Student Spotlight | Aryam: My Eight Years at CIS 学生访谈系列：我在CIS的8年

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Student Spotlight is a regular series, where we meet various members of our student community.

在“学子故事”系列中，

我们将会和CIS同学们谈谈他们的校园生活

As one of the founding students of CIS, Aryam has spent 8 years at CIS. Joining us as a young student in Grade 5, Aryam is now in Grade 12 and will be graduating soon! She’s been an active advocate of the arts and athletics, and consistently devotes her time to the pursuit of academic excellence. For Aryam, it has been an awe-inspiring journey of laughter, challenges and plenty of success. We sat down with Aryam and asked her to share her secret of time management and how to find one's passion.

作为CIS的创校学生之一，Aryam在CIS度过了8年。她在五年级加入CIS，眨眼已经是12年级的学生，很快就要毕业了！在校她积极参加艺术和体育活动，更全心投入追求学术卓越。这段旅程充满欢笑、挑战、成功和正能量。今天我们邀请她和同学们分享她的时间管理秘诀，以及如何找到自己的热情所在。

What does a typical day look like for you at CIS?

你在校的日常生活大概是怎样的？

As a senior student, I would say my schedule is pretty packed! This semester is definitely more stressful than the last. As soon as the bell rings, I start my day with Social Studies, followed by Biology, Economics, and finally, Art. Although it is a stressful semester, I am very motivated because not only do I get to spend time with my wonderful friends, but I also get to participate in sports, a much-needed break from our academic workload.

作为一名高三学生，我的时间表是非常紧凑的。这学期肯定比上学期压力更大，每天上课铃响，我开始一天的课程：社会科学，生物，经济学，最后是艺术。虽然这学期非常紧张，但每天上学我依然动力满满。因为我不仅可以和朋友们在一起，还也可以参加运动校队训练。对我来说，这些我从学校课业中抽身休息的机会。

We know that apart from pursuing your favorite subjects, you also have a specialty in art, and you're a very active member of Grizzly Sports. How do manage to balance your schedule with many different aspects of school life?

除了学科学习，你还修读了艺术课程，同时积极参加灰熊运动校队？你是如何平衡学校生活各个方面，安排自己的时间的？

Managing my time has been a bit tricky. The key was to ensure that I could fit in all my school work, including external classes, in one schedule. At first, I found it quite difficult to balance sport, art and my Grade 12 Alberta Diploma requirements but I found some creative ways to manage my time. Art is a handful of information to take in when you are only a beginner. I only started taking it this year, which added another layer to my already packed timetable! As a member of the Grizzlies, I participate in regular home and away games and tournaments. This helped me get a glimpse of what life in university might look like. I am well aware that once I go to university, I will need to juggle many tasks all at once. I follow my schedule to a T, and it helps me stay on track. 

时间管理的确是一件比较棘手的事情，因为我需要把所有的课业，包括课外课程安排在一个总时间表里。刚开始，平衡体育、艺术和12年纪课业要求的确是挺困难的，但我找到了管理时间的方法。对于我这个艺术初学者来说，艺术课程的信息量非常大。我今年才开始修这门学科，把它放进已经很满的时间表就更加困难了。作为学校灰熊运动校队的一员，我还需要参加主场和客场的比赛和锦标赛。这也让我提前了解了大学生活，我知道大学生活要求我们必须同时处理好许多事情。现在，我每天严格遵守自己制定的时间表，帮助我保持学业进度。

Here are some tips that might be helpful for you!

- It’s always good to take a one-hour rest after school, before starting on homework.

- Make a list of all the tasks that need to be completed and cross them off as you complete them.

- Set a timer for each task accordingly. 

- Make sure to take breaks in between each task.

- Spending time in a quiet space, such as the CIS Learning Commons, to complete homework tasks is very useful. 

