選擇比努力更重要：5個家庭的真實經歷

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最理想的教育發生在最適合的學校里。

這5個家庭的轉學故事再次告訴我們：

在孩子們都很努力的今天，

做出“智慧的選擇”真的很重要!

選擇對了，

“厭學”變“盼學”

只要2個月！

講述人吳嘉仁、吳嘉信媽媽

轉學軌跡2年級從公立學校轉入啟明星

他們原來在北京西城區一所不錯的公立學校讀書，但學校的教育方式和我們的期待不同。孩子一到周日就比較焦慮，因為周一就又要上學了。

轉來啟明星不到2個月，我們就看到了積極的變化：孩子每天都很喜歡上學，還會滔滔不絕地給我們講每天都發生了什么有意思的事情。以前生病了他們會說，太好了，可以不用上學了！現在要是生病不能上學，他們挺失望的。

從公立轉到啟明星，我比較擔心他們的英語能力，現在疑慮完全打消了。James老師和我面對面溝通孩子情況，還會根據我的反饋調整孩子的作業，個性化支持非常到位！

啟明星的老師也挺會激發他們的內驅力的。之前，為了激發他們的學習興趣——比如寫字，我做過很多努力，都沒有什么成效。現在他們會主動去識字寫字！我真的很好奇，老師們有什么魔法嗎？”

千萬別小看

“歸屬感”。

講述人周秦媽媽、周秦

轉學軌跡1年級入學啟明星，9年級轉學加拿大寄宿學校，10年級轉回啟明星

媽媽：周秦1年級就在啟明星上學，9年級之前，他的一些同學轉去海外讀高中了。我覺得這對周秦有影響。那個時候，我自己也希望他去加拿大讀大學。所以，周秦在9年級轉去了加拿大的一所寄宿學校。

加拿大的學校比較大，也是IB學校，他適應得不錯，但第一個假期回來，他就跟我們說，這所學校“對我沒有吸引力”。

周秦：我還留在啟明星的同學群里，也能看到原來同學談論學習。這么一比，我覺得加拿大學校的課程比較淺，科學課的難度也就是啟明星6年級的程度。還有，我一個人在加拿大比較孤獨。

當時我也比較糾結要不要回來，是朋友的一句讓我下了決心。他說，你要想想哪里讓你更開心。啟明星小而親密，讓我特別有歸屬感，回來讓我更開心！……現在，老師開始和我們討論DP選課了。學校小，老師都比較了解解我們，結合我們之前的個人成績，告訴我們選哪門課會有什么樣的結果。加拿大的學校人數比較多，老師也就是籠統地講一下。

媽媽：轉回啟明星之后，周秦能客觀理性地看待周圍的環境了。他每天都特別滿足，踏踏實實的，很開心！

偏理科的孩子，

更需要培養人文素養！

講述人張博軒媽媽

轉學軌跡1年級入學啟明星，9年級轉到另一所雙語學校，10年級回到啟明星

我的孩子偏理科。上初中以后，我們希望他更專注理科知識和英文的學習，也擔心他并不適合啟明星高中的IB課程體系。以我當時的理解，IB學習需要寫大篇幅的論文，像文科一樣，這和我們認知的理科學習方法是不一樣的。所以孩子9年級的時候，我們就轉去了一所以數理化見長的雙語學校。

在新學校，孩子在理科知識點的學習上得到了滿足，但也意外發現，他的英文在啟明星屬于中等水平，在新學校倒是擁有絕對優勢。

后來，我又從啟明星的一位畢業生那里了解到，啟明星高中的老師既有熱情，又態度認真。這位學生在DP階段選修了數學、生物和化學這些理科，最后3科全是滿分7分。這也讓我對啟明星高中的學術更有信心了。

在新學校的經歷還讓我意識到，越是偏理科的孩子，越需要培養人文素養，才能作為“全人”走得更遠；校園的文化對孩子的成長也非常重要，周圍有什么樣的同學和家庭群體，會直接影響孩子個性、興趣和價值觀的塑造。

基于以上種種考慮，10年級我們回到了啟明星，我們相信，這里的教育環境能讓孩子更好地發展！

充分相信，

是送給孩子

最好的成長禮物！

講述人王朗皓媽媽

轉學軌跡1年級入學啟明星，9年級轉到另一所雙語學校，10年級回到啟明星

我兒子和張博軒轉到同一所學校，又一道轉回來。

孩子在新學校的經歷讓我們意識到，啟明星早就為孩子培養了扎實的學術素養。

我們到新學校不久，ICT（信息通信技術）老師就跟我反饋說，我兒子的作業讓他印象非常深刻。家長會上，這位老師拿著兒子做的研究小冊子給我看，說‘這樣年紀的孩子，能夠做出這種近乎于成人學術研究報告標準的總結，實在讓人驚訝。格式、思路、展示風格，都非常棒！’”

