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Guangdong Country Garden School
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Guangdong Country Garden School (GCGS) has a vibrant and
To better serve our students’ learning needs and personal development,
purposeful school community. GCGS is committed to providing a high
we aim to continuously improve the quality of our facilities and the
quality, affordable international education that represents excellence &
educational programs we offer. We are proud of our school and of the
quality. We are a selective, coeducational, independent Kindergarten
achievements of the members of our school community but we are not
through Year 15 school. You will discover new things, and share your
complacent. We welcome constructive feedback on how we’re doing
enthusiasm with new friends from all over the world. As an international
because it helps us grow and improve.
school located in the South of China, we value and celebrate the rich
GCGS is an inclusive learning community, which inspires International
diversity of the many nationalities, cultures and traditions of all our
Mindedness, Personal Excellence, and Creative and Critical Thinking.
students and we aim to provide a safe, inclusive and caring environment
One of the things immediately apparent at GCGS is that we are a
in which young people can learn to live and work together in a spirit
community of learners, actively engaged in a wide range of activities
of harmony and mutual respect. Each student is encouraged to play an
requiring diverse skills. Because we are a community much of our learning
active role in school life, both in and out of the classroom.
occurs collaboratively, within and across groups, which may be defined
We have a tradition of curriculum development and innovation and are
socially or professionally. This sense of community encourages risk-taking,
currently one of 150 schools in the world to offer all three programs
communication and involvement, regardless of age or role.
of the International Baccalaureate, PYP, MYP & DP. The final two years
You are always welcome to contact us or make an appointment to visit.
of these programs, taught in grades 11 and 12, lead to the award of the IB Diploma, a qualification recognized and sought after by universities around the world. Our students acquire 21st century skills to enable them
David Li
to thrive in an increasingly mobile and interdependent world. In addition,
Principal of Guangdong Country Garden School
we also offer IGCSE, IFY & A-Levels as part of our academic program.
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WHAT’S TABLE OF CONTENTS
INSIDE WELCOME BACK
SCHOOL
SUMMER
CULTURE ARTS HELP WANTED
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I Love my Dormitory
2 Words from the Founder 3 New Models of the IB Programs 4 Welcome Back - A message from David Li 5 How to have a Successful Start to a New School Year 6 An unforgettable Birthday Party 7 I am a Pupil Today! 7 I love my Dormitory 8 Happy Teacher Day 9 How to Learn English 10 Theory of Knowledge 12 Training in Hong Kong 13 Partnering for Great Parenting 14 IELTS and TOEFL test scores 15 Our ASDAN summer program 16 I Hope 17 Studying Abroad 17 Disneyland 18 Summer Travel 20 Summer School Testimonial 21 Summer vacation in the USA 21 An Australian Vacation
22 A new adventure 23 Concerts, orchestras, and orchestral concerts! 24 Moon festival mythology and tradition 25 Moon cakes for Mid-autumn festival 26 Art 31 A Bunny (story) 32 The Ark & The city of Paradise 34 Calling All Writers! 35 Voice Article Manager Worksheet 36 Calendar 37 Comments
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IELTS and TOEFL Test Scores
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Moon Festival Mythology
Studying Abroad
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Welcome Back!
Training in Hong Kong
Year 12 Artwork
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SCHOOL Words from the Founder The most valuable investment is in the children’s education. As an old Chinese adage goes, “A great wealth in one’s family is not as valuable as a slight skill in one’s hand.” Money will be used up some day, but abilities may enable someone
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three generations.” Today, I would take the courage to offer my advice to the
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IB PROGRAMS
GUANGDONG COUNTRY GARDEN SCHOOL
New Models of the IB Programs The Primary Years Program (PYP)
The Middle Years Program (MYP)
The Diploma Program (DP)
The new PYP model differs from the old PYP model in the following ways
The new model contains the same message about an MYP education but with a different presentation. The circle closest to the center of the model now contains four elements.
The new DP model differs from the old DP model in the following ways:
1. The core circle remains illustrative of the learner’s position at the heart of the PYP curriculum framework. 2. The innermost circle unites the pedagogy of the PYP with its essential elements 3. The three components of the PYP curriculum cycle (written, taught and assessed) now embodied in Approaches to
1. Approaches to learning—this demonstrates the commitment to approaches to learning
on the new model as Approaches to Learning, is also in alignment with MYP,
2. Approaches to teaching and learning model demonstrating the DP’s commitment
2. Approaches to teaching—this emphasizes authentic learning through inquiry.
related and trans-disciplinary) represented
of education
developing skills for learning.
programs. It reinforces the PYP pedagogy
4. The essential element of skills (subject
other program and the IB’s continuum
are included in the inner circle of the
the MYP pedagogy, including collaborative,
and conceptually driven
a hexagon to a circle to align with the
as a key component of the MYP for
Teaching, aligns with MYP, DP and IBCC of authentic learning that is inquiry-based
1. The shape of the model changes from
3. Concepts—this shows the emphasis placed on a concept-based curriculum. 4. Areas of interaction—shows how learning best takes place in context, and can help to develop international-mindedness.
to particular pedagogical approaches to teaching and to developing particular skills for learning 3. The term experimental sciences has changed to the term sciences to more closely align with the other programs 4. The watermark of the world indicates that much learning for the DP takes place in the global context.
DP and IBCC 5. Concepts feature separately to show the alignment with MYP 6. Attitudes remain a PYP essential element. 7. The PYP culminates in the Exhibition, and this features on the new model. This circle demonstrates the clear alignment with action, and with the culminating activities in MYP, DP and IBCC.
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Welcome back teachers and students!
After a long and fruitful summer vacation, we are fully refreshed from our holiday and ready for a wonderful and successful school year.
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In our last academic year, under the guidance of the school board, we made steadfast achievements as a result of our collective effort. This resulted in a large
festivals. Students are encouraged to take
when thinking about luxury, we look towards
part in as many kinds of activities as possible
more valuable life luxuries such as faith,
that help to develop critical thinking skills and
honesty, simplicity, responsibility, happiness,
creativity. As a result, good teamwork and team
vigor, restfulness, an open mind, conscience
spirit will be cultivated and strengthened.
and experience.
number of our students earning admissions
Standing at the starting line of a new academic
Establishing “education as luxury” is the
from the top universities at home and abroad.
year, we should have a better understanding
principle as well as the common belief of our
Additionally, we have been continually
of the statement “education as luxury.” This idea
school. Students should set up personal goals
improving our over all marks and scores in
was the resolution of the founder of our school.
based on this principle. Through listening,
IELTS and TOEFL iBT.
The philosophy of “education as luxury” means
observing, reading and thinking extensively,
To embrace the 20th anniversary of our
that a school should provide the top quality
our students will develop self-discipline, self-
school, paramount reforms will be initiated
international education to help students go
awareness with a firm belief in education. Let
this academic year. The focus of our work will
onto the most prestigious universities and thus
us all bear this quote in mind - “On our path of
include the education of the “Ten Qualities”, the
achieve greater success than their parents’
development, knowledge is important without
deepening and consolidation of core courses
generation. Students should receive real quality
doubt, however, what comes before knowledge
and the introduction of an assessment system
education, grow up healthily and happy and
is ability, before that comes morality; and
with an international authority. Furthermore
to develop excellent character to become a
before that comes faith.”
more, we will launch the ASDAN program
global citizen.
with an emphasis on scientific experiments,
Let us not consider material possessions of
observation and exploration. Additionally, we
“education as luxury” as this philosophy has a
will start an IPad class, resume the operation of
deeper significance. Instead of Louis Vuitton,
our schools observatory and celebrate school
Gucci or Prada as some might initially imagine
WELCOME BACK
David Li Principal of Guangdong Country Garden School
HOW TO
Stay organized Make sure you have all the supplies you need. It may help to have one binder with pockets for each class. If your teacher likes to lecture, have a spiral notebook for notes.
A Successful Start To A New School Year
Keep papers in chronological order- they’ll be easier to find later when studying. If your binder starts to get full, transfer old papers into another binder to keep at home. This way you won’t have to lug them around, but they will be there when studying for midterms and finals.
Care about your GPA Your Grade Point Average is your lifeline! With a HIGH GPA many options are available after graduation. You will have many choices regarding which colleges you can attend. A low GPA limits your options.
