最近一个月时间，二年级的英文课教会了孩子们用IPad进行知识资料的查询，学习关于古代中国、古代印度的文化历史，并进行相关写作。为了让丰富课堂内容，学校组织了首都博物馆参观之行，用鲜活生动的文物上了一堂精彩的历史+英文课。

In this ever-changing age with increasing Chinese-Western cultural exchanges and intensified talent competition, the world is turning its eyes to China. How can our students become future talented people versed in both Chinese and Western cultures? How should we teach our students so that they can understand our national culture, live elegant lives, and have both international perspectives and home country feelings? How can we plant Chinese roots deep in the children’s hearts and improve their cultural confidence? These are issues that Kaiwen Chinese language teachers have been thinking about.

当今时代瞬息万变，中西文化交流碰撞，人才竞争愈演愈烈，世界纷纷把目光投向中华大地。如何才能成为“中西合璧”的未来人才？怎样能够让孩子成为懂民族文化，会雅致生活，兼具世界视野和大国情怀的新一代？如何在孩子心中扎下民族深根、如何为孩子培养文化自信的成长沃土？围绕这些问题，海淀凯文学校中学语文组的老师们在不断思考着，也在不断行动中。

2017年12月13日是南京大屠杀80周年纪念日，也是第四个国家公祭日。这一天，海淀凯文学校人文社科组的老师组织中学生在晨会上开展了一场以“PEACE& LOVE & HOPE”为主题的纪念活动。

December 13, 2017 marked the 80th anniversary of the Nanjing Massacre and the fourth National Memorial Day for Nanjing Massacre Victims. That day, humanities and social sciences teachers at Kaiwen Academy (Haidian) organized secondary school students in holding a commemorative activity with the theme of “Peace, Love and Hope” at the morning meeting of the school.

2017年12月9－10日，在北京规划展览馆举办的2017-2018年度未来之城中国区总决赛中，代表北京海淀凯文学校参赛的Valley Town和Ｍade造物主队分获中学组二等奖和三等奖。

The 2017-2018 Future City Championship China was held on December 9-10, 2017 at the Beijing Planning Exhibition Hall. Valley Town and Made Creator, the two teams that participated in the championship representing Kaiwen Academy (Haidian), won second and third prize for the secondary school group, respectively, in the championship finals.

通过实验模拟观察火山喷发的现象，亲自制作恐龙牙齿模型，还有和爸爸妈妈一起，制作恐龙栖息地。上周五，北京海淀凯文学校一年级的同学们化身小小古生物学家，和爸爸妈妈一起，上了一堂别开生面的恐龙科学课。

Last week, Grade 1 students at Kaiwen attended a fantastic dinosaur science class together with their parents, acting like little paleontologists. They did experiments to simulate volcanic eruptions, made dinosaur tooth models, and worked with mom and dad to make dinosaur habitats.