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Redeemer Study Tour：an Unforgettable and Immersive Learning Experience

游学Redeemer：一次有深度的成长经历

——万源协和小学部布里斯本游学掠影

7月26日，万源协和全力校长和两位老师带领小学部12名高年级学生，前往澳大利亚布里斯本，开始为期两周的游学之旅。

On the 26th of July, Principal Paul and two teachers leaded 12 students of Grade 4 and Grade 5 to Brisbane in Australia. They started their 2-week Study Tour.

带着满心的好奇，跨越重洋，穿梭云层，经过近9个小时的飞行，SUIS游学团顺利踏上澳洲大地，来到世界的另一端。那辽阔的疆域、蔚蓝的天空、明媚的阳光、纯净的空气与灵动的生物，是师生们踏上这座阳光之城的第一个惊喜。

They went through the clouds, across the seas and oceans, and they took a 9-hour flight with curiosity, finally they landed on Australia which is the other side of the world. The gigantic area, the bright sky, the clear sunshine, the purified air and alert animals are all the first surprise of their landing on this sunshine city.

一进校园，孩子们便受到了Redeemer Lutheran College Mrs Crooks校长和老师们的热烈欢迎。面对一张张友善的笑脸，这些第一次离开家的孩子，顺利地完成了与homestay的交接，找到了Redeemer的第一个学习伙伴，开始独自面对一个全新的环境。半天后，当我们回访每一个寄宿家庭的时候，发现孩子们的英语沟通完全没有问题，大家已相处非常融洽，玩在一起了。

The children were warmly welcomed by Principal Crooks and teachers from Redeemer Lutheran College when they stepped into school. They met their homestay whose faces are full of smile and they met their first learning buddies. Students who left school for the first time began to face a totally new situation. After half a day, we visited each family and we found that every student got along well with each family, they played together like brothers and sisters.

在Redeemer短短的两周时间里，12位学生完全融入了澳洲孩子的学习与生活。从日常的英语、数学、科学、体育等课程，到学校为孩子们特别定制的澳洲文化、机器人和大师级音乐课程，以及极具野外生存挑战的野营，全方位地感受着丰富的学校生活和多元的澳洲文化。孩子们开始习惯每天早晨听见闹钟自己起床，和homestay一起做早餐；开始习惯自由而有序、舒适而轻松的课堂，适应着小伙伴们的学习节奏；开始习惯席地而坐，打开自备餐包吃着一样的三明治；开始习惯用流利的英语与澳洲同学交流、游戏，完全没有障碍……理解别人的生活，接纳异国的文化，获取他人的智慧，深切体味中西方生活方式与文化的交织碰撞。成长，就是在这点点滴滴之间。

During the short 2-week Study Tour in Redeemer, the 12 students got totally involved in the learning and family life in Australia, They had daily English, Maths, Science, PE and so on, They also had the special tailored Australian Culture, Robotics and Master Level Music classes. They experienced a challenging camping in the bush and they felt the abundant Australian culture in many different ways. They got used to alarm themselves in the morning and make breakfast with friends. They experienced the classes with comfort and ease, of course, they adapted the way of learning in Redeemer, they sat on the ground and ate sandwiches prepared by themselves and started to communicate and play with buddies without obstacle. Growing up definitely contains understanding others’ lives, adapting other countries’ culture, learning from others’ wisdom and realizing the difference between China and West.

半个月以来，孩子们面临着怎样的挑战，经历了什么样的精彩，收获了哪些成长？让我们一起来看看孩子们眼中难忘的游学体验吧！

What challenges do they face? What achievement do they have? What great moment do they experience? Let’s take a look at their unforgettable once-in-a-lifetime Study Tour experience.

Cindy: Redeemer is one of the best school I even seen. Their school is as beautiful as a huge garden. There are many cute animals there too. It’s a bit different to our school. I like our homeroom teacher Ms Heidi Barnes very much. She is very humorous and passionate. My buddy Maddie Bennie is friendly too! She always let me felt comfortable.

Lisa: The first day we went to Redeemer. We all think that the school is huge and we like this school very much. There are many differences between SUIS and Redeemer. For example, we can’t sit on the ground but we can do this here, we don’t have any sofa in our classroom either but there are many kinds of sofa here!

