暑期的幼儿园仿佛一个生机盎然的大型游乐园，参加夏令营的孩子们在三五成群地玩闹着，走廊里陈列着充满童趣的手工作品。吴丽钦女士作为新任中方园长，已经开始了忙碌的工作。她留着一头短发，神采奕奕、干练优雅。在加入广州斐特思之前，吴园长曾在知名国际学校担任园长和理事，领导团队进行课程改革。除了负责园所管理工作，她还担任EAL协调员，负责规划和支持五所幼儿园外籍教师的专业发展和课程实践等任务。

The Early Years School in summer is like a large amusement park full of vitality. The children participating in the summer camp play in groups, and the handicraft works full of children's interests are displayed in the corridor. As the new Chinese Head of Early Years School, Katelyn Wu has already begun her busy work. With short hair, she is lively and elegant. Before joining Fettes College Guangzhou Early Years School, Katelyn Wu was the principal and director of renowned international schools, leading teams in curriculum reform. In addition to managing the school, she also served as EAL coordinator, responsible for planning and supporting foreign teachers' professional development and curriculum practice in five Early Years Schools.

从一线教师到园长，吴丽钦女士在近二十年教学和管理工作中积累了丰富的实践经验，特别是在国际文凭组织小学项目（IBPYP）课程、生成课程以及英国早期教育体系（EYFS）方面。她深知，学校的办学理念、课程体系、教学团队、家校合作等对幼儿园的长足发展起着重要影响。为此，她提出幼儿园应该以“为孩子打造一个多文化、多语言、充满挑战性和启发性的学习环境”为基础，继续推行幼儿园已有的重要举措，并建立和发展专业高质量的教学团队。在坚持“一切为了孩子”的原则下，学校将进一步推进学校与家长在各方面的协作，建立积极的关系、文化和价值观，以确保幼儿在学习和成长过程中得到全面的支持和发展。

Katelyn Wu has gained a wealth of practical experience in teaching and management from front-line teacher to head teacher for nearly two decades, especially in the IBPYP curriculum, the Generative Curriculum and the UK Early Years System (EYFS). She knows that a school's philosophy, curriculum system, teaching team and home-school cooperation play an important role in the long-term development of Early Years School. To this end, she proposed that the Early Years School should continue implementing the important initiatives of the Early Years School based on "creating a multicultural, multilingual, challenging and inspiring learning environment for children" and establish and develop a professional and high-quality teaching team. Adhering to the principle of "everything for the child", the school will further promote collaboration between the school and parents in all aspects and establish positive relationships, cultures and values to ensure that young children receive comprehensive support and development in their learning and growth process.

广州斐特思幼儿园遵循英国早期教育课程（EYFS)基础阶段的框架，融合 IBPYP 课程优势，强调“游戏”是幼儿探究学习最重要的手段，通过玩耍（接触式双向互动）启发孩子对世界的探索。“我第一次踏入学校时，便被这里丰富多样的学习环境和户外设施吸引。在这里，孩子们在学习和游戏中全身心投入，而老师们则在一旁专注地观察并及时给予支持与引导，助力每个孩子挖掘自身无限的潜能。”吴园长认为学校所秉持的国际教育理念，与其教育理念完全契合。

Fettes College Guangzhou Early Years School follows the framework of the British Early Childhood Education Curriculum (EYFS) foundation stage, integrates the advantages of the IBPYP curriculum, emphasizes that "play" is the most important means of children's inquiry learning, and inspires children to explore the world through play (contact two-way interaction). "When I first set foot in the school, I was attracted by the rich and diverse learning environment and outdoor facilities. Here, the children are fully engaged in learning and playing, while the teachers are there to observe and provide timely support and guidance to help each child realize their potential." Katelyn Wu believes the school's international education philosophy aligns with its educational philosophy.

现代中国教育以丰富的历史、传统和文化为基础，鼓励幼儿学习国际化的思维方式，全面地、创造性地探索不同的知识领域。同时，教育也支持幼儿掌握21世纪至关重要的个人和协作学习技能，并培养他们以坚定的态度迎接未来的挑战。这样的培养目标对早期教育者而言，既令人兴奋又充满挑战。它激励着教育者们以新的方式思考教育的本质和可能的发展。

Modern Chinese education, based on rich history, tradition and culture, encourages young children to learn an international way of thinking and explore different fields of knowledge comprehensively and creatively. At the same time, education also supports young children in mastering individual and collaborative learning skills crucial for the 21st century and trains them to meet future challenges with a determined attitude. Such goals are both exciting and challenging for early education educators. It inspires educators to think in new ways about education's nature and possible evolution.

