什么，为每个学生量身定做“实景”工作机会？

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■ 看到电脑屏幕上的艺术品图片，郭千睿(Halley)的眼睛一下子“亮了”！

然后，她随手抓住一支笔，边看图片，边临摹起来……Melissa放心了：这个实习项目是为千睿找对了。

千睿是启明星10年级学生，屏幕上的图片是大学升学顾问 Melissa Warehall和实习项目协调员Michael Gonzalez特意前往CBD的白瑞空间拍摄的。

“我觉得，有必要让学生事先了解自己会在什么样的地方实习，而且我们也会提前去考察每一个提供实习机会的机构，看那里适合不适合我们的学生。”Melissa说。

在Melissa和Michael安排下，郭千睿会在马上就要到来的暑期前往白瑞空间实习4周，她将协助布置一个日本艺术展，同时学习怎样运营展览。

# 为什么在这个暑假实习？#

不只郭千睿，Melissa和Michael也为其他几位做好实习准备的10年级学生安排了个性化的实习项目——

他们有的会前往全球顶级食品企业、有的会去建筑设计工作室，还有的会去国际性的体育赛事公司……

“学生在11、12年级之前的暑期做过什么，是大学招生官审读学生申请资料时非常看重的。所以我们为学生创造暑期实习机会，一方面支持他们丰富申请资料，一方面给予他们更多机会探索和发展自己的兴趣、特长。”Melissa说。Melissa曾经在芝加哥大学担任招生副总监，对欧美大学、特别是北美国家的热门大学的招生思路非常了解。

Melissa毕业于美国西北大学，当时西北大学的本科录取率是30%，但今年只有6%左右。

“你可以想象大学申请的竞争有多激烈。很多人以为在大学申请时，是中国学生和中国学生竞争，不是的，没有这样的划分，中国学生和所有申请者竞争。”Melissa说，“我们要做的，就是帮助学生准备好，在学术方面和个人经历方面都更具竞争力，以应对激烈的竞争。大学有太多条件优秀的候选人可供选择，我们希望启明星的学生不仅在学术成绩上过硬，更能以课外活动方面的经历胜出。参加学生本人感兴趣的暑期活动，向招生官展示学生在课余追求自己的兴趣，正是这样的策略之一。利用11、12年级之前的暑假，做些有意义的事情，比如实习项目、照顾某位亲人、或者从事艺术创作，都有助于我们的大学申请。”

# 实习-从启明星毕业的规定动作 #

参加实习是启明星学生获得更强升学竞争力的路径，也是完成启明星校本特色项目——社会创业项目（SEP）、拿到启明星高中毕业文凭的规定动作。

“启明星的实习项目(含暑期实习项目）归属于社会创业项目中的体验式学习。通过为学生量身定制符合其个人兴趣的、面向未来的高附加值实习项目，学生得以在真实环境中应用、锤炼所学的各项技能。教学、学习与创新团队总监Jessica Heyman向我们介绍说。

正如《荀子·儒效》所说，见之不若知之，知之不若行之。学生通过在“做”中“学”，实现更深层次、更具现实意义的学习。

现在，启明星的暑期实习即将迈出第一步，孩子们的反映如何呢？“他们都很兴奋！”Melissa说。 

# 这是他们真心想要的#

孩子们的期待和兴奋源于他们了解到，这些实习机会正是自己真心想要的，是依照他们的需求和能力量身打造的。

无论设计和落实哪一个实习项目，学校都力求细致和个性化。即将开展的几个暑期实习项目，就花费了Melissa和Michael几个月的时间。

“从学生升入10年级开始，每周我都会和他们一对一见面交谈，了解他们的学习情况和兴趣，再帮助他们寻找和匹配最合适、也能被学生家庭接受的实习机会”。Melissa说。

确定了实习的机构之后，还有大量细致的工作要做。Michael前往每一间机构，和负责人面谈细节。“我们要确保实习的质量。每个学生在机构里都有一个导师带领，也都有属于自己的工作计划和任务。” Michael说，“实习不是随随便便的，学生要完成家庭作业，最后还有节项总结和反思。”

小而美是启明星的特色，实习项目也拥有同样的底色。设计和落实一个个实习项目，升学顾问、TLI团队的老师们共同努力支持学生度过一段充实而富有价值的时光。

这个暑期，我们也会跟踪记录首批参加暑期项目的学生，记录他们的实习故事，欢迎关注！

■Seeing images of the art exhibit on the laptop screen, Halley’s eyes instantly lit up.

