夏天再見，你們的“酷”永遠在線！

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每年暑假，啟明星的孩子們都不會停下探索的腳步。

他們會做些特別酷的事情，今年也是!

1

贏下哈佛辯論委員會夏令營一等獎

參加哈佛辯論委員會夏季研討會公共論壇夏令營的學生，絕大多數來自美國本地，而且要通過簡歷篩選才能入圍。

我們的9年級學生林子朔、許書凱和徐恩淏不但順利拿到入營資格，還全部晉級到14強。

其中，許書凱和美國當地學生組隊，經過一共12輪比賽，最終拿下公共論壇辯論賽的一等獎！

他說：“其他辯手的辯論基礎都相當扎實，一開始我只是想去向他們學習一下，從沒想過會贏！我想，取得成績主要是因為平時和辯論校隊的同學一起訓練，還有我有一套適當的練習方法！”

2

奪冠TOC ASIA全國辯論賽

TOC ASIA舉行夏季線上全國總決賽，我們有3名中學生參加。他們的成績讓人眼前一亮：

9年級的許書凱和友校同學組隊，拿下公共論壇辯論高中組冠軍，同時斬獲優秀辯手獎；

8年級學生袁思成和李青邁挺進公共論壇辯論初中組1/4決賽并獲評優秀辯手獎。

3

晉級世界學者杯耶魯冠軍賽

在大連舉行的2024世界學者杯全球賽上，啟明星學生共捧回18座獎杯，摘得98枚金牌和74枚銀牌，其中8組啟明星學生晉級WSC耶魯冠軍賽。鼓掌！

4

國際青少年中文寫作大賽獲獎

暑期里，北皋校區小學中文增益項目的孩子們收到好消息：6位5年級同學在第三屆國際青少年中文寫作大賽中獲獎：

趙小瑜獲全球冠軍、潘明誠獲全球卓越獎，顧鵬遠獲中國內地賽區冠軍，肖凱嚴獲中國內地賽區季軍，陳啟維、孫德雯獲中國內地賽區優異獎。

中文增益項目的指導老師柳慧說，孩子們只用了很短時間就完成了參賽文章，能取得這樣的好成績，得益于他們之前在中文增益項目中的大量閱讀，還有對中國歷史文化的深入探究。

5

出戰北京市青少年馬術錦標賽

5年級學生趙小瑜愛好馬術（場地障礙）。8月11日，她代表朝陽區出戰2024北京市青少年錦標賽，獲得90CM級別團體亞軍，105CM級別個人第四名。

6

完勝21公里半程馬拉松！

7月27日，珊瑚少兒半程馬拉松接力賽（崇禮站） 開跑。啟明星7年級學生王睿辰和小伙伴們組成的星光跑隊一舉奪冠，完美收官21公里越野長跑！

7

走進美國名校

7月28日至8月8日，啟明星學生的首個大學訪問團赴美訪問了紐約、波士頓、費城等地的13所高校，包括普林斯頓大學、麻省理工學院、紐約大學、哈佛大學、哈弗福德學院、賓夕法尼亞大學等。

訪問團由我們經驗豐富的中學升學指導負責人Melissa Meltzer Warehall帶隊，Warehall老師曾任芝加哥大學招生副主任兼出版部總監，中學部教師郭紫音和10名學生隨行。

大家參觀大學校園，聽取大學招生官和在校學生的介紹，并在每次訪問后進行信息整理，為未來擇校做好準備。訪問期間，學生們也領略了當地文化。在紐約，他們乘船觀看自由女神像；在波士頓，他們坐著鴨子船直駛查爾斯河游覽歷史遺跡；在費城，孩子們第一次打迷你高爾夫。他們還品嘗了地道的美國美食。

Warehall 女士說，明年將規劃一條完全不同的路線，前往北美西海岸，讓學生有機會了解更多大學。

8

設計“走近歷史”的行程

這個暑假，10年級學生王康睿完成了一個非常有意義的實習項目！——為皇家亞洲學會等機構策劃開發的行程完成可行性調研。

二戰期間，美國飛虎隊和空軍與中國人民合作，在遠東戰場有力地打擊了日本。王康睿調查的線路行程從北京開始，經過浙江，最后終止于中國西南，幫助沿著這條線路旅行的人們重拾1940年代中美合作對抗法西斯的歷史。

