個(gè)人設(shè)計(jì)項(xiàng)目展：留白的力量，真的好大！

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“啟明星培養(yǎng)我們非常好的一點(diǎn)，

就是讓我們?nèi)グl(fā)掘真正喜歡的事情。

對(duì)真心喜歡的事，

你會(huì)愿意投入時(shí)間，

那成功的概率自然會(huì)更高。”

——任云馳（Yoyo），

啟明星校友、布朗大學(xué)本科學(xué)生

就像Yoyo說(shuō)的，

在啟明星，孩子們的成長(zhǎng)里，始終保留著一塊“留白”：

沒(méi)有標(biāo)準(zhǔn)答案，
沒(méi)有統(tǒng)一路徑，
只有一個(gè)問(wèn)題——

你到底想做什么？

他們可以選一個(gè)主題，
用自己喜歡的方式，一路探索下去。

遇到困難，老師不會(huì)替他們完成，
但會(huì)在關(guān)鍵時(shí)刻，給出剛剛好的支持。

今年的10年級(jí)個(gè)人設(shè)計(jì)項(xiàng)目展覽，
就是這樣一場(chǎng)“自我探索”的集中呈現(xiàn)：

4B班，贏了！

把中藥做成“治愈系禮物”

夏常博關(guān)注的是：

中學(xué)生的那些小煩惱——

用眼過(guò)度、學(xué)習(xí)壓力、睡不好......

她沒(méi)有停在“問(wèn)題”，

而是動(dòng)手做出了解決方案：

用20種中藥，
調(diào)配成5款香囊，

每一款對(duì)應(yīng)一種困擾。

更有意思的是，

她還做了一本卡哇伊風(fēng)格的說(shuō)明手冊(cè)——

讓同齡人愿意打開(kāi)、愿意了解香囊和中藥。

“做完之后，我對(duì)中藥有了全新的認(rèn)識(shí)。未來(lái)，也許會(huì)學(xué)醫(yī)學(xué)。”

4B班，贏了！

把宇宙裝進(jìn)VR頭顯

左潤(rùn)霆想的是一個(gè)很簡(jiǎn)單的問(wèn)題：

如果玩游戲的時(shí)候，順便能學(xué)點(diǎn)天文知識(shí)，好不好？

于是——

他用C++寫(xiě)程序，
導(dǎo)入3D行星模型，
一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)搭建出一個(gè)“可以玩的宇宙”。

甚至還用上了AI：
幫他優(yōu)化場(chǎng)景、檢查代碼。

“這個(gè)項(xiàng)目，其實(shí)像一次提前預(yù)演。

未來(lái)申請(qǐng)大學(xué)，我可能會(huì)走STEM方向。”

4B班，贏了！

用紀(jì)錄片重講“古塔”

袁思成覺(jué)得：

古塔很有意思，
但現(xiàn)在的講法，太無(wú)聊了。

于是，他做了一件很“簡(jiǎn)單但有些挑戰(zhàn)”的事——

拍一部12分鐘的紀(jì)錄片，
讓古塔變得“好看、好懂、有意思”。

紀(jì)錄片里，他不只講歷史，
還把“過(guò)去”和“現(xiàn)在”連在一起。

拍攝的過(guò)程，
也變成了一次城市探索：

“去通州拍燃燈塔的時(shí)候，
我順便在大運(yùn)河邊走了很久。”

4B班，贏了！

用立方體表達(dá)哲學(xué)

杜立行把設(shè)計(jì)課和柏拉圖的思想結(jié)合在一起。

他做了一個(gè)規(guī)整的立方體：

用車(chē)床打磨，
每一面都精確對(duì)稱(chēng)。

這，體現(xiàn)了柏拉圖說(shuō)的秩序。

他又在每一面嵌入不同顏色的“眼睛”：

不同的人，看世界的角度不同；
但本質(zhì)上，大家屬于同一個(gè)整體。

“做完這個(gè)項(xiàng)目，我最大的收獲，
其實(shí)是時(shí)間管理和工具使用能力。”

4B班，贏了！

把“看鳥(niǎo)”畫(huà)成一本書(shū)

李利莎把兩件喜歡的事放在一起：觀鳥(niǎo) + 繪畫(huà)。

她畫(huà)的每一只鳥(niǎo)，

都是自己真正見(jiàn)過(guò)的。

這個(gè)項(xiàng)目，甚至帶來(lái)了一點(diǎn)時(shí)間壓力：

“秋天一過(guò)，有些鳥(niǎo)在北京就看不到了。
所以我必須按計(jì)劃推進(jìn)。”

