Transition from Juniors to Seniors in MIS丨曼校“小升初”是如何过渡的?
2021-05-28 17:20:00



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In a few months, Year 6 students, the oldest Juniors will transfer to Seniors. For our 11-year-old learners this can be a challenging journey. Life in Seniors is quite different to Juniors:


Subjects. 

Compared to Juniors where they are taught by their classroom teacher, in Seniors they are taught by subject specialist teachers. One lesson every hour, in a different classroom with a different teacher.

Boarding life. 

Most of the Seniors board and this is a fantastic way to build independence whilst learning about themselves and of course spending time with their friends.

Adolescent wellbeing. 

Seniors' students of course are teenagers, and most teenagers need balance, structure, and help with their emotional wellbeing. Our specialist teachers and boarding house staff are prepared for their arrival.


To help with this transition at MIS we begin with a transition move up day and night. This lets our Juniors be Year 7 for a day and night so that they can experience what life will be like. Preparation is key!



What is Boarding life like in MIS?


This Tuesday and Wednesday Y6 boarding students met their buddies under Pringle and enjoyed a teambuilding activity.



The Year 6 students were accompanied to their new boarding house Chalmers/Rogerson by their buddies.



We cannot wait for you to arrive! Years 7, 8 & 9 boys have had a wonderful year and we are genuinely excited to show you all the exciting things we do, all the fun we get up to and the routines we have to help you get the most out of boarding and school life!


Welcome from Chalmers East



Chalmers & Rogerson Routine


Kenrick:

Before the boarding experience, I was a little worried because I hadn’t left home before, but with all that we experienced yesterday I feel it was a pretty successful time and I am looking forward to Year 7 now.


William:

It is quite different between Pringle and Chalmers. When I am in Pringle, I am not able to join the Morning Run Club, but when I move to Seniors in Chalmers, I will be able to join, I can’t wait!


Kenrick:

I’ loved joining the Seniors Thursday Morning 5:45am Run Club because it is fun, comfortable and cool to run in the mornings.


Lea:

I’m looking forward to my boarding life because in Rogerson we can go to bed a little later at 9:00pm with some reading time. In Rogerson we have a longer activity time in the evening and time to use our laptops for homework in the boarding house. I’m sure I will have fun boarding life.


Ruby:

In Pringle lights out is 8:30pm, but in Rogerson we go to bed at 9:00pm with some time to read. In Seniors boarding we are allowed to bring in a healthy snack to eat in the common room at night and we have some activity time in the evening. They also have a morning run club.


Harry:

Before going to Chalmers for the night we had a group activity with boys and girls from Year 6 & Year 7 which was lots of fun. There are a lot of fun things in Chalmers, we have some time to relax, some time to play and we can prepare a snack for ourselves in the common room.



Seniors Subjects


For the first time our keen Year 6’s set off with their timetable to meet their new teachers and interesting subjects to study. With our Year 7 students around to help, what a fantastic way to learn about Seniors.



The subjects in Year 7 


Gabriel:

In Seniors we change lessons and classrooms every hour, The trickiest thing is I forgot to bring my watch, so I had to be careful with the time following my Seniors timetable. I will need to be prepared in August so that I am not late for class.


Jack:

After joining the Year 7 English class I am looking forward studying it more. I am keen to learn more British Culture.


Jessica:

At the beginning I did not immediately find the classroom I should go to, but I am quite proud that I feel I have grown up and having been in MIS for a year I was able to find it by myself and not worry. After lunch, Year 7 students are permitted to go to The Colinton Atrium to go over any homework, read or chat with friends. In Year 6 we go to the sports field and playground to play.


Sunny:

I want to go to Cambridge when I graduate, and I have the confidence to get the dream offer when I finished the Seniors study.


The subjects in Year 7


Wellbeing in Seniors


All students in Year 7 have a Wellbeing lesson during school every Wednesday which is delivered by their Form Tutor. The lessons usually begin in the same way with students asked to “Take 5”, this means that they have 5 minutes to discuss what the MIS value of the month is and what the virtue of the week is and how they have demonstrated these during their week so far. It is also useful for the students to look ahead to the rest of the week and think of ways in which they can demonstrate these qualities within school. Each term has a different wellbeing focus with Term 1 being Health and Wellbeing, Term 2 is Wellbeing in the Wider World and finally, Term 3 is Relationships. The lessons are rich in discussion-based tasks as well as group work and some independent reflection time. Some lessons are also delivered using the Education Perfect platform. Each year group will also complete a project over the course of the year with the Year 7 project being based around managing a budget to plan for a trip.