7月23日至27日，王康睿前往浙江，圍繞這條線路收集資料，進行實地考察，訪問博物館（見上圖），完成了項目可行性的調研和路書草稿。

9

參加GCI峰會

7月下旬，10年級學生胡敬恩（上圖左二）作為GCI獎學金獲得者，前往蘇格蘭參加Global Citizenship Initiative（GCI）峰會。

峰會期間，她和來自全球各地的幾十位學生一起，在導師指導下，為在他們各自社區里設計和實現服務項目展開奇思妙想。胡敬恩的項目是為北京的孩子實施可持續發展課程，在孩子們心中埋下保護綠色星球的種子！

胡敬恩說，峰會上的小伙伴和導師從不同角度提出看法和建議，啟發她從之前從沒思考過的維度審視自己的項目，非常開闊眼界。

10

入選首屆力求改變的英才計劃

7月15日到22日，首屆力求改變的英才計劃 （“FFC”）第一期學習峰會在哥倫比亞大學北京全球中心召開，來自全國10個省市的19位致力于解決緊迫社會問題和環境挑戰的優秀高中生，參加了為期8天的沉浸式學習體驗。

19名學生全部來自優秀的中學，是一眾申請者中遴選出的佼佼者。啟明星9年級學生黃吉瀚也入選其中。他作為年齡最小的學生之一，迅速適應環境，自信地在座談中分享自己關于改善農村兒童口腔健康問題的探索，介紹自己執行相關項目的經驗和體會。

在接下來為期一年的時間里，吉瀚將和同組伙伴參加FFC峰會論壇、線上學習課程和體驗式學習，在導師指導下完成自己設定的社會創新項目。

開學了，啟明星孩子的“酷”成長無限進行中，歡迎持續關注！

（文中學生年級均為2023-2024學年年級）

開學啦，你的新學年是什么顏色的？What is your color for the new school year?

歡迎Jonah Olken-Dann：熟悉中國又富有責任感的新任中學校長！Welcome Our New Secondary School Executive Principal!

This summer was scorching, but no attempt to keep cool can match how cool our students are!

The students at Daystar never stop exploring, even during summer vacation. They are always doing cool things, and this year is no exception!

1

Winning Champion atthe HarvardDebate Council Summer Camp

Most participants in the Harvard Debate Council's public forum summer workshop are local American students, and they must pass a resume screening process to attend.

Daystar’s 9th graders Tony Lin, Evan Hsu and Nigel Xu all secured spots in the camp, and all threeadvanced to the top 14.

Evan Hsu teamed up with local American students and, after 12 rounds of competition, won thechampion in the Public Forum Debate!

He said, "The other debaters had a solid foundation in debating, and at first, I just wanted to learn from them. I never thought I would win! I think my achievement is mainly due to the training with my school's debate team and following proper practice methods!"

2

Winning the TOC ASIA National Debate Championship

TOC ASIA held the finals for the Summer Nationals Online, and three of our secondary school students participated. They all achieved remarkable results:

9th grader Evan Hsu teamed up with students from other schools and wonthe high school division Championship in Public Forum Debate and also received the Outstanding Speaker Award.

8th graders Carson Yuan and Maimai Li advanced to thequarterfinals of the middle school divisionin Public Forum Debate and were also recognized asOutstanding Speakers.

3

Advancing to the Yale Championship

of the World Scholar's Cup

At the 2024 World Scholar's Cup (WSC) global competition held in Dalian,our students brought home 18 trophies, won 98 gold medals, and 74 silver medals, with 8 teams advancing to the WSC Yale Championship.Applause!

4

Winning Awards in the Global ChineseWriting Contest for Young Writers

During the summer, students from the Chinese Enrichment Program at Beigao campus received good news: six 5th graders won awards in the 3rd Global Chinese Writing Contest for Young Writers:

Sofia Zhao was achampionin the Global Awards category , Mingcheng Pan received anexcellence awardin the Global Awards category, Leo Gu was achampionin the Chinese Mainland Awards category, Michael Xiao wonthird placein the Chinese Mainland Awards category, and Will Chen and Yoyo Sun receivedmerit awardsin the Chinese mainland Awards category.

The Chinese Enrichment Program teacher Liu Hui said that the students had completed their competition essays in a short time, and their success was due to the extensive reading they did in the program and their deep exploration of Chinese history and culture.