Make good use of your time Buy a planner as soon as possible. Don’t only write homework, but make sure to write down
There is a program out there for everyone but having a choice makes the walk across the stage a sweet victory!
other stuff you’ll need to remember (like games, practices, study sessions, etc.). In order to be a successful student, you need to have the ability
Get involved at your school
to stay on top of all your activities. Use your
All you need to do is to stay on top of current
with your plans.
planner to stay organized and follow through
Make friends with everyone The best thing to do is to just be friends with everyone. Be confident and be yourself. Get into the habit of saying “ni hao” to people and
events, sporting teams, attending school
not being afraid to talk to new classmates. The
functions like festivals, keeping up with plans
more comfortable you become with a more
Figure out what your hobbies are and find a club that matches that
diverse group of people, the more people
Not being an athlete is no excuse for not having something to do after school. If you’re
Don’t compare yourself
into art, join the art club. Music, and join the
There’s already too much on your plate to
It’s easy to forget to stay in shape when the
orchestra or a band. Join something and be
worry about trivial stuff like this. High school
workload starts piling up, so joining a team at
sure to stick with it for a long time; it looks good
is only a competition with yourself. Everyday
your school makes it one less worry in your
on college applications. If you’re not into any of
you should only be trying to get better. Focus
schedule; it’s already incorporated in your
your school’s clubs, ask your classmates to help
on yourself. Focus on what you can do to make
daily routine. Try your hardest at both your
you start a new one!
yourself better. Then, most importantly, go for it!
Care about college
Never give up
your student council has for the school. Not only will it bond you with other people, but it shows that you care about your fellow students and the school.
Join a sport
will like you and the more you will accustom yourself to the art of versatility later in life
sport and your schoolwork and you should be more than great- you’re healthy and on top of your schoolwork.
As soon as your second year of high school,
Learn to laugh at yourself when you make
start researching colleges. You don’t need to
a mistake. Don’t beat yourself up over
decide anything yet, but it will help you decide
the occasional low mark on a test or quiz.
if you want a large school or small. Begin to
Tell yourself to study harder and strive for
Balance is the key. You can be someone who
build strong academic relationships with your
excellence the next time. If your team lost a
makes high marks in all advanced classes, but
teachers- they’re going to have to write a letter
game, push yourself a little harder at the next
if you have zero extra-curricular activities in
of recommendation so the better they know
practice. Learning this will soon apply outside
your application for college, you will have a
you, the better a letter you’ll get. Also, visit your
of school and into other parts of your life.
much more difficult time getting accepted.
college advisors, they’ll also be able to help
Learn from your mistakes and you will go a
recommend colleges and find scholarships.
long way. Remember, NO ONE IS PERFECT.
School is important, but so is a social life
Hector Flores
GUANGDONG COUNTRY GARDEN SCHOOL
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CELEBRATION
An Unforgettable Birthday Party MUSIC CLASS
Making Music and Finding the Rhythm “The next period is a music lesson, please come prepared.” “Oh, we can play the Djembe again!” Since the foreign teachers have come to our school, there have been significant changes and additions in musical instruments. The children are always really excited. For the children to work so diligently, and to produce such amazing results; it has really inspired everyone. The class starts with a warm-up by playing a rhythm, then beating orderly for practice. With the guidance of the Chinese and western teachers, students’ movements are directed to be more specialized. Soon every kids’ smiling face is like a blooming flower, charming and fragrant! Emily (Luo Wenqing)
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PRIMARY SCHOOL
Today is September 2nd. It’s our first school day in the new semester and I am going to have a birthday party in class.
to study here in Country Garden School. Also
It’s a special day today. I feel very excited as I
well. Thank you, my teachers! At last, I have to
am going to celebrate my 8th birthday with my
be grateful for my classmates. They make me
teachers and classmates at school.
feel happy and joyful everyday.
I am extremely happy as the party goes well.
This is my first unforgettable birthday party;
I’ve received many blessing from my friends.
I will remember it forever.
Some were surprised and some were grateful.
By Tina(Zeng Xi) Tutor: Julia ( Wang Huiyi)
First, I have to thank my parents, they gave me life and they offered me the best environment
they spent a lot of time ordering me a cake. Secondly, I have to thank my teachers. They are very busy but they hosted my birthday party
I am a pupil today! Micro-news on the first day of grade one
Principal Mo spoke at the content-rich parents’ meeting
I wash my cup with my teacher’s help.
“Teacher, please look at my new school bag, I became a primary student today!” A smiling girl said to me proudly, pointing at her school bag. Indeed, for grade one students, today must be a very special and meaningful day. They took their first step to study in Guangdong Country School! Now, let’s take a look at how colorful their first day was! Emma ( Chen Jingjing)
Let’s share our opinions in the parents’ meeting
Schooling and Parenting together to create our children a better future
I Love My Dormitory How time flies! A brand new semester! Today is children’s first day to sleep in the dormitories. After an expectant class meeting, they cannot wait to go back to their rooms to share interesting stories with their roommates. Many children consider their dormitories as their homes at school. They lie on warm beds with comfortable pajamas, have funny talks with their friends… … Children love their dormitories, they feel wonderful living here! Lora (Liu Chang)
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Tips for dealing with
Stress at School Break down whatever you have to do into smaller tasks. If you have to tackle a beast, carve it into nibble-sized hors d’oeuvres. Think of things that make teaching fun for you - and do them! Deal openly with a colleague who has upset you before the situation festers.
CELEBRATION
HAPPY TEACHERS’ DAY There are various ways to celebrate Teachers’
The parent representative gave a thankful
Day: a bunch of flowers, a little hand-made
speech. She mentioned all the progress
greeting card, a warm hug or a good wish. For
her child has made with the support of the
us - the teachers in Class 5 Year 3 - this year
dedicated teachers.
was quite unique.
Thank you, our dear parents and kids! We will
September 10th was on Sunday. As usual, we
keep on working hard to offer an excellent
all came to the classroom at about 6:30 P.M,
education for each child.
waiting for the kids to come back. As we were
Try not to take things personally because often comments aren’t meant to be digs. Make time during the school year for your hobbies. Don’t wait for summer vacation. Put a cartoon or photo that makes you laugh in you plan book or desk drawer and look at it when you need a boost.
talking with the parents, suddenly the classroom
The teachers of C5Y3 of PYP
doors were closed and the lights were turned off. Then the beautiful song “A thankful heart” was heard, sung by all the kids and parents! Some parents presented flowers and cakes and some kids were giving thank you cards. “Happy Teachers’ Day,” every one cheered.
Take a walk during lunch, a planning period, or after school. During your walk, don’t think about the things you have to do. Steer clear of the coffee pot in the faculty room. Too much caffeine can make you nervous and irritable. Keep in mind that no matter what colleagues, your principal, students, or parents say, you’re basically a good teacher who can’t please all the people all the time. Don’t listen to rumors that fly around school. Just say no. Politely refuse to take on more projects than you can handle, even if a colleague or a parent asks you to. Be grateful to have a meaningful job.
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SCHOOL
PREPOSITION QUIZ
Fill in the blank with the corrrect word
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Jack is responsible__________ advertising. a) of
b) on
c) for
d) by
That’s very kind _______ you. Thank you! a) to b) with c) for d) of My boyfriend is very interested ____ art. a) in b) to c) into d) by My school is close __________ the pool. a) by b) with c) to d) at The policeman was shouting __________ the boys who were throwing stones. a) on b) after at) d) to
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I’m going to visit London _______ August. a) on b) at c) in d) for Jack is married _________ my sister. a) to b) onto c) with d) of It was difficult for my grandmother to get __________ the taxi. a) at b) on c) in d) into Your grandfather is old. You must be nice __________ him. a) with b) to c) of d) by Please stop making fun _____ my accent! a) with b) for c) of d) out of
How to learn English English is sometimes called the most important language in the world. In most countries in the world you can use English to communicate. Now, you might say: “ We know English is the most important language in the world, but it’s harder to learn than other languages, so how should I learn it?” I asked the same questions when I first started learning English. But after a few years of learning, I have some advice that might help a little bit on your journey.
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Classroom lessons are important.
You might think it’s a really stupid way to learn,
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Books are the best teachers.
Watch DVDs.
As a very popular learning
Through books, English cultures,
tool, DVD learning programs
I mean, everyone may think that, right? Still, it’s
reading and writing techniques
one of the best ways to learn English. Because
become evident, and the ability to imagine
can be very successful if used correctly. Most
your teachers have been learning English for
the scene in English becomes real before your
people enjoy the flexibility and freedom
a long, long time. They definitely have years
eyes. However, you must remember to read
that comes with using a DVD. Most English
of experience and lots of advice to give you.
books that are suitable for your understanding
movies might be so hard that you don’t even
When you’re learning a language, that’s
and reading level. Not too easy or you can’t
understand a whole sentence. Don’t worry
exactly what you need. Also, discussion with
learn, but not too hard or you can’t understand.
and try again. Listen to the words; check your
friends and schoolmates that are at the same
Read the first page of the book that you think
dictionary which you should bring with you
level also helps, because it could improve your
is challenging out loud on the internet or next to
everywhere. One day you will understand what
spoken English skills and confidence.
the shelf in the bookshop. If you find that you have
the movie is talking about. Another easy way is
more than 5 new words then it means that the
using a radio. It helps with your listening ability
book is usually too hard for you. It is discouraging
too. I suggest you listen to NPR (National Public
and frustrating to read something that is
Radio) news or the BBC (British Broadcasting
beyond you. If you don’t want to use books,
Corporation).
then you could read English news or articles.
