在2020年11月28日進(jìn)行的LIBF全球金融挑戰(zhàn)賽中，寧波華茂國際學(xué)校4位同學(xué)與來自全國96所國際學(xué)校和重點(diǎn)中學(xué)的同學(xué)進(jìn)行了激烈的角逐。最終，MYP Y9B的張華宜同學(xué)以名列全國第三的傲人成績斬獲中國區(qū)初賽初中組金獎(jiǎng)和晉級(jí)獎(jiǎng)，獲得了初級(jí)金融能力認(rèn)證，并成功晉級(jí)LIBF中國總決賽！恭喜我們的未來金融菁英Girl!

　　就讀于寧波華茂國際學(xué)校MYP Y9B的張華宜算得上“老”華茂學(xué)子了，從幼兒園大班一直到初中9年級(jí)，她在華茂已經(jīng)度過了10年的時(shí)光。張華宜說：“我很喜歡這里的老師、同學(xué)，也很愛這里的校園氛圍?！?/p>

　　這次比賽，能夠在眾多國際學(xué)校和重點(diǎn)中學(xué)參賽者中突出重圍獲得金獎(jiǎng)，家校共建這一點(diǎn)對(duì)張華宜影響很深。父母是金融學(xué)相關(guān)的大學(xué)教授，從小家庭的耳濡目染讓張華宜對(duì)金融產(chǎn)生了濃厚的興趣，而學(xué)校給予張華宜最多的便是學(xué)習(xí)氛圍，“在常規(guī)的課堂外，華茂給予了我很高的自由度，這點(diǎn)讓我感覺很好。每個(gè)學(xué)生的個(gè)性都不同，只有彈性的學(xué)習(xí)時(shí)間，才能讓學(xué)生得到更好的鍛煉。當(dāng)然，這種高自由度也不是完全放任我們不管，老師們雖‘退居二線’，但依然‘有求必應(yīng)’，他們會(huì)結(jié)合每個(gè)人的方向、學(xué)習(xí)進(jìn)度給予適時(shí)引導(dǎo)、啟發(fā)我們。”

　　張華宜性格開朗，率真可愛，口語發(fā)音標(biāo)準(zhǔn)流利。她不怯于和他人表達(dá)，夠自信，成績優(yōu)異，這些都是她能在各種競(jìng)賽中脫穎而出的因素。在華茂國際學(xué)校的這幾年，在老師們的帶領(lǐng)下，張華宜參加了很多大型比賽，比如澳大利亞數(shù)學(xué)競(jìng)賽（AMC）、美國大聯(lián)盟比賽（Math League）、世界學(xué)者杯（WSC）等等。她是學(xué)校競(jìng)賽獲獎(jiǎng)?wù)吆嫌爸械某？?，但比起獲得榮譽(yù)，張華宜更在意競(jìng)賽中學(xué)習(xí)到的知識(shí)。她說：“其實(shí)我覺得比賽的結(jié)果不是很重要，更重要是一次經(jīng)歷，在比賽中我不僅能收獲志同道合的朋友，也能在其中認(rèn)識(shí)到自己很多不足的地方，能繼續(xù)努力?！?/p>

　　此外，張華宜也很適應(yīng)華茂國際學(xué)校的授課模式。她說，學(xué)校倡導(dǎo)學(xué)生通過自主探索來理解所學(xué)知識(shí)，發(fā)現(xiàn)規(guī)律、總結(jié)規(guī)律，而不是直接灌輸概念讓學(xué)生們記憶，這對(duì)她成長幫助很大。比如她最喜歡的社會(huì)科學(xué)課程，這個(gè)課程基本上就是讓學(xué)生自主探究為主，“探究之前老師也會(huì)給我們一些材料，讓我們更好地準(zhǔn)備，然后我們小組討論時(shí)會(huì)進(jìn)行頭腦風(fēng)暴?！边@樣把主導(dǎo)權(quán)交給學(xué)生，能讓學(xué)生在策劃課堂、分享交流中收獲成長。

　　白天的基礎(chǔ)教育與國際教育課程、傍晚的社團(tuán)課...... 張華宜稱：“在寧波華茂國際學(xué)校的學(xué)習(xí)生活忙碌且充實(shí)，豐富多樣的課程設(shè)計(jì)，很具實(shí)際應(yīng)用價(jià)值的課堂知識(shí)，讓我感覺每分每秒都用盡了，沒有浪費(fèi)?！?/p>

　　我們也祝愿，在此后的全球金融挑戰(zhàn)賽中國總決賽中，張華宜能取得好成績！

　　On November 28, 2020, 4 students from NBHIS participated in the LIBF Student Investor Challenge online with students from other 96 schools in China. A special shout out to student Athena Zhang from MYP Y9B who won High Distinction and LIBF LiFE Qualification, ranking 3rd nationwide, and thus qualified for the LIBF National Final!

　　Student Investor Challenge is the most important competition by the London Institute of Banking & Finance (LIBF) which was established in 1879 by the British Bankers Association. Student Investor Challenge is a combination of financial certifi­cation and fi­nancial contest accredited by the Offi­ce of Quali­fications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual) and Stock Exchange Simulation, to focus on lifelong learning; equipping individuals with the knowledge, skills, and qualifi­cations to achieve what they want throughout their career and life.

　　The challenge is separated into junior and senior divisions. The participants compete in Preliminary Round to qualify for the National Final. The preliminary round of the junior division is the Financial Ability Assessment. The assessment consists of three units with 100 problems. Only the participants who pass all three units will achieve the LIBF LiFE Qualification that is the LiFE Certificate and access to the LIBF National Final.

　　For Y9B Athena, who stood out among many international schools and key high school students to win the gold medal, her home-school cooperation profoundly impacted on the competition.

　　Firstly, both her parents are university professors in Finance & Banking. Since she was a child, she has had an extreme interest due to her family influence. As an MYP student, having spent 10 years at NBHIS. She summarized, “I really like the teachers and students here, and I love the campus atmosphere here. Except for regular classes, I have lots of spare time. I like it that way. Every student has a different personality. The only way to get better practice is to have flexible learning time. Of course, I say “free time” is not entirely free like teachers leave the students alone, they will help and give timely guidance and inspire us with each individual’s direction and learning progress. “ Athena is both cheerful and frank. She expresses herself confidently with fluent English which makes her stand out in competitions. She has participated in many large competitions, such as the Australian Math Competition (AMC), and the American Major League Competition (Math League), the World Scholar's Cup（WSC）etc. She’s been a regular winner. She is more interested in the knowledge she learned from the competitions than the accolades she receives. She emphasized, “Actually, I think the result of the competition is not that important, but more importantly an experience in which I can not only gain like-minded friends but also realize my shortcomings and overcome them.” Athena is also very comfortable with the teaching style of NBHIS. She feels that the school encourages students to understand what they are learning through independent exploration, discovering patterns and summarizing them, rather than directly asking students to memorize the concepts. For example, of her favorite social science class, which is an independent inquiry-based course. She says, “The teacher will give us some materials before the inquiry so that we can prepare better, and then we will brainstorm during the group discussion.” Giving students the lead allows them to reap the benefits of growth in planning the class and sharing and communicating.

　　“With Chinese and international curriculum during the day and CCAs in the late afternoon, my study life at Ningbo Huamao International School is busy and fulfilling, with a rich and varied curriculum design and efficient application of classroom knowledge that makes me feel that every second is properly used, Athena continued.

　　We wish Athena the best of luck in the LIBF National final!

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