She immediately grabbed a pen and started to sketch what she saw. Witnessing Halley’s excitement and engagement reassured Melissa that she’d found the perfect internship program for Halley.

Halley is a Grade 10 student at Daystar Academy. And the picture she was looking at was taken at the Bairui Art Gallery, located in the Central Business District in Beijing, by Melissa Meltzer Warehall, Daystar Academy’s College Counsellor, when she and Michael Gonzalez, Internship Coordinator, visited the gallery on opening day of their current exhibition.

“It is necessary for our students to understand the place where they will intern. We will also visit the organizations ourselves beforehand to confirm they are the right fit for our students.” Melissa explained to us.

Arranged by Melissa and Michael, Halley will intern at the Bairui Art Gallery for four weeks during the coming summer holiday, where she will help prepare the gallery for

a Japanese art exhibition while learning how to plan and run an exhibition.

# Why this Summer? #

And not just Halley. Melissa and Michael have also arranged tailor made internship opportunities for quite a few more Grade 10 students.

Some of them will intern at the world’s leading food company, some will go to architectural design studios, and some will go to a company that organizes international sports events.  

“Admissions officers pay special attention to students’ experiences during the summer breaks before they enter Grade 11 and 12. We offer summer internship program to help students discover their passions and strengths, as well as to provide ways for them to enhance their non-academic profiles that are an important part of their college applications, “Melissa said. She used to work at the University of Chicago, as an assistant director in the Office of College Admissions. She knows very well how university admissions offices in North America and Europe work, especially the selective and highly selective ones in the US and Canada.

When she graduated from the Northwestern University the acceptance rate then was more than 30%. But this year, it dropped to around 6%.

“You can imagine how fierce the competition is when it comes to college applications. Many people instinctively think that Chinese students are competing with Chinese students. However, that is not the case.

Chinese students are competing with all the applicants. And Our job at Daystar is to help equip and prepare our students to be competitive, both academically and interpersonally. Colleges have plenty of qualified applicants to choose from. We want Daystar students to stand out based on their experiences outside of the classroom, as well as based on their academic strengths. One strategy for doing so is to provide summer opportunities that align with their interests as a way to demonstrate to admissions committees that the student engages in such opportunities. Spending the summers before Grade 11 and Grade 12 doing something productive, whether that is an internship, caring for a relative or creating art, is an important application strategy,” Melissa said.

# Internship Program – A Prerequisite for Graduating from Daystar Academy #

Participation in the Internship Program gives Daystar students a competitive edge in their college application. It is also the prerequisite for completing the Social Entrepreneurship Program and obtaining the high school diploma from Daystar Academy.

"Daystar Academy's Internship Program falls within the experiential learning aspect of our Social Entrepreneurship Program. Through personalized high-value internship placements tailored to interests and future aspirations, students have the opportunity to apply what they have learned in the classroom and refine their skills in an authentic context. " Jessica Heyman, Director of Teaching, Learning, and Innovation explained to us.

Just as a classical Chinese text says, “To know is better than to see. To do it is better than to know it. “Students achieve deeper and meaningful learning by actually doing it.

Now，the summer internship program is about to begin. How do the students feel about it? “They’re very excited! “Melissa cheerfully told us.

# Something the Students Really Want#

They are excited and looking forward to it because these internship opportunities are based on their needs, interests, and abilities.

Daystar Academy strives to infuse attention to details and personalized support into the planning and implementation of every internship program. It took Melissa and Michael several months to plan and coordinate for the upcoming summer internship programs.

“From the beginning of the Grade 10 school year, I met with the students one on one every week to learn about how they are doing academically and what their interests are. I then set out to look for the best fit internship opportunities for the students.” Melissa said.

Once the host organization is identified, there is still a huge amount of specific work to be done. Michael will visit every one of these organizations and talk with the person in charge in more detail regarding the internship program. “We need to oversee the quality of the internship program. Each student has a mentor within the organization for guidance and has his or her own work plan and tasks. You can’t just go through the motions with the internship program. Students will have to give their best. They will need to do homework. And by the end of the program, they are expected to come up with a culminating project that includes self-reflection,” Michael remarked.

From the planning to the implementation of each and every one of the internship programs, our college counselor and TLI team will come together and work closely to support our students through a fulfilling and rewarding period of time.

Over the summer, we will follow the students who participate in the internship program and share their stories. Stay tuned!

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