跨进新的校园，面对新的环境，我们往往会感到种种不适与不安，这就要求我们必须积极调整个人和环境的关系，以更快、更好地融入学校新生活。那么，作为一名上海诺科学校新生，“A Sunshine Teenager”，我们该如何快速地融入校园生活呢?

国旗下讲话

　　下面，我们一起来听听Andy Yu谈谈自己的亲身体验吧!

　　Andy Yu：Me as a transferred student

　　Many years ago as a kid full of curiosity, I had the opportunity to cross half the globe to land on a whole new world. I didn’t know what to do nor what should be expected. Looking back at my days in foreign school, I could still recall many moments when I was questing for my competence, confidence and identity as well as leaning English.

　　【段落大意：当我还是一个充满好奇心的孩子的时候，非常幸运能有机会穿越半个地球，来到一个崭新的世界。但那时的我，十分迷茫，不知道自己该做什么，也不知道自己该期待什么。回顾自己在国外求学的那段日子，我仍然能想起许多刻骨铭心的时刻。】

　　“No homework” and “Party all night” etc. are snapshots of what many teenagers from China think of America. Like many of you are maybe wondering, is it really so? Based on what I’ve seen, I’m afraid I can not approve it, at least in my school, these stereotypes presented in movies and novels hardly exist. A lot of my friends, as many as I can think, are giving their best efforts to succeed in high school in order to stand out from the crowds, what’s unique is the value of success varies differently. Some of them are impressive musicians in acoustic club, some of them are ingenious programmers who are already able to get a job, some of them compete in state or national level of sports, and some of them are excellent leaders of associations. Universities and Colleges just do not simply focus on high academics of students for us to dig deeper in specialties. During classes, students are expected to be active participants who can succeed in both personal and group projects. It’s about learning through the exchange of ideas and perspectives as well as to present ourselves accurately, at the same time, improve the ability in socializing and cooperation with different kind of people. Another interesting phenomenon is that, students are expected to question teachers and even disagree, not just during lectures, student counsels are organized to be representatives of the student body when involves issues of school rules and regulations.

　　【段落大意：“零家庭作业”“彻夜狂欢”等，这些都是许多中国学生对美国学生学业生活的一贯看法。但事实真的如此吗?鉴于我自己的亲身经历，也不尽其然。至少在我当时就读的学校里，那些电影和小说中曾经灌输的固化印象几乎是不存在的。我身边有很多的朋友，为了能在人群中脱颖而出，他们拼尽全力想要在读书时就取得一些成功，尽管这些成功的价值评判标准不一。他们中有些人是声学俱乐部里给人留下深刻印象的音乐家，有些人是已经能找到工作的天才程序员，有些人是参加国家级体育比赛的选手，有些人则是协会的优秀领导者。学校并非简单地把重点放在培养出高学历的学生身上，而是善于让我们更深入地发掘出自身的专业优势。在课堂上，学生被鼓励成为积极的参与者，这样的话，他能够在接下来的个人和团体项目中更容易取得成功。对于学校来说，学习就是通过不断地思想碰撞和自我展示，以及提高与不同地域文化的人的社交和协作能力的过程。还有一个不得不提的有趣现象是，在课堂上，学生被鼓励去质疑老师，甚至否定老师的意见，不仅如此，每当有涉及到学校规章制度的问题时，学生顾问被组织成学生团体的代表，参与其中。】

　　Simon：Andy Yu 从初中开始抵达美国学习，刚刚到美国学习时，他并不知道该做些什么，毫无头绪，开始时，大部分中国学生对美国学生的印象是没有什么作业，但实际呢，美国的教育方式更鼓励学生去自立和探索自己喜欢的兴趣。而对于他们考察的方式很多时候是用团队合作的方式来证明他们自己。在美国学生的眼里，学习并不是唯一抵达自己梦想的途径，学生们更多会去挖掘自己擅长的东西，将他们做到极致。Andy Yu回国之后，也面临了很多跟在美国求学时不一样的挑战，比如更加严格的纪律管理，和更加紧张的学习生活，但是在这种挑战中，他反倒变得更加自律，更加灵活的规划自己的时间。通过这几个月以来在诺科的学习生活，使他体会到了我们国家教育的优势，真正做到了从中国走向世界，再从世界回到中国。希望大家都能和Andy Yu一样，保持开放的眼界，都能成为更好的自己!