我們不僅要在學術上培養整個孩子，而且要把他們培養成優秀的全球公民，對世界產生積極影響，成為世界的。
——摘自3月21日David Swanson媒體采訪
媒體采訪時間：2021年3月21日
媒體采訪地點：IEIC國際教育創新大會 · 春季峰會 · 深圳站新聞媒體中心
媒體采訪嘉賓：David Swanson，深圳南山國際學校校長
▲現場媒體采訪
媒體記者：
We have four questions to ask you. The first is what do you think what is the biggest difference between Chinese schools and western schools?我們有四個問題要問你。第一個問題是你認為中國學校和西方學校較大的區別是什么?
David Swanson：
Okay, I would say that there are lots of different kinds of Chinese schools and lots of different kinds of western schools. So it may be better to ask what's the difference between traditional schools and a school like mine which is a IB school? And the answer to that I think is that traditional schools tend to just focus on the academic content, whereas an international school like mine, the IB school and SNIS we tend to focus on building the skills and students that they're going to need for the rest of their lives. We really are seeking to create global citizens who are going to be successful anywhere they go in the world. So we want to build the whole child not just academically, but as good people as good global citizens who are going to have a positive effect on the world and be leaders in the world.
好吧，我想說有很多不同類型的中國學校和很多不同類型的西方學校。所以，我們來看看傳統學校和像深圳南山國際學校這樣的IB國際學校有什么區別?我認為答案是，傳統學校往往只注重學術內容，而像深圳南山國際學校這樣的IB國際學校，我們往往更注重培養學生一生所需的能力，我們致力于培養全球公民，讓他們在世界上任何地方取得成功。因此，我們不僅要在學術上培養整個孩子，而且要把他們培養成優秀的全球公民，對世界產生積極影響，成為世界的。
媒體記者：
What qualities in students are highly valued by Shenzhen Nanshan International School?
深圳南山國際學校較看重學生的那些特質呢?
David Swanson：
We're looking for students who are globally minded. We really want students who are going to, as I mentioned, be leaders in the world when they leave our school. We want students who care about making the world a better place and they really need to have skills that are skills like communication skills, interpersonal skills or social skills, research skills and self management skills that are going to make them successful in our school and beyond.
我們正在尋找具有全球視野的學生。我們真的希望學生們，就像我提到的，離開學校后能成為世界的。我們希望那些決心讓世界變得更美好的學生，他們能在學校學到他們真正需要的技能，比如溝通技能、人際交往技能或社交技能、研究技能和自我管理技能，這些技能將使他們在我們學校乃至更廣闊的未來取得成功。
媒體記者：
How should the families prepare in advance for choosing a school?
在擇校這件事情上，我們應該怎樣做提前準備?
David Swanson：
Okay, since we are in international school and our entire curriculum is taught in English, making sure that their English language skills are up to speed are up to great level is key. Really doing a good job, making sure that they're prepared to handle the rigor of a school where it's not just about the academic, but also about the skills that they need to survive in life.
在國際學校，學校的整個課程都是用英語授課的，所以在入學前，家長們要孩子的英語語言能力達到一個較高的水平，這是關鍵。另外，還要他們準備好面對學校的嚴格要求，在那里不僅僅是關于學業，更重要的是學習他們未來生活中生存所需要的技能。
媒體記者：
Can you tell us the admission criteria of Shenzhen Nanshan International School?
可以告訴我們深圳南山國際學校的入學標準嗎?
David Swanson：
Okay, so we are a true international school which means that we can only take students who are foreign passports holders and not just mainland Chinese ID card holder. So we do accept students that are globally minded and that do want to have that international experience in their education.
我們是一所純粹的國際學校，這意味著我們只能錄取持有外國護照的學生，而不是持有中國大陸身份證的學生。我們歡迎那些具有全球視野，并希望在教育中獲得國際經驗的學生加入我們。
作為擁有多年教育經驗的從業者，David Swanson結合自己的辦學經驗，為大家講述了自己的教育理念，相信這能夠給在教育路上充滿困惑的家長帶來更多的思考和新的啟發。
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