Six Reasons Your Child Needs Art 让孩子学习艺术的六个理由

At YCIS Beijing, art is one of the key pillars of the school’s curriculum. Integration of this core subject begins as early as Year 1 in Primary School, where children engage in a variety of painting, drawing, sculpting, crafting, and other artistic activities, receiving a variety of benefits in the process. 

在北京耀中国际学校里，艺术是学生课程的一个重要分支。从小学一年级开始，学生就已经开始学习艺术了，比如画画，雕刻，手工制作等等，从这些艺术活动中，学生们收益颇多。

Our Primary Art teacher Johan Swart has been with the school for nine years (and counting). He explains why art is vital for a young child’s development, even if they’re not going to be the next Picasso!

小学部艺术老师Johan Swart已经在我校执教九年。他表示，即便学生不打算成为下一个毕加索，艺术对孩子们来说也是一个不可或缺的存在。

Creativity - Being able to think on your feet, approach tasks from different perspectives and think ‘outside of the box’ will distinguish your child from others. If children have practice thinking creatively, it will come naturally to them now and in their future career.

创造力- 知道如何思考，能从不同的方面看问题，发挥创造力思维，能让您的孩子脱颖而出。创造性思考能让您的孩子受益终身。

Perseverance – Children know through questions and discussion they can change their projects as many times as they want. In an increasingly competitive world, where people are being asked to continually develop new skills, perseverance is essential to achieving success.

毅力- 孩子们知道他们可以通过提问和讨论随心所欲地修改自己的项目。在这个竞争逐渐加剧的世界里，人们需要不断提升自身技能，而毅力则是成功的关键。

Focus - The ability to focus is a key skill developed through ensemble work. Keeping a balance between listening and contributing involves a great deal of concentration and focus. It requires each participant to not only think about their role, but how their role contributes to the big picture of what is being created.

专注- 在做集体任务的时候，专注力是一项非常关键的技能。在听和做之间保持平衡需要极强的专注力。每一个参与者不仅需要考虑自己的工作，还需要想到自己的工作在整体任务中怎么起作用。

The Ability to Receive Constructive Feedback - Receiving constructive feedback about a visual art piece is a regular part of any arts instruction. Children learn that feedback is part of learning and it is not something to be offended by or to be taken personally. The goal is the improvement of skills and evaluation is incorporated at every step of the process.

接受建设性意见- 人们会对一件视觉艺术作品发出各种各样的指令，从这些指令中筛选建设性意见是很常见的。孩子们知道，意见和反馈不是冒犯也不是针对个人的人身攻击，而是学习的一部分。意见和反馈的目的在于促进个人技能的进步，学习和工作的每一个步骤都包含着人们的评价。

Collaboration - Most arts disciplines are collaborative in nature. Through the arts, children practice working together, sharing responsibility, and compromising with others to accomplish a common goal.

合作- 很多艺术创造天生就需要人们合作完成。通过艺术学习，孩子们一块工作，共同承担责任，和别人互相妥协实现共同的目标。

Dedication - When kids get to practice following through with artistic endeavors that result in a finished product or performance, they learn to associate dedication with a feeling of accomplishment.

付出- 当孩子们通过自己的努力完成一件作品或者一次表演的时候，巨大的成就感会让他们觉得自己的付出是有价值的。

Want to learn more about our art program? Visit the YCIS Beijing campus on May 25 to attend our Open Day! Besides offering a valuable opportunity to visit our campus, you’ll also be able to meet our Co-principals!

如果您想要了解更多我校艺术项目的信息，请在5月25日学校开放日来北京耀中参观吧！您还将有机会与双校长见面！

What: YCIS Beijing Open Day

内 容：北京耀中学校开放日

When: May 25, 2017, 9 a.m. onwards

时 间：2017年5月25日，早上 九点

Where: YCIS Beijing campus

地 点：北京耀中

Please note that registration is required. Tap “Read more” below to register today! 

参观学校需要报名。快点击下方“阅读更多”报名吧！