Proud to be a WESer.
It was two years ago, 2015, when I came back from Singapore. Although I always wanted to go to the United Kingdom and study, but since I just came back, my families and I both agreed to wait for two more years. Therefore, I was looking for a school in Changsha which can provide me better English education, and a school that teaches in a foreign way.
2015
Coincidently, I heard a school called Changsha WES Academy from one of my best friend who was studying there, he suggested me to go and have a look. My mom went there before I did and she met the principal of the school, and my mom told me about the school.
A few days after my mom met the principal of CWB, I went to the school. I talked to both principal of CWA and CWB, they were both friendly and they introduced me deeper about two of the schools. At last, they gave me the right to choose to go to the school I wanted to go because it was a special situation for me since I studied in Singapore.
I didn’t think much and chose to go to CWB straight away and wanted to be with my friends, after I took a test and met all the teachers, I went into CWB.
I entered the school very soon after the test I passed, my first day of school was in winter, there wasn’t clear blue skies and singing birds, but only smog all around. The school was very different from the outside, everyone was passionate and very nice. I went into the classroom and saw some of my old friends, some new faces. I made a very short introduction and started my life in CWB.
Soon, the school totally amazed me. In classes, we discussed for opinions and topics, we did activities, we had fun, but we learnt a lot. We played different sports game and activities during P.E. classes; we played different instruments and learnt many things about music during P.A. classes; we were very creative during art classes. The best thing was, all specialist teachers as well as the English teacher were foreigners, that allowed us to practise our English skills during different classes.
There were also so many different things and activities we can do. Winter concert, filed trips, international family day, military training and all different festival activities. The year was gorgeous, but I still wanted more challenging English and better English environment. So, I talked to the principal and asked if I can still change to go to CWA. It was harder because I didn’t choose to go to CWA at first, but the school still gave me a chance, so again, I took the test from CWA, and got into CWA.
I was first very nervous, but since the campus of the two sections were together, so my new classmates were mostly my friends. Soon, I felt no nervous but exciting, exciting to face new and more difficult challenges.
The new year was no much differences, the same playground, same canteen, the same super great heater, but the teaching style changed, it was even more international, we begin to really be the “owner” of classes and there were more academic activities like presentation, science fair, debate. We have new friends coming. We created a band at the end of the year, the name was Super MYPPIES right?
“Super MYPPIES”。
The second year in CWA was fabulous, perfect I should say. “There are essays to write, examinations to take, also parties to attempt, and shows to present.” I think this sentence will be good to conclude the life of CWA.
I must be thankful to all my teachers for teaching me knowledge and how to be a balanced, respectful student; I must be thankful that I met all my classmates and friends in the school, you were all super awesome and you helped me on many things. At last, I must be thankful for being in Changsha WES Academy, my two years in the school brought me so much, it turned me into a much better person, also I can’t be successful with my school application, the time I spent and things I did in CWA will always be my precious memories.
To be an Internationally-minded lifelong learner is the goal of Changsha WES Academy students, and that’s my goal to achieve. Changsha Wes Academy absolutely did make me get closer to my goal. So, I am grateful be a WESer, and I am very proud to be a WESer!
Marshall Guo
September 1st, 2017
From London, England
很荣幸成为一名WESer。
年，我从新加坡回国。虽然我一直想去英国学习，但自从我回国，我的家人和我都希望在国内再待两年。因此，我希望在长沙找到一所既可以提高我英语水平，又包含国外教育理念的学校。
巧合的是，我最好的朋友告诉我他现在在长沙玮希国际学校，他建议我去参观一下。而在我之前，我的妈妈其实就已经去了这所学校并且约见了校长。
几天之后，我就去参观了学校并见到了双语部及国际部的校长。他们都很友好，并且为我更加深入地介绍了双语部和国际部。最后，考虑到我在新加坡学习过这一特殊情况，他们给了我自由选择学部的权力。
当时我并没有想太多就选择了双语部，因为我希望和我的朋友一起。在我通过考试并且见了所有老师之后，我很快加入了双语部。
那时候还是冬天，没有晴空万里也没有歌唱的鸟儿，只有些许雾气。不过学校里跟外面的环境大不相同，每个人都很热情友好。我看到了一些我以前的朋友，和一些新的面孔。我作了一个简短的介绍并开始了我在双语部的学习。
这个学校使我感到非常惊讶。在课堂里，我们可以讨论自己的意见与话题。我们有很多非常有趣的活动，同时也从中学习了许多。在体育课，我们进行了不同类的竞技游戏和活动；音乐课上，我们接触了不同的乐器，对音乐有了更多了解；在美术课，我们可以发挥我们的创造力。最给力的是，所有的兴趣专业老师和英语老师都是外国人。在每个不同的课堂里，我们都能锻炼我们的英语。
我们还可以尝试很多新事物，比如，冬季音乐会，户外拓展，国际家庭日，以及军训和不同节日的活动，我非常享受这些。但我依然想要在英语方面有更多的突破，以及一个更好的英文环境。所以，我询问了校长是否可以转到国际部，可这次有些困难，因为一开始我没有选择国际部，但学校依旧给了我机会。所以我再次通过了考试，进入国际部学习。
刚开始我很紧张，不过，两个校区进行了统一管理，所以我的新同学跟我已经比较熟悉了。很快，我不再紧张，甚至感到兴奋，因为我即将面对新的同学以及更高难度的学习。
新的生活没有太多的改变，同样的操场，同样的餐厅，同样的大功率暖气。但是教学风格改变了，变得更加国际化。我们开始真正的成为课堂的“主人”，有更多关于学术方面的活动，比如报告演讲，科学博览会，辩论会。我们有新朋友到来，而且我们在年底成立了一个乐队，名叫“Super MYPPIES”。
这一年在国际部的体验，我认为非常棒，应该说是完美。“有文章要写，有考试还有各方面的尝试来呈献给我的家长。”我认为这个句子很好地总结了我在国际部的学习体验。
我非常感谢每一位老师，他们教授我知识，引导我全面发展，而且尊重学生；我也必须要感谢我的同学和朋友，你们都非常的棒，而且在很多事情上帮助了我；最后，我要感谢学校，它给我带来了许多，让我成为了更好的我。没有学校的教育我就不能取得现在的成绩，我在学校的时光和经历过的事情会永远成为我珍贵的回忆。
成为一个具有国际视野的终身学习者是玮希每一个学生的目标，这也是我想要达成的目标。长沙玮希国际学校确实使我离这一目标的达成更加接近。所以我很感恩我成为了WESer，也很有幸成为了WESer！
Marshall Guo
September 1st, 2017
From London, England