2018 Xiwai Foreign Teachers' Orientation

2018-09-11 外事办

August 27th, Xiwai held an orientation to welcome over 70 foreign teachers for this new semester in 2018.

New term

& New start

First of all, Dr. Lin, the chief Principal of Xiwai, gave a warm welcome to all the teachers and gave an inspiring speech about internationalism and globalism. Open-mindedness, diversity, sacrifice, flexibility, and integration were highlighted. He presented vivid examples to emphasize that in order to build a truly international school, teachers should be open-minded and accept different cultures as well as people with different backgrounds.

在全球化的大趋势和国际化的大背景下，西外一直致力于探索建设一所真正的国际学校，总校长林敏博士就此提到了他的观点：国际学校的教师应该虚心接受不同的文化以及不同背景的人，拥有多元文化融合的气质。 

Chance & Challenge

The Head of International Division, Monika Pan, gave a warm welcome to all the teachers and wished all the foreign teachers a wonderful life in Xiwai.

Mr. Enrico Piccinini, the Principal of the bilingual middle/high school, provided an introduction of our school. He mentioned that we had accredited College Board and a Cambridge school，currently expanding, with new schools in China and potential new schools and programs abroad. He encouraged teachers to work with adaptability, passion, patience and team spirit, as well as a good sense of humor to build a distinct international curriculum with both challenges and opportunities.

西外加入了大学理事会（College Board），也成为了剑桥项目学校（Cambridge School）。面对新的机遇与挑战，我们的教师不仅要有良好的适应能力、工作热情、耐心以及团队协作精神，更要适当创新，为学生建立既充满挑战又充满机遇的独特的西外courses。 

Creativity

Other orientation activities included a workshop: “Creating a Culture of Success” given by Mr. Emanuel Ruiz, the Principal of the bilingual primary school, and Mrs. Kenna Rasmussen, Deputy Vice Principal of Bilingual Primary School, which presented a topic of “Visible Learning”. They proposed how to be successful with students learning and have a large positive impact. They set off an engaging discussion during their presentation.

The workshop that followed was given by Mr. Kurt Goetzinger, Academic Head/ Assistant Principal of Bilingual Middle School. He explained  “How to Design Effective Lessons” to achieve the year-end goals.

The workshop “Cross-Cultural Communication”was next made by Mr. Steven Herring, Coordinator of Bilingual Middle School,  who pointed out how to communicate with foreign co-teachers and how to build a good relationship with students.

In the afternoon, Mr. Jo Folscher held a professional workshop about “Managing Student Behavior”. During this workshop, teachers shared their teaching experience and valuable teaching strategies.

如何创造成功的文化？ 

如何让学习更加生动？

如何设计有效的课堂活动来实现教学目标？

如何管理学生的行为？

如何带领学生更好地实现“跨文化交流”？

各工作坊的负责人展开了热烈的讨论。国际教育的使命感已经融入到了每个西外人的血液中。

In an effort to ease the new teachers’ adaptation to work and life in Shanghai, staffs from the bank, as well as the school's finance and health departments, were invited to introduce bank cards and issue insurance cards to them. The Foreign Affairs Office offered a “Welcome Pack” for every teacher, which included maps of Shanghai and the metro system, the school calendar, emergency contact forms, management team list, school bus schedule, etc.

我们努力为教师营造有爱、积极的生活、工作氛围，为学生创设良好的学习和成长环境。

为了让新教师在西外这个大家庭工作愉快，外事办公室为每位老师提供了“Welcome Pack”，包括上海地铁、校历、紧急联系表、管理团队名单、校车时间表等。

The new teachers have benefited a lot from this successful training. It was crucial to prepare for a successful school year.

新学期我们迎来了诸多的变化，但始终不变的是西外对于国际教育的使命感。新外教的加入，带来了更丰富的多元文化的碰撞。学生与教师之间的新化学反应、中西文化的多元新融合，将会推动西外朝着更好的方向前进。

目标既然已定，我们出发吧！