开学季|愿所有孩子能幸运如他们，勇探梦想！

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暑期，通常是放松或“躺平”的季节，然而，许多启明星的学生会利用暑假学习新的技能，尝试新的活动，或是用各种方法为自己所在的社区做贡献。新学年伊始，我们要在此分享3位启明星学生在暑期里参加第一届启明星实习项目的故事。

体验式学习是启明星课程的支柱之一，如此，为我们的高中学生设计和提供丰富的实习项目，对于实现我们的教育使命至关重要。高中生为大学申请和之后的职业道路做准备的时候，浸入现实世界的体验（实习）能为他们掀起世界的一角，让他们在真实的场景中应用所学的技能，并赋予他们为世界带来改变的勇气和激励他人的力量。

我们希望，这3位学生的故事会让大家更加了解启明星的教育如何独一无二地为学生准备好他们成长之旅的下一程。

这段视频拍摄于2021年暑期开始之前，主人公是当时即将升入11年级的郭千睿（Halley）、刘峥（David）和陈华霖（Nick）。在视频中出现的，还有学生开始准备实习时，为他们提供支持和辅导的大学升学顾问Melissa Warehall、实习项目协调员Michael Gonzalez，以及辅导老师Darcy Au-Yeung。

“体验”真实世界的设计思路

启明星实习项目应用的是GO-FAR原则，该原则是艾毅教育集团独特的设计思维。

目标清晰 Goal Orietned: 

实习项目的设置依据每位学生的热爱所在、兴趣和能力水平量身定做。学生需要达到特定的标准，并要做好相应的准备，包括制定学习目标，思考如何向更广大的社区分享自己的实习收获。

主人翁意识 Ownership:

启明星确保此项目的顺利持续，组建了一个由高中校长、大学升学顾问和项目协调员组成的委员会，以保证所有高中学生都有机会参加这个极富价值的项目。

跟进 Follow Up:

实习并不会伴随学生在实习机构完成工作而结束。每位学生需要准备和展示学习成果——“顶点项目”，可以是一段演讲，也可以是一段多媒体作品，或是一支短视频。这些成果展示可以从启明星的学生管理系统查看，就像“力求改变项目”（Project for Change）那样。

极致 Awesomeness：

实习项目不仅丰富了学生的履历，也确保每个学生投入的是有价值的工作。项目设计团队花费数月时间寻找和考察实习机构，确保实习导师到位，以及学生的工作内容和实习目标相吻合。

重复性 Repeatability:
实习项目是启明星教育体验的重要特点。项目设计团队依然在为学生努力寻找新的实习资源。我们已经确认一家知名的设计公司、一家软件开发机构，还有云南山区的一家环保机构作为新的实习地点。

欢迎关注陈华霖、郭千睿和刘峥的实习之旅

9月开始，我们将每周推出一期实习纪录片。陈华霖了解了麦当劳的管理运营，郭千睿在北京的白瑞空间和艺术工作者一起工作，刘峥在建筑设计公司Robarts Spaces实习。欢迎持续关注这些学生精彩的故事。

想更多了解启明星，知道我们是否适合您的孩子，欢迎前来参观校园。启明星双语学校坚守自己的使命，旨在支持每一位学生获得为世界带来积极改变的力量和激励他人的勇气。我们招收从1.5岁至17岁的学生，在北京拥有3个校区——泉发校区是专业的幼儿教育中心，三里屯校区招收1至5年级学生，北皋校区招收K-12年级学生。

启明星双语学校也是艾毅教育集团的一员，了解更多关于启明星的信息请浏览网站www.daystaracademy.cn，或通过下方联系方式预约校园参观！

Though the summer is often seen as a time to relax and recharge, many Daystar students use the summer break to learn new skills, try new activities, and contribute to their communities in a myriad of ways.  As we embark on a new school year together, we want to share the stories of the three Daystar students who participated in our inaugural Daystar Internship Program.  

Experiential learning is one of the pillars of the Daystar curriculum, as such building a rich internship program for our high school students is integral to our educational mission. As high school students prepare for university and their careers beyond, an experience of life in the world of work affords them a glimpse of what is to come, allows them to apply their skills in a real world setting and further equips them with the courage to change and inspire. 

We hope that the stories of these three students will inspire you to learn more how a Daystar Academy education uniquely prepares students for the next stage of their life journey.

Filmed right before the summer of 2021, this video features rising 11th graders Halley Guo, David Liu, and Nick Chen.  Join them as they prepare for their internship experience along with Counselor Melissa Warehall, and program coordinators Michael Gonzalez and Darcy Au-Yeung.

Real World Experiences by Design

The Daystar Intership Program was designed using the principles of GO-FAR a design thinking technique unique to Ivy Education.

Goal Orietned: 

Internship placements were tailor-made for each student, considering their passions, interests, and skill level. Students were required to meet certain readiness criteria and prepare themselves by setting their own learning goals and deciding how they would share what they learned with the wider community.

Ownership:

Daystar Academy has ensured the continued success of this program by forming a committee consisting of our High School Principal, Counselor and program coordinators who have been tasked with ensuring that all high school students will have the opportunity to participate in this valuable program. 

Follow Up:

The internship does not end when the student leaves their workplace.  Each student is responsible to prepare and present a capstone project in the form of a talk, multimedia presentation or short film.  These will be archived and available for viewing on our community portal, much like our “Projects for Change”.

Awesomeness

Not content to simply provide resume filler, our internship process ensures that each student will be involved in meaningful work.  The team spent months vetting potential employers, getting mentors in place and ensured that the job description fit the goals of the internship.

Repeatability:

The internship program is a key feature of the Daystar educational experience.  Even now the team is hard at work developing new contacts.  We have already secured commitments from a prominent design firm, a software developer, and an Eco-Lodge in mountains of Yunnan.

Follow Nick, Halley and David on their Internship Journeys

Each week in September we will release a new episode that follows each of our interns.  Join Nick as he is put through the paces of the McDonalds management program, Halley as she works with a group of curators at the BR Gallery in Beijing and David who spent his internship working at the architecture firm Robart Spaces.  Stay tuned all month to learn more about these remarkable students.

To learn more about Daystar Academy, and whether we are a good fit for your child please join campus tour.  Daystar Academy is a mission driven school committed to helping every student develop the courage to change and inspire.  We have a diverse student body of children aged 1.5-17 at three campuses in Beijing.  Our Daystar Early Center, serving our youngest students, Sanlitun campus accommodating children grade 1-5 and our Beigao campus sering children grade K-12.

Daystar Academy is a proud member of Ivy Education Group. Learn more at www.daystaracademy.cn or book campus tour via the contact below.