如今，幼儿园的培养目标不再局限于培养某些特定的知识和技能，例如计算能力或识字能力，而是注重培养孩子的通用素养，为其一生成长奠基。这包括幼儿个人成长中的自我认知、领导力、社会责任感和幸福感等方面。吴园长指出，每个孩子都是独一无二的个体，广州市斐特思幼儿园每天都有中外教老师、生活老师和助教共同观察不同孩子的兴趣和需求，并以此为反思的基础设计不同的课程，以满足每个孩子的独特需求。

Early Years School is no longer limited to developing specific knowledge and skills, such as numeracy or literacy. Still, it focuses on developing a child's general literacy, laying the foundation for a lifetime of growth. It includes self-awareness, leadership, social responsibility and happiness in children's personal development. Katelyn Wu pointed out that every child is a unique individual, and every day, Chinese and foreign teachers, life teachers and teaching assistants at Fettes College Guangzhou Early Years School observe the interests and needs of different children and design various courses based on this reflection to meet the unique needs of each child.

教学团队是学校的灵魂。广州市斐特思幼儿园的教师团队经过层层筛选，由来自全球非常优秀的教师组成，他们拥有出色的教师素质和丰富的幼教经验。然而，“促进自我完善的终身学习”对教师而言非常重要。吴园长希望未来能进一步支持这个优秀的团队，帮助教师在专业素养和教学水平上不断提升。她认为优秀的教师需要具备科学的国际教育观、平等的教学观和自我完善的发展观，并期望每一位幼儿园教师都能具备成长型思维。

The teaching team is the soul of the school. The teaching team of Fettes College Guangzhou Early Years School comprises excellent teachers from all over the world who have excellent teacher quality and rich experience in preschool education. However, "lifelong learning that promotes self-improvement" is very important to teachers. Katelyn Wu hopes to support this excellent team further to help teachers improve their professionalism and teaching standards. She believes that excellent teachers need to have a scientific international education concept, an equal teaching concept and a self-improvement concept of development, and she hopes that every Early Years School teacher can have a growth mindset.

每位教师都扮演着孩子的“舞台监督者、斡旋者、游戏者、记录者、评估者、沟通者和计划者”角色。只有当他们能够出色地扮演这些角色，成为“专家型教师”，才能为幼儿创造一个支持性的环境，使幼儿变得敏锐、高效、充满活力。这样的环境会为孩子们未来的学习奠定良好的基础。吴园长希望通过不断探索和实践，真正实现中西教育的多元融合，为孩子们提供更加丰富的学习体验和发展机会。

Each teacher plays the role of "stage supervisor, mediator, player, recorder, evaluator, communicator and planner" for children. Only when they can perform these roles well and become "expert teachers" can they create a supportive environment for young children to become sharp, efficient and energetic. Such an environment will lay a good foundation for the children's future learning. Katelyn Wu hopes to integrate Chinese and Western education through continuous exploration and practice to provide children with a richer learning experience and development opportunities.

吴园长理想中的“教育社区”是在学校和家庭之间密切联系和合作的基础上，共同为孩子的学习和成长提供支持。她认为伙伴关系和合作共建对早期学习的成功和学生的进步至关重要。为了实现这一目标，幼儿园应当坚持优良传统，积极推动家长参与孩子学习旅程，并为社区成员提供各种交流机会，如探究实践活动、开放日、家长工作坊和全校级活动等。

Katelyn Wu's ideal "educational community" is based on close ties and cooperation between schools and families, working together to support children's learning and growth. She believes partnerships and collaborative building are essential for early learning success and student progress. To achieve this, Early Years Schools should uphold their strong traditions of actively engaging parents in their children's learning journey and providing community members with networking opportunities such as hands-on activities, open days, parent workshops and the whole school activities.

当学校的课程体系和教师团队都得到了良好的发展时，积极而有效地与家长进行沟通变得尤为关键。学校需要始终将孩子放在第一位，考虑所做的决策、计划和改变是否符合孩子的发展需求。只有这样，才能让家长理解每个决策背后的原因，并促使社区成员之间的关系变得更加紧密。

Active and effective communication with parents becomes especially critical when the school's curriculum system and the team of teachers are well-developed. Schools must always put the child first and consider whether decisions, plans and changes align with the child's developmental needs. Only in this way can parents understand the reasons behind each decision and encourage community members to become closer to each other.

“作为一名教师和领导者，能够与孩子一起度过人生中极其重要的早期阶段是一种难得的殊荣。” 吴园长说，幼儿园教师不仅能够目睹每一个孩子每一天的成长，还能通过专业的支持发现每一个孩子的潜能。她非常期待认识幼儿园的每位孩子和他们的家人，并为自己参与孩子们学习旅程中的重要一段而感到快乐。我们相信，吴园长的加入将更好地支持每一位孩子的学习和发展，并为广州市斐特思幼儿园的未来发展带来积极的影响。

"As a teacher and leader, it is a rare privilege to work with children through the extremely important early stages of their lives." According to Katelyn Wu, Early Years School teachers can witness each child's growth every day and discover each child's potential through professional support. She looks forward to getting to know each child and their family at the Early Years School and feels happy to be part of an important part of their learning journey. Adding the Chinese Head of Early Years School, Katelyn Wu, will better support each child's learning and development and positively impact Fettes College Guangzhou Early Years School's future growth.