深度国际化丨走向多元文化对话，共享国际学术成果

　　英语应用不应只是情景对话和考试辅导，更多的应是跨文化交流和不同的思维方式。苏州北美国际高级中学除了用英文授课以外，最主要的是给予学生一种批判性的思维方式和探究式的学习方法。

　　苏州北美国际高级中学自2013年办学以来，一直践行深度国际化战略，充分发挥在国际化交流中得天独厚的优势，与美国北卡州立大学进行了深度合作。值得一提的是，我校已连续三年、每学期与美国北卡州立大学附属SETM高中开展PBI项目。（PBI项目为我校特色学术项目，基于中美两国学生的英语及学术基础，中国学生踏踏实实和美国高中生一起收集材料，研究课题，最后双方分享成果展示。）在全球高等教育变化的新趋势下，我校PBI项目不仅具备较高的通识性和浓厚的趣味性，而且鼓励了学生进行积极思考，自主探讨。举办此项目旨在让学生获得丰富的人文素养，广阔的国际视野、批判性的思维方式和探讨、分析、解决现实问题的能力。

　　近日，我校第七期PBI项目落下帷幕，苏州北美国际高中G10-5的19名同学和美国北卡州立大学附属STEM高中的25名同学通过近半个月的小组交流讨论通过视频连线进行了成果展示。

　　通过此次PBI项目，不但激发了我校学生的学习积极性和研究热情，而且在与美国高中生的交流讨论中领略到了原汁原味的美国文化，提高了英语口语。

▲王斌泰董事长、刘国荣总校长、王莹校长莅临现场

　　未来，我校将进一步加强中美学术的双向交流，为学生搭建更多更高层次的培养平台。助力学生成长！

▲指导教师：Steven  and  Tracy

　　PBI (Project Based Inquiry) is a great problem that allows our students to collaborate with students from Wake STEM school is the United States. The students do action based research and compare and contrast the results found in China and the US.  They work together to prepare a product that is presented to an audience in both countries.  Our students learn how to conduct research based on credible sources and how to reference those sources in the documentation.   They also receive feedback from coaches(teachers) at SNA and from the US to help improve their skills.  I think it is a valuable learning experience for our students.BY Steven

　　PBI, or Project Based Inquiry, is a collaboration project between a class of students in Suzhou, China and a class in North Carolina from the Wake STEM school. Together the students did action based research on the topic of “being a humanitarian”. Both in Suzhou and in North Carolina the students went out into the community to examine how the issue looks in their area and how they could make a difference. Together, the students then compared and contrasted the differences between what they found in China and in the United States. Using that research, they created a piktochart and a 90 second movie trailer to present their research to an audience and to encourage people to get involved in their own communities. 

The students at SNA hugely benefitted from the project. They learned to conduct research based off of credible sources  and how to reference those sources in the correct format. They also received feedback from their coaches (teachers) and even got advice from professionals in their field of research.  

　　Because of the time difference between America and China, the  students did a lot of their collaboration on their own time. They were willing to work in the evenings and give up their time for this project. In just two months’ time the students became friends with their partners across the world and learned how to work together to create an inspiring and informational project. The students enjoyed the project and were very happy with the concluding showcase.BY Tracy

文：Tom