亲爱的老师们、同学们、家长们：
欢迎大家在充满突破与感动的奥运盛夏后，重返校园，以“更快、更高、更强”的奥运精神共同开启我们的新学年！首先，让我们用热烈的掌声欢迎新老师、新同学和家长，欢迎你们加入THIS的大家庭！你们的到来，为这所校园注入了新的活力与色彩！
学期或有间隔，但是进步从未停歇。我深感欣慰地看到：许多同学在暑假期间，以实际行动诠释了青春的担当与奉献。他们在暑假期间积极投身到内蒙古、河南和云南的公益支教中，以热情似火的青春照亮那些需要帮助的弟弟妹妹；中文辩论队的同学跟随钱超老师闪耀在江西、香港和上海的中文辩论赛中；热爱太空城市设计的同学捧回沉甸甸的全球总决赛的冠、亚军；此外，还有很多同学活跃在世界各地的夏令营活动中，深度地探寻自己的热爱。
学校每年也会利用暑假这段时间进行校园环境的改造和优化，竭尽所能为大家创造更好的学习环境：从楼顶防水重做到国际部楼前楼后的路面改造，从整个教学楼内灯光照明系统的升级到Steam中心的地面改造，从教室桌椅、更衣柜、Ipad cart的采买到楼内各种大大小小的修缮维护。为了更好地开启新的学年，除了硬件的升级，我们的领导团队与行政老师早已投入到新学年各项工作的筹划当中，我们的教师团队利用假期积极参加国内外各项教研培训，不断提升自己的专业素养。亲爱的同学们，你们是不是和学校一样，都充分准备好了？
回望过去的一个学年，国际部是在年度关键词“链接”的驱动下，全面提升的一年；今年，我们将2024-2025的年度关键词定为“行动”，希望大家能够用行动链接梦想，在成长的路上，不仅仰望星空，更能脚踏实地！在此，我对大家的新学年提出三点期待：
一、 在行动中，探寻清华的精神。
身处清华园的我们都知道，清华大学的校训是“行胜于言”。方妍校长在清华附中的办学理念中指出要以“时代为志，育人为本，行动为要”。作为清华人，作为清华附中人，我们需要这种“行动”的勇气和魄力，需要这种“行动”的果敢和坚毅，在迷茫时读书，在烦躁时运动，在独处时蓄力，在活动时投入。正如我非常喜欢的一段话所言：“世界上最厉害的人就是，说起床就起床，说做就做，说玩就玩，说收心就收心，拿得起放得下。做没做过的事情叫成长，做不愿意做的事情叫改变，做不敢做的事情叫突破。最可怕的事情就是一天到晚什么都不做，永远留给明天。”所以，我希望大家在新的学年都能够行动起来，且“立即”行动起来，探寻清华精神，感受这种精神所带给我们的力量和自信！
二、 在行动中，找到热爱的真谛。
在国际部，我们一直致力于创设各种平台，寻找各种资源，在课内外的活动中让大家能够找到你们的热爱（Find your passion）。当我看到你们在毕业设计项目中洋溢的神采和创意的产出时，当我看到你们在艺术节、冬日音乐会上专注的魅力和精湛的才艺时，当我看到你们在Tedx、学生会竞选等公众演讲上自信的模样和流畅的表达时，当我看到你们在篮球、排球等竞技赛场上拼搏的精神和彼此的鼓励时，我为你们在行动中流淌的热爱而感到骄傲！希望你们能够继续在热爱中行动，在行动中热爱，找到其真谛和做所热爱之事时的那种价值感，形成不断突破的内驱力。
三、 在行动中，领悟坚持的意义。在行动中，领悟坚持的意义。
俗话说“行百里者半九十”，所以找到自己的热爱是不够的，更重要的是要在行动中学会坚持。坚持，需要的是持之以恒的毅力，需要的是面对困难的勇气。我看到在座的许多同学的坚持，尽管暑期支教生活条件艰苦，但有的同学连续4年参与且深度投入其中；尽管辩论赛输了很多场，但有的同学始终不放弃终迎来自己的高光时刻；尽管带着伤与痛，但有的同学始终在赛场上挥洒汗水与大家并肩前行；尽管高中的课业繁忙，许多同学始终坚持自己的热爱，所以我们看到了民族舞的绽放，听到了民乐社的美好，感受到了《汉密尔顿》的炙热……王安石也在《游褒禅山记》中说：“夫夷以近，则游者众；险以远，则至者少。而世之奇伟、瑰怪，非常之观，常在于险远，而人之所罕至焉，故非有志者不能至也”。愿大家都做那个有志之人，在行动中找到坚持到意义，看到终点的风景，抵达梦想的彼岸!
