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YvonneSays, the short video series fromThat’sandUrban Family,represents a wide range of both Chinese and foreign parents who are looking for the most appropriate education system for their kids. By following us, you will be able to watch a series of conversations between industry leaders and Yvonne, with the aim of bringing practical advice to parents who are eager to learn about international and bilingual education.

意婉說，That’s及Urban Family最新發布的短視頻平台，以多元的角度探究國內外教育體制和本地多元教育問題。我們期望受眾能通過關注平台，更為直接能觀看到Yvonne對話教育行業內大咖、大神及專業人員，從中了解更為符合各自家庭條件的國際教育及雙語教育資訊……

「Teaching resources and prioritization of time. I've talked about time and breadth, what you're offering. So in terms of time, we have a high priority on language, the frequency of language, particularly in English, because at our school, that’s the language of instruction. If you're learning another language, first languageor divisional language, then you might want small regular sessions with a native-speaking teacher. And then you want the equivalent in math and then the equivalent in the topic areas of STEAM. So science and technology, history, geography, math, art and those things, we divide them up as a percentage for each part of the week and know exactly how much of a percentage the children in each year group are getting of each thing. Now that changes, of course, according to age. We have a higher focus on language at a younger age and then we becomeabroader more subject-based curriculum later on.

就時間分配而言，我們學校高度重視語言的學習，尤其是英語的學習頻率，因為那是授課時所用的語言。如果你正在學習一門外語、母語或者方言，你肯定希望以相應語種為母語的老師能來進行定期的小班教學。同樣，你也會希望在學習數學及STEAM主題領域的其他學科時也能如此。所以，我們將一周的學習時間按比例劃分到每個科目——科學技術、歷史、地理、數學、藝術等等，並準確地知道不同年齡段的孩子在各個科目上花費的時間百分比。當然，（各學科的時間分配比例）會根據學生年齡變化而動態調整，對於年幼的孩子，我們更加注重語言的學習，隨着年齡的增長，我們會注重學科的專題學習，進行更多維度的課程引入。

「It's a bit early in terms of allocation of teaching resources. Of course, they need the right spaces and the correct IT equipment or art equipment, those type of things, but what I really need is skilled experienced teachers to deliver that. That's absolutely critical. Without that, it doesn't really matter what else you do. In this room, it's a very large room, they can do cooking, they can do their technology, they can come in for their reading, all in a homely tight space, which, you know, gives them a sense of ownership and belonging. And that's really important for the youngest children, for the two-year-olds, three-year-olds or four-year-olds. So it's a specially designed space and facility that continues for whatever age or whatever education. You know, you must have the appropriate spaces and equipment for those skilled teachers to be able to deliver the very best thinking in terms of education.」

現在談教學資源的分配還為時尚早。當然，孩子們需要合適的場地，以及精密的信息技術設備或藝術裝置等，再配上最前沿最好的教學方式來學習，但至關重要的還是需要有經驗豐富的教師團隊來實現教育理念，否則都是枉然。（我們現在身處的這個課室），是一個非常大的空間，孩子們可以在這玩玩烹飪，可以在這研究小發明，也可以來這看看書，在這裡可以像在家一樣，溫馨且有歸屬感，這個場地無論軟件還是硬件的打造正是針對兩三歲或四歲這些最小的孩子來考慮的。同理，無論什麼年齡的孩子，或任何教育，都需要設計合理的場所及合適的設施設備，這才能令資歷豐富的老師們實現他們最最好的教學理念，達到事半功倍的效果。