Teacher Orientation: Oscar Gonçalves 新教师迎新会，采访Oscar Gonçalves

In the last two weeks, we welcomed a diverse group of new teachers from over 5 countries to join the Yew Chung International School of Beijing’s academic team. Our Human Resources Department worked in conjunction with returning teachers and the School Senior Leadership Team to guarantee a smooth transition for our new teachers into their new roles and life in Beijing. 

在过去两周，来自5个国家的多元化教师团队加入了北京耀中国际学校的学术团队。我们的人力资源部门与返校教师在学校高级领导团队的带领下，确保我们的新教师顺利过渡到他们在北京的新角色和新生活。

During this past week, new teachers have been engaged in professional training along with returning staff to get ready for the start of the new academic year. The training focused, in particular, on Collaborative Teaching, Child Protection, Classroom Management and, of course, the essential  Chinese Culture 101 workshop, a survival kit for newcomers.

We sat down with one of our new colleagues, Oscar Gonçalves, Head of Science and IBDP Biology Teacher, to get to know him more and learn about his first impressions of his new life in Beijing.

在过去的一周里，新教师们与返校员工一起进行专业培训，为新学年做好准备。培训特别强调协作教学、儿童保护、课堂管理，当然还有不可或缺的被称为新人急救包的中国文化101工作坊。

我们与新同事，科学部主管、IGCSE科学和IBDP生物教师Oscar Gonçalves一起坐下来，更多地了解他本人以及他对北京新生活的第一印象。

Oscar, who holds a Masters in Science Education, is not new to expat living; he lived and worked in Croatia (Zagreb), the United Kingdom (London) and Czech Republic (Brno). China will be his new home and he shares with us why he chose YCIS Beijing and what he is looking forward to during his time here.

拥有科学教育硕士学位的Oscar，旅居异国他乡对他来说并不陌生;他曾在克罗地亚（萨格勒布），英国（伦敦）和捷克（布尔诺）生活和工作。中国将成为他的新家，他与我们分享了选择北京耀中的原因以及他对在此生活所期待的一切。

1. What inspired you to become a teacher?

I was lucky to grow up surrounded by amazing characters in my family. One of them is my uncle Pamplona, who is also a teacher. Watching him teach with such dedication and passion was my main source of inspiration.

1.是什么激励你成为一名教师？

我很幸运，在我的家庭里，我的周围都是杰出人物。其中一位是我的叔叔Pamplona，他也是一位教师。他那种甘于奉献和充满热情的教育精神成为我灵感的源泉。

2. Why did you choose Beijing?

There are endless places to visit, to experience authentic Chinese culture, it was also an opportunity to travel to different locations in Asia and try THE FOOD!!!

2. 你为什么选择北京？

在这里可以欣赏无尽的风光，体验真正的中国文化，也是一个可以去亚洲不同地方旅行的机会，还可以品尝美食！

3. Why did you choose YCIS Beijing? 

The opportunity to teach the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme, in my opinion, the most complete and challenging pre-university course. Working in a real international environment, surrounded by teachers and students from all over the world, with different backgrounds, purpose-built, innovative learning spaces (e.g., Learning Communities, fully equipped labs, etc…) and its downtown location.

3. 你为什么选择北京耀中？

在这里，我有机会教授IBDP课程—在我看来最完整、最具挑战性的大学预科课程。另外，在真实的国际环境中工作，周围有来自世界各地的教师和学生，有着不同的背景，专门建造的创新型学习空间（例如，学习社区、设备齐全的实验室等......）及其市中心的位置都是我非常看重的。

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