壮阔的海岸线、萌宠考拉和袋鼠....澳大利亚作为一个多元化的移民国家,魅力不仅仅来源于自然,更在于海纳百川的多元文化。面对北半球到南半球的距离 ,汉语环境到英语世界的切换,Grandview澳洲交流生们在学校课堂和家庭课堂之外,展开一场妙趣横生的澳大利亚探索之旅。
课堂体验

科学课
在两周的插班学习中,交换生们与澳大利亚学生结识“一对一学习伙伴”,插班澳洲学校课堂,接受同堂课程教学,在浸泡式英语环境中学习科学、机器人、舞蹈、体育、音乐、厨艺、农学、艺术、生命教育等澳大利亚特色课程,体验丰富多彩的选修课制度及生动活泼的课堂氛围。

Time passes so fast. The 2-week trip in Sydney ended soon. And what left in my mind were all the witty teachers and the cute buddies. I never thought I could have so good relationships with native students, but after 2weeks with their accompany . I found they had a lot of things that I could learn from. They were all creative,enthusiastic and polite. Also, they had many abilities like dancing, singing or playing kinds of instruments. The classes here were very interesting ,which I never experienced before. Through these classes, I learned history and art of Australia. Anyway ,It was happy to visit Doonside technology high school ,which gave me nice memories. I will miss the people here a lot.
——Doris Liu

在插班学习中,澳方小伙伴积极帮助交换生们适应这迥然不同的课堂教学,感受中澳教育差异,以便雨中国高学生们更好地跟随澳大利亚教师的引导去探索答案。出国学习不仅是学知识,更多的是学习先进的思维方式、学习方法,在积极、主动的澳洲课堂里转变学习态度和思维,化被动为主动学习。

在学校的这两周,我们体验了许多澳洲的特色课程,比如手工课、舞蹈课、烹饪课等等。其中令我印象最深的便是舞蹈课,这里的学生个个都能歌善舞,是一个个鲜活的生命体,时刻充满活力,也正是因为有这些活力四射的课程,这里的学生每个都非常的自信,他们善于表达、落落大方,这就是教育的力量吧。
——Linda Jiang

语言提升
“其实我们这两周的时间里,不仅是体验当地课堂,也在无形之间学习着英文,相比较在学校课程中的学习,在生活中学习英语我们更喜欢且享受其中。”也正如Karina Xu所说,不同于课堂内按部就班的学习,插班入学当地课堂,与澳洲学生同吃、同住、同学习,体验原汁原味澳洲教育的同时,全天候不间断的英语交流也让学生们“听”和“说”的能力在潜移默化中逐步提升,并真正体会到英语作为一门语言的使用价值所在。

学生活动
课余时间,交换生们也参与进澳大利亚学生活动中,体验保龄球等课外活动,感受澳大利亚校园浓郁运动氛围的同时,也与澳洲学生进行了进一步交流,深化友谊。

在当地中学课堂体验中,交换生们通过课堂学习、实践活动相结合的学习方式,充分体验澳洲课堂形式和教育风格。而在寄宿家庭的生活,更让学生们深度体验到当地人的生活方式与文化,感受原汁原味的澳式家庭生活,同时也锻炼了学生们海外独立生活能力、跨文化交际能力,让学生们在成长道路上迈出了新的一步。
交换生学习,不同于旅游,它更深入、更丰富、更有意义。它让我能真正认识一个国家。在与寄宿家庭爸爸妈妈的交谈中,我了解了澳大利亚舒适恬淡的生活氛围以及靓丽独特的人文风情,澳大利亚在我心目中的形象也逐渐丰满而鲜明。餐桌上每个人都很优雅地使用着刀叉,以防影响他人,气氛虽然有些严肃,却不失温馨,这些日常的小举动也让我更加深入地思考生活的礼仪与艺术。餐后我们会随爸爸妈妈出来散步,我们互相介绍各自国家的风土人情,以及日常生活,从交谈中我能体会到他们对生活的由衷热爱。
——Ann Yang


参观墨尔本大学
两周的课堂学习结束后,澳大利亚交换生们也踏上了旅程,深入了解澳大利亚自然景观与人文历史,如国际化大都市墨尔本、历史名城布里斯班,著名的海滨旅游胜地黄金海岸等,在旅途中更加深入地体验澳洲城市文化,汲取营养,开阔眼界。
When we arrived in Melbourne, we enjoyed beautiful scenery there such as penguin island.The experience of watching penguins at night was wonderful.During watching, we learned that taking photos of penguins was not allowed because penguins would be temporarily blind and more likely to be afraid of returning to their home. I really love the penguins since they are so lovely. We are leaving for Brisbane tomorrow and I hope we can experience more exciting things.
—— Mary Zhou
两周的海外交换学习,对交换生们来说注定是不一样的体验。丰富多彩的课程体验、充实的课外运动、热情好客的澳洲同学、温馨的寄宿家庭生活,交换生们在两周的学习生活中充分融入当地学校、家庭中,在语言能力、学习体验、独立生活等方面都有了丰硕的收获。在第三周的城市游览中,交换生们也将在迷人的城市风光、人文景点中进一步探索澳大利亚的风土风情与历史文化。

This is the last week we are in Australia and we enjoy the journey very much. From Sydney, Melbourne to Gold Coast, we have experienced so many exciting things including fantastic tourist attractions and all kinds of exotic food. Australian people are amazingly interesting, kind and generous. To a great extent, we admire them and their life styles. Both teachers and students have really learned a lot from this wonderful trip. Some students also determine that they will return in the future and they are sure to study hard in order to achieve their dreams. In all, we love this great country and people here.
——澳大利亚交换生带队教师朱老师