一直以来，IB课程内容设计十分注重全球语境下的学习，旨在引导学生关注所学知识与现实世界之间的联系。例如，PYP小学课程的“我们如何组织自己”探究性单元，和MYP中学课程的“公平与发展”学习单元。为现实世界做好准备，TWIS学生探究人工系统与社区之间的关联，组织的结构和功能，社会决策，经济活动及其对人类和环境的影响。

从小学到中学，TWIS教师会根据教学大纲引导学生进行不同程度的主题探究，创设出独特的教学空间，将知识与现实相结合。围绕着“货币”、“经济”、“金融”等主题，一起来看看TWIS是诠释、建构和重构知识的。

本学期，五年级的“我们如何组织自己”探究性单元，其学习主题为经济学，课程内容涵盖经济间的相互联系以及生产商品和提供服务能力的依赖关系。何以启蒙？在学期开始之初，除了课本知识学习外，TWIS邀请了校外演讲嘉宾——任职于ZEN糖果公司的总经理Mr. Karl，他用运营企业的亲身经历诚挚地为学生讲述商品供应和市场需求的法则。这场精彩的演讲还鼓励了我们的学生迎接挑战，未来能拥有自己的企业。

In Unit 2, Grade 5 students learned about economies, their interconnections, and dependence on the ability to produce goods and supply services. Earlier this semester, they had a unique opportunity to learn about the law of supply and demand from our guest speaker, Mr. Karl general manager from ZED Candy. Mr. Karl’s speech motivated our students to have their own business and make a profit. 

实践是TWIS教学的重要一环，也是将知识与现实相结合的一部分。在授课后，学生根据自身兴趣分成不同的小组进行合作，共同制定目标和商业计划。他们回顾“收入”、“支出”、“启动资金”、“广告投放”和“制造利润”等概念，并在老师的支持下，策划食品售卖项目。为让售卖活动触及到更广泛的人群，学生自行设计创意广告，在整个学校范围内进行促销宣传活动。

Our students divided into small groups based on their interests, made a goal and a business plan. Then, they practiced previously learned knowledge of income, expenses, startup money, advertisement, and profit. Finally, they made such creative advertisements for their businesses and advertised the big sale around the school.  

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在父母的帮助下，学生探索如何制作产品，并摆设餐桌进行售卖活动。辛勤付出终有回报，在售卖活动中，学生精心准备的商品在短短几个小时内被一扫而空。但学习并不止步于此，学生还需从此次活动中运用经济知识计算收益，用收入扣除所有的成本支出。值得高兴的是，他们用此次活动收益所得为教室图书馆添置了80多本图书。如班主任Ms. Alexsandra所说，这是一个非常成功的活动，它为学生提供了一次难得的机会，让他们能够将知识付诸实践。 

Students worked very hard, made their products with great help from their parents, set up their tables, and started selling. In just a few hours, they sold all of their products. It was time for students to calculate their income, subtracting expenses from profits. They have bought over 80 books for their classroom library using the income. As Ms. Alexsandra said, it was a very successful event that provided students with a memorable opportunity and enabled them to put learning into practice.  

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在数学第二单元中，八年级学生学习了数字、概念与模型的构建，以及如何在日常生活中操作这些概念和公式模型。因此，这一学习单元的总结性任务要求学生运用数学概念组织一个街头市场以募集款项。

在准备过程中，学生们制作了一份食物售卖清单，设计了宣传海报，并利用空闲时间走到每个教室去鼓励大家参与其中。

In unit two of mathematics, G8 students learned about how to manipulate numbers and letters to obtain models in daily life. The summative task challenges TWIS students to organize a street market applying mathematical concepts to earn a profit.

During the preparation, students produced a list of food to sell and created some publicity materials. They went to each classroom to encourage the community to participate in the street market.

在真实情景中，我们总是需要应对意料之外的事件的发生。原计划举办街头市场的那一天，响应疫情防控的措施，大型集会的规模被限制收紧了。但应对突发事件，学生随机应变，迅速调整了失望的情绪。

在情况好转并可以进行销售的时候，学生利用现有的材料烹饪出新的菜肴，并采用了预购的方式来避免人员的聚集。学校社区成员对八年级学生的随机应变能力拍手称赞，因为这种良好的品质也是学习探索中的重要一环。

Unfortunately, on the day the street market was planned, restrictions on large gatherings were tightened as a preventive health measure. Students immediately overcame their disappointment and showed flexibility and resilience in adapting to the unexpected turn of events. 

On the day they could finally hold their sale, students made use of available ingredients to come up with new dishes and resorted to pre-orders to avoid overcrowding. We were very proud of how the Grade 8 students adapted to the changes!

在义卖活动中，学生运用金融领域的数学公式估量食物成本，并学会控制成本以获得最大的利润。街头市场的总结性任务加深了他们对数学的日常运用的理解。对于此次街头市场所获得的收益，富有社区责任心的中学生表示将会捐赠给有需要的行业。

It is good practice for our students to learn using mathematics in the financial field. They need to control their costs and obtain the best interest. The street market task deepened their understanding that mathematics is also practical and useful in daily life. As for their profit, they are leaning towards donating to a worthy cause in Dongguan.

在大学申请和职业规划项目中，TWIS正在为学生寻找合适的金融机构，以帮助他们了解更多的行业知识和实践经验，类似于之前他们在东莞汇丰银行办公室的研学。

While in the University and Career Counseling Program, we are looking into visiting financial institutions for our students to gain more insights and hands-on experience similar to their visit to the HSBC office in Dongguan. We'll be delighted to hear from businesses that are willing to open their doors to our students.