【喜报】尚德实验学校融合部学子获得多项国际学术大赛奖项

Take a chance! All life is a chance. The man who goes farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare.

——Dale Carnegie

你有试过在几周内背上千个单词吗？你有试过三个月的时间内读完并熟记7本全英文关于美国背景知识的书籍吗？尚德融合部的孩子们做到了！

今年年初，融合部的孩子们参加了中国英文拼字大赛、美国学术五项全能（及十项全能）中国站的比赛，应对各种挑战，并取得了令人欣慰的成绩。应对各种全国性的学术挑战，他们取得了令人欣慰的成绩。

Have you tried to memorize thousands of words in a few weeks? Have you tried to read and memorize seven English books about American history in three months? The students from Integrated Department of SSES had done it! This year, they participated in the competition of Spelling Bee of China, USAP/D China. Meeting various challenges, they achieved gratifying results.

融合部小学
中国英文拼字大赛
Spelling Bee of China

Spelling Bee是全球历史最悠久的英文赛事，历史记载于1852年。每年100多个国家，3000多万选手参与该项赛事。在美国起源于1925年，拥有90多年历史，受全球顶尖院校“常春藤”盟校关注。Spelling Bee比赛形式为现场拼单词，主要考验孩子们的英语词汇量、心理素质和抗压能力，Spelling Bee极具观赏性同时也非常残酷，只要拼错一个字母就会立马被淘汰。

Spelling Bee is the most historical English competition in the world, recorded in 1852. Every year, more than 30 million athletes from more than 100 countries participate in the event. Originated in 1925 in the United States, it has a history of more than 90 years, and attracts the attention of Ivy League schools, the world's top universities. Spelling Bee competition takes the form of spelling words on the spot. It mainly tests children's English vocabulary, psychological quality and stress resistance. Spelling Bee is very ornamental and cruel. As long as one letter is misspelled, the athlete will be eliminated immediately.

尚德实验学校融合部小学的7名学生，于2019年1月参与了该赛事的中国区大赛。经历了5轮比赛，获得全国16强的好成绩；并将于2019年4月赴北京参加Spelling Bee中国区总决赛。孩子们还同时获得了全美顶尖大学普林斯顿大学ITSO学校团体赛的参赛资格，期待他们能够在总决赛中取得优异成绩！

Seven students from PYP Department participated in the China Regional Competition in January 2019. After five rounds of competition, they won the top 16 in China and will go to Beijing in April 2019 to participate in Spelling Bee of China Final Competition.Besides, these students are also invited to participate in the ITSO (International Team Spelling Olympics) training camp and ITSO Princeton University International Tournament on behalf of China and SSES this July.We look forward to their excellent results in the finals!

融合部中学&IBDP
美国学术五项全能（及十项全能） 中国站
USAP/D

美国学术十项全能（USAD）作为美国首屈一指的高中生综合学术学术活动平台，迄今已有近五十年历史。USAD包含十个科目，其中有七个客观题考试科目，分别为艺术，经济，文学，数学，音乐，科学，社会科学；另外有三个主观考试科目：演讲，面试与写作。美国学术五项全能（USAP）是初中版的USAD，涵盖五种学科，包括语言和文学、艺术、科学、社会科学和数学。

USAD (United States Academic Decathlon), as the leading comprehensive academic competition platform for senior high school students in the United States, has a history of nearly 50 years. USAD consists of ten disciplines, including seven objective examination subjects, namely, arts, economics, literature, mathematics, music, science and social sciences, and three subjective examination subjects: speech, interview and writing. USAP (United States Academic Pentathlon) is a junior high school version of USAD, covering five disciplines, including language and literature, art, science, social sciences and mathematics.

USAP/D每年的比赛都有一个特定的主题，组委会根据当年主题及美国颁布的教学标准编写更新学术活动学科教材，让选手可以通过全新的视角和系统的思维进行学习，激发新的学术兴趣，提高学习能力。USAP/D has a specific theme every year. The organizing committee compiles and updates contest textbooks according to the current theme and the teaching standards promulgated by the United States, so that competitors can learn through new perspectives, think systematically, stimulate new academic interest and improve learning ability.

2019年2月，尚德融合部初中和高中共61名学生赴成都参加了USAP/D中国站的比赛。经历了两天的激烈角逐，融合部中学杨谦好Lily（7A攀滕班）获得了USAP艺术个人铜奖，向宇轩Bob（6C攀滕班）获得了USAP数学个人铜奖，融合部高中团队获得了USAD创新测评的铜奖。能在数百优秀学校、数千参赛者中取得成绩实属不易，期待孩子们能够不忘初心、砥砺前行，拿出更优异的成绩来！In February 2019, 61 students from MYP and DP Department of SSES went to Chengdu to participate in the USAP/D China. After two days of fierce competition, Lily from MYP won the USAP Individual Bronze Prize for Art, Bob from MYP won the USAP Individual Bronze Prize for Mathematics, and the team from DP was awarded the USAD Assessment Center Bronze Prize. It is not easy to get awarded among thousands of contestants from hundreds of excellent schools. We hope that students will carry their initial desire for learning and move forward, and bring out more excellent results.

学生感悟Comments
USAP：杨谦好Lily 艺术个人铜奖

"This time that I get the prize is totally out of my anticipation. Both the preparation of the USAP and the test benefit me a lot. It was really a hard time for me when preparing for the test. Facing the large amount of reviewing material, I didn’t even know where I should start. So, I think the prize is very precious to me, because it is the reward of my efforts spent on USAP."

USAD: 曹学峰 Armor 创新测评团体铜奖

Firstly, it is a great honor for our team to win the prize in USAD China. Before the competition, we made a daily learning plan for every subject and clocked in the group regularly. Although we did not receive the most desirable result in the competition, we still learned a lot of new knowledge and improved our teamwork ability in this USAD competition. We believe that we can do better in the next time.