[Teacher Talk] The Transition to Secondary School 【教师之道】过渡到中学

In this week’s edition of Teacher Talks, Joy Moore, former Lower Secondary Coordinator at Yew Chung International School of Beijing, speaks of the transition from Year 6 to Year 7.  She also explains the changes that take place for our students and offers advice for parents on helping students adjust to a new environment.

这一期的教师之道，我们的前任初中部主管Joy Moore会和我们谈谈从小学到中学的过渡。同时，她也谈及学生将会发生的变化，并为家长提出协助孩子顺利过渡的一些建议。

Editor’s Note: This post was originally published on June 20, 2016 and has been updated for accuracy and comprehensiveness.

编者按：此文原来发表于2016年6月20日。此次发表已做更新。

Transitions, or periods of change in any aspect of life, are always challenging; the move from Primary to Secondary school is no different. The Y6 students will be embarking on the next stage of their educational journey in August and we have had a number of activities and events to support this process. These have been spread throughout the second semester and have included spending the day in Secondary, joining a number of Secondary activities like the ‘Hang Out’, and attending classes in subject-specific classrooms in Secondary. Despite being on the same campus, the Year 6 students rarely venture to areas of the Secondary school, so it's very helpful to become familiar with these areas before August.

过渡，是人生不同时期遇到的变化，总是充满挑战。同样，从小学到中学的过渡，也不例外。八月开始，小学六年级的学生将开始他们教育旅程的新篇章，为帮助他们适应中学的生活，学校在第二个学期安排了许多不同的活动。这包括在中学部呆上一天，加入例如“闲逛”等中学部的活动，加入中学部不同学科的课程。尽管都在同一个校园，但六年级的学生极少进入中学部。因此，在新年年开始之前，安排这些活动对孩子来说很有帮助，能让他们尽快熟悉中学环境。

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