Teresa:When I walked in, I was impressed. What a big school it is! There are trees everywhere. By the time we walked past the pond, the teacher said that there lived a turtle who is called Murtle and two water dragons. We also saw some bush turkeys walking wobbly around the trees. Redeemer is such a big school! The playground there is so enormous that I can’t walk the whole way round it in a break! I love the classrooms. They have sofas and high chairs, and sometimes we sit on the floor, that’s so awesome!

Annie: On the 29th of July, I started school life. It is different from China’s school. Their school is very big. Their students can sit anywhere in the classroom. They can bring their lunch from home. But in our school, we just sit on the chair and eat what the school gives us. It’s bit different, isn’t it?

Fannie: The school is called redeemer. It is very different from SUIS. Redeemer is like a garden and it is very big. We can sit on the carpet and there are lots of different types of desks and chairs in the classroom in Redeemer. We bring lunch to school and eat with our buddies.

Teresa: I was shocked when I got into the classroom. The students can sit on the floor to listen and work on the sofa. After a week’s learning, I was really joyful to study with my class. I love the class which is called ’Rotations’. We get work to do in every group, and after 15 minutes, we rotate, so we can do many different tasks just in one class. That is cool!

My buddy is a girl who is called Katie. She is very hard-working and she id really good at playing the violin. She helps me whenever I need help, I am a good friend of hers. I am thankful to her.

Elia: The class is fun, sometimes when I feel sad, it can make me laugh and I will be happy. They have some robot classes. And I learn lots of things about robot in that class.

Lisa: Luckily, I have a wonderful buddy called Elizabeth. She is funny and kind. She always helps me when I have a problem. She taught a lot of things of Australia to me. She is such a fantastic buddy! I had a great time in redeemer with Elizabeth. We learned a lot of knowledge. The thing that makes me surprised is Maths which is so easy for us here. I start to love Maths! It is easier than other subjects! We had Robotics on Wednesdays. It’s really fun! I enjoy my school life here!

Amy:We have Chinese class, English class and a lot of classes. Those classes are all very fun. I know a lot of teachers too. There is one teacher to teach several subjects. I think Maths is the easiest one because Maths in Redeemer of Grade 6 is similar to Grade 3 in our school. So I think it is easy for me. And I like Maths lessons in Redeemer.

Cindy: Camping is the best! Fannie and me built a tent with Mr Vassallo. Then we made damper (a very traditional Australian bread) and saved it for the campfire. The damper that had been cooked (especially with honey and jam) were super delicious. After eating our spaghetti and use Tim Tam to drink marllow we went for a walk. We all brought our glowsticks. We see some wallabies! Next we sang songs around the campfire. I’ll never forget that that night.

Elia: Our camping was fun too! I slept with Annie that night, we were both timid, especially at night we walked in the bush and we couldn’t turn on the head torch. We saw many wallabies and they were so cute.

Harry: I was so happy and excited to have our camping. We bought many things for camping. We had fun there too. We played cricket, I like it very much. We built many tents to keep warm, we brought sleeping bags too. But I still felet cold at night.

Happy: Stolz Oval is a good place for camping, it’s big and it has many different animals like wallabies, ducks which are very interesting. We can build the tent with our friend. We make our food called damper, It is just bread and we can put in some honey or strawberry jam in it. It tastes delicious. We learn PE too! The teacher teaches us how to play cricket and what we need to do. It’s fun!

Cindy: My homestay is also nice. She is talkative and went to many places with me. She is good at cooking and tennis. She always takes care of me. I like her very much.

Fannie: I have a great homestay. It is a family with Dad, Mum, a girl called Charlotte, a boy called Jasper and a dog called Sascha. There is a trampoline and some chickens too.

Happy: My buddy’s name is Emily and she is my homestay too. She has two sisters called Lilly and Jasmin. At spare time we can watch TV, play board games, make food and draw pictures. I have a great time with them.

Jimmy: Our family is kind to me. They always make me yummy lunch and dinner. They took me to the city centre and we go to the street festival. We also go to Sunnybank to have dumplings.

Joseph: I think my homestay is very good too. They cook nice food and giving us nice places to sleep. I like my home very much.

Teresa: My homestay is a nice family. Ally, Grace and Charli are the three girls in the family. There are two dogs and a cat although I haven’t seen the cat a lot. They have a huge and beautiful house with a playground. They take care of me every day, they pack me great lunch that I can finish them every day. I am going to remember them even when I grow up!

