That Day We Opened a Med School 那一天我们开设了医学院

The 6thgrade students at Shanghai American School’s Pudong campus made a startling discovery: an epidemic in the library! Or at least the plants there were experiencing one. In response, young ‘plant doctors’ in Ms. Fung-kee-Fung’s classroom are now rushing back and forth, donned in white lab coats, some carrying clipboards, others feverishly recording data onto their laptops. Just like real doctors, the students are bent over microscopes, inspecting leaves, looking for any clues that may help them diagnose their plants’ illnesses. Around this middle school science room, plants of different sizes and shapes adorn window sills and desks, transforming it into a lush, green hospital, and the students into fearless doctors.

上海美国学校浦东校区六年级的学生有了惊人的发现：学校图书馆里爆发了流行病。至少是图书馆里的植物之间爆发了流行病。Fung-kee-Fung女士课堂上的小小“植物医生们”立刻反应过来，他们穿着白大褂来回奔波，一些学生拿着写字板，一些学生则忙于将数据记录到他们的笔记本电脑中。就像真正的医生一样，学生们弯着腰，使用显微镜对植物的叶子进行检查，寻找着可能帮助他们诊断出植物所患疾病的线索。在上海美国学校初中部科学教室，窗台上和课桌上摆满了大小和形状各异的植物。科学教室俨然成为了一所郁郁葱葱的植物医院，而学生们则成为了无所畏惧的植物医生。

The idea for the plant doctor program emerged from a previous unit that focused on studying animals and their habitats. However, this semester, Ms. Fung-Kee-Fung and her classes decided to take a turn focusing on plants instead of animals. Each plant doctor works with a sick plant (contributed by a member of the SAS community) and becomes personally invested in the task of reviving it. They give their green patients a name, make and record observations, and set out to find a cure. Then, slowly, the young doctors begin the treatment process, carefully observing how the plant reacts each step of the way. When the plant is finally healthy, just like a real doctor, the students discharge it.

植物医生项目的想法源于此前一个专注于研究动物及其栖息地的学习单元。不过，本学期, Fung-Kee-Fung女士和她教授的班级决定专注于研究植物，而非动物。每位植物医生负责一棵患病的植物（由上海美国学校社区成员提供), 负责让植物恢复健康。他们给自己的植物病人起名，进行观察并做记录，最终找到治疗方法。小小植物医生们便开始慢慢地实施治疗，在每个环节仔细观察植物对治疗的反应。植物恢复健康后，学生们会让植物“出院”，就像真正的医生一样。

Nothing like opening a Med school in 6th grade to make the SAS community a greener and more vibrant place.

再没有什么比六年级开设的“医学院””课程让上海美国学校社区变得更加绿色，更加活力十足了。

BOTANY. EVERY DAY AT SAS.

学习。上海美国学校的每一天。