啟明星學生登上聯合國舞臺！

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10月29日北京聯合國大樓，“慶祝第79個聯合國日與聯合國在華45周年特別活動”隆重舉行。

今年聯合國日的主題是“展望、連結、變革，塑造我們共同的未來 ”，慶祝活動旨在圍繞可持續發展目標展開對話。這和啟明星培養擁有社會創新素養和國際視野人才的教育理念高度契合。

作為當天唯一一所學校，啟明星學校參加了慶祝活動。

啟明星京劇團的孩子們更是登上聯合國的舞臺，表演了京劇名段《梨園春和》。

孩子們的演出得到現場觀眾的高度評價，還與聯合國駐華協調員常啟德先生合影。

啟明星京劇團的孩子們、執行總校長Daniel Williams、聯合國駐華協調員常啟德先生（右5）。

9名京劇團小演員有青衣、有老旦、有武生，分別用《貴妃醉酒》、《釣金龜》、《穆桂英掛帥》、《定軍山》、《智取威虎山》選段完成了聯唱。

對啟明星來說，確保學生和本地的豐富傳統保持聯系是至關重要的，尤其是在我們這樣以國際化為導向的雙語學校環境中。

不僅如此，我們受邀參加此次慶典意義非凡，因為聯合國非物質文化遺產日恰好就在活動前不久的10月17日。

京劇在2010年正式被列入《人類非物質文化遺產代表作名錄》。我們學生的京劇表演非常精彩，得到了在場所有國際嘉賓的高度贊譽。

衷心感謝參加演出的學生和他們的老師，感謝他們在排練中投入的大量時間和付出的努力。他們朝氣蓬勃的狀態和勇氣感染了大家。演出令人驚艷，我從未如此為我們的學生們感到自豪！”

——Daniel Williams

啟明星學校執行總校長

啟明星著重培養學生國際視野和英文能力的同時，特別關注中國傳統文化的學習，是北京的民辦和國際學校圈里，率先成立京劇團的學校。

為保障教學質量，啟明星請來國家京劇院的藝術家擔任教學指導。

此次登上聯合國表演舞臺的學生，全部是啟明星京劇團自己培養出來的學生。其中8名學生，更是入選國家京劇院少兒京劇團，進入“國家隊”！

啟明星京劇團在團結日上演出

啟明星擁有眾多高質量的課后課項目，京劇團是其中之一。

每到假期，啟明星會向校內外家庭開放這些優秀的資源，供大家自愿參加，最近一期具體信息請點擊下方圖片查看：

特色活動

戶外營 “沖雪翠云山”、 藝術營“紙的100種可能”、 戲劇營“ 環球音樂劇”、 自然營 “重返侏羅紀”、 英文辯論營、 科學營 “Big Bang!”

On October 29, the United Nations in China hosted a grand event at its compound in Beijing, celebrating the 79th United Nations Day and the 45th anniversary of the UN’s presence in China.

The theme for this year’s UN Day is “Aspire, Connect, Transform, For Our Common Future.” The celebration aims to spark dialogue about the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs),aligning perfectly with Daystar Academy’s educational philosophyof nurturing students to develop social innovation skills and an international perspective.

Daystar Academy was the only school present and participating at the UN event.

Students from Daystar’s Peking Opera troupe performed a renowned Peking Opera piece, “Pear Garden.”

The students’ performance received high praise from the audience; Daystar’s troupe was even invited to take a group photo with Mr. Siddharth Chatterjee, the UN Resident Coordinator in China.

Daystar’s Peking Opera troupe, Daniel Williams, Daystar Academy Executive Head of Schools, and Mr. Siddharth Chatterjee, the UN Resident Coordinator in China(fifth from the right).

The nine young performers included various roles—Qingyi (young female), Laodan (old female), and Wusheng (martial artist)—and they showcased a medley of excerpts from The Drunken Beauty, Fishing for Gold Tortoise, Mu Guiying Takes Command, Dingjun Mountain, and Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy.

“It is essential to our Daystar community that we ensure students remain connected to rich local traditions, even more so in an international-orientated bilingual school setting. This invitation was even more meaningful because the UN Intangible Cultural Heritage Day fell shortly before the event on October 17th. Peking Opera was officially inscribed in 2010 on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Our student performance was nothing short of outstanding and received high praise from all of the assembled international dignitaries. My thanks and gratitude to our students and their teachers for the countless hours of practice and dedication they have shown. They have inspired our community in many ways and have shown so much courage at such a young age. And their performance was sensational, and I have rarely felt more proud of our students .

—Daniel Williams, Daystar Academy Executive Head of Schools

While Daystar Academy focuses on developing students’ international perspectives and English skills, we also place special emphasis on learning about traditional Chinese culture.Daystar is one of the first private and international schools in Beijing to establish a Peking Opera troupe.

To ensure quality teaching, Daystar Academy invites artists from the National Peking Opera Company to provide instructional guidance for Daystar’s Peking Opera troupe. The students who performed on the UN stage were all trained by the Daystar Peking Opera troupe.Eight of them have even been selected for the National Peking Opera Company’s children’s troupe, joining the “national team!”

Daystar’s Peking Opera troupe performed on Unity Day

Daystar Academy offers a variety of high-quality extracurricular programs; the Peking Opera troupe is one example.

During long and short holidays, Daystar Academy also opens its extracurricular resources and activities to families inside and outside the school. The next such event is starting in late December. Please click below poster for more details:

Featured Program

"Snow Adventures" at Cuiyun Mountain, "100 Possibilities with Paper", Global Musical Theater, "Back to the Jurassic Era", “Big Bang!”.