After a few months, your English should be better than before. Now you should try to think in English, next time you see a problem, instead of thinking: 我现在该怎么办?, try thinking: “what should I do now?” That way your English will be much better if you use it in life later. Now that I have given all my suggestions to you. You can start your English learning. Remember, advice is just advice. You shouldn’t think of it as too important. You need to find answers yourself rather than wait for others to tell you what to do. PYP Lanjiesong
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ESSAY
Theory of knowledge
To begin with, emotion offers people positive
way of pursuing truth. Since the four ways of
energy to take part in intellectual activities.
knowing are closely related, if our emotion
Since investigations and researches in
is too strong, it may color our perception,
The Theory of Knowledge essay is part of the evaluation that is corrected by external examiners every year. The essay will be evaluated according to criteria that emerge from the single summary question:
Chemistry and Business Management can get
influence our reason and affect our language,
really complicated, they may become boring,
which will lead us to a biased result. How
annoying and even stressful to people who
emotion is sometimes an obstacle to truth can
are trying hard to reach the results. Yet, no
be explained with reference to an experiment
matter how difficult the researches get, many
in Chemistry proving that the rate of reaction
scientists still ultimately reach to conclusions and
between sulfuric acid and sodium increases
truth. Then what makes people not give in and
when at a higher temperature. Normally, the
stick on to the researches? It is the emotional
first step of doing an experiment in Chemistry
energy. I have felt the power that emotion
is to state your hypothesis, which is what you
brings before. It was when I was writing an
expect to get as a result in the experiment.
Two thirds of students’ final TOK mark for the
essay on the company P&G for Business
In this case, you may state that the reaction
Diploma Programme rests on how well they
Management course. I was asked to do an
gets faster when at a higher temperature
demonstrate the breadth and depth of TOK
elaborate research and then analyze the
as your hypothesis. Then you carry out an
learning through an essay in response to the
promotional strategies P&G has taken. Since I
experiment with twenty trials in total, using
given title. The following is a great example of one
had not developed a very deep and thorough
the same amount of sulfuric acid and sodium,
of my students Eva (Wang Yifan) from year 12.
understanding on this course back then, it
investigating the relationship between the
was very tiring and difficult for me to write
rate of reaction and the temperature it is at.
this essay. However, I really wanted to get a
For nineteen trials, the rate increases when
good grade on it as I always got C’s on the
at a higher temperature, and in only one trial
“In what ways may disagreement aid the pursuit of knowledge in the Natural and Human Science?”
Business Management essays. Unexpectedly,
the rate remains unchanged. Since there are
this goal gave me a very strong emotional
nineteen trials proving your hypothesis to be
energy and motivated me to devote much time
correct and only one proving you wrong, you
Wang Yifan - DP year 12
and effort during research and analysis. The
may just ignore that one trial, believing that the
result turned out to be great as I got an A on
observation is wrong, thinking that the rate did
that essay. Some may claim that hoping to get
not change in this trial due to some random or
a good grade on an essay so eagerly in this
systematic errors. But what if the truth is that
case may bring me high pressure, nervousness,
the rate is independent of the temperature
even jealousy at the others who were good
and that the nineteen trials are wrong and
at writing. They think that these emotions are
the very one trail is actually right? Then your
negative and will demotivate me, causing low
result is completely wrong. Some people
marks instead. Well, negative emotions did
may argue that a hypothesis is made with a
occur to me. But when I started to feel them,
deep understanding on the topic investigated
I adjusted myself to them by listening to music
as reference. It is formed by an educated
or chatting with friends, etc. to get myself back
intuition, which is most likely to be right and
to a mentally relaxed state. Therefore, the
can be proved by experiments. Therefore,
negative emotions did not hit me hard and
the hypothetical situation mentioned in the
emotion still mainly brought me positive power.
previous example stating that hypothesis leads
Does the student present an appropriate and cogent analysis of knowledge questions in discussion of the title?
Natalia Diaz - TOK Head of Department, DP
Since people have different values and priorities, disagreement occurs very often, especially between the fields of Chemistry and Business Management. These two areas of knowledge are very different from each other in many aspects, such as the objects of study and the methods of study. Because of that, even though sometimes Chemistry and Business Management work perfectly together, oftentimes conflicts arise. It is believed that these conflicts help the pursuit of knowledge and truth. But how do they aid? Since emotion is one way of knowing, it seems like emotion is essential during the process of gaining
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knowledge. So what role exactly does emotion
Although emotional energy is beneficial
play in gaining knowledge from Chemistry and
in research of Chemistry and Business
Business Management? How does it aid in the
Management, emotion sometimes has a
process of pursuing knowledge and truth when
great effect on the reliability and accuracy of
conflicts occur?
researches and knowledge and gets into the
DIPLOMA PROGRAMME
to a wrong result is unlikely to happen. In response to this argument, it should be clear that the hypothetical situation I mentioned in the example may be exaggerated, as it only aims to demonstrate how an expectation that is too strong may cause a strong emotion,
hiding the obvious truth from you and making
After we know why conflicts occur, let’s find the
that the beef extracts contained. In the end,
your ways of knowing biased and inaccurate.
answer to the question of how emotion aid in
it was found that beef extracts contained
If expectation and emotion are controllable
the pursuit of knowledge when disagreement
chemicals that could cause cancer, and the
and not too strong, then emotion is still more
occurs. As people always have goal to
use of beef extracts were prohibited. During
beneficial than harmful.
be the ones that are correct, whenever a
the process of solving this conflict, chemists
disagreement takes place, people tend to
did researches and experiments which helped
try their best to prove how they are right
them gain more knowledge on certain type of
and how the others are wrong. The goal of
chemicals. Businesses realize the fact that beef
proving themselves gives people emotional
extracts are harmful and stop using them. The
energy and motivates them to research
public realizes the truth that the cheap beef
elaborately for further evidences so that they
they were eating was harmful and fake, and
can persuade the others to believe in them.
may possibly start buying beef that are more
During research, people undoubtedly learn
expensive. It is clear from the example how
more and develop a deeper understanding
people learn knowledge and discover truth
on the topic. During the discussion with
through conflicts.
Now that we know both the positive and negative sides of emotion, before exploring how emotion helps in the pursuit of knowledge when conflicts occur between Business Management and Chemistry, let’s first see why disagreement takes place between these two areas of knowledge. Chemistry and Business Management are very different from each other. While Chemistry focuses on various elements and chemicals, Business Management studies customers’ minds in order to help managers decide which strategies to use to sell more products. Chemists use the scientific method to study chemical, which includes observation, hypothesis, experiment, law and theory. Due to the fact that Business Management explores how customers think about certain product, it is impossible for scientists to cut a human’s head open and observe his brain directly, as that human is already dead by then. As a result, Business Management scientists use surveys and questionnaires to “read” human minds indirectly. The priorities of Chemistry and Business Management are different as well. Chemists want to bring advantages to the society and people by using chemicals. Business managers want to do whatever they can to lower cost so that the profits are maximized, so many companies do harm to the environment or treat workers poorly. This difference in priorities brings conflicts. An example will be that a company may want to use certain pesticide to prevent vegetables from rotting too quickly. Since chemists may consider the pesticide harmful for human health, a conflict will take place between the company and the chemists on the use of this pesticide.
people holding opposite opinions, people can learn from their opponents when they are trying to argue back by listening to their opponents’ views and looking through their opponents’ researches. Also, the audience is able to learn the truth from disagreement. A good example might be the conflict between chemists and business managers on the use of beef extracts. In 2011 in China, it was found that many restaurants used beef extracts to turn pork into beef in ninety minutes. Since pork was cheaper than beef and in this way the restaurants could lower cost, business managers were in favor of using this additives. Chemists were against the use of beef extracts since beef extracts contained chemicals that
In all, emotion can affect our process of pursuing knowledge and truth both positively and negatively. Therefore, we need to justify emotion with other ways of knowing once in a while and be careful not to have too strong of emotion so that we are not biased. Due to the differences between Chemistry and Business Management, conflicts occur very frequently and during the process of solving these conflicts, people are motivated by their emotion to do further research and to persuade the others, which let them have the chance to gain more knowledge, develop deeper understanding and get closer to the ultimate truth.
were dangerous to human bodies. Conflict arose and business managers and chemists were trying to prove the others wrong. Business managers were trying their best to prove how beef extracts were not harmful, while chemists conducted many experiments in testing the toxicity of chemicals
BIBLIOGRAPHY Brown, Catrin. Higher Level Chemistry Developed Specifically for the IB Diploma. Essex: Pearson Education Limited, 2009. Print. Clark, Paul. Business and Management Course Companion. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2009. Print. Lagemaat, Richard van de. Theory of Knowledge for the IB Diploma. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2012. Print. Liu, Zhong Yu. “Noodle Restaurant Uses ‘Beef Extract’ Additive to Turn Pork into Beef in 90 Minutes”. NetEase. 13th April 2011. Web. 22th May 2012. http://news.163. com/11/0413/08/71GPSGM600011229.html.
