盘点夏日佳音：为孩子们的成就鼓掌！

追求卓越是启明星一项重要的核心价值观，启明星的孩子们从未停止过向“更强”、“更好”迈进的脚步。

刚刚过去的这个夏天，启明星学生在不同领域不断探索。我们为他们鼓掌，他们的努力和付出应该被“看到”！我们知道，有更多孩子的成绩一样精彩！

8月11日，“Inno-vision新视界”短视频挑战赛在北京举行颁奖礼，这项由3名启明星高中生发起的短视频赛事历时4个多月，圆满落下帷幕。

比赛以“全社群的可持续发展”和“健康幸福”为主题，为习惯以视频作为表达媒介的青少年提供了“讲述故事”的平台。

赛事收到了来自中国和亚洲多所国际、私立学校学生的作品，由知名电影摄影师Saba Mazloum带领的评审团评选。Saba Mazloum曾与知名导演徐克、周星驰、张艺谋等合作过。评审团评出最佳剪辑奖、最佳影片奖、最具教育意义奖、最具启发性奖等奖项。来自启明星学校、海嘉学校和日本的Senri Osaka 国际学校分揽了这些奖项。

颁奖礼由发起赛事的学生主持。启明星中学校长、参赛学生和家长，以及活动赞助者北京和睦家医院的工作人员参加。大家观看了最佳影片和评审委员会发来的视频，见证了这场典礼！

对于3位发起人——启明星12年级学生Joshua Sobhani、Dante Jabbari、陈华霖来说，“Inno-vision新视界”短视频挑战赛是非常特别、又成就感满满的体验：他们锻炼了公共演讲、市场推广和组织活动的经验：“我们发起比赛的目的是‘放大’年轻人的“声音”，让大家有机会通过短视频为现实带来影响。这个目标达到了！”

他们还表示，要把这样有意义的活动坚持下去，“明年举办挑战赛，我们会更早些开始筹备，在更大的范围内进行宣传，让更多人了解参赛的作品！”

祝贺孩子们，并感谢活动赞助者和睦家医院。所有参赛视频请于这里观看：

https://www.innovision.ivygroupedu.com/

暑期里，三里屯校区的中文老师苏夏和英文老师James Thomason 组织了响应启明星特色项目——社会创新项目的“可持续发展夏令营”。

老师们带领参加营会的三里屯学生实践了很多环保主题的活动，孩子们特别受启发，也特别有成就感，其中一个就是参观中华世纪坛的“1滴水·1世界”ANOBO世界少儿科技艺术巡展！

这个展览围绕关注和保护水资源的主题，用专业的展览手段和科技手段辅助打造沉浸式的体验氛围，让参观者体会到水的重要。孩子们很兴奋，回来之后创作了“水资源”为主题的画作，由老师发给“1滴水·1世界”展览主办方，即将在展览中展出！

学生作品选登

10年级学生的MYP个人项目外部评审成绩7月传来：

在满分为7分的评审中，

* 22%的学生取得了满分7分；

* 67%的学生达到6分以上；

* 总体平均分数是18.4，相当于评审中的6分。

10年级学生个人项目展板局部

启明星IBMYP和IBDP协调员Jon Howarth评价说：“学生们很棒！他们的平均成绩高于全球平均分1.5分，并且优于去年的表现！”

Howarth老师还介绍说，每周，启明星会提供专门的课程辅导和支持学生完成个人项目，当学生完成个人项目后，会首先由一位导师打分，然后由2位校内老师复核。这样的支持是高于IB组织的要求，也实实在在帮助学生取得了优良的成绩。

关注运动和健康是启明星社区的传统，也植根于启明星创校伊始的理念中。拥有健康的体魄和积极拼搏的精神，学习者和创变者将不断追求卓越，为身边世界带来积极的改变。

即便在假期里，启明星的孩子也不会放松锻炼。7月下旬，几名启明星学生参加了崇礼168超级越野赛10公里越野，还取得了不错的成绩！

看得出，孩子们很努力、也很艰辛地完成了比赛。赛后，教练不无骄傲地在第一时间通过社交媒体发声：“参加TRY组别，小朋友们就拿下了女子第一和男子第三、五、八名的成绩。相比于取得好成绩，作为教练，我更希望你们多多感受比赛的经历和过程……所有经历都将是人生财富，愿你们走出半生，归来仍是少年……”

在8月举行的北京市第十六届运动会棒球乙组团体项目中，启明星8年级学生曹澈获得金牌。

从3年级开始，曹澈就参加棒球训练，至今已经有5个年头。

曹澈的教练评价他身体素质不错，敢打敢拼，反应快，是非常重要的、守备很大范围的外野手。

比赛中，面对对方紧咬的分数，他沉着应对，不但稳住团队士气，更为夺下冠军拿下关键分数。

这样的心理素质素质得益于他过硬的技术，也和平时积累的丰富经验不无关系。据介绍，平日里，曹澈经常参加和其他校队的友谊赛。

在日常的生活和学习中，曹澈同样不急不躁，低调沉稳，我们为启明星有这样的好学生感到骄傲和欣慰！

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Pursuing excellence is a critical part of Daystar’s core values. Daystar students have never stopped being stronger and better.

