荷头尖尖，蓄势待发！——第四届纵横杯中文辩论赛青苗小将大获全胜

　　“五湖四海名天下”，为期两天、紧张而又振奋人心的纵横杯中文辩论锦标赛完美落下帷幕。今年赛事规模空前，超过20所学校，50余支参赛队伍，300多名辩手齐聚一堂，不但集结北京所有国际学校的强劲选手，连深圳、合肥、天津都有队伍参加。小选手们要经过多轮辩论才得以进入准决赛，有望夺得奖杯。——这将是高手间的一场对决！

　　面对脑力和体力的双重挑战，青苗国际双语学校的小将顶住压力，越战越勇，有两组队员一路过关斩将挺进准决赛，最终斩获C组季军和B组季军两项宝贵的奖杯！并有张辰旭、居昊两位同学荣获全场最佳辩手奖！庞韵涵同学荣获单场最佳辩手奖！

　　全场最佳辩手

　　学生8.1张辰旭

　　（TommyZhang）

　　很开心能和队友一起捧得C组季军的奖杯！首先非常感谢全体语文组老师对我们每位参赛成员的辛苦指导。回忆这场比赛，可谓是惊心动魄：历经两连胜进入复赛，复赛以总分略高的优势惊险出线，最终在准决赛时，惜败对手，夺得季军。其中有欢笑、有失落、有鼓励、有感悟。虽然没有夺得冠军，但作为我们队第一次比赛，我知道每个人都已经倾尽全力了。我们会从对手身上总结优点以取长补短，希望我们青苗能在纵横杯的赛场上再创佳绩！下次成功坐上冠军王座！

　　全场最佳辩手

　　学生8.1班

　　居昊（Nikita）

　　首先我要感谢整个中文部，特别是我们尊敬的指导老师Ms.Sandy，还有我的所有队友。通过这次纵横杯联赛，我学到了关于团队合作的交流技巧，提升了思维灵敏度，对思辨能力也有了更深刻的认知……赛场上的每一刻我其实都紧张的不得了，可我知道自己不能辜负这几个月的努力和队友们对我的信任。希望明年我们再接再厉，获得更好的成绩！

　　单场最佳辩手

　　学生9.1

　　庞韵涵（Lisa）

　　记得训练初期，我们对辩论都没有太大的信心，是Sandy老师一直在给我们鼓励和支持，让我们在一次次的失败中持续获取经验，在一遍遍地练习中不断探索成长。我认为这次比赛的核心精神就是团结，无论是遇到了多么强的对手，我们都有给彼此打气加油，无论是遇到了多么大的坎坷，我们都一起面对！我有过紧张，有过失落，有过疲惫，但在这场辩论赛中，我也清晰感受到了在自我表达和团队协作上的成长，相信这场比赛带来的收获会使我受益终生！

　　学生G11

　　李芮漩（Rachel）

　　在比赛前的准备时期，我们辩论班的同学真的好似泡在了辩题里，闲暇时间都在一起写辩论稿、讨论辩题，组织不同年级之间的练习赛，互相共享观点，请专业的老师讲解辩论技巧，为的就是用最充分的准备和饱满的热情去迎接一年一度的辩论比赛。

　　不管是第几次来到赛场，都是那么的令人激动，正如中文部老师们所说，这不仅仅是一场比赛，更是一个让人学习、历练成长的过程。我们在准备的过程中学习，在对手的身上学习，在评委的评价中学习，在整个比赛中学习。学习思辨能力、学习如何倾听和表达、学习临场反应能力和应对突发事件的处理，从而变成更加全面优秀的人，这就是辩论比赛的真正意义所在。