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EDUCATION
Training in
HONG KONG From July 15th to July 20th, Administrators from our school attended a training in Hong Kong to learn more about educational theories and development.
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SCHOOL MEETINGS
Partnering For Great Parenting PYP School Grade One Parents Meeting
of education. And
Teachers and parents reached a consensus on
he also introduced
training children’s behaviors (civilized manner,
the personalized
operational abilities, etc.) and their study habits
education’s essence,
(writing, listening, reading, etc.) Some of the
theory and the basic
classes put a cup of water on every desk for
Children’s developing needs two wings. One is a teacher, the other is parents. Only if these two wings work together can the education be effective and our children fly high.
framework for the curriculum from ancient to
parents and it showed the teachers warm and
today. Through lectures, parents understand the
thoughtful arrangement as the host; some of
high level of expectation at our school and our
the classes showed children’s work and parents
desire to provide the highest quality education
spoke highly of that.
to their children.
More than 99.6% of parents took part in this
-–XueLi Rao
After listening to the speech from Principle Li,
parents’ meeting. Thanks to the teachers for all
On September 13, 2013, the theme of
parents went back to their children’s classroom
the hard work and professionalism. Also, thanks
“Partnering for Great Parenting” parents
to go on the parents’ meeting. As Year
must go to the parents for their participation,
meeting for PYP School grade one went
One is the most important part in children’s
support and enthusiasm during the meeting and
ahead as planned.
educational lives, parents and teachers had
throughout the rest of the year. We believe with
a very sincere and delicate communication.
the cooperation of school and family that the
From the PPT, we shared the wonderful time
personalized education can be better executed
we had together the first two weeks of school.
and the results more fruitful.
At 2pm there were more than 200 parents from 8 classes in Year One together in the new opera theater in kindergarten to listen to Principle Li give us a speech about “offer students the best fit education”. “What is the best fit education?” “How do we give every child the best fit education?” These two
Parents smiled, nodded and communicated with each other… It showed their recognition and
Wangjiuhong
support and it passed on their confidence and satisfaction with the school.
questions attracted all the parents’ attention.
Good habits make a good life. Good habits
Embarking from the question, Principle Li
are the point of Year One education and it
guided us to analyze the current condition
was the main theme of the parents’ meeting.
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DP
IELTS &
TOEFL
TEST scores ?
Ou Minxuan
IELTS
98
Cai Bowen
8
Chen Kaiying
8.5
Cui Zhiwei
Ding Zeqi
7
Du Lingyi
94
Gou Youzhen
97
Lai Ertian
7.5
Li Junning
7.5
94
Mo Yehan
110
7
Xie Yuan
7
Zhong Weitao
7
Huang Haobin
Liang Zimin
7
Lu Jiayi
Pan Fengyuan
7
Wu Zhihao
Yi Xin
7
Yuan Ruofeng
100
7
International English Language Testing System
?
TOEFL
Test of English as a Foreign Language
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Zhong Yingying
DIPLOMA PROGRAMME
7
98
Students from the MYP
Our
department participated in the ASDAN program and included: Angel 马文君, Kitty 欧可风, Frank 谭骏嵘, Barry 谢林杉, Miranda 何子宜, Wendy 陈嘉 颖, Zale 周易达, Mark 郑皓
Students visited various cities to experience cultural diversity and complete various Asdan tasks.
They traveled to Italy, France, Switzerland and England.
宇, Seyma 艾玉妲. Students had the opportunity to participate in the ASDAN program.
This last summer, students from the MYP department had the opportunity to take part in the ASDAN summer program. The ASDAN (Award Scheme Development and Accreditation Network) program was developed in England with the aim of helping students develop their life skills. The mission
The first step in the process was preparation where the students talked to their tutors to make an overall goal and agreed targets. Accordingly, students wrote their own study plan in which they considered elements such as time management, learning approaches, possible difficulties and positive/ negative effects.
of ASDAN states “the advancement of
The next step was implementation, or simply put,
education, by providing opportunities for all
to actually DO! The students carried out their
learners to develop their personal and social
plans during the learning process and made
attributes and levels of achievement through
great efforts to achieve their targets while at
ASDAN awards and resources, and the
the same time they adapted their plans to meet
relief of poverty, where poverty inhibits such
new challenges. Students then had to put into
opportunities for learners.”
words what they did, sought feedback and
The core values of the ASDAN program are
support but still had to meet their deadlines.
what set it apart and what drew our interest.
Students had to do their own assessment
They are as follows;
themselves upon which they reflected on
• Providing opportunities for all to achieve • Promoting personal and social development • Celebrating success
their achievements, performances or learning proficiency. This offered students to learn from their experiences and helped them to do a better job next time. I must also add, that I also learned from the
• Promoting assessment for learning
ASDAN program as well as the students. I had
• Supporting personalized learning
the opportunity to experience the program
Additionally, ADSDAN has organizational values that promote students to become more reflective and encourage their empathy of the world. The core organization values are; • People matter
alongside my students and to tutor and watch them achieve. We encouraged, shared, cooperated and consoled with each other to overcome obstacles and tasks. I want to extend my great appreciation to our student candidates who participated in
• Supporting teachers
ASDAN. From the bottom of my heart, I feel
• Independence
very proud of each student, as they are a
• Openness • Accountability
generation of great energy, vast potential and clever innovation. Lily, Cai Lili, MYP English Teacher
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A SPEECH GIVEN IN ENGLAND
I HOPE “I have a brother and a sister. I feel so happy to be with them.
I can feel a stream of happiness and satisfaction flowing through my heart when we are playing, singing and dancing together everyday. Even if we have quarrels or fights, we can get on well together and be as sweet as honey the next moment. I’m so lucky that I can have brothers and sisters, not like other millions of children on the mainland of China, who haven’t the chance to touch this happiness under the One-Child Policy. I hope they can be as happy as me, tasting sweetness, bitterness, acidity and piquancy in the fancy dinner of brotherhood and sisterhood, but not just tasting the vapidity of the spoiling and pressure from adults. I hope they can share secrets, discuss, do stupid things with their brothers and sisters, not swimming in the dark and freezing ocean of loneliness and not being able to see the shore of warmth. I hope other families can be as lively as mine, always filled with the pure sound of angel’s laughs and songs. 16
SUMMER
About 10 million abortions are performed every year in China and most of them are girls. I hope these babies can grow up to be lovely children and go to school hand in hand with us. ” I hope the children who are not the first child can have the identification from the government, too. I hope they can sit beside me in the classroom, have free treatment in the hospital, apply for a general job one day, and be married legally one day.” I hope that every child can have a brother or sister, and then, people will be happier, the families will be livelier, the society will be better, the country will be greater.” This was my speech in class. I was doing an oral presentation of the ASDAN project in England. There were 12 students from different countries talking about social problems in their countries. I expressed my opinions of the One-Child Policy in China, which has become a big issue nowadays. While I was making this speech, I remembered some weeks ago, when I sent my sister to the airport. She was going to Canada for a monthlong summer camp. Everything went well until the moment before my sister stepped in the forbidden area. I couldn’t help myself and I ran to her and held her in my arms. When I waved goodbye, she finally stepped into the forbidden area. Before that, I thought in my heart: finally I can have some quiet time because she was going to Canada. However, at that time, I really wanted to go to Canada with her. I didn’t like it when she was at home. I hated
A few weeks later, in England, I made my first telephone call to my sister. She was happily preparing her dinner with her friends. She told me she went to Niagara Falls, and that she could see the United States there. She told me her lunch was tasty, she told me she made many friends, she was taller and heavier, she said she bought me a lovely doll… I was watching the Badminton World Championship. My friends around could hardly understand me, they said I was crazy. But when I told my sister about this, she knew what I was talking about. She could talk with me about that. Yes, she knew me, she always knows me. When I heard her immature voice telling me that she loved playing golf, I felt on top of the world. I felt like she had grown up. At that moment, my eyes were filled with tears. I was so fortunate to be a sister. I could still remember when my little brother was born, my family was an ocean of happiness. We discussed everyday about the baby’s name, we decorated the baby room together, we bought his clothes together. My grandparents smiled everyday, it seemed that they just couldn’t close their mouths. When the time came, my sister and I jumped to the ceiling. We tried to stay with the little baby every moment, watching him, talking about him and singing to him. When he was older, we went to the park together, watching the sprouts growing in spring, the lotuses blooming in summer, the dead leaves falling in autumn and the deadwood in winter. He loves cars, so I and my sister bought him many car models. We love seeing him being happy. I have finishing reading the book Kira-Kira. It tells a story about two sisters and a brother, just like my own family. I was moved by the story. Whenever I read this book, I thought of myself, my sister and brother.
all the screaming and stupid songs. But that
I am not judging the One Child Policy. After all,
night, when I went home and sat in bed, I was
the government has its own reason to carry this
amazed that the house became so quiet and
policy. I just want to say, brothers and sisters are
empty. I was so lonely. I couldn’t refrain from
very important in every child’s life. I just hope
missing her and thinking what she was doing.
every child can as happy as me.
