9月30日，我校中学部在体育馆召开了新西兰暑期游学报告会。校长崔建社、中学部校长肖会武、全体中学部师生及部分学生家长参加了此次报告会。

教学主管徐春莲介绍了暑期新西兰游学团的基本情况，并阐明此次游学是为了让学生更好地了解西方历史文化，体验英语国家的教育和管理，提高学生英语口语水平，培养学生独立生活能力。游学团受到了新西兰Farm Cove中学的热情接待，他们对我校游学团礼遇有加，从插班学习、homestay到综合评价，事无巨细。游学即将结束时，Farm Cove中学还赠送了珍贵特别的水晶纪念品——新西兰国花银蕨，并为我校游学团每位学生颁发了结业证书。

三十位参加游学团的学生登台为大家演唱了新西兰国歌，表演了新西兰传统舞蹈，并分别谈了自己一个月的海外游学生活感受。他们均表示受益匪浅，此次游学的目的彰显得淋漓尽致。

初一（8）班刘苏丹同学参加完此次报告会后，感慨道：“从小我受到妈妈影响，向往国外那种自由开放的风气。今天第一次见识了什么是真正的快乐学习，感谢崔校长给中国学生这个机会，我很向往明年的暑期游学！”

本次报告会展示了暑期游学团的累累硕果，也是下一个暑期游学团动员大会。洛阳国际学校希望更多学生能走出国门，放眼世界，正如LYIS校园里那句标语：LYIS leads you to the world！

ENGLISH EDITION:

SSS : We Benefit A Lot in Farm Cove Intermediate, New Zealand

An exciting presentation by the Study Tour comprised of students from our Secondary School Section (SSS) to New Zealand during the summer break was held on September 30th.

Shirley, also known as Xu Chunlian, the head of Pedagogical Department in SSS, together with her twenty students shared with 1100 secondary students and several hundred parents about their short but most unforgettable time in our partner school Farm Cove Intermediate and Pakuranga College, Auckland, New Zealand.

Shirley opened the presentation by outlining the objectives of the study tour namely familiarizing the students with New Zealand education, culture and society, upgrading their English proficiency level and cultivating their independence. To her great satisfaction they all have completed the mission with flying colors.

All members of the Tour spoke very highly of the hospitality and care kindly offered by students and teachers from Farm Cove Intermediate headed by Principal Linda Harvie, more importantly of how much they have benefitted from this unique, and impressive learning experience. They were very well looked after by Tamara, the Head of their ESOL Department, homestay coordinator and many other teachers and supporting administrators in the school. All of them couldn’t help articulating their gratitude to those who helped and supported them there.

During the report, students from the study tour collectively sang the national anthem of New Zealand and performed Haka, the traditional dance of Maori, which was extremely novel for all present. Then some students detailed their feelings and gains of the tour with the help of PPT with hundreds of beautiful pictures. “I’ve really learned tremendously in Farm Cove, a fantastic school. I really appreciate their woodwork class, the cooking class and the unique music class. ” Said Wang Yiran, a girl from Class 11,  Junior 2.

Other students who missed the opportunity to join the tour to New Zealand also expressed their feelings after the report.

“Students in New Zealand are so lucky that they can even sit on the sofa or the carpet in class,” Luo Jiayu, a boy form from Class 8,  Junior 1, said excitedly.

Yu Gaohua, a boy from Class 4, Junior 2 said,” Students there are not scared of making mistakes. They are active to share ideas and learn mostly on their own. In my opinion, China is never short of talents, the performance of Chinese students is excellent as well. Maybe what we lack is a good atmosphere of leaning and a better education system. ”

“I really admire their happy leaning. Here I must thank our Principle Mr. Jason Tsui for giving us a chance to know what is happy learning.” Said Liu Sudan, a girl from Class 8, Junior 1.

The study tour to New Zealand is just a start for LYIS, the dream factory where students are fostered with international mindedness as well as distinctive Chinese national identity. Just as the motto of LYIS goes, “LYIS leads you to the world!”