　　每个年级组有自己的队伍，相信这些和同学们一起合作、一起努力的美好回忆是会被永远铭记，感谢辩论带给我们的一切，使我们的生活变的更加丰富多彩并且充满热情！

　　中文组 组长

　　关庆慧（Louise）

　　青苗选手在纵横赛事中发挥了超强的辩论技巧，雄辩气势逼人。听者为之振奋，观者为之惊叹。作为青苗中文部门的领队，我很荣幸能参加这次赛事，亲眼目睹孩子们在比赛中，唇齿之间，舌辩群雄，以无边的气势，积极的态度，让对手输的心悦诚服、自叹不如。君子有三乐，其一为：“得天下英才而教育之！”面对如此多聪明可爱的学生，我只想说一句话，得生如此，夫复何求？

　　中文组 老师

　　杨红娴（Sandy Yang）

　　从最初训练时的目光游移、不知所措，到赛场上充满自信的申论、从容不迫的质询、咄咄逼人的自由辩、有条不紊的结辩，我亲眼见证了这些孩子们成长的全过程！比赛中，他们失利后能迅速调整状态，全情投入下一场比赛；在连续三场比赛的高压状态下能控制节奏，稳定心态，以最佳状态全力以赴；懂得从对手中学习、从每场评判的点评中学习，举一反三、现学现用……可以说，每位辩手都呈现出了最好的自己，将最闪亮的一面留在了赛场。全队完美演绎了全情投入、坚持到底、誓不放弃的比赛精神！

　　中文组 老师

　　王鹏娟（Summer Wang）

　　就比赛而言，赛场是最重要的时刻；但对于“终身学习者”来说，重要的时刻，早在春天那个不经意的一瞬开始了。——今年二月份，13名同学在中文组四位老师的带领下，开启每周“唇枪舌剑”的辩论练习。其实，孩子们很忙：忙托福、忙补数学、忙弹钢琴……但是，无论是周末、晚上还是长假，我们的辩论群永远都在活跃和更新。他们才十一、二岁，但他们的自律和付出远远超出了我作为一个老师对他们的期待。这就是孩子们的热情！他们的热情点燃了老师的激情：老师再忙也愿意在备课间隙看看他们的进展；老师再累也乐于在陪自己孩子的时候偷偷关注一下他们的论据搜集……就这样我们慢慢走了半年多，而他们也羽翼丰满，出发上场了……至于收获，我知道，早已在他们囊中。

　　中文组 老师

　　王迪（Icarus）

　　A组11年级的学生们在赛场中展现出了优秀的逻辑思维和语言表达能力。一辩桂扬同学立论概念清晰、逻辑严谨。二辩李芮漩丶三辩曾竹西同学质询环节紧扣我方辩题并举出了详实的资料作为论据，论证严谨，自由辩论环节更是展现出极强的临场应变能力。四辩修艺菲同学结辩条理分明，敏锐地指出了对方辩手的漏洞。整场辩论赛充分展示了青苗学子卓越的辩论风采。作为A组辩论队的指导教师，我特别开心与学生们一起准备辩论赛，更为青苗学生赛场上优秀的表现而骄傲！我相信，辩论虽始于“辩”，但带给学生们的成长却早已远远超过“辩”本身。

　　中文组 老师

　　Joyce Wang

　　很高兴看到孩子们为自己的梦想而战！他们积极展现自我、随机应变、妙语连珠，向对手和裁判呈现出最优秀的一面。能够取得这样的成绩，与学生们的艰辛努力是分不开的。学生们利用课余时间互相交流、彼此帮助，讨论辩题、修改稿件、认真准备校内每一次辩论练习赛，不断打磨、提高辩论技巧。冷静沉稳的一辩熊浩天、随机应变的二辩张溪兰、协调全局的三辩张辰旭、妙语连珠的四辩方欣晴，随时支援的段楫舟，都是团队不可或缺的一部分。最后，由衷感谢学生们的不断付出，正是他们的不懈努力才能取得如此优异的成绩！

　　感谢中文组全体老师的辛勤付出！顺义校区的PTA家长们为中文组所有老师送上鲜花，向他们致以谢意和祝贺。本次赛事带给孩子的不仅仅是荣誉，还有面对挑战的勇气，遭遇挫折的乐观，以及战胜自我的成长......小荷才露尖尖角，破茧成蝶待有时。青苗的孩子们，继续加油吧！

　　The 4th Zongheng Cup Debate Competition, gathering over 300 delegates of 50 teams from 20 schools, from Beijing, Shenzhen, Hefei and Tianjin has finished yesterday. The BIBS team has won the 3rdplace of Group C and Group B, with Tommy Zhang and Nikita Ju winning the Best Match Debater and Lisa Pang winning the Best Game Debater.