Suddenly I realized how I love her!
马文君10(1)
Summer travel family has enough money, it is a good choice to
Studying
Abroad
send children to study abroad for the summer vacation. Studying abroad makes us better understand other country’s cultures more easily. During a visit, we have more opportunities to visit Britain’s historic sites or (if we visit America), American historic sites. We can learn how to communicate with others more efficiently and it
Confucius once studied abroad with his students. They wanted to learn new things and improve their individual qualities.
will make us improve our English more quickly; especially speaking and listening. This is the real test of one’s language ability. It is important to note that Chinese education is different from western countries. In the west，students
Nowadays ”study abroad” has changed its
will have less home work, more free time and
meaning. Here in the modern day it means,
be more relaxed. On the other hand, they
playing and learning through traveling. It seems
will have a strong sense of responsibility. If
that more and more students will choose to
someone had gone abroad to study before, he
study abroad during the summer vacation; so
would have to adapt quickly.
what are the advantages and disadvantages of studying abroad?
For some students, summer vacation means playing on the computer or television all day.
First of all, studying abroad can require a lot of
Why not use these time to study or to meet with
money. Just for one month, you may need up to
other countries students. I believe everyone
50 thousands or more. I once heard an opinion
will like it. Maybe some believe that studying
from one other school’s teacher. He said: “We
abroad during the summer vacation is more
don’t have to study abroad during the summer
dangerous than staying at home. Foods at
vacation. It’s a waste of time. When we study in
home are more delicious, but don’t forget to
college abroad, we will adapt to everything.”
experience other cultures.
May be he is right, but in my opinion, if a
MYP 10（4）李泽伟
Disneyland I want to go to Disneyland. It’s very famous and
characters to real life. Not
exciting. It will be cool and fun.
only can I meet many cartoon
First of all, I want to go to Disneyland because
characters, but I can ride roller coasters
of its good reputation. It attracts so many
and play games.
children and adults alike, every day from all
In conclusion, it is fun, exciting
over the world.
and famous. I could do many
Also, Disney is exciting because there are
things there! If I get to go there it will
story characters, parades and games. I can
be a once in a lifetime experience.
experience so many new rides with excitement
Eric Yang杨迪戈 PYP Class 1 Year 5
and try new things. Disney brings story
Tutor: Sue 张淑梅
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Summer travel
R om e
Today is the first day in Rome, Italy. After a ten-hour journey, everyone felt exhausted.
inside has a relation with the Catholic faith.
Although everyone felt tired, after arriving
protestant, orthodox and Catholic. When I saw
in Italy we were still on our way to our
a big door in the St. Peter’s cathedral I was
destination—the Vatican. Vatican is the smallest
overwhelmed to see Jesus tied to the cross.
country in the world. It is located in Rome,
There are many golden lights around him. Since
Italy. So it also called a “city within a city”. But
that moment, I didn’t really realize how great
it is a truly independent from the politics and
and magnificent a power it was. He was not in
laws of Rome. This beautiful place made me
my heart once upon a time, but is a faith that
interested in its religion. In one thousand years
really exists, and it has saved a lot of people.
All the Vaticans are his citizen. As we all know, Christianity has three sects, they are: the
religion has always been a mysterious topic, When the religion comes to faith in politics, then everything will become complicated. Inside the Vatican, at St. Peter’s cathedral, everything
P is a
On the second day in Europe. We left and arrived in Pisa, Italy. Pisa is a small town and because of the earths movements, a certain building began to tilt. Pisa became famous because of the leaning tower. It became a popular place that people like to visit. In my journey to the tower, we saw lots of incredible scenery .Pisa was a very quiet and beautiful town. I think it also has something to do with the charm that Europe has. We had to go to tower by the bus. Actually, it only took two minutes So, why didn’t we go to the tower by our own car? I think it might because the Italian government has to protect the famous scenic spot. In short, they don’t want too many private cars to drive into this quiet and peaceful town. I think it should be more encouraged. Especially in China! China has thousands of years of history, a lot of heritages have been left. By the increasing numbers of visitors. These places are gradually becoming damaged and destroyed. The government spent a lot of money to restore these scenic spots, but the reorganization is not original. So, I think we should educate tourists, ban the cars driving into the scenic spots, and also use public vehicles. Let’s keep less pollution and less damage in these beautiful places. We are responsible for it.
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SUMMER
On the third day, we went to Florence. Our trip was relaxing today. Florence, Italy used to be the capital of the Roman Empire. So, Florence has a long history. When we reached the top of the mountain in Florence, we saw many houses, all of them looked like a quiet and peaceful village. However, there was also
some damage in this quiet beautiful village.
This is a kind of makes me sad. I heard that
As we all know, Europe’s public security is not
these people who steal the visitors’ items, some
very good. I think it is because of the high
of them come from the same clan. . People
flow rate of visitors in Europe. I think the local
said they are very brutal and also like to steal
government should be more strict, to keep
things. There are many countries of the world
everything in order. Don’t give criminals a
banning them from staying in their places, but
chance to break this kind of peacefulness.
Italy has allowed them to live in their homeland.
When the tourists visit the resort, they can’t completely enjoy their trip, because they need to keep alert, making sure that their items are safe
F lor en c e It caused a tragedy They are now stealing the tourists’ items. I hope this situation can be improved in the future. Then Europe can be an international vacation spot that not only attracts tourists by their history and scenery but also by their strict laws and useful regulations
In my impression, Venice is a city full of romance and melancholy.
The doves were not afraid of people, still they
I think maybe this is a kind of lazy attitude
around the square. It seemed the pigeons were
to life in Venice. Because of this, Venice is
flying free. At that moment, I also felt free!
endowed with an extremely high status in my mind, so I am looking forward to seeing this
were coming and getting their food. A boy in the square, he opened his hands then ran
Ou Kefeng ( Kitty )
beautiful city. July 17, I came to the city in mind, Venice. The real Venice seemed to have been a little different than my imagination. It was noisy and disturbing there, not peaceful. We rowed the “Gondola”; it seems a trivial boat but it actually, helped brew the story of this historic city. We were rowing the boat slowly, appreciating the scenery of Venice. The scenery were very beautiful. We passed through Marco Polo’s former residence. Today, his birthplace still has an ineffable value In the st. Mark’s square. We saw a lot of lovely pigeons, we wanted to get close and touch them
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Travel
Summer School Testimonial
IELTS training abroad I went to England this summer for IELTS training, as all the year 10 students did. The The trip to Oxford was really an enriching and inspiring experience. It gave me the chance to communicate with foreigners and experience different cultures. The insightful classes provided me a really good training of IELTS as well as latest thinking of global issues.. The tutor there was outstanding. They had a good control of classes and profound knowledge in IELTS teaching. In addition, the class arrangement was perfectly organized We had general English (grammar, vocabulary etc.), IELTS training, presentation skills and English culture. All the classes enabld me to setup a good understanding of English learning and gain a high score in IELTS. Furthermore, the CGS teachers were being both responsible and helpful during the whole trip. They organized us to have extra classes for IELTS and supervised us so that we had enough English input (vocabulary memorization). In one phrase, the training trip was a fantastic experience in my life. DP 1(2) 潘凤苑 Pan fengyuan
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SUMMER
TEACHER TRAINING
Summer vacation in the USA
class, Betsy and I talked about religions in America, roles of government, voluntary works in colleges and so on. We had more opportunities to think about the differences
From July 13th to August 4th this summer, we, a group of 27 teachers from Country Garden, went to Worcester State University in America for further study. It made our vacation meaningful and special. There we had English language practicing, courses about English and subjects teaching and workshops about the American education system. During the daytime, we had the Intensive English Language Program and Best Practices in L1 and L2. In the evening, we had different kinds of workshops to teach us even more
between American and Chinese culture. From July 22nd to August 2nd, Sarah Young helped us get familiar with SIOP. We discussed what the academic language was, how to scaffold reading and writing and how to use poetry in our classes. All of these were so helpful to us. We chose our mental texts for our students and wrote lesson plans according to them with the help of SIOP. We all got feedback from Sarah about our lesson plans and homework.
about American education. What’s more, we
After three weeks, we had a talent show
had very busy weekends. We went to New
to thank our teachers for their hard-work.
Hampshire for the beach and whale-watching.
Because of them, we had a wonderful time.