這些項(xiàng)目之間，

彼此毫無(wú)聯(lián)系，

但它們有一個(gè)共同點(diǎn)：

就是都是學(xué)生真的喜歡。

而“留白”的意義，
恰恰就在這里：

不是讓孩子“少做”，
而是讓他們——

做屬于自己的事情。

當(dāng)興趣出現(xiàn)，
投入就會(huì)自然發(fā)生；

當(dāng)投入發(fā)生，
成長(zhǎng)，也就自然而然。

在過(guò)去的幾個(gè)月里，你們以研究者、創(chuàng)造者和創(chuàng)新者的身份投入其中。正是因?yàn)槟銈冞x擇了那些真正對(duì)自己有意義的主題，才把“作業(yè)”變成了“人生之事”。無(wú)論你是完成了一部紀(jì)錄片、寫(xiě)了一本書(shū)、打磨了一項(xiàng)技藝，還是掌握了一項(xiàng)新技能，你們都已經(jīng)證明：自己擁有影響周?chē)澜绲闹鲃?dòng)性與能力。

請(qǐng)永遠(yuǎn)不要失去這份好奇心。這個(gè)世界需要不斷追問(wèn)“為什么？”和“如何做到？”的人——而你們已經(jīng)證明，自己正是這樣的人。”

——Luke Jones，中學(xué)英文老師

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“One thing Daystar does exceptionally well is encouraging us to discover what we truly love.

When it’s something you genuinely care about, you’re willing to invest the time—

and naturally, your chances of success become much higher.”

— Yoyo Ren, Daystar alumna, Brown University

Just as Yoyo shared,

at Daystar,

there is always space intentionally left open for each student’s growth:

No single right answer;

no fixed path.

Just one essential question:

What do you truly want to explore?

Students choose a topic,

and pursue it in their own way,

following their curiosity as far as it takes them.

And when challenges arise,

teachers don’t step in to do the work for them—

but instead offer just the right support at the right moment.

This year’s tenth grade Personal Project Exhibition was a powerful reflection of that journey of self-discovery:

4B班，贏了！

Chinese Herbal Sachets

Katy Xia focused on the struggles of secondary school students—

eye strain, stress, and sleep issues.

She didn’t stop at identifying the problems. She created solutions:

Using20 types of traditional Chinese herbs,she createdfive different sachets,each designed to address a specific concern.

Even more thoughtfully,

she created a cute, illustrated instruction booklet— designed to make it approachable and engaging for her peers.

“Through this project, I see Chinese medicine in a completely new way.

In the future, I might consider pursuing medicine.”

4B班，贏了！

Space VR Game

Polo Zuo asked a simple question:What if learning astronomy could be as engaging as playing a game?

So he built it.

Using C++,

importing 3D planetary models,

he constructed a fully interactive, “playable universe.”

He also integrated AI—

to optimize scene design and debug code.

“This project felt like a preview of my future.I may pursue engineering or another STEM-related field.”

4B班，贏了！

Pagodas Reimagined

Carson Yuan believed that

ancient pagodas are fascinating—

but often presented in dull ways.

So he took on a deceptively simple challenge:

to create a 12-minute documentary

that makes them engaging, accessible, and meaningful.

He connected past and present— and turned filming into a journey of urban exploration.

“While filming the Ran Deng Pagoda in Tongzhou, I spent a lot of time walking along the Grand Canal nearby.”

4B班，贏了！

Plato Wood Carving

Leo Ducombined design with Plato’s philosophy.

He crafted a precisely engineered cube—

machine-polished, perfectly symmetrical. This represents order.

But embedded in each face,

he included differently colored “eyes”:

Each eye reflects a unique perspective;

each person sees the world differently;

yet all are part of the same whole.

“My biggest takeaway wasn’t just the final piece— It was learning effective time management and design skills.”

4B班，贏了！

Birdwatching Journal

Lisa Li combined two passions:

birdwatching and drawing.

Every bird she illustrated

was one she had personally observed.

The project even introduced a sense of urgency: “Once autumn passes, some birds disappear— so I had to stay on schedule.”

These projects don’t follow a single pattern,

and they share one essential thing:

They are all driven by genuine passion.

And that is precisely the purpose of “l(fā)eaving space”:

Not to have students do less,

but to empower them to do

what is truly their own.

When interest emerges,

effort follows naturally;

and when effort is sustained,

growth becomes inevitable.

“You have spent the last several months as researchers, creators, and innovators. By choosing topics that genuinely mattered to you, you turned 'schoolwork' into 'life work.'

Whether you created a documentary, wrote a book, perfected a craft, or learned a new skill, you proved that you have the agency to impact the world around you.

Never lose that spark of curiosity. The world needs people who ask 'Why?' and 'How?'—and you have proven that you are exactly that kind of person."

——Luke Jones，

Secondary School English Teacher & Personal Project Coordinator

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