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Focusing丨明朗少女成长纪 恭喜FLIS姐妹花收获澳洲名校录取通知书!


春暖花开的三月,继去年末Jeffrey同学喜获英国名校录取通知书后,福州西湖国际学校里再度传来了好消息:我校学子Cindy与Smile姐妹双双拿下澳洲著名学府新南威尔士大学的录取通知书!
After Fuzhou Lakeside International School student Jeffrey received an acceptance letter from The University of Manchester at the end of last year, the good news came again this spring: our students Cindy and Smile both received acceptance letters from The University of New South Wales in Australia.


Cindy与Smile同学自FLIS创校起便入读至今,可以说是在FLIS大家庭的见证下长大的,活泼,明朗的姐妹花也为FLIS校园带来了缤纷的色彩,是校内各种活动演出的“主力军”,登台表演时,大家总能听见场下观众为“大师姐”喝彩的欢呼;多年来,二人也靠各种才华为自己赢得了不少学弟学妹的崇拜。与舞台上张扬活力的一面不同,在老师眼中,作为学生的姐姐Cindy是个善于内省,为自己的生活订立恰当目标的女孩;妹妹Smile则能快速掌握学习技能,也在各种项目中展现了优秀的思辨能力。回想这八年,Cindy同学亦感叹自己的变化:曾经内向的女孩逐渐变得开朗。两姐妹也大赞FLIS亦师亦友的师生关系,与寓教于乐的学习方式:“和从前接触的教育相比,教育理念截然不同,学习态度也很开放,这种方式更能让我们吸收、学到东西,我们很喜欢。”
Cindy and Smile have been studying at FLIS since the school was founded. It can be said that the FLIS family has watched them grow up! These two lively and bright sisters also brought vivid colors to the FLIS campus. They were the "main force" of various campus activities and performances. When these two girls performed on stage, everyone could always hear the audience cheering for their "senior sister". Over the years, the two were adored by many younger students because of their various talents. In the eyes of the teachers, Cindy, the elder sister, is a girl who is introspective and sets appropriate life goals. Her younger sister, Smile, can quickly master learning skills and has shown her excellent critical thinking ability in various projects. Looking back on the past eight years, Cindy is amazed at her own transformation: an introverted girl who gradually became outgoing and ambitious. The two sisters also praised FLIS for its teacher-student relationship and its fun learning approach: "compared with the previous education we’ve received, here the education concept is completely different and the learning attitude is very open, which allows us to absorb quickly and learn more, which we like very much."

▲ 姐妹俩的花艺、绘画作品。

FLIS除了为学生提供一流的国际教育,还鼓励学生积极认识、探索、融入世界,读万卷书、行万里路。Cindy与Smile也在世界各地留下了自己的足迹,每到一处,她们都乐于与升学规划老师分享自己的所见所闻,内化成一个个真实的心灵启迪。各种考量后,姐妹花被悉尼这座气候宜人、颇具文艺气息的城市所深深吸引,在FLIS不断的学习中,也越来越坚定未来的梦想。经过周详而细致的讨论,二人在升学规划老师的帮助下,决定于悉尼开始下一阶段的旅程,将大学及专业定位为新南威尔士大学的设计及教育专业。
In addition to providing students with a first-class international education, FLIS encourages students to actively understand, explore, and integrate concepts into the real world, and to read and travel. Cindy and Smile have also left their footprints all over the world. Wherever they go, afterward they are willing to share what they’ve seen and heard with the FLIS team of college counselors to internalize it into a real spiritual enlightenment. After various considerations, the two sisters were very drawn to Sydney, a city with a pleasant climate and a strong ambience of literature and art. During their continuous study at FLIS, they became more and more determined to achieve their dreams for the future. After a thorough and detailed discussion with the help of FLIS counselors, they decided to start the next stage of their journey in Sydney, one of them majoring in design and the other majoring in education, at The University of New South Wales.

▲ 2018年末,Cindy与Smile作为FLIS代表队的一员参与ASDAN商赛。


聊到未来专业的选择时,两人都提到了FLIS教师对自己的影响。Cindy同学特地表达了对艺术部Dave老师、Jerry老师、Hank老师等教师的感谢:“我对设计或者说画画的兴趣最初萌生于FLIS为我们提供的艺术课,让我从一个对画画没有任何兴趣的人,变成一个以后读设计的人。”Smile同学在选择专业之初并未考虑教育,但与老师的一番交谈,令她感受到了教书育人的意义所在,从而选择了教育专业。
When talking about choice of future majors, they both mentioned the influence of FLIS teachers on them. Cindy especially expressed her gratitude to teachers like Dave, Jerry, and Hank in the art department: "my interest in design and painting was initially sparked by the art class provided by FLIS, which transformed me from a person who had no interest in painting to a person who would study design in the future. At the beginning of her consideration of college majors, Smile didn’t even consider education. However, after a conversation with her teacher, she understood the importance of teaching, so she chose education.


就在不久前,喜报传来,两人如愿得到心仪大学的offer! 新南威尔士大学现为三个国际著名的研究型大学联盟组织(环太平洋大学联盟(APRU)、全球 科技大学联盟(GlobalTech)、Universitas 21)的成员大学之一。根据最新QS大学评级,综合研究、教学、创新、就业率、国际化等多元素综合考量,新南威尔士大学乃同时与麻省理工学院、国立首尔大学、蒙特利尔大学等世界顶尖学府并列的17所5星+大学之一。
Not long ago, the good news came that the two sisters both got an offer from their first choice of universities! The University of New South Wales (UNSW; branded as UNSW Sydney) is an Australian public research university located in the Sydney suburb of Kensington. UNSW is one of the founding members of the Group of Eight, a coalition of Australian research-intensive universities, and of Universitas 21, a global network of research universities. It has an international exchange and research partnerships with over 200 universities around the world. Established in 1949, it is ranked 4th in Australia according to the 2020 QS World University Rankings.


在这个不平凡的三月,姐妹俩的好消息无疑为FLIS打了一剂强心针,这离不开学生的努力、家长的关心与配合,还有教师的悉心栽培,是FLIS大家庭在教育之路上与诸位携手同行的又一见证。两位学子收到澳洲八大名校之一的新南威尔士大学的录取后,都激动异常。面对未知的大学生活,她们有小小担忧,但也有更多憧憬,Smile同学坦言:“大学对我来说是一艘可以朝着自己目标前进的轮船,我很期待大学的教学模式,也很期待遇到更多新的朋友,接触新的事物。更希望在同一所城市遇到FLIS的老同学!”就让我们为这对姐妹花送上祝福,希望她们在未来的大学生活中也能一如既往的活泼,明朗,激发更多潜能,在越来越宽广的舞台上欣赏更加壮丽的风景!
In this extraordinary journey, Cindy and Smile’s good news undoubtedly cheered us up, which cannot be separated from the efforts of students, the care and cooperation of parents, and the cultivation of teachers. Both students were thrilled to be accepted by the University of New South Wales, one of Australia's eight leading universities. In the face of the unknown university life, they have some worries, but also more expectations. "The university is a ship for me to move towards my goal," said Smile. "I am looking forward to the teaching style of the university, meeting more new friends, and getting in touch with new things. I hope to meet some old FLIS classmates in the same city!" Let us send our best wishes to the two sisters, hoping that they can continue to be just as lively and bright and inspire more potential in their future university life, and enjoy more magnificent scenery on an increasingly broad stage!


未来,我们也将带来更多FLIS毕业生的故事……
Stay tuned. We will also bring more stories of FLIS graduates in the future...