不知不觉，CAASEL中心开课已有一段时间。福州西湖国际学校的学子大多适应并爱上了在此学习、放松。CAASEL生活是什么样的？一起探个究竟吧~
CAASEL Center has been open for several months. Students of Fuzhou Lakeside International School have grown fond of attending CAASEL and love to spend time there learning new things, being creative, and experiencing nature. What is CAASEL like? Let's find out！
CAASEL中心的设置结合了哈佛大学儿童发展中心的研究成果以及美国芝加哥大学的艺术情商课纲，打破传统的课堂环境，给学生们提供了一个多元化的活动场所，真正实践哥伦比亚大学杜威博士的“探究式学习”教育理念。孩子们将在自然环境中汲取“心灵成长”的养分；从与他人互动的过程中不断思考自省；教师们也将在心理辅导师的指导下，把全人教育的概念紧密融合在每一个课程环节里，使学生们成为自己人生中主动的学习者和探索者，达到品德、学业乃至人生的更高成就。
CAASEL, the Collaborative Academic, Arts, Social, Emotional Learning Center is the ‘Second Campus’ of Fuzhou Lakeside International School. This natural outdoor learning environment stands along the bank of Min River. In terms of curriculum design, CAASEL Center combines the curriculum guidelines of Columbia University with the research from the Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University. It replaces the traditional classroom with a more diversified environment for students to practice hands-on inquiry-based learning in order to promote both academic and personal achievements through the development of their emotional intelligence. The students gain spiritual growth from the natural environment and think and reflect on themselves through interacting with others. Teachers incorporate a holistic education into lessons with the guidance of a physiologist. In this way, students become active learners and are capable of achieving more.
除周三、周五外，每天下午CAASEL都会迎来一批小学生。他们的课程包括艺术、农耕等等。这天，FLIS学子在负责教授种植与养殖的Teddy老师的带领下，帮助识别、剔除菜圃中枯黄或烂掉的菜叶。诸位小助手们干起农活来细致而有耐心，看到不认识的蔬菜或不理解的现象，他们也会立即求助Teddy老师。在这里，孩子们不仅学习了农耕知识，也享受了劳动的乐趣~ 之后，在Teddy老师的指导下，他们还给农庄里的动物投喂了食物。每个孩子都特别期待、激动！
Every afternoon, except Wednesday and Friday, CAASEL welcomes a group of visiting Primary students from FLIS. The courses they receive include Art, Pottery, Science, Agriculture, and Animal Husbandry. On this particular day, students, under the guidance of Teddy, a teacher who teaches planting and breeding, helped to identify and weed out the withered or rotten leaves in the vegetable garden. Those little assistants did their farm work with great care and patience. Here, the children not only learn about farming, but also enjoy working. Later, under the guidance of Teddy, they fed the animals on the farm. It was so exciting!
中学生每周三会在CAASEL待一整天：同Emily老师学习插花的艺术，陶冶心灵；他们也在陶艺教室里与Jacob老师一起学习如何赋予泥巴灵魂，塑出心中理想的容器；当然还可以选择沉浸在美术的世界里，用画笔或刻刀表达自我……累了看看窗外满园绿意，心绪不再纷繁，渐渐变得澄净起来。
Secondary students spend a whole day in CAASEL every Wednesday. Sometimes they learn the art of flower arrangement with Ms. Emily or learn the art and skill of ceramics with Mr. Jacob in the pottery classroom to learn how to endow the clay with the soul and shape of the ideal container. Of course, they can also choose to immerse themselves in the world of fine arts and express themselves with a brush or a knife. Students who need a break and some time to relax can look out of the window to appreciate the garden. This helps students to rid themselves of any emotional stress in their personal lives and gain focus.
我们所展示的只是CAASEL生活的一小部分，想必在此学习的同学们会有更深的感受。希望这片孕育着灵性、想象力和创造力的世外乐园能为大家带来不一样的学习体验，成为同学们成长过程中的快乐一站~
What you have seen is only a small part of a day at the CAASEL Center. Students are sure to have a deeper appreciation of all that CAASEL has to offer. We hope this innovative natural environment brings students a positive learning experience and some much needed time to destress!
