高級(jí)外交官能夠快速分析復(fù)雜的情況，然后同時(shí)與來(lái)自不同文化和不同觀點(diǎn)的人進(jìn)行談判；頂級(jí)國(guó)際商務(wù)人士必須批判性地評(píng)估國(guó)家之間的經(jīng)濟(jì)互動(dòng)，并與當(dāng)?shù)孛擞押献魍瞥鲂碌耐顿Y項(xiàng)目；最成功的非政府組織工作人員能夠通過(guò)開(kāi)發(fā)和管理創(chuàng)新項(xiàng)目來(lái)解決問(wèn)題，充分地考慮到民眾當(dāng)前和未來(lái)的需求。
因此，培養(yǎng)具有國(guó)際競(jìng)爭(zhēng)力的全球優(yōu)秀人才是中國(guó)教育的重中之重。一個(gè)全球性的人才應(yīng)該具備知識(shí)、技能和態(tài)度，才能夠在中國(guó)乃至世界各地的各行各業(yè)取得成功。這是一個(gè)獨(dú)特的能力組合，包括跨文化交際能力、多學(xué)科系統(tǒng)分析能力、世界和國(guó)際機(jī)構(gòu)背景知識(shí)、換位思考能力、解決問(wèn)題的能力，以及與他人協(xié)調(diào)溝通的能力。北京愛(ài)迪學(xué)校開(kāi)設(shè)了一系列專業(yè)課程，幫助培養(yǎng)新一代的全球人才，其中包括模擬聯(lián)合國(guó)(MUN)強(qiáng)化培訓(xùn)證書(shū)課程。該項(xiàng)目由MUN項(xiàng)目負(fù)責(zé)人李瀟開(kāi)發(fā)，并得到了北京外國(guó)語(yǔ)大學(xué)的認(rèn)可，該大學(xué)培養(yǎng)了眾多優(yōu)秀的中國(guó)外交官。
在愛(ài)迪學(xué)校MUN課程里，學(xué)生不僅學(xué)習(xí)標(biāo)準(zhǔn)MUN知識(shí)和技能，比如MUN的規(guī)則、制度以及如何辯論，還要接受全面、高強(qiáng)度的培訓(xùn)，獲取相關(guān)知識(shí)、技能和培養(yǎng)態(tài)度和價(jià)值觀,成為未來(lái)所需的全球性人才。我們相信，這不僅能夠提高學(xué)生在全球化世界中的競(jìng)爭(zhēng)優(yōu)勢(shì)，也能幫助他們成為更有用的人，為改善世界做出貢獻(xiàn)。教與學(xué)創(chuàng)新中心教師將使用21世紀(jì)教學(xué)法，引領(lǐng)學(xué)生體驗(yàn)真實(shí)的工作環(huán)境，幫助他們通過(guò)MUN項(xiàng)目建立信心，并通過(guò)各種國(guó)際環(huán)境測(cè)試提升能力。
11月5日，我們?cè)趧?chuàng)新實(shí)驗(yàn)室舉行了一年一度的MUN開(kāi)幕儀式，開(kāi)始了這個(gè)獨(dú)特的項(xiàng)目式學(xué)習(xí)計(jì)劃，參與者包括初級(jí)模聯(lián)俱樂(lè)部的所有學(xué)生。首先，教與學(xué)創(chuàng)新中心總監(jiān)Russell Hazard博士解釋了何為全球性人才，并主導(dǎo)了接下來(lái)的項(xiàng)目研討會(huì)。會(huì)議中特邀嘉賓、隸屬于聯(lián)合國(guó)環(huán)境規(guī)劃署的非政府組織“世界和諧基金會(huì)”副秘書(shū)長(zhǎng)劉莎莎就聯(lián)合國(guó)目前正在進(jìn)行的項(xiàng)目、MUN國(guó)際組織需要什么樣的人才等問(wèn)題分享了她的看法和個(gè)人經(jīng)歷。緊接著，MUN團(tuán)隊(duì)教師之一Tom Yang楊祎明老師為學(xué)生講述了如何利用植根于經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)的多學(xué)科思維，深入了解復(fù)雜系統(tǒng)和解決全球問(wèn)題。最后，模聯(lián)項(xiàng)目負(fù)責(zé)人李瀟介紹了整個(gè)項(xiàng)目的目標(biāo)和規(guī)劃，和同學(xué)們一同開(kāi)啟了“學(xué)習(xí)的冒險(xiǎn)之旅”。
我們相信，愛(ài)迪學(xué)校精心培養(yǎng)出的下一代全球性人才將走出中國(guó)，在世界的舞臺(tái)發(fā)揮巨大的作用。我們也感到非常自豪，因?yàn)槲覀兊膶W(xué)生和教師將通過(guò)不斷的復(fù)雜性挑戰(zhàn)和學(xué)習(xí)成為該領(lǐng)域的佼佼者。
Imagine our top diplomats, who are capable of rapidly analyzing complex situations and then negotiating with people from multiple cultures and perspectives simultaneously. Imagine our top international businesspeople, who must critically assess the economic interplay between nations and work collaboratively with local allies to launch new ventures. Imagine our most successful NGO workers, who are capable of problem solving through the development and management of innovative projects that effectively take into account both present and future needs for a populace.
The development of high-impact internationally competent global talents is one of the top priorities of Chinese education. A global talent has the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to succeed across industries in China, but also anywhere in the world. This requires a unique mix of competencies that include intercultural communicative competence, multidisciplinary systems analysis, background knowledge of the world and international institutions, the ability to shift perspectives, problem solve, and negotiate among others. Beijing Aidi School runs a number of specialist programs to help foster a new generation of global talents such as our Model United Nations (MUN) Intensive Training Certificate program. This program was developed by our MUN program leader, Li Xiao, and has been recognized by Beijing Foreign Studies University, which trains many of China’s diplomats for its excellence.
In Aidi School MUN courses, students not only learn standard MUN knowledge and skills such as the rules and procedures of MUN and debating, but undergo comprehensive training to cultivate the full spectrum of knowledge, skills, and attitudes to become a global talent and the opportunity to use them in the real world. We believe these skills not only improve students competitive advantage in a globalized world, but also help them become a more useful person for improving society as a whole. Students are able to train with our Teaching, Learning and Innovation Center teachers to understand real-world working environments using 21st century pedagogy, they build confidence in their own MUN learning space, and then they can venture out into the world to test their abilities in a variety of international settings.
On November 5th, we held our annual entry event in the Innovation Lab to start this unique Project-Based Learning program, which included all students from the Junior MUN club. First, Dr. Russell Hazard, Director of Teaching, Learning, and Innovation, explained the concept of becoming a global talent and led a hands-on workshop so students could engage in the active learning necessary to immerse themselves in the framework they will work to master in the coming year. Then our special guest Shera Liu, who is the Under Secretary from the World Harmony Foundation, an NGO affiliated to United Nations Environment Program, shared her views and personal experiences about what the United Nations is doing and what kind of talents such international organizations need. Next, one of our most important MUN team teachers, Tom Yang, delved into understanding complex systems and solving global problems using an understanding of multidisciplinary thinking rooted in economics. Finally, the MUN program leader, Li Xiao, outlined the objectives and rubrics for the entire program setting the students on their adventure of learning.
At Aidi School, we believe the next generation of global talents that emerge from China will play a tremendous role in shaping the world, and we are proud to see our students and teachers taking on the challenge of learning this complex set of competencies to become leaders in the field.
