It is our mission at SIBS to support students as they develop skills and strategies that help them achieve success and we are all ready and prepared to aid your child as they continue their academic journey.

　　As the secondary principal of Springboard Bilingual International School, it is my pleasure to welcome everyone back from their summer vacation for the 2019 – 2020 school year. The faculty and staff at SIBS have been hard at work preparing for the arrival of our students this week and we are all excited to have them back in the classrooms and hallways filled with energy and enthusiasm for learning. It is our mission at SIBS to support students as they develop skills and strategies that help them achieve success and we are all ready and prepared to aid your child as they continue their academic journey.

　　Please allow me to introduce myself. I come from Denver, Colorado and have 23 years of experience in secondary education. I spent the first 15 years as a classroom teacher and have spent the last eight years in administration. I am very lucky to have been afforded the opportunity to live and work in three different countries over the past 13 years. I have been in Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and most recently I was serving the student population in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. My initial undergraduate degree 25 years ago was an education and since then I have earned two graduate degrees in education pedagogy and one in education leadership I am currently working on my doctorate in educational leadership. I have a passion for teaching and learning and it is my hope that we can inculcate this excitement for learning in our students as we work with them.

　　I know that SIBS has a long history of bilingual education and that is very exciting to me since I believe that it is very important for students to develop a high level of fluency in their native tongue as well as in the English language. This school year we will strive to enhance our students’ English language learning opportunities both inside the classroom and out. One way we plan to improve students’ reading skills is through our after-lunch reading program called Drop Everything And Read (D.E.A.R.). We will initiate this activity this year in an effort to foster a love of reading among our student population. Another goal for the SIBS secondary school this year will be the curriculum work and preparation necessary for the implementation of the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program which we will have available for our students at the beginning of the 2021 school year.

　　On a more practical level, this year in the SIBS secondary school we hope to help students clearly understand the importance of working together as a community to establish the best learning environment possible. For this reason, we would like to clearly express to students and parents the importance of coming to school in the SIBS school uniform ready for learning every day. We are also going to limit cell phone use for students to only before and after school. Students with will then be required to lock their phones in a lock box in their homeroom during the school day. We believe that smartly dressed students who are not distracted by their electronic devices are better prepared for learning.

　　The SIBS teaching staff has worked hard this week to finalize the school schedule and place students in the appropriate courses in preparation for their school year. Due to the amount of time and effort that went into preparing class rosters, it is expected that students will remain in the classes that they are enrolled in for the duration of the school year. The teaching staff and faculty at SIBS have been highly anticipating the arrival of the students and we are honored to partner with your families to support the learning needs of your students during this year.

　　We hope that the 2019-2020 school year will be your kiddos best year yet!!

　　欢迎就读于君诚国际双语学校!

　　作为君诚中学部校长，欢迎大家在暑假结束后回到君诚。君诚的教职员工本周一直在努力为学生的到来做充分的准备，无论是新生还是老生，都希望可以让他们在充满活力和热情的环境里学习。我们做谦谦君子，真诚善良;我们做博物君子，学贯东西。我们已准备好帮助您的孩子继续他们的学术之旅。

　　请允许我先进行自我介绍。我来自科罗拉多州的丹佛，拥有23年的中学教育经验。前15年我担任了中学教师，之后8年一直在做管理工作。我很幸运能够在过去的13年中获得在三个不同国家生活和工作的机会。我在科威特和沙特阿拉伯工作过，近期刚从蒙古的乌兰巴托离开，并来到北京。25年前，我攻读了教育本科学位，在取得两个教育学硕士学位和一个教育管理硕士学位后，目前我正在攻读教育管理博士学位。我对教学和学习都充满着热情。我希望在与学生一起相处时，可以向学生灌输这种学习的乐趣。

　　君诚有着悠久的双语教育历史，我认为这对于学生用母语和英语同时提升高水平的语言流利度是非常有帮助的。本学年，我们将增加学生课堂内外的英语学习机会。我们计划提高学生阅读能力的其中一种方法是，开展我们的午餐后阅读计划Drop Everything And Read(D.E.A.R.)。通过这项活动，我们希望培养学生对于阅读的热爱。君诚中学部的另一个目标是实施IB课程所需的课程和准备工作，我们将在2021学年初为学生提供这些课程。

　　从更实际的角度出发，君诚中学部希望帮助学生清楚地了解多方共同努力建设最佳学习环境的重要性。所以，我们希望向学生和家长清楚地表达穿校服上学的必要性。我们也将限制学生在校期间使用手机。学生需在上学期间将他们的手机锁在他们教室的钥匙箱中。我们认为，不被电子设备分心的学生可以更好地投入到学习中。

　　君诚教师们已于本周完成学校课程安排，并为学生开学做好了一切准备。由于课程准备和分班过程需要花费大量时间和精力，学生在本学年期间将留在他们所在的班级。君诚的教师们在期待着学生的到来。我们很荣幸能与您合作，共同协作来满足学生在今年的学习需求。

　　希望本学年可以成为学生学习生涯中难忘的一年!