记世外小学国际部开学典礼
From “Learning to Know” to “Learning to Learn”: Experiencing the Power of ATL
More Than Teaching: The Power of Approaches to Learning
开学第一天，世外小学体育馆里，一场充满互动、体验与思考的开学典礼拉开帷幕，本学期的主题是“More Than Teaching: The Power of Approaches to Learning”。
ATL，即学习方法技能，包含思考、社交、沟通、研究、自我管理五大能力。它不是附加的课程，而是伴随每一节课、每一次探究、每一次合作的底层工具。
开学典礼上，外教老师用“五把金钥匙”开启新学期大门；Beth老师和Simon老师用生动的故事与声音游戏训练学生专注与倾听；各年级代表分享了假期中用ATL“滤镜”看世界的真实经历；Summer老师和Chloe老师组织了三个有趣的ATL技能互动挑战赛更让全场笑声不断，思维碰撞。
Vanessa老师代表全体教师送上新学期祝福，温暖的话语里满是对孩子们的期许。Jackie校长亲手为各班送上一盆花，这是世外小学开学典礼的传统仪式，这份特别的“开学礼”将陪伴同学们共同成长。
授人以鱼，不如授人以渔。这个学期，我们希望在每一位孩子心中，种下一颗“学会学习”的种子。不必急于开花结果，只需在日常课堂中，慢慢浇灌、静静生长。
新学期，从掌握方法开始。愿每一位同学，都能成为更自信、更自主的终身学习者。
On the first day of school, the WFLPS gymnasium came alive with an opening ceremony filled with interaction, hands-on experiences, and reflection, all centred around this semester’s theme: “More Than Teaching: The Power of Approaches to Learning.”
The ATLs, or Approaches to Learning, encompasses five key skill areas: Thinking, Social, Communication, Research, and Self-Management. ATL is not an additional subject or a separate curriculum; rather, it is the foundation that supports learning in every lesson, every inquiry, and every collaboration.
At the opening ceremony, teachers introduced the new semester through the “Five Golden Keys,” using engaging stories and sound-based games to develop students’ focus and listening skills. Student representatives from each grade then shared authentic experiences from their holidays, reflecting on how they had used their ATL skills to view and understand the world around them through an “ATL lens.”
Three interactive challenges brought laughter, energy, and plenty of creative thinking to the gymnasium, giving students the opportunity to experience ATL skills in action.
The Principal and teachers also presented flowers to each class as a symbol of planting seeds of hope for the new semester. Student representatives confidently shared their wishes for the year ahead — from being braver and making new friends to developing new skills and trying new things.
Give a person a fish and you feed them for a day; teach them to fish and you feed them for a lifetime.
This semester, we hope to plant a seed of “learning how to learn” in every child. There is no need to rush for the flowers to bloom. Instead, we will nurture that seed through everyday classroom experiences, allowing it to grow steadily and naturally.
A new semester begins with learning how to learn. May every student become a more confident, capable, and self-directed lifelong learner.
撰文：严知愔Mueller 摄影：虞莹Rita