Last summer, Daystar students continued to explore various fields. Let’s applaud their efforts so that their hard work and dedication can be seen. 

The awards ceremony for the “Inno-vision” Film Challenge was held in Beijing on August 11, bringing an end to this contest, which was initiated by three Daystar high school students and lasted for over four months.

Centering on the themes of “sustainable future for all” and “well-being”, the film challenge established an avenue for youth to tell their stories via video.

Students from many international and private schools in China and other countries and regions in Asia submitted films. The films were reviewed by a panel of international award-winning film makers led by cinematographer Saba Mazloum, who has worked with some of the most outstanding directors in China, such as Tsui Hark, Stephen Chow, Zhang Yimou. The judges selected films for 4 awards: “Best Editing”, “Best Picture”, “Most Educational” and “Most Inspiring”. Films submitted by Daystar Academy, Beijing International Bilingual Academy, and Senri Osaka International School in Japan received the awards.

The awards ceremony was hosted by the students who initiated the contest. The principal, participant students, Daystar Academy parents, and staff from the sponsor Beijing United Family Hospital were all in attendance. Everyone watched the film that won Best Picture and the video sent by the judging panel as part of the awards ceremony.

For the three contest initiators—Daystar Grade 12 students Joshua Sobhani, Dante Jabbari, and Nick Chen—the “Inno-vision” Film Challenge gave them a real-world experience in public speaking, marketing promotion, and event organization.

“The goal of the Inno-Vision Film Challenge is to amplify youth voices by empowering them to make short films with big impact. This goal was achieved!” said the contest initiators. They intend to continue to hold this meaningful event year after year. “Next year, we will make preparations earlier and make more advertisements so that more people can see the wonderful films students make.”

A big congratulations to the winners and the awards sponsor, United Family Hospital. The winning films can we watched on the Inno-Vision website.

https://www.innovision.ivygroupedu.com/

During the summer holiday, James Thomason and Chinese teacher Su Xia from the Daystar Sanlitun Campus organized the Sustainable Development Summer Camp in response to Daystar’s special project—the Social Innovation Program.

Teachers led Grade 4 and Grade 5 students in participating at the summer camp, where they engaged in different environmental protection-themed activities. Students were inspired and gained a sense of achievement. One of the activities was visiting the ANOBO International Children’s Tech and Art Traveling Exhibition at the China Millennium Monument entitled “A Drop of Water with One World.”

The exhibition emphasizes the need to care about and protect water resources. It creates an immersive atmosphere in which visitors can feel the importance of water via professional exhibition technologies. The students were very excited. After the exhibition, they came back and painted pictures with a “water resources” theme. Daystar teachers sent their artwork to the organizer of “A Drop of Water with One World,” and the pictures will be displayed with the exhibition!

学生作品选登

The external review for the Grade 10 students’ MYP Personal Projects was completed in July:

* The Personal Project is graded on a scale of 1 – 7:

* 22% of students received the top grade (7);

* 67% of students were awarded a grade 6 or higher;

* The overall average score was 18.4, which is equivalent to a grade 6.

Exhibition of G10 students' Personal Project

“The students have done a fantastic job. Our students’ average score is over 1.5 grades higher than world average. Superb! And We delivered an even better performance from last year!” remarked Jon Howarth, Daystar IBMYP and IBDP Coordinator. 

Mr. Howarth also told us that Daystar students have one scheduled Personal Project lesson each week to help guide and support their work for this Project. At the end, each Project is graded first by their Supervisor, and then moderated by up to two more teachers (reviewers). This is much higher than the IB minimum standards, and these processes have really helped the students to achieve this fantastic level of success.

Sports and health are Daystar traditions and have been part of our mission since Daystar was founded. By having a healthy body and strong spirit, students can continue to innovate, pursue excellence, and make a positive difference in the world around them.

That’s why Daystar students never stop exercising, even during breaks. In late July, a few Daystar students participated in the Chongli 168 Ultra Trail and made remarkable achievements!

The students worked hard and managed to complete the race. Once the race was over, the coaches immediately shared how proud they felt via social media: “Participating in the TRY group, the children placed first in the girl’s group and third, fifth, and eighth in the boy’s group. As their coach, I hope they will take part in more competitions in the future… All these experiences will be treasures in their lives. I hope you can keep this spirit forever…”

Grade 8 Daystar student Justin Cao won a gold medal in the Division II baseball games of the 16th Beijing Games in August.

Justin Cao has been playing baseball for five years, since starting training in Grade 3.

His coach described him as having a strong body and spirit and quick reflexes, making him an indispensable outfielder who covers a wide defense range.

Before the competition,  Justin has been playing baseball for five years, since starting training in Grade 3. and his teammates had three weeks of intensified training and completed each day of drills successfully.

During the competition, they came up against a rival team that was just as strong. But Justin has been playing baseball for five years, since starting training in Grade 3. remained calm, helped his team keep a high spirit, and scored key points that led to their victory.

His strong heart is a result of his outstanding skills and experience. He often competes with other school teams in friendly matches.

In his school life, Justin is a calm, low-profile, and reliable person. Everyone at Daystar is proud to have such excellent students!

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