11月28日下午，我校国际部全体师生在报告厅隆重召开了期中表彰会。会议由一位中国学生和一位留学生共同主持。
 
  会上总结了开学以来国际部学生从学习到生活各方面的表现情况，并公布了“模范”、“优秀”、“进步”等奖项的名单，表彰了此次期中考试中取得了优异成绩的同学们。
 
  此外，国际英语部、国际汉语部、国际高中部的模范学生代表们，分别在大会上做出了发言，总结本阶段的收获与成果，并确立了未来阶段的目标与计划。国际部的中外教师代表们也在此次会议上抒发了自己的感想，表达了对于同学们的殷切期望，鼓励大家向楷模看齐、发奋努力、不断进步！ 

附：国际部期中表彰会中外教师发言

Mr Williams:

I have been asked to speak to you today to represent the international staff of Bacui School. I have only been in Bacui, and Beijing, for 3 months now and I have to say I have really appreciated the warm welcome I have had. I have moved around a lot in my short life and I know how difficult new starts can be; it is always made easier when surrounded by positivity, so thank you.

When I was asked to do this speech, I was told it should be motivational and my first thought was, ‘How on earth do I do that?’ Do I stand up here and copy Martin Luther King with his ‘I have a dream’ speech? But it wasn’t quite fitting. So after a lot of coffee and cheesecake and thinking it came down to what motivates me, what inspires me. The answer was simple: it’s people I look up to. More specifically at the moment it’s one person I look up to, she is my old drama teacher by the name of Anna Scher. This woman is an outstanding role model, who I aspire to be like everyday; although, I never fully succeed. Anna Scher is the most wonderful lady I have ever met. She is kind beyond compare, extremely positive but above all she is intelligent, determined and insightful. So much so she was recently honoured by the Queen of England for her work with the arts and international charity aid.

Now the reason I’m sharing this with you is because Anna has some little mottos which help to motivate her and her students to success. I want to share these with you now. The first is ‘Inch by inch life is a sinch, yard by yard it’s very hard’. Basically, little by little is the way to success, a task is easier in small chunks so try to learn day by day to improve rather than trying to do it all at once.

The second I want to share is ‘Proper preparation prevents poor performance’. You wouldn’t expect an Olympic athlete to sit on a couch all day eating a bucket of KFC, then turn up at Rio and get gold. They train hard everyday just to shave 0.1 second off the best time.

To finish I suggest you pick a role model to aspire to be like. Someone who you know works hard, has a good heart and who makes a difference in some way, shape or form. This could be an athlete, a family member or even a classmate. Then everyday think of that person and what small thing you can to be more like them, to improve your life and the lives of your brothers and sisters here at Bacui. Think, what have you done today to make you feel proud? Try to do just one small thing, remember inch by inch.

Thank you.

陈力老师：

Dear colleagues and students,

My name is Lily. I am an English teacher in DCP Primary 1 and Primary 5. As a new teacher, I have been working in our school for nearly three months. It’s not a very long time. But, I have already got a strong sense of belonging here. That sense of belonging comes from the joyful atmosphere created by all the teachers. It also comes from the love given by my dear students.

I have 18 students in total. Today, I want to talk about one kid in my DCP class. He tends to go around in the class without permission. He always draws by himself without paying attention to teachers. He likes to interrupt teachers by shouting random words. I wonder what you think of this kid and how you would deal with him. I used to think I was a patient person and hardly lost my temper. However, I could be very angry and easily lose my patience when he has those behaviors mentioned above. Sometimes, I just could not help thinking “Can I give up him?”

Before I tell you my answer, there is another picture I want to show you about him. You can see a desperate face when he doesn’t know the answers. Tears come out of his eyes when nobody wants to play with him. When he draws, the outside world doesn’t exist. He immerses himself in the world full of imagination and joy.

Now, let’s answer the question I mentioned earlier “Can I give up him?” I believe you have the same answer as mine. “No.” How could I ever give up a child who is eager to show himself, to share with others, to be part of his team and could be very talented artist in the future?

He, like any of you, is special and unique. No matter you are 6 or 16, you all have your own talents or passion. You may not always be a good student. You do not always get high marks or you always get low in exams. Sometimes, you couldn’t help sleeping in classes. Sometimes, you just do not want to do your homework. What I am trying to say is that no matter what improper behaviors you have as a student, don’t let them stop you from finding your talents or passion. Don’t be blind for what you could achieve in the future. Stop complaining about your teachers or parents. They cannot force you to become someone. You are the only one who can become the one you really dream of.
 
There are always challenges waiting for us. But we shouldn’t be afraid. Because I know we are not by ourselves. We are parts of our big family, BBBS. We, teachers and students will work together to make things happen.

Thank you!

卢露老师：

尊敬的各位领导、老师、同学：
  大家下午好！此时站在这里代表新教师发言，荣幸之余也颇感不安。短短半学期的交流，我便见识了诸位同仁的优秀。我相信在座的每位老师，此刻，都有自己的心声要表达。我深知自己语言的贫乏，无法说出每位老师的想法，惟恐自己拙劣的言辞唐突了大家。但是我想，无论如何，我们此刻有一个共同的想法，那就是，向在这次期中考试中取得优异成绩的同学表示热烈的祝贺！向那些从开学至今孜孜以求的同学们，向在做人与求学的路上勤奋而执着前行的同学们致以敬意！

  经过半学期的努力，每一位同学都取得了不同程度的进步。我三年级的小朋友们，第一堂作文课，二十分钟没有写出一个字，通过努力，现在他们已经能写出一篇想象丰富，词句精彩的文章；还记得开学第一周，我问我的外国学生“你叫什么名字”，他一脸茫然地看着我，直到我重复了五遍后，他无奈地回答了一个字“sorry”。对，没错，是一个字，还是英文。可就在前几天，他跑来告诉我“老师，我不喜欢的中国菜是又黑又油的酱烧茄子。”显而易见，同学们在拔萃这半学期成长的不只是年龄和身高，还有我们的知识和技能。老师为你们感到骄傲！

  同学们的成长，离不开校领导的关心与呵护，离不开全体同仁的努力工作和无私付出。早晨，当大部分同学拖着睡意绵绵的双脚迈进食堂时，校长和主任们已经用完餐，开始匆匆离去准备一天的工作；晚上，教学楼里最后熄灯的总是老师办公室；当然有的时候是教室，因为同学们走的时候忘关灯了，最后还是由老师来关上。老师们不仅为大家的学业而努力工作，也在所有同学身上倾注着满满的爱。有两次，我见过一位外教、一位中教远远地跑过去拦下一个低年级的同学，只为蹲下来为他们系紧松开的鞋带，怕他们绊倒，而这两个孩子并不是他们的学生……我想已经不需要再举更多的例子了。拔萃拥有一支专业敬业的教师队伍，拔萃给予学生令家长放心的悉心照顾。在拔萃，微笑是通用语言，是师生最短的距离。“一分辛苦，一分甜”，正因为如此，才换来同学们的快乐成长和进步。

  紧张的期中考试已尘埃落定，一件事情的结束，永远是另一件事情的开始。“雄关漫道真如铁，而今迈步从头越。”期中考试不是同学们学习的终点，也不是老师们工作的终点。而是我们成长进程中的检查站，抢修站，加油站。让我们再次以饱满的热情踏上征程。优秀，就是每天都比昨天进步多一点，以此结尾，与大家共勉！

  谢谢大家！