We also went to Boston for lobsters and a duck
Three weeks is a short time, but we did learn
tour. We went to New York for the Empire State
a lot. We definitely will put what we have
Building, Wall Street, The Statue of Liberty etc.
experienced and learned in America into
The teachers at the university were very nice and helpful. In the intensive English language
practice in the classroom here Peng chao
An Australian Vacation
My summer vacation was pretty interesting and I enjoyed it very much. I went to Australia by plane on August 2nd. I stayed at a big and beautiful hotel. The first day, we went to a zoo. Wow, we saw so many animals there such as pandas, kangaroos, koalas, ostriches and so on. I was very excited to see them so I took many photos. My mom went to a very big supermarket. She bought a kind of candy. It was not sweet and it tasted a little strange. The last day I went to visit a special amusement park. I sheared a sheep there. Isn’t that so funny? I think I had a very interesting and happy summer vacation. Sophia 张萌 from PYP Class 4 Year 4 Tutor: Thomas 黄勇泉
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A
interrogation of their feelings I found that it was
largest city and explore its nooks this year.
simply based in the fear of the unknown and
BGY School has graciously brought me into
traveling a great distance. But, this is precisely
the fold this semester and the staff has been
why I am here teaching at BGY School,
a great help as I have adjusted to my new life
because I love the excitement of unraveling
here in Country Garden. I am teaching MYP
the unknown and probing the mystery of a
English this year and so far have enjoyed
new place. It seems that I am surrounded by
every moment with the students, though at
like-minded explorers, thus this year looks to be
times it has been challenging. There are a few
exciting at the least.
cultural differences that I am quickly learning to
I did have some experience living and working
traverse, and the language barrier has been
in another country so traveling over Pacific
a bit challenging, but integration up to this
Ocean was not an incredibly daunting
point been seamless and comfortable. I was
notion. Last year I lived and taught in the
pleasantly surprised to find that there were
geographic center of Mexico in a city called
relatively inexpensive Gogi Berries here, which
Aguascalientes, which is the capital of the small
were an expensive treat back in Oregon, so
state by the same name. I was a professor of
there are small surprises like this that have
English at the state college there, Universidad
made my day on a few occasions.
Autónoma de Aguascalientes, which proved
It takes moxie to leave your home country to travel across the world to live and work.
I am glad that I have made this foray into
to be an illuminating experience filled with lots
international teaching and I know that the rest
of adventure. I am confident that my exploits
of my stay here should be as interesting and
in China this year will be equally interesting if
eventful as the short month I have been here.
Most friends and family back home in my
not more exciting. Thus far I have ventured into
I would like to thank BGY School, the Country
beautiful home state of Oregon (USA) thought
Guangzhou on a few domestic house supply
Garden community, and my new friends for
I had a few screws loose when I told them
escapades and the city did not disappoint. It will
making my reception a comfortable one thus far.
that I was going to China to teach. After some
be fun to live on the edge of the world’s eighth
New Adventure
Benjamin Lucas Garcia
HALLOWEEN CROSSWORD
Did you know?
haunted
skull
scary
costume
bat
pumpkin
lantern
spider
skeleton
ghost
carve
scarecrow
mask
witch
Halloween, also known as All Hallows’ Eve, is a yearly celebration observed in a number of countries on October 31. Typical festive Halloween activities include trick-or-treating, attending costume parties, decorating, carving pumpkins into jack-o’-lanterns, lighting bonfires, apple bobbing, visiting haunted attractions, playing pranks, telling scary stories, and watching horror films.
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CULTURE
Hello Country Garden School community, my name is Neal Postma and I teach music in the MYP. Last year my wife, Becky, and I put together trips to see concerts in Guangzhou. There are many events going on in Guangzhou from cover bands to orchestral concerts to Elton John! I generally arrange only the Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra concerts. The GSO is high-level professional orchestra based out of Guangzhou but tours around China over the year. They tend to be a conservative orchestra pulling standard repertoire rather than pulling from the modern or avant-garde. We encourage our staff and students to attend as many performances as they have time for. While I do not arrange tickets for every concert, I welcome everyone who would be interested in attending. The first one will be on Saturday, October 12 at 20:00. All of the concerts are performed at Xinghai Concert Hall on Ersha Island (Dao) in Guangzhou. Ersha Island is just south of Zhujiang New Town, near Canton Tower and the Opera House. Tickets are 60, 100, 120, and 150 RMB.
comes back to Country Garden that is about
If Beethoven is not your cup of “cha” there
a 30 minute walk from the concert hall. We
are many different concerts to come. Some
generally walk back to Zhujiang New Town
highlights of the repertoire are Stravinsky’s
afterwards and it takes about 30 minutes.
Firebird Suite, Dvorak’s New World Symphony,
Our first outing will be Beethoven’s 5th
Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto, Brahms 2nd
Symphony, which he wrote during his middle
Symphony, Rachmaninoff’s Second Piano
or heroic period and opens with perhaps the
Concerto and Second Symphony, Tchaikovsky’s
most well known line in all of classical music.
4th Symphony, Bernstein’s Overture to
Often referred to as the most influential work
Candide, and Sibelius’ Violin Concerto.
of the period, the 5th symphony is typical of
By Neal Postma
Beethoven in that its long length and incredible
concerts, orchestras,
combination of beautiful melodies and perfection orchestration
It is always well received by audiences regardless of how much they enjoy classical music. Beethoven’s 5th, and last,
piano concerto
and orchestral concerts!
also known
as the Emperor Concerto is perhaps his most played concerto. It is nearly 40 minutes in length and was coined as the Emperor Concerto by a publisher who named it as such due to the absolute grandness of the work.
The Xinghai Concert Hall is very well designed in that it is not very big so there are no bad seats in the house. If you want to attend but do not want to spend a lot, 60 RMB tickets will be the best value, you will not have trouble seeing or hearing the orchestra. We generally go for the 100 RMB seats to get a little better view. To get tickets, please visit the website (Chinese) www.gso.org.cn or buy your tickets at the ticket counter at the performance hall. For popular performances, we encourage you to purchase your ticket several days prior to event. Getting to the concert hall is fairly straightforward. Take the bus from the traffic center destined for “tian he” and get off the bus at Zhejiang New Town stop and walk south. The concert hall is on an island and it can be easy to get there by cab. There is a bus that
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In the United States, we often graciously give each other fruitcakes during the holiday season. While many of us either enjoy or abhor the treat, many hold it in high regard. In much the same way that we view fruitcake, Asian communities have their own personal relationship with a similarly gifted snack, the moon cake. Communities throughout Asia have a long tradition of gifting each other little confections full of savory fillings, traditionally during the fall harvest and/or in accordance with the lunar calendar. Moon cakes are usually round and contain a sweet filling, with the most common one being red bean paste. This recipe uses a filling based on a preserve (jam) with dried fruits, for added sweetness.
Moon Festival Mythology and Tradition
The Emperor ordered a famous archer named Hou Yi to shoot down the nine extra suns. Once the task was accomplished, Goddess of Western Heaven rewarded the archer with a pill (or elixir) that would make him immortal. However, his wife found the pill, took it, and was banished to the moon as a result. Legend says that her beauty is greatest on the day of the Moon festival.
Traditional Food Taro, Pomelo (Chinese Grapefruit), and snails. The Taro because it saved Chinese soldiers from starvations, Pomelo because the sweet
• The yolk symbolizes the moon • Moon cakes are round like the moon • The circle shape is a symbol of harmony • Round shape stands for family unity • Round shape symbolizes the cycle of life • Connects the past, present, and future • Long life and good health
Celebrating the Moon Festival There are Moon Festivals celebrated
fruit is believed to scare off evil and it has
throughout the world, especially anywhere
a round shape. Snails as a reminder of the
there is a strong and vibrant Chinese
earth’s wealth. Dishes served should be 5, 7, or
community. The festival is enjoyed by all
9 because these are lucky yang numbers.
participants due to its colorful nature, tradition,
cake or Mid-Autumn festival) falls this year on
Moon Cakes
history and food. Moon cakes are sold by
September 19th in 2013. What is the Moon
Moon Cakes symbolize both longevity and
on the day of the Moon Festival. Moon
festival? Every year on the fifteenth day of the
good health. They are imprinted with the
poetry is also written and enjoyed under the
eighth month of the lunar calendar, when the
Moon Goddess, a grove, jade rabbit, or a
auspiciousness of the full moon.
moon is at its maximum brightness for the entire
toad. The centers can contain red bean paste
year, the Chinese celebrate “zhong qiu jie.”
(sweet), lotus seed paste, melon, dried fruits,
Children are told the story of the moon fairy
coconut, pineapple, and often have an egg
named Chang’e living in a crystal palace, who
inside. Legend has it that in the 14th Century,
comes out to dance on the moon’s shadowed
messages were contained within the moon
surface. The legend surrounding the “lady living
cakes for secret communication for a rebellion
in the moon” dates back to ancient times, to a
against the ruling Mongols that then replace
day when ten suns appeared at once in the sky.
them with the Ming Dynasty. Moon Cakes are
Origins The Moon festival (also called the moon
credited with this victory.
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Moon Cake Symbolizes
CULTURE
Chinese bakeries and given as gifts to enjoy
Future Dates: • September 19, 2013 • September 8, 2014 • September 27, 2015
recipe
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Make the moon cake dough. In one bowl, mix the flour, milk powder, and salt together. Break the eggs into another bowl. Add the sugar, and beat together for up to 5 minutes. Pour in the melted butter, vanilla extract. Fold through.
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Add the sifted, dry ingredients to liquid mixture. Fold in to create a dough.