現在回想當初轉學原因，其實是我們不夠相信孩子能夠克服挑戰，不相信他能適應高年級的學習。這也讓我們反思——我們的孩子，比我們想象的更優秀。

曾經，是我們家長主導轉學，這回，讓孩子做主轉回。孩子堅決選擇回到啟明星，理由很簡單——他相信自己的能力，能在啟明星成為更好的自己。

我覺得，放手去相信，是送給孩子最好的成長禮物。

孩子能“沖高”，

就加些挑戰！

講述人聶穎兒爸爸

轉學軌跡4年級從外籍人員子女學校轉入啟明星

Lauren（聶穎兒）是2年前從國外回到北京的，當時進的是一所國際學校。第一年她適應得很好，第二年，她的中文和數學進步都不如預期。我們覺得原因是她得到的挑戰不夠，對學習不那么興奮了。

我們訪問了啟明星，這里正是我們想要找的學校：啟明星的個性化教學很吸引我們。Lauren入學第一周，我們就收到了老師的信息，告訴我們她在哪些學科取得了進展，在哪些領域還需要注意，還很快為她制訂了專屬的學習計劃，讓我們很驚訝！

Lauren的融入也特別順利，無論老師、同學，還是學校里的職工，都會特別關照她。中午吃飯的時候，餐廳的員工立即認出她是新轉來的。他們熱情地招呼她，要多吃一點啊！我覺得是社區里的每一個人共同營造了這種充滿關愛的社區文化。

我們看到了Lauren的變化。她學習更努力了，很享受適合她的學習難度和挑戰。我們真希望能早點知道啟明星，2年前知道就更好了！

每一次教育道路的轉換，都是家庭對教育理念的重新審視。5個家庭的故事告訴我們：真正好的學校，不只教授知識，更能啟迪學生追尋幸福感和歸屬感。

啟明星敞開大門，誠邀認同啟明星理念的家庭參加開放日：

歡迎預約開放日

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什么樣的學生適合申請啟明星？

如果你——

* 追求中英雙語卓越

* 計劃前往海外TOP 30大學深造

* 注重全人發展

那么，你適合啟明星！

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我們雙語教學，魚和熊掌兼得了嗎？

用事實說話：

在最新一屆國際學校“縱橫杯”中文辯論賽中，啟明星中學中文辯論隊一舉斬獲：半區冠軍、總冠軍、全程最佳辯手、單場最佳辯手多個獎項。

在英文辯論比賽中，啟明星學生也收獲頗豐：2024年哈佛大學辯論委員會公共論壇辯論賽冠軍；TOC ASIA全國辯論賽高中組冠軍、優秀辯手獎。

另外，根據MAP測試機構的最新報告顯示，雖然啟明星學生在學前班和1年級入學時英文閱讀平均分低于美國同年級學生，但是從2年級開始就實現追平，4年級開始更是超過美國同年級學生，截至10年級（MAP測評最高年級）更遠超美國同年級水平。

MAP數據來源：NWEA

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我們的大學升學結果怎么樣？

啟明星最新的IB大考平均分是36分，遠高于30.3的全球平均成績。

由于啟明星高中極高的師生比和個性化的大學升學指導，我們最新一屆申請美國大學的高中畢業生，85.7%收到全美排名前30高校的Offer，42.9% 學生收到全美排名前20高校的Offer；申請英國大學的學生，100%收到英國排名前10大學的Offer！

此外，我們的藝術生也被美國頂尖時尚學院紐約時裝學院，以及全球最好的建筑學校之一、錄取率極低的英國建筑聯盟學院的錄取。

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不內卷，我們怎樣拿到好成績？

*師資穩定而國際化

*個性化教學

我們提供魚躍、LEAP和增益項目，滿足學生在中、英文和數學學科的個性化需求。

5

我們提供全額獎學金

申請入學的新生有機會獲得多元獎學金、助學金和學術獎學金。

The ideal education takes place in the school most suited to you.

The transfer stories of these five families remind us:

In a time when all students are working hard,
making "wise choices" is of utmost importance!