5

Competing in the Beijing Youth

Equestrian Championship

5th grader Sofia Zhao loves equestrian sports (show jumping). On August 11, she represented Chaoyang District in the 2024 Beijing Youth Equestrian Championship, winning second place in the 90cm team event and fourth place in the 105cm individual event.

6

Completing a 21-kilometerHalf Marathon!

The Coral Trail Children's Half Marathon Relay (Chongli Station) took place on July 27. Daystar 7th grader Vanessa Wang and his teammates formed the Starlight Running Team. They successfully completed the 21-kilometer cross-country race, winning the championship!

7

Visiting Universities in the United States!

From July 28 to August 8, the first university visit group from Daystar Academy traveled to the United States, visiting 13 universities in New York, Boston, and Philadelphia, including Princeton University, MIT, New York University, Harvard University, Haverford College, and the University of Pennsylvania.

The tour was led by Melissa Meltzer Warehall, the highly experienced Secondary School Head of College Counseling at Daystar. Mrs. Warehall is a former Assistant Director of Admissions and Director of Publications at the University of Chicago. She was accompanied by Secondary School teacher Ms. Catherine Guo and 10 students.

The group toured university campuses, heard from university admissions officers and current students, and conducted information summaries after each visit to better prepare for future school selection. They also participated in leisure activities in each of the cities. In New York, they took a boat cruise to see the Statue of Liberty, in Boston, they toured the historic sites in a Duck Boat that drove directly into the Charles River, and in Philadelphia, the students played their first-ever round of miniature golf. They also experienced typical American fare including an Italian dinner in Boston’s North End and a BBQ lunch in New York. After a meal in New York’s Chinatown, they enjoyed ice cream at the famous Original Chinatown Ice Cream Factory.

Mrs. Warehall mentioned that next year's visit will be planned with a completely different route to theWest Coast of North America,to give students the opportunity to learn about more universities.

8

Designing a Historical Hiking Route

This summer, 10th grader Kerry Wang completed a very meaningful internship project! The project focused on conducting a feasibility study for a hiking route being developed for organizations such as the Royal Asiatic Society.

During World War II, the U.S. Flying Tigers and Air Force worked with the people of China to effectively combat Japanese forces in the Far East theater. The hiking route starts in Beijing, passes through Zhejiang, and ends in southwestern China. As they follow the trail, hikers can reconnect with the history of Sino-American cooperation against fascism in the 1940s.

From July 23 to July 27, Kerry Wang traveled to Zhejiang to collect information on the route, conduct field research（please see above pictures）, complete a feasibility study and draft a route map.

9

Attending the GCI Summit

In late July, Daystar 10th grader Kelly Hu attended the Global Citizenship Initiative (GCI) Summit in Scotland as a GCI Scholarship recipient.

During the summit, she and dozens of students from around the world were guided by mentors as they brainstormed ways to design and implement service projects in their respective communities. Kelly's project was to implement a sustainable development course for children in Beijing and plant the seed of protecting our planet in their hearts!

Kelly mentioned that her peers and mentors at the summit provided a variety of insights and suggestions that inspired her to view her project in ways she had never considered before and helped to broaden her vision for the project.

10

Being Selected for the FirstFellowship for Change Cohort

The inaugural Fellowship for Change (FFC) took place at the Columbia Global Center Beijing from July 15 to July 22. Nineteen outstanding high school students from 10 provinces and cities across the country participated in an 8-day immersive learning experience. These students are dedicated to solving pressing social and environmental challenges.

The 19 students were selected from a large pool of applicants who attend excellent schools. Daystar 9th grader Huang Jihan was one of those selected.As one of the youngest students in attendance,he quickly adapted and confidently shared about his exploration into improving oral health issues experienced by rural children during the discussion. He also introduced his experiences and insights from related projects.

Over the next year, Jihan will participate in FFC summit forums, online courses and experiential learning with his team as he is guided by mentors to complete his social innovation project.

School Starts Again, and the "Cool" Growth of Daystar students Continues. Stay Tuned!

(All student grades mentioned are for the 2023-24 school year.)

開學啦，你的新學年是什么顏色的？What is your color for the new school year?

歡迎Jonah Olken-Dann：熟悉中國又富有責任感的新任中學校長！Welcome Our New Secondary School Executive Principal!