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Knead the dough. Tip the dough onto a floured surface and knead lightly. Once smooth, the dough
is ready. Roll a log shape from the dough. If possible, at this point it is helpful to let the dough
Ingredients
sit in the refrigerator overnight, as this makes it
For dough
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4 cups all-purpose flour (plain flour) 3/4 cup dried milk powder 1 tablespoon baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 3 large eggs 1 1/4 cups sugar 3/4 cup unsalted butter 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
for filling
easier to work with. Cut into evenly sized rounds. Make the filling. Mix the apricot preserves, chopped dates, coconut and raisins together in a small bowl.
Use a fork to mash down any large, chunky pieces of apricot.
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Preheat the oven to 375ºF/190ºC/Gas mark 5. Prepare baking sheets by covering in parchment paper.
a 3-inch (7.5 cm) circle. When stretching the dough, make the edges thinner and the center thicker. Add the filling. Press the filling into the middle of each circle. Gather the edges over to enclose the filling
and pinch closed. Roll into a ball, then flatten. Prepare the moon cake press. Add flour to it to help ease the cake out after pressing. Then,
press each flattened circle in the mold to shape the moon cake. To remove each pressed cake, bang all four sides, until it comes out. If you don’t have a moon cake press, try to shape the cake as round as possible and use a fork or a skewer to draw a design. It can be as simple as making a cross or a series of lines, or more elaborate if you’re patient.
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Brush each moon cake with egg wash. Place each cake about 1 inch (2.5cm) apart on a
baking sheet. Once each baking sheet it filled, put them into the oven.
1 cup apricot preserves
Items you’ll need
1 cup chopped pitted dates
2 mixing bowls
1 cup sweetened, flaked coconut
Flour sifter
3/4 cup raisins
Floured wooden board or similar surface
Red Bean Paste (if you do add this filling, you don’t
2 baking sheets
need anymore mixing or ingredients)
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Press each dough piece into
Parchment paper (baking paper)
For GLAZE
2 pastry brushes
1 lightly beaten egg
Moon cake press
2 tablespoons water
Wire cooling rack
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Bake for 30 minutes or until the moon cakes turn golden brown.
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Remove from the oven. Leave to cool on a wire cooling rack. Once cooled, they are ready to serve or package.
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Landscape with Pond This is a Pen and Ink sketch that I had intended on creating without the use of color. I chose to add subtle hints of blue as I developed better contrast and drew attention to the small gazebo in the middle-ground of the painting. I worked from a photograph that I took during a family vacation Carol Li Jingmin
Self Portrait at age 5 I am painting a series of works that document my life up utnil my experience as an IB Visual Arts student. I worked from photographs that my mother took of me when I was much younger. Susie Ahn Heeyun
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ART YEAR 12 ARTWORK
Candles for Change This piece depicts the Korea people reacting with great emotion as they disagree with recent political decisions. Bonnie Park Sohyun
A Village in South Korea I visited the village where my mother grew up and complimented my experience by completing this pencil sketch. I worked on site and completed much of what you see here but had to rely on a photograph that I took to make the final touches. I enjoy working on site but I have to admit it is very challenging Susie Ahn Heeyun
The Demands of Modernity Here I experimented with two very common images, the mobile phone and figure, to create a complex and pattern of tangled bodies that are firmly attached to technology. I think the world is too connected to the complexity of modern day inventions and this hinders our creative thought. Susie Ahn Heeyun Susie
See No Evil I created this piece that deals with common issues that teenagers deal with. See No Evil has an expressive element that suggests the importance ignoring the negativity that our lives often present and focus on the here and now. Dara Den Xinyue
On this small canvas I have once again experimented with textures using many methods of “roughing” up the canvas to provide a course surface to apply my unique designs. I have a deep interest in fashion design and enjoy the visual appearance of street art. Here I think I present a nice mix of studio and “street art” that helps to convey my message. Bruce Huang Donglin
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Portrait of a Friend with plaster craft This painting deals with very complex and controversial issues. I find the human mind very interesting and I am captivated with how we are able to deal with stressful challenges in life. I mix my discovery of Glen Brown’s work with stories I feel are important for expression in the visual arts. In this painting you can see the many tiny colorful lines that make up the dress worn by this lady. Carol Li Jingmen - Year 12
I developed the idea for this painting while spending time with my father where he works at a architectural design company. The painting depicts a local bridge here in Guangdong in my hometown of Daliang. The bridge used to have this wonderful rainbow structure that helps to set it apart from the many bridges found in the Pearl River Delta area. The government ordered the demolition of the colorful rainbow structures as they required costly up keep. I think it is important for people to recognize the many changes that China is going through as a direct result of growth. Kenneth Hu Lexian
Architectural Drawing
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Self Portrait
I very much want to study architecture in university and this goal seeps into my everyday
I became inspired by the work of Gustav Klimt and began painting this self-
thought. Here I use my long term goal to connect to some short term demands of improving
portrait that is obviously influenced by the artist’s wonderful use of pattern.
my hand eye coordination. This is a building right here in Shunde Bi Gui Yuan.
Mia Pan
Susie Ahn Heeyun
YEAR 12 ARTWORK
Landscape I began painting this landscape after photographing a beautiful park while on vacation with my family. This is my first attempt at limiting my color usage and I think the piece has a strong sense of contrast.. Carol
Tile Patterns Here I have challenged my design approach with the introduction of wire as a media for expression. I based my patterns on various tiles used as building material which can be found throughout China. I discovered this particular pattern while shopping in Macau.. Lena Luo Yukun
Remembrance This painting was a gift for my mother. It depicts my older brother as he digs in the sand on a family vacation. I found it challenging to deal with space and proportion. Carol Li Jingmin
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The Mad Hatter Tea Party Group work by Mary, Frank, Justin, and Eason
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Group work by Sally, Lengina, Suji, and Jasmine
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YEAR 12 ARTWORK
Must-see art at the Louvre
STORY Soon she thought of an idea. She could make
A Bunny
a bridge. She cut down some trees to make the
VENUS DE MILO
bridge. After the small bridge was finished, she
Parian marble, ca.
was going to walk over the bridge to the other
130-100 BC. Found in
side of the river. But when she did she suddenly
Melos in 1820.
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fell off the bridge! A black goat and a white goat saw her struggling in the river. They both wanted to help and be heroes, so they followed. They both fell off the bridge.
Mona Lisa Leonardo da Vinci. ca. 1503-1505.
Fortunately the Big Bear was walking nearby. A long, long time ago there was a bunny, a
He jumped into the river and brought them all
white goat, a black goat and a bear. One day,
to safety.
Bunny wanted to go to Big Bear’s house, but
Liberty leading the people
Eric Yang杨迪戈 from PYP Class 1 Year 5
there was a river in the way.
Tutor: Sue 张淑梅
Eugene
HALLOWEEN CROSSWORD PUZZLE
Delacroix. 1830.
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3
pSYCHE REVIVED BY THE KISS OF LOVE Antonio Canova.
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1793.
5 8 6
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Oedipus and the sphinx Jean-Auguste-
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Dominique Ingres. 1808.
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The Raft of the Medusa
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Theodore 13
Gericault.
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1818-1819. ACROSS
6. It is bad luck to see a ______ cat. 7. We saw a white _______ in the graveyard. 9. Bring a __________ when you go trick or treating so you can see at night.
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Milon de crotone Pierre Puget. 1682
DOWN
1. Stay safe by walking on the _________.
11. Everyone likes to dress up in a fun and scary halloween ________.
2. It is important to always go trick or treating with your ________ and family.
12. It is fun to carve a _______ for Halloween.
3. This holiday is celebrated on October 31st.
Louis XIV (1638-1715)
13. Trick or Treating is fun. People give out lots of yummy ________.
4. There are ______ flying all over in the night.
Hyacinthe Rigaud.
5. Watch out for the scary__________ bones!
1701.
14. Halloween is always on _______ 31st.
8. ________ or Treat!
15. This vampire lives in Transylvania.
10. The house was _______. We heard scary noises! GUANGDONG COUNTRY GARDEN SCHOOL
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STORY
The Ark & the City of Paradise
louder, and Lillian supposed that the houses
“I’m glad you’re still here with us…. Lily….”
and the trees were sinking down the crust.
She helped Lillian up. Lillian looked around
There once was magic
She knew that once she slowed down, she’d
and saw that they were in middle of a forest’s
be done for. In her mind she saw that she
Continued from Voice Volume 5
clearing. In front of them was a big rock, but
fell through the deep crust….No, no, I’m not
Lillian thought that it must be a mountain.
