2014.07.05

 

感性與理性的交會

 Perceptual and rational rendezvous

  藝術課程中的舞蹈(樂舞集)教導學生基礎舞蹈和編舞技巧，鼓勵學生傳達思考、意見和瞬間感受，學生探索和發現不同的肢體語言和音樂創作。戲劇課程幫助學生有效溝通，學生從即興創作，表達規畫和品格發展，透過一年的音樂課程鼓勵, 傾聽、創作、合作，從樂理中強化對音樂的理解。

必修和學術課程是學生學習的中心，這課程每年都必須修習，那就是數學。數學是科學、商業和每日生活的工具，它幫助學生做決定，教學目標是幫助學生解釋定量數據，發展數學模式，和澄清邏輯論證。 在數學實驗班，學生探索數學、統計、概率、幾何，由具體到抽象，加深加廣提升能力，從獨立工作和團隊學習中發展數學技能。我們強調高層次的思考、解決問題和創新策略。在實際情境中說明和增強數學邏輯思考，在課程要素中以整體課程增強學生解決問題能力，此外，以不同的方法提升學生能力。

 

The dance program teaches basic dance and choreography techniques, and encourages students to communicate ideas, thoughts, and feeling through movement. Students explore and discover different parts of their bodies, while creating shapes and inventing movement to music or sound scapes. The drama program assists students to become more effective and powerful communicators. Students build skills in improvisational theater, voice projection, and character development. The annual middle school musical encourages our students to apply the skills they have learned. The music program offers students performing opportunities in strings, band and choir and creative opportunities in music technology through music mix. In all classes students are encouraged to master skills in listening, creating, collaborating, and music theory to support their musical understandings.

Mathematics as a core classes consist of a compulsory, academic courses that are of central importance to a student’s education. These courses build upon each other year after year of study.

Math is a tool of power in science, engineering, business, and everyday life. It assists us to model the world around us and provides the tools we need to the decisions. The goal of the mathematics department is to assist students to interpret quantitative data, develop mathematical models, solve problems, and formulate clear and logical arguments.

In math class, students explore concepts in arithmetic, statistics, probability, and geometry with an increasing level of difficulty, and begin a formal study of algebra. Ideas are introduced through a

logical progression from the concrete to the abstract. Students continue to develop their math skills through individual work and cooperative learning opportunities.

We emphasize higher level thinking skills and problem solving strategies that involve investigation, application, and interpretation. Real-world applications are used to illustrate and reinforce mathematical ideas. Technology plays an integral component in the curriculum, allowing students to examine scenarios that otherwise not be available to them.