战马精神周，建立一个国际社区

　　The School Culture and Spirit Inheritance in MacDuffie

　　美达菲学校文化与精神传承

　　外方校长讲述校园精神：

　　Mustang Spirit Week is at the heart of each semester, it is how we share our MacDuffie Circle Values, through teamwork and communal activities that strengthen our whole school environment. In our Spirit Week games, activities and competitions we celebrate our school community, develop and foster our friendships and promote the spirit of volunteering.

　　战马精神周是每个学期的核心，我们通过团队合作和互动活动来提升我们整个校园的环境，分享美达菲核心价值观。

　　在我们的精神周游戏、活动和比赛中，我们团结集体，发展和培育我们的友谊，并促进志愿服务的精神。

We also seek out the heroes in our local community such as firefighters, soldiers and volunteers to help show that values heroes are all around in our daily lives and this inspires us to follow their great examples. Mustang Spirit shows us how taking part in one’s community by developing a positive attitude to supporting your school, your teams and each other is essential preparation for us to become the great international citizens that our bright future world deserves. Live our community values in everything you do, bring your A-Game to school each day .

　　我们也会寻找当地社区的英雄，如消防队员、士兵和志愿者，来帮助展示日常生活中的英雄的价值观，并激励我们追随他们的伟大榜样。

　　战马精神向我们展示了如何通过培养一种积极的态度来支持你的学校、你的团队和彼此，从而参与到社区中来，这是我们成为光明的未来世界所需要的伟大国际公民的必要准备。

　　在你所做的每一件事中实践我们的集体价值观，每天把你最好的活动带到学校。

　　Top US Colleges Value Students Who Show School Spirit美国大学重视表现出校园精神的学生

　　Harvard Says：

　　哈佛大学：

　　The best US and world universities are always looking for community minded individuals. Here is what the Harvard Dean of admissions has to say on the topic of students who can show that they have spent their school life helping to build a positive, dynamic school community. The best Universities demand students who actively get involved in all the events, volunteering and leadership opportunities that MacDuffie has to offer:

　　美国和世界上最好的大学总是在寻找有集体意识的人。以下是哈佛大学招生办主任这个话题的看法，他希望看到学生在学校生活中帮助建立了一个积极、充满活力的校园集体。

　　最好的大学要求学生积极参与美达菲提供的所有活动、志愿活动和领导机会:

　　All students successfully admitted to Harvard “have strong personal qualities and character… they will educate and inspire their classmates over the four years of college, and that they will make a significant difference in the world after they leave Harvard.”

　　所有被哈佛大学成功录取的学生“都有很强的个人品质和性格……他们将在四年的大学生活中教育和激励他们的同学，在他们离开哈佛后，他们将对世界产生重大影响。”

　　威廉·菲茨西蒙斯——哈佛大学招生办主任

　　Yale Says:

　　耶鲁大学：

　　A former Yale President Kingman Brewster reveals that they are looking for students “with a zest to stretch the limits of their talents, and those with an outstanding public motivation – in other words, applicants with a concern for something larger than themselves.”

　　耶鲁大学前校长金曼·布鲁斯特透露，他们正在寻找“有热情发挥自己才能极限的学生，以及那些有杰出的公共动机的学生——换句话说，就是那些关心比自己更重要的事情的申请者。”

　　The admissions team ultimately ask one question when choosing the best students:

　　“Who will contribute most significantly to the Yale community?”

　　招生团队在挑选学生时，最终会问一个问题:谁将为耶鲁做出的贡献?

　　金曼·布鲁斯特–前耶鲁大学校长

　　That is why, here at MacDuffie we build our community based on shared values and we expect all our students to play a full part – so students, we urge you to be bold, take the next step towards a bright future and help build our MacDuffie Community Circle – together we will achieve great things. Go Mustangs!

　　这就是为什么美达菲基于共同的价值观构建我们的社区，并且希望我们所有的学生充分发挥作用。

　　所以，同学们,我们希望你们能更勇敢地迈出下一步，走向一个光明的未来，一起建立美达菲集体价值观——我们将共同完成这件伟大的事情。前进吧，战马!

　　美方课程主管

　　Our first ever Mustang Spirit Week was one of the most fun weeks I have had as a teacher. Every day our International Department participated in different games, competitions and events that showed our Circle Values at their best. From a basketball competition to a “wrap the teacher” race and a soak the sponge game, our teachers and students worked together to support one another.

　　我们的第 一个战马精神周是我当老师以来最有趣的一周。国际部每天都参加不同的游戏、比赛和活动，以展示我们核心价值观的状态。从篮球比赛到“包裹老师”比赛，再到“海绵吸水”比赛，师生们齐心协力，互相支持。

　　Mustang Spirit Week demonstrates our Circle Values through the use of activities and teamwork, as our Houses came together across Middle and High school to enjoy their time and help each other. I have to congratulate Red House, who won the most points throughout the week, but it was a very close thing and every student who participated showed our Mustang Spirit at its best! The greatest part of the week came on Friday, when after our final games, many students came to ask me when we will have the next Mustang Spirit Week! I’m excited to say it will happen in semester 2, and we are already planning to make it bigger and better!

　　战马精神周通过活动和团队合作展示了我们的核心价值观，学生们聚集在学院中，享受他们的时间，互相帮助。

　　我要祝贺红色战马学院，它在整个活动周赢得了最多的分数，但分数十分接近，每个参与的学生都显示了我们最好的战马精神!

　　这个星期最精彩的部分是在星期五，当我们最后一场比赛结束后，许多学生来问我下一个战马精神周什么时候开始!我很高兴地说，它将在第二学期发生，我们已经计划把它做得更大，更好!

　　Lisa，Grade 8-八年级学生

　　We had a lot of fun activities going on throughout the week, we had one activity per day. All students were put into their houses with different colors, we could earn points if we won a race. Red team won the first place! In the week we had a great time! Thank you for all the teachers who helped for our Spirit Week!

　　这一周我们有很多有趣的活动，每天都有一个活动。所有的学生都被安排在不同颜色的学院里，如果我们赢得了比赛，我们可以获得分数。红队得了第 一名!

　　在这一周我们玩得很开心!感谢所有为我们的精神周提供帮助的老师们!