几个月后,小学最高年级——六年级的同学们将步入崭新的中学学段。曼校遵循英国国家课程体系,对于11岁的学生而言,英制“小升初”是一段充满挑战的旅程,从小学到中学,有诸多的变化:


分学科学习。

与小学的主班老师带班的融合课程不同,英式中学阶段采取走班制,由各学科课任教师进行分科教学。一个学科一小时,学生需在不同的教室与自己的学科老师会面。

寄宿生活。

除特殊需求外,同学们在中学阶段便步入了寄宿生活。在青少年阶段,英式寄宿生活可以很好地让学生跟同伴相处和学习,培养独立性。

青春期身心健康。

进入中学阶段,同学们从“小学生”变成了“青少年”,身心的平衡发展、情绪情感的专业指导都是非常关键的。曼校在中学阶段为同学们提供了需要专业的身心健康及心理咨询团队,和寄宿教师团队肩并肩为孩子们的青春期保驾护航。


凡事预则立,为帮助同学们完成“小升初”的过渡,曼校安排了1日1夜升学体验活动,以便他们提前了解中学的学习和生活。



曼校寄宿生活是怎样的?


本周二、周三,中学生们用自己的方式欢迎“新人”的到来,六年级的同学们被邀请一起在寄宿楼下打球、玩耍,一晚的寄宿体验即将开始。



六年级同学们在中学生的引导下,来到Chalmers或Rogerson寄宿楼。



我们在这里充实地学习和生活,我们已经迫不及待地想和学弟们分享我们在Chalmers East度过的欢乐时光!


来自Chalmers East的欢迎



Chalmers 和 Rogerson 宿舍楼的日常作息



Kenrick:

在体验寄宿之前,我有点担心,在此之前,我们没有离开家生活过,但昨天的所有体验都让我觉得非常开心,我已经迫不及待地想要开始我的七年级了。


William:

Pringle(小学寄宿楼)和Chalmers有很大的不同。我在Pringle时,我不能加入晨跑俱乐部,但我现在就要搬到Chalmers了,我已经迫不及待地想加入晨跑的队伍了。


Kenrick:

我很乐意加入每周四早上5:45的晨跑俱乐部,早上跑步充满了乐趣,并且非常的凉爽和舒服。


Lea:

我非常期待去Rogerson寄宿,Rogerson每天晚上有阅读时间,9:00才熄灯。在Rogerson我们晚上有更长的活动时间,我们可以使用自己的电脑写作业。我一定会在Rogerson度过愉快的中学时光。


Ruby:

Pringle晚上8:30就要熄灯了,但是在Rogerson我们可以9:00才上床休息,并且还有时间阅读。并且,我们还允许在公共活动空间分享一些健康的小零食。Rogerson晚上有活动时间,早上可以加入晨跑俱乐部。


Harry:

在去Chalmers之前,我们六七年级一起在楼下做小组活动。Chalmers有很多好玩的事,我们有时间放松,有时间玩耍,有时间在公区分享自己的零食。



中学课程


对于六年级的同学来说,这是他们第一次体验走班制课程。他们拿着自己的课表去寻找教室,七年级的学长学姐们也会在旁边提供帮助,丰富有趣的课程和他们的新老师正等着和他们见面。



7年级学科介绍如下


Gabriel:

在中学,我们需要每一个小时换一门课和教室上课。最棘手的事情是我忘记带手表,所以我只能非常小心地盯准课表。8月份我将会做好准备,不过迟到错过课程的。


Jack:

上完7年级英语课后,我非常期待开始中学课程的学习。我很渴望了解更多英国文化。


Jessica:

刚开始,我没有一下子找到我应该去的教室,但我一点都不担心,因为我已经在学校读书一年了,我已经长大了,我可以自己找到教室,我很为此感到骄傲。午餐后,七年级的同学允许去Colinton大厅里写作业、读书和与同学聊天,而六年级只能去户外和体育场 。


Sunny:

我将来毕业以后想去读剑桥,我相信等我在学校读完中学课程之后,我可以拿到自己的梦校Offer。


7年级学科


中学身心健康支持


7年级学生在每周三都有一节身心健康课,授课老师是各班的班级导师。课上第一个活动就是“5分钟自由讨论”,短短5分钟里大家要根据当月曼校价值观和本周曼校美德,讨论自己本周的相关表现。该活动也能提醒学生在接下来的学习生活中表现出自己更好的一面,彰显曼校学子的优良品质。每学期的身心健康课都关注不同的主题,第一学期旨在区分身心健康与身体健康,第二学期主要了解身心健康所涉及的方方面面,第三学期则着力于学习如何建立积极正面的人际关系。在课上,学生需要完成大量的讨论任务,既要小组讨论,又要独立思考。同时,老师也会运用Education Perfect平台传递部分课程信息。每年级都要在学年结束前完成一个课题,比如7年级学生的课题是制定一份旅行预算计划。




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