YCIS-BJ Year 13s are Back on Campus! | 北京耀中13年级返校!

With eLearning entering its fourth month, our seniors finally returned to our downtown campus thoroughly prepared for their first day on Monday, April 27th. Several government officials, members of the Balizhuang Community, YCIS Beijing Academic and Support Staff were all eagerly waiting for the students to be back in the classrooms since the School closure in January. 

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Students' Reactions

The first day back was a little different, with only the Year 13s receiving the go-ahead to have face to face lessons and having to follow strict social distancing rules, however, this was still a welcome effort by students.

Jason Cheung

"Being back felt quite different, because I received a lot of attention when I arrived at school. I also needed to do a lot of body temperature checks and sit at least one meter from my classmates for safety."

Yuji Shiozuka

"My first impression of coming back was how the security treated me and the importance given to safety when returning to school. They prepared many things like checking the temperature and safety equipment"

Amy Yin

"[The first day] has been an enjoyable experience. Being able to leave my house, enter a physical learning environment and seeing the people I haven't seen for several months"

Satomi Jimbo

"Although many students are still away, seeing many teachers made me feel very happy."

Teachers Reactions

For teachers, having students back on campus was a breath of fresh air. After weeks of eLearning and being on campus without any learners, having some students physically in the classroom made a significant difference. 

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Press play to watch Farah Sun - Vice Principal, Head of Secondary’s thoughts on the first day back on campus.

With the successful start to the week on Monday, the school is already making further preparations for the second cohort of students who will be taking classes on campus from the 11th May. "We will ensure that the schedules of both groups do not clash. They will not meet during their breaks and their classrooms will be separated as well." assured Amber Dang, EA to the School Leadership Team. Except for the above, the stipulated guidelines by the government will be followed.

Plans for the Upcoming Weeks

According to Miss Gupta, the upcoming weeks will be dedicated to exam revision and later exams. "These are internal exams because IBDP grading is going to be different, and the YCIS Diploma will be based on these exams. These results will also help UGO to back our students for their university offers"

Soon after that preparations for a possible virtual graduation will be made and students will be completing their CAS portfolios and doing the CAS exit interviews as well.

In preparation for university, YCIS-BJ University Guidance Office will host weekly transition workshops to get the students ready for university life.

Many of the Year 13s would like to have the rest of their classmates on campus to resume with regular banter like in Peter Qin's case "I'm stuck with only Yuji right now, so please come to campus. I hope you can join us soon!" he joked.

We hope to see the rest of the Class of 2020 on-campus soon as they bid adieu to their teachers and classmates!

经过近四个月的在线学习，我们的毕业班学生终于回到了校园。学校为了4月27日星期一的返校第一天做了充分的准备。自今年1月停课以来，八里庄社区的政府官员和包括教师在内的北京耀中的教职员工都在热切地期待学生们回到教室。

学生的反应

返校的第一天有点不同，只有13年级的学生允许返校，可以面对面上课，而且必须严格遵守保持社交距离的规定，尽管如此，这仍然受到学生们的欢迎。

Jason Cheung

“返校的感觉很不一样，因为我一到学校就受到了很多关注。为了安全起见，我还需要做大量的体温检查，并且要坐在离同学至少一米远的地方。”

Yuji Shiozuka

“我对返校的第一印象是安保人员看待返校安全的重要性。他们准备了很多东西，比如检查体温和设备。”

Amy Yin

“(第一天)是一次愉快的经历。我可以离开家，进入现实的学习环境中，见到几个月没能见面的老师和同学。”

Satomi Jimbo

“虽然很多学生都还不能返校，但是看到很多老师让我感到很开心。”

老师的反应

对老师来说，学生返校令人耳目一新。经过数周的在线教学和没有任何学生的校园生活后，这些学生回到教室上课为我们的生活带来了不一样的色彩。

Jonathan Mellen—大学升学顾问

“最精彩的是我们的远程视频大会，由我们的双校长Tim Gray博士和汪小瑞博士主持。很高兴他们回来了，其他老师也在网上进行了发言。我把这看作是一个里程碑，第一步是让一切回到以前的样子。”

Prachi Gupata—12–13年级学习社区负责人和IB课程主管

“返校的学生很多，这很令人兴奋。学生们热情高涨，渴望回到校园生活。他们想看到他们的老师和校园。学生们给我们带来了欢笑。校园里充满了笑容，我觉得我们又回到了熟悉的学校生活。面对面的交流是最棒的。”

Daniel Abitbol

“在学校看到学生的感觉很好。很高兴看到他们，看到他们的表现，和他们谈论大学计划。”

Damion Walker—中学数学教师

“有很多调整。学生们没有适应，我也没有。他们的优点是非常守纪律，所以他们遵守规则，从容应对。”

随着周一的顺利开学，学校已经为第二批5月11日开始返校的学生做了进一步的准备。“我们将确保这两组学生的日程安排不会冲突。他们不会在课间休息时见面，教室也会分开。”除上述规定外，我们将遵守政府规定的指导方针。

接下来几周的计划

据Gupta女士说，接下来的几周我们将致力于复习和随后的考试。“这些都是内部考试，因为IB成绩将会有所不同，而耀中文凭将会以这些考试为基础。这些成绩亦有助于大学升学顾问帮助学生们申请大学。”

不久之后，我们将为可能的虚拟毕业典礼做准备，学生将完成他们的创造、行动和服务（CAS）作业，并进行CAS结业答辩。

为升入大学做准备，大学升学办公室将每周举办过渡工作坊，让学生们为大学生活做好准备。

很多13年级的学生都希望自己的同学能继续和他们一起玩耍，就像Peter Qin说的那样:“我现在只能和Yuji在一起玩，所以请回到学校来吧。我希望你们能尽快加入我们!”

我们希望尽快看到余下的2020届毕业班的同学们回到校园，与他们的老师和同学们告别。