Exploring Chongqing 探索重庆
As part of YCIS Chongqing’s commitment to providing a holistic education, this summer, we offered a variety of ‘camps’ to our students, but why do we think these experiences are important in the development of the whole child?
作为重庆耀中全人教育理念的重要元素，我们认为研学经历对于学生的全面发展是非常重要的，所以在今年夏天，我们为学生们提供了丰富多彩的夏令营活动。
Today’s children spend more than 7.5 hours a day engaged with technology, attending these types of camps provides a break from technology and allows children to communicate face to face.
在当今社会，孩子们每天都会花超过7.5个小时和科技打交道，他们需要参与一些能够远离科技并让他们放松的活动，更重要的是要能和同伴面对面的交流。
International school in Chongqing
Our camps were specifically chosen to provide the students with the opportunity to try new activities. When children succeed at these types of activities, it builds self-esteem. Children also build social skills and problem- solving skills by being part of a supportive community and partaking in activities together.
我们的夏令营致力于为学生提供尝试新事物与同伴交流的机会。每当孩子们在尝试新事物方面取得成功时，他们的自尊会得到进一步的提升，他们的社交技能和解决问题的能力也可以在积极参与并支持活动进行的过程中得到培养。
When children attend a ‘camp’, they are given the opportunity to grow more independent. Whether it be a day or a week, separation from one’s parents means a ‘camper’ has to learn to rely on themselves, other trusted adults and peers. Separation from parents gives a child the ability to think independently, which again builds self-esteem.
当孩子们参加夏令营时，他们将有机会变得更加独立。不管是一周还是一天，在与父母分离的时候，他们必须依靠自己或者其他值得信赖的成年人和同伴，这种环境敦促着他们进行独立思考和判断，他们的自我意识也得以发展。 
Throughout the first 2 weeks of the summer break, our students had opportunities to kayak, learn first aid, sail, role play, ski, complete physical challenges and solve problems.
在暑假前两周的夏令营中，我们的学生体会了很多新鲜事物：皮划艇、野外急救、帆船航行、角色扮演、滑雪等等，他们在完成体能挑战同时，也在独立解决问题。
No matter if it was one of our day trip camps or a 5-day camp, our students were able to experience the various wonders that are available in the vast city that is Chongqing.
尽管夏令营的类型和时间长短有差异，但学生们都能够从另一个角度和身份去感知他们熟悉或者陌生的重庆。
These experiences will have prepared our students for the camps that we hope will take place next academic year when all of our students from Year 5 to Year 12 get to experience a camp or service-learning activities.
这些夏令营经历将帮助学生们更好地迎接我们学年内的研学活动。希望在下一学年，我们五到十二年级的学生都能在学年内体验到我们的研学活动或服务学习活动。
