缤纷体验，奇妙探究：从汽车到可可豆的学习之旅

四年级: 在巧克力剧院了解公平贸易

四年级学生于10月23日开启了一次激动人心的上海珍得巧克力剧院之旅。这次探究学习为他们学习从可可豆到巧克力棒的探究单元画上了圆满句号，同时也在参观中进一步了解了在巧克力生产中确保公平贸易的重要性。

在参观过程中，学生们通过探索和品尝剧院中的可可豆、原料、风味增强剂以及最终产品来增强他们课堂学习中所没有的实践体验。他们甚至有机会自己制作巧克力棒，通过动手实践增加了创造力和乐趣，丰富了他们的体验。

在剧院的定制影院中，一场引人入胜的演讲回答了本探究单元让孩子们都挂心的关键问题：“我们的巧克力是公平贸易的吗？”学生们了解到，公平贸易及类似倡议努力为可可种植者提供合理的生活工资。在得知了他们本次所享用的巧克力没有带来经济不公的印象后，这次探究实践体验更加甜美。通过场馆老师的讲解，四年级的学生进一步认识到对公平贸易的重要性，及切实有效的实践方式。

总的来说，这是一次既有教育意义又充满乐趣的旅程，让四年级的学生既能有所收获，又享受到了巧克力带来的甜蜜与乐趣。

On 23 October, our Grade 4 students embarked on an exciting field trip to the Zotter Chocolate Theatre in Shanghai. This visit was the culmination of their studies on the bean-to-bar chocolate manufacturing process and the critical importance of ensuring fairness in chocolate production.

During the visit, students reinforced their learning by exploring and tasting the beans, ingredients, flavour enhancers, and final products at the theatre. They even had the opportunity to craft their own chocolate bars, enriching their experience with hands-on fun activities.

The pivotal question, “Is Zotter Chocolate Fair Trade?” was addressed during an engaging presentation in the theatre’s custom-built cinema. It was reassuring for the students to learn that Fair Trade and similar initiatives work diligently to provide cocoa farmers with a fair living wage. Knowing that the chocolate they enjoyed was free from economic inequities made the experience even sweeter. The tour guides at the Zotter Chocolate Theatre were exceptionally knowledgeable, emphasising the importance of fair compensation for farmers and highlighting the organic, Fair-Trade practices championed by Zotter. 

Overall, it was an enriching and delightful educational journey that combined learning and enjoyment in a suitable environment.

三年级：探索交通工具

准备好进入时空隧道见证交通的变迁历史！这次，三年级的学生来到了上海汽车博物馆，在其中了解交通方式在岁月间的变革。我们的学生沉浸在时间的长河之中，流连于展品之间思考自己到学校的交通方式会如何随着时间而改变。同时，学生们也在探究用不同的交通方式对于自身、他们所在的社区及全球而言会产生什么不同的影响。

上海汽车博物馆陈列了众多由古至今的交通方式。通过展览，我们三年级的学生能更好地将课堂所学知识联系到真实的各个时代场景中。通过一天的欢乐学习，他们也对未来科技与交通发展进行了深入的思考。作为未来的思想家、工程师和政策执行者，这次的游览是他们通往不同未来可能的钥匙，帮助学生更好地体验与思考交通和法规在岁月中的变迁，并对未来加以启迪。

“因协和，得未来，以服务”，我们的学生将从每一次对于学习内容的探究中出发，从本单元的话题出发，体现他们对于未来与世界的思考！

Prepare yourself for an adventure through time, learning how transportation has changed - the Grade 3 students returned from their field trip to the Shanghai Auto Museum! This was an exploration through time travel, discovering how modes of transportation have changed over the years. The learners immersed themselves through decades of automotive history, learning about each type of transportation as they imagined themselves using the vehicles to get to and from school. The learners got to think about the benefit of each mode of transportation for themselves, their local communities, and also on a global scale. 

The Shanghai Auto Museum showcases a wide range of transportation: past, present and future. The learners explored the development of transportation and were given the chance to think of how transportation will evolve in the future. The field trip was full of fun and laughter but also plenty of deep and creative thinking about the future of both technology and transportation. Our students are the next generation of thinkers, engineers, and policymakers who will shape the future of transportation locally and globally. It is important for them to experience and understand how transportation and road rules have changed over time and where they are heading in the years to come. 

Our school vision is “SUIS Qingpu: The future of education, in service to the world.” Our learners represent the future of this world – this is why it was critical for them to dive deep into the past, present and future of transportation, which they did with great success! 

五年级- 交通、科技与未来

Grade 5 - Transportation, Technology and the Future

Over the past few weeks, Grade 5 students have been studying “The World of Work” in the classroom, and on Friday, 25 October, they had a chance to put their skills learned in the classroom into action by exploring in a new environment at the Shanghai Auto Museum.

Upon arrival at the Shanghai Auto Museum, our students were greeted by a team of friendly guides who helped the students reinforce their learning about technology. They took the students to three pavilions: the History Pavilion, the Collection Pavilion, and the Technology Pavilion. Students had the opportunity to ask questions while exploring automobiles that demonstrate over one hundred years of technological development.

One of the highlights of the tour was the EV-AI Future Mobility Park, where we explored how technology may replace certain jobs in the future. The students were amazed by the technology used in the post office to stamp letters, as well as the charging stations for electric cars.

Overall, it was an unforgettable trip filled with exciting moments and fascinating facts. Based on the worksheets the students completed during the trip, we are confident that they can now answer the Big Questions such as, “How has technology changed people’s lives over the years?” and “Will technology take over our future?”