The Creative Thinking and Problem-Solving course is one of the core courses we offer here at Shenzhen Maple Leaf International Academy. One of the main focuses of this course is for students to develop their creativity skills. They will get the chance to take risks and explore various possibilities. This course is intended to have students progress through ideas of play, games and opportunities, through teamwork and into concepts of leadership. The theoretical development of these ideas is generally reflective in nature, through shared within the class and with peers. This is not a teacher-led stand-and-deliver course. The vast majority of the course is intended to be student-driven and experiential. Enjoy the opportunity to engage with students in a relaxed and playful way while encouraging them to embrace the experiential opportunities to learn and grow.

创意思维与解决问题课程是深圳市枫叶学校的核心课程之一。本课程的主要重点之一是培养学生的创造力。他们将有机会去冒险，探索各种可能性。本课程旨在让学生通过游戏、游戏和机会的想法，通过团队合作和领导的概念来进步。这些想法的理论发展通常是反思性的，通过在课堂上和同学之间分享。这不是一个由老师主导的课程。课程的绝大部分都是学生驱动和体验式的。享受以轻松和有趣的方式与学生接触的机会，同时鼓励他们拥抱学习和成长的体验机会。

The Grade 10 students in this course have just finished a Do-It-Yourself Vehicle Project.  The goal of this project is for each team to build a vehicle that can travel the farthest distance. There are 5 parts to this project - the planning stage, the construction stage, the in-class presentations, the race, and finally, the reflection.  

这节课的10年级学生刚刚完成了一个DIY的汽车项目。这个项目的目标是每个团队都要建造一辆能够行驶最远距离的汽车。本项目有5个部分——规划阶段，建造阶段，课堂展示，最终比赛，最后进行反思。

During the planning stage, students meet to discuss questions such as what type of vehicle they are going to make? What is it going to look like? What material are they going to need? How much will the material cost?  After getting the teacher's approval, students gather the material and begin constructing their vehicle.  They test their vehicles and are encouraged to make improvements.  

在计划阶段，学生们需要组成队伍讨论问题，比如：要制造什么类型的汽车?它会是什么样子?需要什么材料?这种材料要多少钱? 在得到老师的批准后，学生们收集材料并开始建造他们的汽车。然后测试他们的车辆，并做出相应改进。

When students are satisfied with their creations, they introduce them to the class in the form of an in-class presentation.  Following that comes the most exciting part where each team competes with one another, and which vehicle travels the farthest distance.  

当学生对自己的创作感到满意时，他们就会以课堂展示的形式向全班介绍。接下来是最激动人心的部分，每个团队相互竞争，看哪辆车行驶的距离最远。

At the end of this project, each student reflects upon what they have learned through this project.  They consider all the successes and failures that they have encountered in this learning experience.  By doing so, students would be able to use this experience to help them grow to become a better person.  In summary, the students enjoy this project very much and have learned many skills applicable to life as they move from teenagers to young adults.

在这个项目结束时，每个学生都会反思在过程中学到了什么。学生会考虑在学习过程中遇到的所有成功和失败。通过这样，学生将能够利用这段经历来帮助他们成长为一个更好的人。总之，学生们非常喜欢这个项目，在他们从青少年到青年的过程中，他们学到了很多适用于生活的技能。

活动反思：

1. 你认为你在这个项目中做得好的是什么?

2. 你认为你在这个项目中哪里做得不好，下次需要改进?

3.从这次经历中，关于团队工作，你学到了什么?

4. 举一个你遇到问题的例子，你是如何解决的?

5. 写几句话谈谈你对这个项目的感觉以及你学到了什么。

6. 你还有什么想让老师知道的吗?

"It is really fun to actually have time to experience and do work together with friends in a team. And it’s also a nice way to keep us learning from mistakes and trying new things!” — G10 Alice

“有时间和朋友在团队里一起体验和工作真的很有趣。这也是让我们从错误中学习和尝试新事物的好方法!" — G10 Alice Zhang

"I think this is a very meaningful activity, it is not only individual, but it is also a team effort, the mutual cooperation and help of the team members, is a very good team spirit, so I think this activity is very meaningful." – G10 Allen Mo

“我觉得这是一个很有意义的活动，它不仅仅是需要独立完成，也需要团队的努力，团队成员之间的相互合作和帮助，是一种很好的团队精神，所以我觉得这个活动很有意义。– G10 Allen Mo

“In this DIY car project activity, my teammate and I had very tacit cooperation; both of us had the same idea, which none of our classmates had thought of. Using special materials and having creative thinking communication made this lesson more interesting and attractive to me. Looking forward to get more opportunities to have this kind of activity.” – Fiona Lee

“在这次DIY汽车项目活动中，我和队友配合得非常默契;我们俩都有同样的想法，这是我们所有同学都没有想到的。使用特殊的材料和创意性思维的交流使这节课对我来说更有趣和有吸引力。期待能有更多这样的活动机会。--G10 Fiona Lee

"I love this kind of learning atmosphere and way! It made us learn from mistakes and experiences and constantly try and change our dream car then we won! I was so honored to win and to get the prize!" – Lisa Li

“我喜欢这样的学习氛围和方式!”它让我们从错误和经验中学习，不断尝试和改变我们的梦想中的小车，然后我们赢了!我很荣幸能赢得这个奖项!” – G10 Lisa Li