[EARTH DAY] Primary Students Adopt Endangered Species小学部学生收养濒危动物

At the Yew Chung International School of Beijing, we believe an integral piece to global citizenship is environmental stewardship. This week, in honor of Earth Day on April 22 and the school’s annual Science Week, Primary School students learned about a variety of Endangered Species on an intercontinental and international scale.

在耀中，我们相信作为社会的一份子，我们需要对环境负责。这一周，为了庆祝4月22号地球日和北京耀中一年一度的科学周，小学部学生对地球上各大洲各个国家上的濒危物种展开研究。

In addition to impactful lessons explaining the importance of protecting endangered species and the environment, students in Primary School had the opportunity to create 3D models of various endangered animals from six different continents. 

我们除了在课堂上给孩子讲解保护濒危物种和环境的重要性，小学部的学生还亲自动手制作了来自六大洲的濒危动物立体模型。

On the Friday, a massive world map was unfurled on one of the school’s playgrounds and all of the endangered animals created by student groups were displayed across it. Students also got to celebrate the end of the week by dressing up as their favorite animals! It was the capstone to both a fun-filled and highly educational week of science.

周五的时候，一幅巨大的世界地图被铺在了学校操场上，学生们把自己小组制作的动物模型放在地图上进行展示。学生还打扮成最喜欢的动物的样子庆祝科学周的结束。这个活动是娱乐性和科学教育的完美结合。

Thanks to the efforts of all our little fundraisers, students raised 4,000 RMB to adopt over 15 endangered animals. Well done!

感谢我们的学生募捐了4000人民币，可以领养超过15种濒危动物。他们表现得很棒！

Below is a snippet of our interview with Chris Marsh, Year 4 Co-teacher and science committee leader, where he explains the week’s important mission.

下面是我们对四年级老师，同时也是科学委员会的会长，Chris Marsh老师的部分采访内容。

What did students learn?

学生们学到了什么？

The students learned about the cause and effect of man’s influence on our environment. We would like the students to also become aware of the problems that many animals are facing, why they are facing these issues, and what we can do to protect them in the future. 

学生们学到了人类行为对环境的影响。我们想让学生意识到动物的处境以及为什么会出现这种情况，还有就是我们如何保护动物。

We would love to see this next generation of students take away from this week empathy and understanding towards the problem, inspiring them to do a better job of protecting all living things than our predecessors did.

我们希望学生们能通过这次活动培养自己的同情心以及理解这个问题，在将来可以比我们的祖先更好的保护所有生物。

This Endangered Species theme ties in with all year groups in Primary School. Each year level, to varying degrees, learns about living things, nature, plants, animals, etc. 

小学部所有年级都参与了濒危动物主题活动。每一个年级都不同程度地对生物，自然，植物，动物等有所了解。

However, this event also offers a tremendous opportunity to tie in not only science but also learning how to do research, how to write informative texts and non-fiction, and much more.

这个活动教给学生的不仅限于科学范畴内的知识，同时也包括如何做研究，如果写信息文本和纪实小说等知识。

Read Mr. Marsh’s full interview and more about Primary Science Week by tapping “Read more” below!

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