MIS卓越学术之路⑤我们是如何点燃孩子们的科学梦
2024-02-02 17:53:00




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Stefan Blackburn

Head of Science

Dear Parents,

It is a pleasure to be leading the Science Department into the new academic year 2023-24. We accomplished a lot last year, and with the arrival of many new faces including Mr. Faisal, Ms. Monika, Mr. Peter, Mrs. Yasmin and Mr. Uthmaan, we hope to accomplish even more this year for the good of the children at MIS.

The term started positively with the introduction of the new Year 7 and Year 8 curricula. Teachers have been working with our youngest pupils in Seniors to build their scientific-practical and English language skills and knowledge. Some highlights include students making cell models, investigating pressure and learning how to use microscopes. The Science team have been quietly working hard behind the scenes to generate resources, Schemes of Work and curriculum maps to make the experience felt by students in Science at MIS even more engaging.

We are very proud of the academic results we achieved last year. In order to replicate (and perhaps better) our efforts this year, we have provided a host of additional support sessions for students after school and in the timetable. Year 11 students have met once a week, rotating between Biology, Chemistry and Physics support, which have supplemented their regular science lessons. Year 13 Scientists have also met after school once or twice a week to study for resit examinations. Almost every student was able to improve on their grade from June.

In addition to academic CCAs, we have run co-curricular Science CCAs focussing on Forensic Science and Conservation respectively. In addition, we have run CCAs focussed on training students for external science problem-solving competitions. We hope that participation and achievement in such events will propel students scientific understanding, success in academia and applications to top higher education establishments.

In October, students from MIS set out on their first Science-related field trip of the year. After many of them completed wonderful projects for Science Week, it was time they caught a glimpse of how research is conducted in professional laboratories. Incidentally,  staff from Shenzhen Bay Laboratories helped to judge last year's Science Fair and provided science internships for many of our students over the summer, so there was no one better to host us!

The students began by taking a tour through the lives of the scientists and the training they had to undergo to get to the positions they are in today. They then received a lecture on how neuroscientists study the brain. Finally, they witnessed the animal lab, where most of the neuroscience experiments occur. Shenzhen Bay Laboratories is part of Shenzhen government's Science Park project in Guangming, and the site did not disappoint, housing the most up-to-date and advanced scientific equipment and resources.

I am excited to see what the Department can achieve in Term 2!

Stefan Blackburn

科学组组长

亲爱的家长们,

首先,作为MIS科学组的负责人,能够带领本学部走过2023-2024学年让我感到非常荣幸。去年我们在学术上取得了诸多成就,今年随着Monika女士、Yasmin女士和Faisal先生、Peter先生、Uthmaan先生的加入,我相信我们的孩子在曼校的学术之旅中,将取得更大的成就。

随着七、八年级引入了新的课程体系,新学期开学我们便蓬勃待发。对于年龄较小的高中生,我们教学组悉心地和他们一起建立科学实践和英语方面的知识体系,其中包括教授学生制作细胞模型,如何使用显微镜等。大家在幕后默默努力,详细制定工作计划和课程安排,目的就是希望MIS的科学课可以让大家有更好的学习体验。

我们为去年取得的学术成就感到自豪,同时也希望今年延续甚至超越去年的成就,为此我们提供了许多额外的课后辅导。对于十一年级的学生,我们每周会面一次。轮流进行生物、化学和物理的课外辅导,为他们的课堂教学做有益的补充。十三年级的同学们则是每周会面1—2次,为大考做充足的准备。从六月份开始,几乎每个学生的学术成绩都得到了肉眼可见的提升。

除了学术课程外,我们还开设了与法医科学和文物保护科学相关的兴趣课。以及重点培养学生参加校外科学竞赛的课程。我们希望通过系列赛事和比赛荣誉,促进孩子们对科学的理解,帮助他们在学术领域取得卓越恒久,申请到顶尖的世界名校。

十月份,MIS的学生开启了今年首次与科学相关的校外实地考察。很多学生在此期间完成了许多精彩的科学实验项目,是时候让他们领略专业的实验室是如何进行科学研究的了。幸运的是,深圳湾实验室这时为我们提供了机会。他们不仅在去年帮助我们评审了科学博览会,还在暑假为我们的学生提供了许多实习机会。

在深圳湾实验室,学生们首先参观了科学家们的办公场地,了解了成长为一名科学家所需掌握的技能知识。随后,他们听取了一场关于研究大脑神经的科学讲座。最后,他们还亲身走进了正在做脑神经研究的动物实验室。作为政府的重点实验室,深圳湾实验室拥有最前沿和最先进的科学设备以及研究成果,这趟旅程没有辜负学生们拉满的期待值。

我现在有点迫不及待地想看到科学组在第二学期将取得什么成就!


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