　　Best Match Debater

　　Class 8.1 Tommy Zhang

　　Very happy to win the 3rdplace of Group C with my team! I really appreciate all my Chinese teachers for their instructions. It was a tough game and we have had our fun, joy, disappointment and achievements. Although we missed the championship, I know we all did the best we could. We will learn from this year and hope to win the gold metal next time!

　　Best Match Debater

　　Class 8.1 NikitaJu

　　I must say thank you to my team mates and the entire Chinese teacher department, and especially Ms. Sandy. It was a good opportunity for us to learn about teamwork, communication and quick thinking. We also have a better understanding on critical thinking skills now. The match was intense, and I knew I must not fail our own efforts and my team mates’ trust. We will come back next year, and do better!

　　Best Game Debater

　　Class 9.1 Lisa Pang

　　At first we were not confident at all, and it was Ms. Sandy who has encouraged and supported us all along. She taught us to learn from our failure and grow with the experience. I think the match was all about teamwork spirit. No matter how strong the competitors are, we stick together and never lose faith. I was nervous, lost and tired, but in the end I realized how much I have developed on expressing myself and teamwork — great lifetime gain!

　　Student G11

　　Rachel Li

　　We spent so much time preparing for the competition. We wrote scripts, discussed the strategy and held mockup competitions among grades, then invited experienced teachers to give their feedback, and then revise our scripts and practiced again… All for the final competition.

　　Every game was exciting, and like our teachers said, rather than just a game, it was also an opportunity to learn and grow. We learnt from preparing, from our competitors, from the judges, and from the games, about critical thinking, about listening and expressing, about quick reaction and emergency responding.

　　The competition will become nice memories of our life.

　　Head of Chinese Teaching Dept

　　Louise Guan

　　The BIBS team did a good job, and I’m very proud of being one of them to witness my students’ outstanding performance. I’m so happy for having such excellent students in my teaching career.

　　Chinese Teaching Dept

　　Sandy Yang

　　From total strangers to well-trained debaters, I have had the pleasure to witness my students grow. Our little debaters were able to recover one failure and quickly shift their focus to the next game, and brought their bests to the competition. They respected and learnt from their competitors, and totally devoted themselves to the games. It was great spirit and performance.

　　Chinese Teaching Dept

　　Summer Wang

　　Who can say the competition did not start in the spring when we began preparing? This February, 13 students and 4 Chinese teachers set off their journey and started practicing week after week, while each of them had other routine classes like TOEFL, math and piano etc. However, weekend or holiday, we were always practicing. Being 11-12 years-old teenagers, their self-disciplinary surprised us. They have been passionate as we teachers do. After half-year preparation, I knew winning was inevitable.

　　Chinese Teaching Dept

　　Icarus Wang

　　The G11 students in Group A have demonstrated outstanding logical thinking and language skills. They were clear with their points and used strong arguments. They also presented very good reacting abilities during the free debating. The team performed very well during the match and as the instructor of Group A, I feel very happy for having spent valuable time with my students for a successful debating event from which we have all achieved a lot.

　　Chinese Teaching Dept

　　Joyce Wang

　　Glad to see our students fought for their dreams! They all performed very well during the competition and I can only relate their success to the hard work they have done prior to the match. They used their spare time preparing, discussing, communicating and practicing, and the team played as a whole. They deserve the winning!

　　The flowers from Shunyi PTA parents represents our appreciation to the lovely teachers from the Chinese Teaching department, for all their help and support! The competition brought our students honor, courage, optimism, and personal development. Go all little BIBS warriors!