清华附中国际部执行校长李文平女士在中文教育方面始终给予高度重视，她强调，国际部作为清华附中体系内的学校，一直都带着一份责任感。虽然我们招收的是外籍学生，但是我们希望他们能够打下深厚的中国语言文化的底蕴，以便将来他们可以带着浓浓的中国特色和对自我身份的认同感，在世界的舞台上为中国发声。这也是我们一直坚持的教育理想。
THIS Executive Principal, Ms. LI Wenping always attaches great importance to the Chinese education. She emphasizes that as a school belonging to the Tsinghua-affiliated system, THIS has always carried a sense of responsibility. Although we admit foreign students, we hope that their studies in China will provide them with a deep heritage of Chinese language and culture. Drawing from this sense of self-identity, THIS students will be able to speak for China on the world stage. This has always been our educational ideal and sentiment.
所以，带着这样的情怀，清华附中国际部始终将中文课设定为全校必修的核心课程。此外，我校在初中还开设了中国历史课和东方艺术课，打造了三位一体的中国语言文化课程体系，全方位夯实学生的中国文化底蕴。
Since the beginning, we have always had Chinese as a compulsory core subject for all grades. At the same time, we have established a Chinese-language curriculum system that integrates Chinese language, Chinese history and Eastern Art, and helps students acquire a well-rounded Chinese cultural heritage.
除了中文课程的设置之外，我们还有特色课程，例如国学课程、绘本课程和清华的校本课程。在学生活动方面，清华附中国际部每年都会举办“中国日”主题活动，为学生提供展现“中国梦”的舞台。另外，中文写作社、中文辩论社、中文报社等中文俱乐部让学生在课外进一步锻炼语言能力，感受语言文化的魅力。
We also have our own special programs, such as our Chinese studies program, picture book program and Tsinghua school-based program. In terms of student activities, we organize “China Day” annually to provide a stage for students to express their Chinese dreams. In addition, the Chinese Writing Club, Chinese Debate Club, Chinese Newspaper Club and other Chinese clubs allow students to further practice their language skills and experience the charm of language and culture outside of the classroom.
一直以来，浸润在浓厚的中文学习氛围中，清华附中国际部中文辩论队在各级别的辩论赛场上，都能从国内顶尖公立高中和国际学校中脱颖而出。此次，再夺“上海杯”桂冠，证明了清华附中国际部对学生的中文教育和批判性思维培养取得了巨大成功！
Our THIS Chinese Debate Team has consistently been able to stand out from top public high schools and international schools in China and at all levels of the debate circuit. This only solidifies THIS’s successful focus on the Chinese language education and critical thinking development of our students!
培养成熟的思辨能力一直是清华附中国际部中文教育中不可缺少的一个环节，我们希望国际部学生能够通过辩论学习到换位思考，信息辨识与逻辑梳理能力，并通过辩论所学，打破认知的壁垒，学习到如何体谅与纵观全局的视角，真正成为具有独立思考能力及创新精神的国际化人才。
This time, the team won the “Shanghai Cup” again, which proves that THIS has always focused on Chinese language education and critical thinking for students, and has achieved the great success! We hope that our students will learn to think differently, identify information and sort out logic through debates, break down cognitive barriers, learn how to understand and see the big picture, and become truly international talents with independent thinking skills and innovation.
