give their children the greatest opportunity for success.
和依賴于國(guó)內(nèi)教師和本土資源的學(xué)校相比，國(guó)際教育的費(fèi)用確實(shí)是更高。國(guó)際學(xué)校的開(kāi)支主要來(lái)自于相對(duì)更高的以下費(fèi)用：外教招聘、國(guó)際課程和教科書、小班化、特色學(xué)習(xí)空間和項(xiàng)目等。正是這些昂貴的特色，是的教育體驗(yàn)的質(zhì)量有所提高。也正是這些特色，增強(qiáng)了孩子的受教育機(jī)會(huì)。所有的家長(zhǎng)都希望孩子能夠有較好的受教育機(jī)會(huì)，所以雖然國(guó)際學(xué)校的學(xué)費(fèi)高，但是依然有很多家長(zhǎng)愿意支付更高的學(xué)費(fèi)去給自己的孩子爭(zhēng)取較好的機(jī)會(huì)，去追求孩子終生成功的可能性。
7、Some parents believe that an international curriculum is mainly about foreign teachers and English language training. Apart from language training and exams, what do you think an international curriculum should bring to students?
部分家長(zhǎng)認(rèn)為，國(guó)際化課程主要是引入了外教+英語(yǔ)培訓(xùn)。您覺(jué)得國(guó)際化課程除了語(yǔ)言考試及培訓(xùn)之外，還應(yīng)該帶給學(xué)生什么？
Parents often measure the quality of international schools based on the percentage of foreign teachers and results on exams that measure language training. What's more important are the underlying features of the curriculum. Parents will be better served to ask more detailed questions about the teaching and learning process rather than compare the number of the foreign teachers or rank schools based on exam results. By learning more about the teaching philosophy, curricular aims, and classroom structures parents can make better informed decisions about which school is right for their child.
家長(zhǎng)們經(jīng)常用外教比例和語(yǔ)言考試成績(jī)?nèi)ピu(píng)價(jià)一所國(guó)際學(xué)校的教學(xué)質(zhì)量。但是其實(shí)更重要的是課程背后的特色。假如家長(zhǎng)們能夠追問(wèn)教和學(xué)的過(guò)程，而不是去比較外教數(shù)量或按考試成績(jī)的學(xué)校排名，那么他們才能得到更好的體驗(yàn)。通過(guò)進(jìn)一步了解學(xué)校的教學(xué)理念、課程目標(biāo)和教室結(jié)構(gòu)，家長(zhǎng)們能夠?yàn)楹⒆幼龀龈玫膿裥Q定。
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