By Making the Right Choice "Disliking School" Became "Looking Forward to Learning" in Just Two Months!

SpeakerJacob Wu and Jasper Wu's mother
Transfer TrajectoryTransferred from a public school to Daystar in second grade

They originally studied at a pretty good public school in Beijing’s Xicheng district. But the school's educational approach and our expectations were not matched. Every Sunday, the children would get anxious and upset because they had to go back to school on Monday.

In less than two months after transferring to Daystar, we saw positive changes: the children love going to school every day; and they will tell us in detail about the interesting things that happen at school. Before, when they were sick, they would say, "Great, I don't have to go to school!" Now, if they are unwell and cannot go to school, they are disappointed.

When they transferred from the public school to Daystar, I was concerned about their English proficiency. Now those worries have been completely dispelled. Their teacher, James, communicates with me face-to-face about their situation, and he will also adjust the children's assignments based on my feedback.The personalized support is excellent!

Also, Daystar's teachers are very good at igniting the students’ intrinsic motivation. In the past, I put in a lot of effort to stimulate their interest in learning - for example, writing - but with limited results. Now, they are seeking out opportunities to continue learning to read and write! I am very curious:what "magic" do the teachers have?

Never Underestimate

the "Sense of Belonging".

SpeakersJoe Zhou, Joe Zhou's mother

Transfer TrajectoryEnrolled at Daystar in first grade, transferred to a Canadian boarding school in ninth grade, returned to Daystar in tenth grade

Joe Zhou's mother:Joe has been studying at Daystar since first grade. Before ninth grade, some of his classmates had transferred abroad for high school. I felt this had an impact on him. At that time, I also hoped he would go to Canada for university. So in ninth grade, Joe transferred to a boarding school in Canada.

The Canadian school was a larger IB school, and he adapted quite well. But during the first vacation, he told us that this school "has nothing that interests me."

Joe Zhou:I was still in my Daystar friends WeChat group, and I could see my former classmates discussing what they were learning. Compared with what they were discussing,I felt the courses at the school in Canada were somewhat superficial; and the difficulty of the science courses was just at the Daystar’s sixth grade level. I also felt quite lonely being on my own in Canada.

At the time, I was also quite conflicted about whether to come back. But something a friend said to me helped me decide. He said, "You have to think about where makes you happier." Daystar's small and intimate campus gave me a strong sense of belonging, and coming back made me happier!...

Our teachers have also started discussing DP course selection with us. Since the school is small, the teachers have a better understanding of who we are, and based on our previous individual performance, they can advise us what might happen if we choose certain courses. The school in Canada has a larger student body, so the teachers could only give more general advice.

Joe Zhou's mother:After transferring back to Daystar, Joe can be more objective and rational in his assessment of his environment. He is much more satisfied, grounded, and happy day to day!

The More Inclined A Child Is Towards Science, The More They Need To Cultivate Their Appreciation And Abilities In Humanities To Develop As A "Whole Person".

SpeakerJerry Zhang's mother

Transfer TrajectoryEnrolled at Daystar in first grade, transferred to another bilingual school in ninth grade , then returned to Daystar in tenth grade

My child leans more towards science. After entering middle school, we wanted him to focus more on further strengthening his science knowledge and learning English. We were also worried that he may not be well suited for the IB system in Daystar’s high school. Based on my understanding at the time, IB learning requires writing lengthy essays, which would be more like liberal arts and different from our perception of what is needed for science. So when my child was in ninth grade, we transferred to a bilingual school that is strong in physics, chemistry and mathematics.

At the new school, my son was satisfied with the science program, and he also unexpectedly discovered that his English, which was only average at Daystar, had become a comparative strength.

Later, I spoke with a Daystar graduate who explained to me that Daystar’s high school teachers are both passionate and diligent. This student chose math, biology, and chemistry as his DP subjects, and got full marks of seven in all three. This gave me more confidence in Daystar’s high school academics.

The experience at the new school also made me realize thatthe more inclined a child is towards science, the more they need to cultivate their appreciation and abilities in humanities to develop as a "whole person." A school’s culture is also very important for a child's growth; the type of classmates and families they encounter will directly affect their personality, interests, and values develop.

Given all these factors, we returned to Daystar in tenth grade because we believe that the educational environment here can best support our child's development!

I Feel That Letting Go Of Control And Trusting My Child Is The Best Gift I Can Give Him!