最后，新的学年，让我们一起 “破风而行，向光而动”， 破风是逆流的勇气，向光是坚持正确的方向。愿清华附中国际部的少年们一起向前冲，彼此为彼此破风；同时，把自己活成一道光，肩并肩，照亮彼此的前行之路。
祝大家开学快乐！
Dear teachers, students and parents,
Welcome back to school after a summer of breakthroughs and cheers from the Olympics. Let us embrace the Olympic spirit of "Faster, Higher, Stronger" as we embark on our new academic year together! First, let us give a warm round of applause to our new teachers, students, and parents. We are thrilled to have you join the THIS family! Your arrival has infused our campus with new energy and vibrancy.
Although there are breaks between semesters, progress never stops. I am deeply pleased to see that many students have demonstrated their commitment and dedication during the summer break through their actions. They actively participated in voluntary teaching in Inner Mongolia, Henan, and Yunnan, using their passionate youth to brighten the lives of those in need. Chinese debate students, guided by teacher Mr. Qian Chao, shone in debate competitions in Jiangxi, Hong Kong, and Shanghai. Students who love space settlement design brought home the gold and silver medals from the global finals. Additionally, many students have been active in summer schools or camps around the world, deeply exploring their passions.
Each year, the school takes advantage of the summer break to renovate and optimize the campus environment, striving to create a better learning atmosphere for everyone. This includes improvements such as redoing the roof waterproofing, resurfacing the roads in front of and behind our building, upgrading the lighting system, refurbishing the floor of the STEAM center, and purchasing new desks, chairs, changing room lockers, and iPad carts, as well as various repairs and maintenance throughout the building. To better start the new year, in addition to hardware upgrades, our leadership team and administrative staff have already been planning all aspects of the new school year. Our faculty have been actively participating in domestic and international training during the break to continuously improve their professional skills. Dear students, are you, like the school, fully prepared for the new year?
Looking back on the past year, THIS has undergone comprehensive improvements driven by the annual keyword “Connection”. This year, we have chosen “Action” as the keyword for 2024-2025, hoping that everyone will link dreams with action, and on the path of growth, not only gaze at the stars but also keep their feet on the ground! Here are three expectations I have for everyone in the new academic year.
Through Action, Explore Tsinghua Spirit
As members of Tsinghua University, we know that its motto is “Action speakers louder than words.” Principal Fang has highlighted in the educational philosophy of Fuzhong that we should be "Guided by the Era, Centered on Education, Prioritizing Action”. As Tsinghua people, we need the courage and resolve for such “action,” the decisiveness and perseverance it requires. When confused, read; when agitated, exercise; when alone, accumulate strength; when active, immerse. As one of my favorite quotes says, “The most powerful people in the world are those who get up when they say they will, do what they say they will, play when they say they will, and focus when they say they will. They can pick things up and put them down. Doing things you’ve never done before is called growth, doing things you don’t want to do is called change, and doing things you’re afraid to do is called breakthrough. The most terrifying thing is doing nothing all day and always leaving things for tomorrow.” Therefore, I hope that in the new year, everyone will take action—immediate action—to explore Tsinghua spirit and experience the strength and confidence it brings to us!
Through Action, Find the True Meaning of Passion
In THIS, we are always dedicated to creating various platforms and finding resources to help you find your passion. When I see the brilliance and creativity you bring to your capstone projects, the charm and skill you exhibit at the Art Festival and Winter Concert, the confidence and fluency in your public speeches at Tedx and Student Council elections, and the spirit and mutual encouragement you show in sports tournaments, I am proud of the passion flowing through your actions! I hope you will continue to act with passion and find its essence, feeling the value and intrinsic motivation that comes from doing what you love.
Through Action, Understand the Significance of Persistence
As the saying goes, " The last mile is the hardest," so finding one’s passion is not enough; what’s more important is to persist in action. Persistence requires unwavering determination and the courage to face difficulties. I see the persistence of many students here. Despite the tough living conditions of summer teaching, some students have participated for four consecutive years and have been deeply involved; despite losing many times, some students never give up and finally welcome their moments of glory in debates; despite carrying injuries and pain, some students always sweat on the field and move forward side by side with everyone; despite the busy high school life, many students always adhere to their passion, so we have seen the blooming of ethnic dance, appreciated the beauty of the folk music, and felt the heat of Hamilton… Wang Anshi once said in his Travel Notes of Mount Baochan, "When the road is flat and the spot is close, there are many visitors; when it is dangerous and far, there are few who arrive. And the world’s wonders and marvels, extraordinary sights, are usually in the dangerous and distant places which are rarely visited by people, so only those with aspirations can reach them." I hope everyone will be the person with aspirations, find the meaning of persistence in action, see the scenery in the end, and reach the other side of your dreams!
Finally, in the new academic year, let us “break through the wind and move towards the light” together. Breaking through the wind needs the courage to go against the current, and moving towards the light is to stay on the right path. May all of us run forward together, breaking the wind for each other. May you each become a light, shoulder to shoulder, illuminating each other’s path forward.
