凯旋而归！世界学者杯耶鲁大学冠军赛

凯旋而归！世界学者杯耶鲁大学冠军赛 #WSC @Yale

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夏去秋来，转眼到了世界学者杯耶鲁大学冠军赛的时刻。11月8日，Cindy Xi 老师与我，带领八名高中生开启为期十天的赴美之行。这八名同学，经过2017年4月上海赛场、7月希腊雅典赛场的重重考验，才能够获得冠军赛资格。除了比赛，我们还体验耶鲁生活，游历美国东海岸文化圣地！

From November 8-17 Cindy Xi and myself led eight of our high school’s finest students to Yale University for the World Scholar’s Cup’s Tournament of Champions. This is the final and most challenging round of the World Scholar’s Cup season, and concludes a journey that began with the Shanghai Round in April and also took in the Athens Global Round in July. Therefore qualifying for the Tournament of Champions takes a lot of time and effort, and Yale University is a fitting venue for such a prestigious contest. Our students were excited not just by the chance to participate in the tournament, but by the opportunity to experience a little of what life is like at Yale. What’s more, we also took advantage of this opportunity to expose our students to many educational and cultural experiences in the surrounding area.

冠军赛汇集众多强者，竞争激烈。一开始，许多选手都有些许紧张，但随着赛事开展，我们的同学逐渐适应，发挥越来越出色，最终囊获15枚金牌！总奖牌数超过25枚！相较于7月的雅典赛事，此次比赛更为艰难，奖牌数却远远大于上一次。更激动人心的是，有一名同学力压988名选手，在科学组中夺得第三名！另有一名同学在辩论赛上取得第22名的好成绩！

As the name suggests, the Tournament of Champions is no easy contest. The very best students from around the world take part; indeed, even qualifying for the tournament is a challenge and an honor. So it is no surprise that all the participants were nervous in advance. However our students pulled through, and did fantastically well: we took home fifteen gold medals in total, even more than we had at the previous, easier, round in Athens. Highlights included one of our students coming in 3rd place (out of 988 students!) in the science contest, and another coming in 22nd in the debate contest. All of our students received medals, with most receiving at least one gold medal.

赛程结束，我们都按耐不住想要探索纽黑文和周边城市的心情！纽黑文，人杰地灵，孕育了耶鲁；波士顿，北美大陆一方文化宝地；纽约，“世界的中心”，繁华而忙碌。位于美国东海岸的各大名校，自然也是同学们的梦想学院。因此，我们特意安排了一条大学路线，实地考察，合理同学们的升学规划。

While New Haven, the town where Yale is situated, is a peaceful and beautiful place, we knew our students deserved to see more. So rather than waste time sitting around in our hotel or walking aimlessly around the streets of New Haven, we took every opportunity to travel and see the New York and Boston areas. Many of our students hope to study in this part of America, and we wanted to give them a feel for what life is like here, as well as helping them narrow down their university choices. Most of all however, we wanted to reward them for their achievement in qualifying for this trip by giving them new and exciting experiences.

想要好好感受城市文化，自然少不了参观博物馆。漫步纽约大都会艺术博物馆、耶鲁美术馆、纽约现代艺术博物馆，和毕加索、莫奈、罗丹来一场心灵的对话，艺术大师们充满张力的作品深深震撼着我们。老实说，出发之前，我还曾担心孩子们会不会一头扎进纽约第五大道购物，但令人高兴的是，我们的孩子更愿意沉浸在艺术殿堂！

来到纽约百老汇，怎么能不去看一次音乐剧！我们安排观看了《芝加哥》，这部经久不衰的作品。夸张的歌舞杂耍、耐人寻味的黑色幽默，一下子令大家跌进美国20年代风云故事。

《瓦尔登湖》是我校学子的必读书本。19世纪上半叶，美国从农业向工业转型，拜金主义风靡一时，瓦尔登湖成为了作家亨利·戴维·梭罗的精神家园，这片水域就在距离波士顿驱车一小时的地方。看着波光粼粼的水面，不知我们的同学是否离作家的栖息之地又近了一步呢？

With that in mind, we enjoyed a fantastic mix of cultural experiences, trying to absorb as much as possible from this most historic part of America. We visited three separate art galleries: the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Yale Art Gallery and the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). The students got to see works by the likes of Picasso, Monet and Rodin that we hope will not just excite them, but inspire them. In fact perhaps my happiest moment of the trip was when the students chose to spend more time exploring MoMA instead of going shopping on New York’s Fifth Avenue! Speaking of New York institutions, of course we had to take the time to see a Broadway show: Chicago is the longest running Broadway show for good reason, and all of our students loved its mix of kinetic energy, striking visuals, twisted humor, satirical storytelling and musical genius. We also embraced nature, visiting the historic Walden Pond, famous for its impact on the great American writer Henry David Thoreau. Every student at our school studies Thoreau’s works, and now these eight students can now truly understand the inspiration behind his masterpiece Walden.

此次赴美之行真的是丰富多彩，欣赏美国的艺术、人文、自然，实地考察各大名校，与刚从我校毕业不久的学长学姐见面，有机会和大学教授面对面交流，熟悉大学周边生活社区…… 当我们看到协和万源的毕业生在美国舒心自在地学习，衷心感到高兴！

Overall, the students had experiences that were new and exciting, focused their minds on things – art, culture, nature – that are truly valuable in life, and should help motivate them to make the most of the new lives that they will soon start living in America. But of course before our students can start those new lives, they need to decide where they want to study. With that in mind, we toured no fewer than ten different universities. At each one, our students were able to see not just the university itself, but it’s surrounding environment, and were given a taste of university life by talking to professors and students, including four of our own alumni.

大名鼎鼎的哥伦比亚大学，令人赞叹，同行的一名同学也申请了哥伦比亚大学的巴纳德学院；纽约大学，是许多同学的理想院校；帕森斯设计学院，校友 Khloris Liu 带我们参观设计工作室；哈佛大学，一名博士毕业生向我们生动介绍；麻省理工学院，激发理科生的向往之情；伯克利音乐学院，校友 Charlene Pan 引领我们感受音乐的律动；波士顿大学，两名校友 Kathy Chen、Sherry Zheng 带领参观。此行中，尤为特别的是参观美国西点军校，以及在耶鲁大学数日的生活体验。

In the New York area we visited Columbia University, marveling at its historic architecture; Columbia’s sister school Barnard College, where one of the scholars has applied; NYU, a top destination for many of our students; and Parsons, where the tour was led by our alumnus Khloris Liu. In the Boston area we were guided around Harvard by one of its doctoral graduates; we visited MIT, where many of our science and tech-minded students hope to go; we were shown around Berklee College by our alumnus Charlene Pan; and two of our alumni Kathy Chen and Sherry Zheng gave us a tour around Boston University. Finally, the students experienced a very different, and uniquely American, institution when we visited West Point Academy, and of course we spent many days in the beautiful environs of Yale University. All in all, the students were able to learn a huge amount about the culture and history of these universities, while also getting a taste for the social and academic experiences at each that only an in-person visit can provide.

短短十天，我们亲眼目睹孩子们学术上的成果，陪伴他们提前感受大学生活，在艺术、自然中尽情畅游。我相信，这一切都是宝贵财富，在未来的岁月里始终启发着孩子们的智慧！

In short, the trip was a great success on many levels. The students proved their academic talent, got a taste for what life will be like when they are in university, and broadened their cultural horizons. We’re certain that they will all remember this trip fondly for years to come, and that the things they experienced and achieved will help them grow and succeed as students and as people.