China Day｜中学部中国日：正是青春年少，就该自信昂扬！

在这个驿站中，同学们通过参与中国历史、地理等方面的知识竞赛，温故知新，寓学于乐，感受青春之中国，领略青春中国之千古江山。

在传统的民间游戏中，忆儿时、寻童趣。游戏中，同学们龙腾虎跃的身姿进展青春的朝气。看，这就是阳光的青春啊！

在学生的笔下，青春是风，是小鹿，是交响曲，是夜空里明亮的星星……在学生的演讲中，青春是绚烂，是阶梯，是无悔，是梦想……在看见看不见的青春中，以他们的慧心妙语，表达他们的青春之声！

从剪纸艺术到手链艺术，从兔儿灯到自制香囊，同学和老师们在一刀一纸、一针一线中演绎大千世界，编织五彩青春。

从童年记忆中的儿时零食，到中式点心的香甜咸鲜；从水煮江湖的酣畅淋漓，到茶艺展示的香茗品鉴。大俗与大雅的交错，青春与美食的碰撞，是“食”不我待的可爱，也是五味杂陈的青春盛宴。

辩论反应着学生的语言表达能力，逻辑思维能力和知识积淀的广度与深度，是语文综合素质的体现。国际部中文辩论社在历年的国内外辩论赛中屡获佳绩，本届十二年级的优秀辩手更是多次摘得桂冠。因此，本次中国日特别安排中文辩论表演赛，以“成长就是与这个世界和解的过程 VS 成长就是改变这个世界的过程”为辩题，希望在交锋中展现他们中文学习的成果和青春风采，以及他们对青春与成长的思考。

今年我们特地邀请了部分家长走进校园和同学们一起观看演出，现场感受中国日热情洋溢的氛围。

中学各年级通过演讲、诗歌、戏剧等丰富的表演形式，让线上线下的观众们看到了青春不同的面貌，它的热血与激情，迷茫与困顿，探索与成长，友谊与希望。

中英文主持：周雅然（九年级）、单健坤（十二年级）

执行校长李文平和学术校长Patrick Smith现场观看演出

青春之歌 · 六年级

唱响鲁迅的青春 · 七年级

不老的苏轼 · 八年级

悦春江 · 民族舞

青春里的友谊（演讲）· 刘芮米 八年级

青春咏流传 · 九年级

茉莉之夏 · 十年级

热烈的年少青春 · 七至十年级中文B班

青春梦想游戏 · 十一年级

阶梯（演讲）· 李安哲 十年级

Using Kahoot, we learn Chinese history and geography having fun while appreciating ancient rivers and mountains.

Students recalled their childhood and played traditional folk games. With youthful dynamism, their smiles were bright like sunshine!

From the students’ pen, youth is the wind, the fawn, the symphony, the bright stars in the night sky …… In the students’ speech, youth is the splendor, the ladder, the remorselessness, the dream …… Seeing the invisible youth and expressing their youthful voice with their wise and wonderful words!

Paper-cut art, bracelet art, rabbit lanterns, homemade incense pouches……, we interpret the big world weaving colorful handicrafts from our youth with one knife, one paper, one needle and one thread.

From memorable childhood snacks to popular Chinese sweet and salty ones; from the smoothness of boiled rivers and lakes to the fragrant tea art show, these reflect the intersection of crudity and elegance. What a wonderful mix of flavors from our youth!

Debate is a showcase of our students’ language expression, logical thinking, and depth of their knowledge. Having won debate competitions at home and abroad, the THIS Chinese Debate Club featured the current outstanding debaters from grade 12 to give a Debate Performance, with “Growth is a process of reconciling with the world VS Growth is a process of changing the world” as the topic. The audience hung on every word and compelling argument.

This year we were thrilled to be able to invited some parents to join the students on campus to watch the performances and experience first-hand the warmth of China Day.

THIS secondary students showed through speeches, poems and dramas the online and offline audiences the different faces of youth – its fervor, passion, confusion, distress, curiosity, growth, and its friendship and hope.

Hosts: Michelle Zhou (9th grade), 

William Shan (12th grade)

Executive Principal Ms. Wenping Li and Academic Principal Mr. Patrick Smith watched the performance

Song by Grade 6: Song of Youth

Songs（lyrics written by Grade 7): 

To Sing Luxun’s Youth

Play by Grade 8: The Never Aging Sushi

Dance by Traditional Dance Club: Rivers of Spring

Speech by Amy Liu G8: Friendship in Youth

Poetry Recitation by Grade 9：Everlasting Youth

Play by Grade 10 : Inter-Soul

Songs by Grade 7-10 B class: Passionate Youth

Play by Grade 11: Dreamy Game of Youth

HS Speech by Andrew Li G10: A Road of Growth