It is understood that international schools in this city include Tianjin International School near Huayuan, Tianjin Ruijin International School near Meijiang, TEDA International School in Development Zone and Tianjin Branch of Development Zone International School. The educational models of these international schools are all western-style, and the teachers mainly teach in English. Some schools offer language intensive courses for students with poor English to facilitate their progress.

During my visit, I found that without exception, these schools added "China characteristics" to their curricula. For example, Tianjin International School and Tianjin Ruijin International School have special Chinese classrooms, and students take Chinese classes several times a week. The classroom is also decorated with China characteristics, with "Chinese knots" and Chinese characters everywhere ... Many Chinese newspapers designed and written by senior students are very nice. Zhang Xu, administrative assistant of Tianjin Ruijin International School, said that because children live in China, it is very necessary to learn Chinese and the history and culture of China, which will help their lives.

Western-style education attaches importance to ability training.

There are many differences between western education and China education. Western education pays more attention to cultivating children's ability and creating more space for children to learn and create freely, while China and even Asian countries pay more attention to children's achievements.

According to Ms. Bingham, the principal of Ruijin International School, the school attaches great importance to discovering children's personality and characteristics. Teachers will teach according to the characteristics of students in the class to stimulate students' autonomous learning ability, practical ability and creative potential. "This course is to teach students how to learn, not how to recite. The classroom environment is very free. We encourage senior students to teach junior students. In this way, older children can gain working ability from practice, and younger children can gain experience and knowledge from seniors. "

The classroom atmosphere of small class teaching is active.

International schools in this city all adopt small class teaching mode. Each class has more than a dozen children, at least a few children, and sometimes teachers and students may be one-to-one. There are no strict rules for student seats. Unlike China school, children are not required to sit in a row, and tables and chairs should be placed neatly. Primary school students in our country are required to sit up straight, and sit up straight in a chair for more than 40 minutes in a class. No small movements are allowed, let alone talking. In fact, such a requirement is very difficult for children in the lower grades of seven or eight years old. Because of his young age and weak physical strength and self-control, it is impossible to keep a posture for so long.

Children in international schools are different. They usually sit next to the teacher or in their own seats according to the needs of the course. Teachers usually have no special restrictions on their sitting posture and movements. The author found that the classrooms in these schools did not become noisy because of lack of control. Junior students concentrate on their studies or homework under the guidance of teachers, while senior students keep quiet in the classroom without teachers. The teacher of Ruijin International School explained that because students' learning environment is relatively free, it is easy for them to form the habit of self-conscious learning, and they can arrange their own time without supervision.

More practical courses require less "endorsement"

Paying attention to the cultivation of children's ability is the educational characteristic of international schools. Every school has many practical courses. For example, I often take my children to museums or special areas in Tianjin to teach them how to learn and understand knowledge and things. There will be many hands-on projects in the class, so that children can draw on a large piece of paper and hang it in the corridor as decoration; Some schools will run clubs where students can join themselves, such as swimming clubs.

In addition, some schools organize study tours every May and June. Primary schools will organize students to go to famous scenic spots in Tianjin, such as ancient cultural street or cities near Tianjin; Learn to organize children to study in cities far away from China or abroad. In this process, not only will we arrange to visit places of interest, but the school will also arrange many interactive activities, such as cruise ships and rock climbing. Every student in 10 has a teacher in charge of 1. The teacher will prepare the class schedule in advance and update the diary every day. In recent years, China's emerging holiday study abroad is the product of learning foreign education methods.

At the same time, the courses offered by international schools are also very rich, including English, mathematics, history, geography, music, art, swimming and so on. And Chinese classes are arranged every week. Take British education as an example. In primary schools, each class has a teacher who is responsible for teaching English, mathematics and other major courses, and a teacher who specializes in teaching music and art to cultivate children's imagination and creativity.