连贯衔接，一脉相承 | 从康德小学到初中的成长

上海康德双语实验学校（以下简称：康德双语）是一所十二年一贯制的学校。几年前，还在康德双语小学部就读的学生，一眨眼已经升入本校的初中部。小初衔接、一贯制体系，让一路在康德双语成长的小学生们更好地适应了他们在初中的学习。

从康德双语小学到初中，他们发现哪些相似之处？学习上又有哪些更“高阶”的改变？我们邀请了康德双语六年级的黄安妮同学和刘昊恺同学，听听他们从康德双语小学生进阶为康德双语初中生的秘籍。

从小学生到初中生的预备

沉浸式体验， 为初中热身

五年级的很多课程和项目化学习都是小学和初中老师们共同打造的，小初衔接体验不仅培养了我的学习兴趣和对美好初中生活的向往，也让我更加明确了努力的方向。

自我管理能力和良好学习习惯助力小初衔接

分层和走班让我成为时间规划大师

主动学习 良好习惯是我的初中进阶秘籍

在个性化教育中，爱上初中课堂时光

激发共情力 找到兴趣点

遇见良师挚友，我受益良多

中外双导师了解和关注我们每一个人的心里动态，我性格腼腆但内心渴望参加校园活动，在今年教师节，得益于导师们的鼓励，我勇敢地担当起主持人的工作，与来自不同年级的同学们互相配合，共同完成任务。进入初中后，我发现复习变得更加系统化和细致化，能够更有针对性地复习所有科目。我的科学老师会带领我们进行系统性的地毯式梳理和复习学科知识点，还会教我们做思维导图。这种复习方式让我养成了在各个学科周测前用思维导图梳理复习知识点的好习惯。

领略多彩学院，展现多元风采

When I stepped into the SCBS Middle School, I was no stranger to it. It was because in G5, we would come to the Middle School for the Primary School Bridging Programme to experience middle school life in an immersive way. We would walk into the middle school classroom to get an early taste of middle school life; and the higher grade students in the Middle School would teach us valuable tips on how to progress from primary to middle school. After this programme, I can easily cope with the class schedule and time management of the middle school. In fact, since G3, I have felt that our teachers have been treating us more and more like adults, encouraging us to think more and express more, and in the process of growing up in the SCBS Primary School, we have also developed the good habits of independent and exploratory learning that are essential for middle school students, which makes it easy for us to achieve a seamless transition from primary school to middle school.

Last year, as G5 graduates of SCBS Primary School, we had a very interesting ‘Graduation Season Programme’ since the second semester of G5. The theme of the programme was ‘Interdisciplinary Walking Writing - Career’, in which the teacher led us to explore ‘disappearing wetlands’, experience ‘standing between history and the future’ of ancient architecture, and discover ‘Shikumen houses in the process of urbanisation’, so that we could prepare for the learning skills required for middle school in advance in the course of interdisciplinary learning. In the Graduation Season Programme, we needed to prepare ourselves for the learning skills required in middle school through interdisciplinary learning. In the graduation season course, we had to plan and design our own graduation ceremony, and students from different Houses worked together to create a graduation season logo and graduation gifts. This series of classes suddenly made me feel like I had grown from a small child being taken care of to a small adult. Teachers didn't just tell us what to do, but inspired us to think about how to do it, and paid more attention to cultivating our way of thinking and teaching us how to learn. After the ‘Graduation Season Programme’, I am now more comfortable and confident in my middle school studies.

We each have our own timetable and we will not always be in our regular classrooms. During the short breaks between classes, we need to quickly prepare the school supplies needed for the next class according to our schedules and arrive at the exact classroom for the next class. As the representative of the Chinese class and English class, I not only had to manage my own time, but also had to collect homework and communicate with the teacher, so it was a race against time. As a result, I have learnt to use my time efficiently, organise tasks in a rational way, and practised my self-management and time-planning skills.

The communication with teachers during the process of bridging primary and middle school helped me to develop good habits and methods for middle school learning in advance. When I entered middle school, I found that good study habits were the key to help me adapt to learning quickly. The pace of learning in middle school is much faster than in primary school, but I don't need to blindly brush the problems and memorise them, the teachers gave more initiative back to me, giving guidance and help with my learning methods, and their encouragement also prompted me to be more proactive in solving problems, which stimulated my motivation to learn, and unknowingly, with the right method and enough energy, enabled me to realised the real ‘in-roll’. Now I can take the initiative to find the teacher, actively reflect on, and continue to develop good study habits.

My favourite classes were the Chinese class and the International Art class. In the Chinese class, the teacher guided us to bring our emotions into the text to appreciate the characters' motives and reasons for doing what they did. This not only honed my empathy, but also enabled me to understand the content of the textbooks more intuitively, making the characters more three-dimensional and the textbooks less boring. The teacher respected each of our perspectives and ideas for understanding the text, allowing us to understand and feel the text more confidently and better. I enjoyed Art classes in primary school, and when I moved into middle school, I had no trouble communicating with my teacher based on the advantages of the bilingual environment I had in primary school. In class, I don't feel like I'm being forced to do something, and the learning atmosphere is relaxed and enjoyable.

My favourite classes are Maths and English. I am good at Maths and interested in equations and square root signs. In Maths class, our teachers can teach us evenly and in a more targeted manner to the areas we are each good at, allowing me to be able to learn and be challenged more deeply in the areas I am good at. Our English teacher will provide targeted teaching guidance to each of us based on our test scores and classroom performance, which makes me feel like I am absorbing knowledge more efficiently. I was in a bilingual environment in the Primary School and feel that I have more of a language advantage and am able to improve my English skills better in a class that suits my level, making my learning more efficient and fulfilling.

I have met many like-minded people in my House and in club activities. There are many different kinds of clubs in the school, which can train our talents in various aspects. I love music, and although I am not very talented in singing, I was deeply touched by the words of the seniors who said, ‘No matter what your vocal qualifications are, as long as you love music, you can join the club’ during the club's recruitment. This made me feel that the campus environment was inclusive and respected the individual differences of each student. Therefore, I chose to join the Pop Music Club. The activities of the club have been very rewarding, not only fulfilling my love for music, but also allowing me to make many like-minded friends, improving my teamwork and self-confidence.

In order to balance my hobby with my studies, I have developed a set of my own time management methods. Every day after school, I would finish my homework and revision tasks, and then set aside some time to play the guitar. In this way, I can ensure the effectiveness of my studies and relax myself with music.

The clubs in the Middle School are varied and interesting, and are a great platform for sharing interests and hobbies. The clubs are full of students from different grades and houses who share the same hobbies. I have a lot of hobbies, such as drums, basketball, calligraphy and Chinese painting, etc., among which basketball is a hobby I have always insisted on. From primary school to middle school, basketball has accompanied me through many unforgettable times. I am also a member of the basketball club in primary school. On the court, I learnt to fight, persevere and team spirit. Basketball has enabled me to make great progress in physical fitness, and through basketball, it has also enabled me to make many like-minded friends.

In order to better balance my studies with my hobbies, I will take a walk around the campus during the afternoon recess to enjoy the beautiful scenery, and I will also play basketball with my classmates or go to the library to read and study to relax.