Chapter 3
dying right now! She thought. Jumping over
In a few days time Lillian gathered a huge pile
the rocks….It slows me down….That way….It is
of information from books.
blocked….What’s that ahead? Her sight became
some mushrooms to eat,” replied Cecilia.
blurred, she had trouble kept going. She fell
Lillian’s hands went around for her magical bag.
over something hard, she looked ahead, and
“Oh, it is right here,” Cecilia pointed it to her.
saw two figures moving, yelling something. She
Lillian opened the bag and grabbed a bit,
could feel the earth trembling beneath her.
and said, “Give me food for three people.”
where the cliff is!” she looked at her friend, whose
Suddenly she felt that the ground vanished,
Immediately food appeared out of thin air.
expression turned to that of disappointment.
and she was falling. Her hands tried to touch
Rosemary was just there. She cried out, “Lillian!”
anything. Anything, she thought, think of
and smelled the delicious food.
something, Lillian. She called to her brain, but
Lillian cut a large beef steak with her knife and
nothing worked. She placed her hands on
The next day they started going downhill.
gave each one of them one third of the beef.
where her heart was. God’s with me now….
Cecilia poured three cups of lemonade juice
“Lily, my legs hurt,” said Cecilia as she climbed
She felt something soft against her hands.
and gave to each. Rosemary separated the
down a rock, “Why can’t we just use your
She opened her eyes, and saw the little bag
salads and the soup into different plates and
magical powder?” “Ces, it is only 2 miles
hanging around her neck. Grabbed a bit…. Get
bowls. They drank their carrot soup together
ahead! Why don’t you take off your earrings?”
your hands to work….Come on….
and talked about things happened in the
They arrived at a village at the foot of the mountain.
She opened her bag and took out a little powder.
“It looks deserted,” told Rosemary.
“Make me fly,” and she let go of the powder.
If I’m not wrong, an enormous earthquake will
As light as a bird, she rose up. Before she
occur in ten minutes. They’d been warned.”
flew to the two blurred figures she collapsed
Lillian looked over windows, “We’d better get
beneath her invisible magical wings and went
going before the earthquake is here.”
into a coma.
They moved through empty houses, peering
Chapter 4
over. They all had brown roofs and yellow
Lillian could hear humming. She tried very hard
walls. Cecilia looked into the houses and
to listen but the sounds stopped. She tried to
“Yes. Like that. So I asked her, what was going
saw the kitchens and living rooms connected,
move her body, too, but soon stopped because
on and she said to look at you,” her impression
lightless lamps, and a doorway that led into
she couldn’t feel a nerve in her. She also tried
turned into a horror and pretended that
the bedrooms. Every house was small, about
to speak, but seemed to lose her voice. Her
someone’s head fell off, “then I saw ya. Face up,
the size of their kitchen in the tree house. The
eyes felt stuck like glue. Maybe I’m now having
covered with blood. I screamed too. I said that,
village itself was big, and Rosemary kept
a new life! She thought.
since the earthquake had stopped, we should
“Look, guys,” said she on the second night, “The Ark is in a large cave in a cliff.” she pointed at a picture, “I can see that you’re excited, but don’t look at me like that, Rose, we need to find out
On the third night they started packing. Lillian found most of the information they needed.
thinking that the earthquake was near. In a few minutes, they were on the edge of the village. Just ahead was a large forest. They took one last look at the village and began to walk. Suddenly there was a bump that made them
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“Where’s Rosemary?” she asked. “She is picking
Suddenly, she felt ice dropped on her thighs. “Ouch!” cried she. She opened her eyes and was greeted by a worried-looking Cecilia.
jump. Without turning her head Lillian called
“I…. I…. Lily, I …. I thought…. I....”
out, “Run!” three of them burst to full speed.
Cecilia didn’t even finish her sentence when
The cracking behind them became louder and
she burst into shiny tears.
LIFE
earthquake. “Did you find out about my eyes?” asked Lillian, chewing on her steak. “Yes. After you flew out we figured it was the best to get you out of there,” said Cecilia, taking a mouthful of her hot soup, “when Rose got to you she screamed. Show her, Rose.” Rosemary let out a shriek that made birds fly.
wash your blood off.” “How did you do that since the rivers had frozen up?” wondered Lillian. “We tek some ice an’ rub you in the fash,” said Rosemary. She was chewing on her steak. “What was that thing you put on my thigh?” asked Lillian, who was about to eat her pasta.
“Not put. But poured. It was water…. strange
“Okay,” obeyed the girl disappointedly.
Then a white light shot from under the woman’s
water. It dried on you. It made us full in
There was a scene in Lillian’s head and she
cloaks, and the mother was blown away.
stomach,” said Cecilia, who had finished her
knew it was the tree house, but much younger.
“JENNIFER!” cried the man. But as he dragged
Three people were eating. The kitchen window
Lillian toward the unconscious woman, the pale
was grey. And thunder was very near.
woman shouted, “Don’t move! Or she’ll be
pasta and cut a bit from her steak. Lillian wondered where the blood came from. She touched her forehead and felt something, something tickled her skin. Immediately she
“Mama, I’m scared,” said the girl.
dead!” she pointed at Lillian. The man stopped, and the little girl cried in fear
grabbed a mirror and look into it. Just beyond
“There’s no need to be afraid, dear,” a woman
her hair, above her left eyebrows, was a small
with brown hair and green eyes said. The
phoenix-like shape. “Oh crap!” cried she. The
man Lillian had called Papa looked out at the
The father looked at Jennifer, who was gone
shape was carved into her forehead.
window. “It’s strange, sweetheart. Something’s
forever, and cried to the pale woman, “What do
going to happen.”
you want?”
Cecilia wanted to avoid dangerous places,
Suddenly the window was bright as the sun,
“I. Want. Your. Child.”
after the experience with that earthquake.
and they heard a high-pitched, cold laugh.
She raised her hands and lifted her cloaks.
While Lillian was recovering from the incident,
“Move,” said Papa.
Behind the cloaks was a beautiful body with
They spent the next day deciding where to go.
Rosemary and Cecilia worked out a new plan.
But it was too late. The light fell and a dark,
The second morning there was snow. Lillian
floating figure stood in middle of their kitchen.
used her powder to build a snow-proof tent,
The figure landed with a thud and Lillian could
which the ground was full of carpets, on
see that it was hooded. The young Lillian
carpets few chairs and tables, and in a farther
screamed with fright but the figure ignored her.
corner three comfortable-looking beds were put there. There was no fireplace, so they
Slowly, it lifted its hood and beyond it, a
as she watched her mother’s chest stop moving.
black dress. One of her pale hands was holding something wand-like, but bigger. She pointed it at Lillian and muttered something. There was a sudden pain that shot up through the real Lillian that she felt was almost real. “What did you do to her?” shouted the man.
beautiful woman with purple hair and black
A cold laugh escaped from the woman’s lips.
eyes stared out fiercely. Though she was
“I…cursed…her. Ten years from now she’ll have a
beautiful, her expression made her looked ugly.
sign. A sign that means Bird of Hell. And once
Her ghostly black eyes glistened with evil light,
she has that, I will come to kill her.”
and she raised her pale hand.
“Do you have what you want?” cried the man.
“Give me….the child….”
“No, Finnien. Apart from this, I have one more
Lawrence, and finally about her long lost family.
The whisper was not properly heard.
thing to be done.”
It seemed real, so real….
“What do—do you want to do?” The man asked
She raised her powerful magical wand and….
“Papa!” a long voice in distance said.
frighteningly.
the man was finished. She walked to him, kicked
“Yes?” a deep, kind voice replied.
“I want….your child…”
him, and said in her usually cold tone, “I shall
“Where is Mama?” said the girl in a sweet voice.
“Why? Why do you want her? she—she’s
continued to build their fire outside the tent. In the midmorning the snow stopped. The ground again was covered in bright carpet of snow. After she finished her lunch, Lillian went to sleep immediately. Rosemary and Cecilia worked. She dreamed about spring’s flower, about
“She is in the tree house cooking,” said the man. “Can we go to the lake?” asked the girl.
innocent!” The mother cried. But the woman barely heard her.
take you now,” she raised her empty hand to touch Lillian, but suddenly she cried and shouted, “What’s this? I thought I can touch you, but….” She didn’t finish her sentence. Lillian could see
“I predicted,” said she, much cooler, “that your
the witch’s hand was burnt. She pointed her
child is going to destroy the world!”
wand at her hand, and said something and
“No!” cried Lillian’s parents, “Of course not!”
turned her head to look at the young Lillian.
“Yes, she will!” shouted the pale woman. “Move
She said coolly, “I know you can remember.
There was a mutter Lillian couldn’t hear.
before….I curse you!”
And if you want revenge, find me! I am going to
“The cloud’s closer, we’re going up to the
Lillian could feel anger rising in the woman.
“No, Lily. Do you see that grey cloud?” “Yes.” “It means it’s going to rain. We can’t go there, dear.”
house,” said Papa. Suddenly Lillian heard a thunder, but she knew it was only dreaming.
be in the Middle of the World! Knock 3 times at the door and say my name, Simfaria Naitora. I’ll
“I said, MOVE BEFORE YOU ARE DEAD!”
duel you until the end. Move before you destroy
“NO!” cried Lillian’s mother. “Don’t touch her!”
the world!”
“SHUT UP!”
Tina吴蔚7EE
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