SpeakerHarry Wang's mother
Transfer TrajectoryEnrolled at Daystar in first grade, transferred to another bilingual school in ninth grade, then returned to Daystar in tenth grade

My son’s experience is very similar to Jerry Zhang's; they transferred to the same school and then both came back.

The experience at the new school made us realize that Daystar had already cultivated strong academic skills and qualities for our children.

Soon after we went to the new school, the ICT(Information and Communication Technology) teacher contacted me to share feedback about one of my son's assignments. At the parent-teacher meeting, this teacher showed me the research booklet my son had done, and said, "For such a young student to produce a summary that is almost at the academic research report standard of an adult is truly remarkable. The format, logic, and presentation style are all excellent!"

Reflecting on the reasons for transferring at that time, it was because we didn't believe our child could overcome certain challenges and didn't trust he could adapt to the learning in higher grade levels. Ultimately, this helped us to realize that our child is stronger than we had imagined.

While previously, it was a parent-led decision to transfer out, this time, we let our child take the lead to decide to return. Our son was clear in his choice to return to Daystar.His reasons were simple: he believes in his own abilities and knows he can become a better version of himself at Daystar.

I feel that letting go of control and trusting my child is the best gift I can give him.

If Your Child Can Soar Higher, Don’t Shy Away From Challenges!

SpeakerLauren Lip's father

Transfer TrajectoryTransferred from an international school to Daystar in fourth grade

Lauren came back to Beijing from being out of the country two years ago; at that time she started at an international school. In the first year, she adapted very well, but in the second year, her Chinese and math progress was not as expected. We felt the reason was that she was not being challenged enough and was no longer as excited about learning.

We visited Daystar, and immediately found that this is the school we were looking for.Daystar's personalized teaching is very appealing to us.In Lauren's first week at the school, we received messages from the teachers, telling us about her progress in certain subjects and areas that needed more attention; they even quickly developed a customized learning plan for her, which really surprised us!

Lauren's integration was very smooth, whether it was the teachers, classmates, or the school staff, they all took special care of her. During lunchtime, the cafeteria staff immediately recognized her as a new transfer student. They warmly welcomed her and encouraged her to eat more!I feel that it is the collective effort of everyone in the community that has created this caring community culture.

We saw the changes in Lauren. She studied harder, and really enjoyed learning at the appropriate level and with enough challenge. We only wish we had known about Daystar earlier!

Every transition in a child’s educational journey is an opportunity for the family to reexamine their educational philosophy. The stories of these five families illustrate that for a school to be truly good, it must not only impart knowledge, but also inspire students to pursue a sense of happiness and belonging. Daystar sincerely welcome and invite families who resonate with Daystar's philosophy to join us at our Open House:

1

What kind of students

we are looking for?

If you——

* Pursue bilingual excellence in both Chinese and English

* Plan to study abroad in the future

* Focus on emotional health and complete personality development

Then, you are suitable for Daystar!

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How is our bilingual education?

In the most recent Zongheng International School Chinese Debate Tournament, Daystar’s middle school teams swept all awards categories: Champion of Second Half, Grand Champion, Top Overall Debater, and Top Debater for Each Round.

Daystar students have also won recognition and multiple awards in English debate competitions. In the 2024 Harvard Debate Council Summer Camp, after 12 rounds of competitions, our students won the Champion prize in the Public Forum Debate. In the TOC ASIA National Debate Championship, Daystar students won the high school division Championship in Public Forum debate, and also received the Outstanding Speaker Award.

According to recent official data from MAP testing, while Daystar students enter Pre-K and Grade 1 with lower average reading scores than their peers in the U.S., they catch up by Grade 2 and begin to outperform U.S. students by Grade 4.

Data source：NWEA

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Our graduates' application offers

Daystar’s most recent average IB exam score was 36, well above the global average of 30.3.

Thanks to our high teacher-to-student ratio in high school and personalized university guidance, 85.7% of our latest graduates applying to U.S. universities received offers from top 30 U.S. schools, with 42.9% admitted to top 20 schools. Meanwhile, 100% of our graduates applying to UK universities received offers from top 10 institutions.

Additionally, our art students have been admitted to the prestigious Fashion Institute of Technology in New York and the world-renowned Architectural Association School of Architecture in the UK, known for its low acceptance rate.

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How do we support students in

achieving academic excellence?

*Stable and robust faculty

*Personalized teaching

We offer YuYue, LEAP, and Enrichment programs to cater to students' personalized needs in Chinese, English, and Math.

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We offer full scholarships

New applicants have the opportunity to receive a range of scholarships, financial aid, and academic awards.