Eric: My homestay is great. They bring me the best food and try to let me feel at home. They bring me to the shopping center, They bring me to the restaurant.

Teresa: Last Saturday we went to the mountain and saw the whole Brisbane. The scenery is fabulous! We saw that there are only five or six buildings that are high, others are houses. I love the scenery on the mountain.

Elia: I think Brisbane is very clean and the people are very civilized. And their home is not like us. We have rubbish bins everywhere. In their home, they just have one or two rubbish bins.

时间过得飞快，不知不觉便到了此次游学的最后一天，Redeemer也在这一天举办了一场特别的集会送别协和师生，并给每一位学生和老师颁发了证书，赠送了特别的礼物。孩子们也用精心准备的节目——《古典敦煌舞》和尤克里里弹唱《隐形的翅膀》，表达了对学校师生的感谢与不舍。最后，Redeemer五六年级的孩子们齐声歌唱《再见，再见》,当优美的旋律和唯美的歌声在耳畔响起时，学生们的不舍与感恩之情更是涌上心头，眼角泛起了泪光。下午茶会上，张张精美的卡片，发自内心的深情话语，更是写满了孩子们对陪伴了他们两周的Buddy、老师与寄宿家庭的感恩。

Time flies so fast, it came to the last day, Junior School community came together for a special farewell assembly. Redeemer awarded each teacher and every student a certificate and a gift as well. Our students expressed their thanks to Redeemer with their well performed performances which are “ Classical Dunhuang Dance” and the song” Invisible Wings” with ukelele. At last, students of Grade 5 and Grade 6 at Redeemer sang a beautiful Chinese song named <Goodbye, Goodbye> to SUIS students. Memories came through our heart which made us burst into tears.During the afternoon tea. SUIS students sent thank-you cards to their homeroom teachers, buddies and homestays who accompanied them for two weeks. They have grown up with full of thanks.

游学之旅圆满结束了，感谢Redeemer为这次游学精心安排的一切，回想起这14天的时光，可亲的校长、友好的老师、热心的小伙伴和精彩的沉浸式课程，是每个师生记忆里最深切的感受。所有这些，都让每一个孩子收获满满，心存感恩。这不仅仅是一次游学之旅，更是一次成长的磨练，一次内心的充盈。

Redeemer Study Tour brought to a successful ending. Special thanks to the staff and students for your willingness to host this group. The amiable principal, friendly teachers, warm-hearted buddies as well as the brilliant immersed classes during 14 days are the most memorable feelings deep in our heart. We gained so much and felt grateful. This is not only a study tour, but also an experience of growing up which makes us full in the depth of our heart.

再见了，可爱的小伙伴们！

Goodbye, lovely buddies!

再见了，亲爱的老师们！

Goodbye, dear teachers!

再见了，Redeemer！

Goodbye, Redeemer!

让我们一起期待在上海的重逢！

See you again in Shanghai!

游学之旅，除了收获沿途美丽的风景之外，相信每个孩子都有不同程度、不同方面的成长，或勇敢了，或开朗了，或独立了，或自信了……开拓了视野，丰富了体验。这一次游学，于孩子们，必定是终生难忘。

Students have not only gained the beautiful sceneries but also the growing up in any cases. Some of them became braver, some became more independent, some are more confident or some are more open and clear. They enhanced their horizon and experience. SUIS students definitely will memorize this period of time forever!

从学校而言，Redeemer对万源协和的到访非常重视，这是他们第一次专门为外国学校量身定制两周的交换课程，学校的官方Facebook一路都在全程报道。我校对于此次游学也设定了三个目标，一是锻炼和检验先锋班的英语水平，二则感受澳洲文化并结交新的朋友，三为学会独立生活。从此次游学的各方面反馈来看，都达成了既定目标。

As to the school, Redeemer pays high attention to SUIS Wanyuan Study Tour. This is their first time 2-week special tailored exchanged classes for foreigner school, and they have reported on Facebook all the time. SUIS Wanyuan sets three main aims according to this study tour. One is steeling and examining the English level of Pioneer Class. Two is experiencing Australian culture and making new friends. Three is living independently. It seems that we have achieved our aims according to the feedbacks in all directions.

20/08/2019 Team Awesome Activities