Last Saturday, TWIS participated for the first time in Dongguan Christmas Festival. Dozens of booths from different industries and international schools from different districts constitute the extraordinarily bustling scene. Our students’ performances were simply amazing! We thank the teachers, staff and parents who came to support our young musicians and dancers.

我们时常被问及如何让学生对阅读持有恒久的热情与兴趣。其实答案很简单——让学生感受到读书让人受益匪浅。阅读可以成为一项充满乐趣的存在，并让学生对书籍爱不释手。

We have been asked again and again how we make students get excited about reading. The answer is quite simple - we make a big deal out of it! We make reading a fun and exciting pursuit that students would not want to let go of a book until they reach the last page. 

以一个典型的教学为例。在MYP中学英语语言和文学课上，学生们最近涉足文学圈，他们在讨论书籍时被分配了不同的角色，轮流成为主持人、单词大师、段落分配官、编辑和插画家。这些不断变化的角色让学生有机会从不同的角度了解书中内容。 同时，TWIS还设有读书会，地点定于轻松的场合，于此，学生被鼓励着积极参与讨论，和分享他们对于故事情节和人物的想法和观点。

A case in point: In our MYP English language and literature class, students recently engaged in literature circles wherein they are assigned different roles during their book discussion. Students took turns becoming discussion directors, word masters, passage pickers, connectors and illustrators. These changing roles gave our students opportunities to engage with their books from different perspectives. In addition, our book meetings are held in comfortable places that inspire students to participate in the discussion and share what their ideas and opinions are regarding the plot or the characters. 

还有另外一个主题的案例，在《托雷利奶奶煮汤（Granny Torrelli Makes Soup）》一书中，主人公托雷利奶奶在做饭时传授了智慧。在写完关于友谊、智慧、妒忌和关系网等概念的配方诗后，学生从社区花园里摘取了一些新鲜的植物，并尝试做了肉丸子意面和青酱意面。这种由书籍衍生出来的活动让学生们体验到了烹饪的艺术，并了解到食物是如何被用以推进沟通与交流的。

One major theme in Granny Torrelli Makes Soup is wisdom, which Granny Torrelli imparts on the characters while she's cooking. After writing their own recipe poems on the concepts of friendship, wisdom, jealousy, and relationships, we harvested some fresh herbs from our community garden and had a go at cooking spaghetti with meatballs and pasta pesto. This activity, coming from books, allows students to experience the art of cooking and learn how food encourages and enhances communication. Buon appetito!

上周，MYP学生在田径场和体育馆里不遗余力地为他们所在的学院争取积分，这周轮到我们PYP学生了。从田径赛跑、跳远、海绵火箭比远等运动中，学生们互相鼓励、建立信任，通过团队合作帮助学院获取分数。更重要的是，他们在阳光下尽情享受着运动的乐趣。

学生们总是对电子游戏充满兴趣，因此他们决定去研究、创造和设计自己的游戏。开始之时，他们创造了一个主题为“游戏先生是我的老师”的演示文稿，为与电子游戏相关的问题寻找答案，由此发现了Scratch应用程序。

兴趣使然，学生乐于运用空闲时间研究此应用程序，学习着如何创建富有教育意义的游戏。除此之外，他们学会了如何使用这一程序摄制动画。一位叫Coco的六年级学生分享说《哈利波特》是她最喜欢的游戏，她希望当她成为专业的游戏开发者时，她有能力创出同样的游戏。

Students are always extremely interested in video games, so they decided to research, create and design their own games. Initially, they created “Mr. Game is my new teacher” presentations where students find answers to their questions about video games. Then they discovered the Scratch application. 

The Scratch app became their passion during their free time. They have learned how to create educational games. Furthermore, they have learned how to shoot animations using the same application. Sixth-grader Coco considers Harry Potter her favorite game, and she believes she can be capable of creating the same kind of games when she becomes a professional game developer one day.