分享一些我觉得有用的小贴士：

- 放学后休息一个小时再开始做作业；

- 列出所有需要完成的任务，完成一个划掉一个。

- 为每个任务设置定时。

- 确保在每项任务之间有休息的时间。

- 花时间在安静的地方，比如图书馆完成家庭作业会很有帮助。

Well done! Of all your accomplishments at CIS, and there have been so many, what are you most proud of?

很有效的建议！在这众多成就中，你在CIS最引以为傲的时刻是什么？

I first came to CIS in Grade 5. At that time, my English was very poor. It was considered my third language, after Mandarin and Arabic. But now, after 8 years of education in CIS, I can speak fluent English. This is my proudest accomplishment at CIS, because now English is considered my first language. I will forever be grateful for the opportunities and changes I experienced from being a part of CIS. 

我五年级的时候来到CIS，那时我的英语水平很差，是我的第三语言，次于普通话和阿拉伯语。但现在，经过在CIS 8年的学习，我可以说一口流利的英语。这是我在CIS最自豪的成就，英语现在是我的第一语言。作为CIS大家庭的一员，我将永远感恩自己在这里所得到的机遇和经历的变化。

Congratulations on your university offers! We know that you are looking forward to more good news. How did the CIS University and Careers Guidance Office (U-GO) help you with your university goals?

恭喜你收到了许多大学的录取通知，还有更多好消息值得期待。CIS升学指导办公室为你提供了什么帮助？

Thank you! I have many goals actually, but my biggest goal was making sure that I chose the right major that I believe fits me best. At the beginning, I struggled because I wasn’t sure what major I wanted to pursue. I am very grateful for the CIS U-GO team because they were very patient with me. I switched majors around probably 6 times but that’s okay, because that was how I was able to find the major that I truly want to pursue. With the help of CIS U-GO, I was able to receive advice on my personal statement and have practice sessions for my university interviews, which helped me get offers from universities!

谢谢！其实我的目标有很多，但最大的目标肯定是确保我选择我认为最适合自己的专业。刚开始，因为不确定自己想要追求的专业方向，我陷入了纠结。在此我非常感谢CIS升学指导办公室的团队，他们对我非常耐心。我大概换了6次方向，但没关系，因为这样我才能最终找到自己的心之所向。CIS升学指导办公室在这个过程中给了我许多帮助，包括对我的个人陈述提出建议，并进行大学招生面试的模拟练习，最后帮我拿到了大学的录取通知！

How has your time at CIS shaped your understanding of leadership?

最后一个问题，CIS如何塑造了你对领导力的认知？

At first, I used to always think that in order to lead, I had to be a team captain, a class representative or have a title that denotes leadership. But I later realized that I can be a leader without having the title. In CIS, there are many factors that helped shape my understanding of leadership, such as joining the Student Council, participating in class projects, being a member of our sports teams and more. The CIS Student Council bestows upon us a myriad of opportunities to help us develop skills that we will need to become future leaders of tomorrow. I have been able to participate in service activities such as helping to organize our flea market, amongst others. I was able to get a visual of what leadership looks like in motion, and understand that I don’t need to have a title in order to be a leader and take authentic action. 

一开始我认为，要想当领导，我必须成为队长、班级代表，或者有一个头衔。但后来我意识到，即使没有这个称号，我也可以成为领导者。在CIS，有许多因素影响了我对领导力的理解。比如加入学生会，参与班级项目，成为运动队的一员等等。CIS学生会让我有很多机会发展未来成为领导者的必备技能。参加志愿活动，帮助组织跳蚤市场等等。我在行动中对领导力有了直观的认识，并且明白我不需要有任何头衔就能成为一名领导者，采取真正有影响力的行动。

CIS wishes Aryam the best of luck in her education journey. Go Grizzlies! Want to know more about our graduates and how CIS UGo has helped them get offers from Top 100 universities? Visit the beautiful CIS campus and let us tell you more!

祝愿Aryam未来的教育旅程一切顺利！如果你想了解更多CIS毕业生升学情况，以及大学升学指导办公室如何帮助CIS学子斩获世界前100名校录取，欢迎前来探访CIS校园了解更多。

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