Meet Ms Stefanie Owens丨认识Stefanie Owens老师
Meet Ms Stefanie Owens
Year 4 International Team Leader
认识Stefanie Owens老师
四年级西方教师年级组长
Why this teacher believes in kindness, making a difference, and lightbulb moments.
为什么这位老师相信善良、创造不同和发光时刻。
Ms Stefanie Owens has brightened up our school campus since she arrived with her charismatic personality in August 2019 from Liverpool, England, pursuing her love for teaching. She first studied Biological Sciences at the University of Liverpool, followed later by a Primary Mathematics Education Teaching Degree at Edge Hill University. After gaining two years of teaching experience at a school in Liverpool, she came to YCIS Beijing for her first international teaching post. Ms Owens has been teaching Year 6 and Year 5 before she became our Year 4 International Team Leader in the 2021 school year.
Stefanie Owens老师自2019年八月从英国利物浦来中国追寻对教学的热爱之后，她超凡的魅力“点亮”了北京耀中的校园。她先在利物浦大学学习生物科学，随后在知山大学学习小学数学教育教学，然后来到北京耀中国际学校开始她的教学之旅。Stefanie Owens老师先教五年级和六年级，在2021学年转为四年级外西方教师年级组长。
Before following her true passion of becoming a teacher, Ms Owens took on different jobs in retail and recruitment, after having obtained her first degree in Biological Sciences. Most memorable to her is the time when she was working in retail as a personal shopper when she was privileged to meet the Queen of England. Making a difference in this world has always been a passion for Ms Owens. She organised large-scale fashion shows for various charities raising significant amounts. Throughout this time, she kept her dedication to teaching, volunteering one day a week at the local Primary school.
在追寻内心所爱成为一名老师前Stefanie Owens老师在毕业后从事零售和招聘相关工作。从事零售工作时最令她难忘的时刻是她有幸会见英国女皇。Stefanie Owens老师始终热爱创造不同。为了帮慈善机构筹款，她组织了大型的时装秀。也就是在这过程中，她决定教书，因此在当地小学志愿一周教一天书。
Finding that teaching is her true source of inspiration, Ms Owens went back to university to study for a teaching degree, which she states, “was the best decision I have ever made.” Of similar importance for her is taking on the job at YCIS Beijing. Ms Owens praises the community and family feel at the school, how the teachers work together in the best interests of the students and how they are dedicated to their teaching. Having a great mix of different nationalities in both the student body and the academic staff provides an amazing opportunity to learn about each other's cultures and experiences. She believes that this blend of experience ensures the highest level of teaching standards. Ms Owens also enjoys working in a Learning Community, seeing how this can support the students to build on their interpersonal skills and receive more individualised teaching.
在志愿教书的过程中，她发现教书是她的灵感源泉，因此她重返大学进修教育学位，她说“这是我做过的最棒的决定。”于她而言，同样重要的决定是来北京耀中教书。Stefanie Owens老师称赞耀中的学校和家庭氛围：在耀中，所有老师都致力于使学生最大化得受益。北京耀中的学生和教学群体都非常国际化，也给她提供了一个跟大家学习彼此文化和经历的机会。她相信这种多元化的经历为是最高水平教学标准的保证。Stefanie Owens老师还喜欢在学习共同体中进行教学，通过此种形式可以更好地支持学生提升社交技能和让他们接受更多的针对性教学。
Ms Owens’ favourite subject to teach is Mathematics. She is always conveying to her students that mathematics is of daily use, “We use mathematics every day. If we understand it and improve our knowledge base in it, it will make life easier for us.” Another key factor in successful teaching for her is being positive and encouraging which motivates the students and makes them feel safe to try their hardest, not being afraid to make mistakes. Ms Owens varies her teaching through engaging her students in fun mathematics activities such as “World Maths Day” and running the UKMT Maths Club. The biggest achievement for her is to help students understand concepts they may have found difficult before. She states, “Seeing that 'lightbulb moment' makes me happy, especially if it is a topic that they have struggled with.”
Stefanie Owens老师最喜欢教的科目是数学。她总是跟学生说数学是日常应用的工具，“我们每天都使用数学。如果我们理解它并在此基础上提升我们的知识，会使得生活更简单。”另一个成功教学的关键因素是保持积极，鼓励学生发展兴趣、让他们感觉安全从而能努力尝试，而不是害怕犯错。Stefanie Owens老师丰富的教学方法让学生参加到有趣的数学活动中，如“世界数学日”和参加UKMT数学俱乐部等。对她来说，最大的成就是帮助学生理解之前对他们有挑战的知识。她说，“看见那样的‘发光时刻’让我感到快乐，特别是如果他们之前不理解那个知识点。”
Upon arriving in China, well-traveled Ms Owens found the difference in culture and language an obstacle at first, but she is now embracing the culture and is actively learning Mandarin. She also feels encouraged by her students who are bilingual and often multilingual. Ms Owens enjoys the mix of city life in Beijing (new 'CBD' vs old 'Hutongs'), the beautiful parks, the range of restaurants, and exploring the diversity within one country, from Sanya to Shanghai to Suzhou.
初到中国时，曾经到处旅行的Stefanie Owens老师发现语言文化是个小障碍，不过现在她已经非常适应这个文化环境并且正在积极学习普通话。她认为自己是受到学生的鼓舞的，他们会说两门甚至多门语言。Stefanie Owens老师享受北京的多元城市生活（崭新的中央商务区和老胡同并存）、美丽的公园、丰富多样的餐厅，她还喜欢去不同的城市探索中国的多元化，从三亚到上海、再到苏州。
Upon being asked what Ms Owens likes most about our school, she praises her students for being all so respectful and kind to students and teachers, how they care about their school and the environment and how they want to make a difference, even at such a young age. It seems that Ms Owens’ admiration for her students is mutual and perfectly mirrored in her life motto: “No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.”
在被问到学校她最喜欢什么时，Stefanie Owens老师对自己的学生赞不绝口。在她眼里，她的学生们尊重他人、对老师和同学都很友好、十分关心自己的学校和环境，而且他们在如此幼小的年纪就已经有创造改变的想法。如此看来，Stefanie Owens对学生的仰慕也是互相作用，也完美折射了她的人生格言：不管多么微小的善举，都不会被浪费。
YCIS Beijing is known for its international curriculum, promoting bilingualism, creative expression, individual growth, and a spirit of community service.
北京耀中国际学校以国际课程闻名，提倡双语学习、创意表达、个人成长和社群服务精神。
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