博纳学子，毕业快乐！！！

来源：好上学时间：2024-04-04

博纳，办深圳最好的美式中学！

博纳学子，毕业快乐！！！

Robert校长致词

Waitingtograduatehighschoolissomethingthathasbeenonyourlistforaverylongtime;andfinally,afteralltheseyearsofpreparation,ithascome.Butyourlearninghastrulyjustbegunasyounowknowtheabsolutebareminimumtobegintoleadasuccessfulandfulfillinglife.You,the2018graduatingclassandIhaveknownoneanotherforthepastyear;andwhilethisisarelativelyshortamountoftimeIhavecometoknowallofyoueachinyourownway.

Steven,whoisstudyingtogotoJapanandhasbeenmakingagreatefforttolearnthelanguageofJapanese.

Frisk,whoisalwayswithherelectronicsketchpadandstudyingforart,andwhooccasionallyskipsdetention.

Justin,quiet,butfriendlyguywhositsinthebackandalwayssmiles.

Frankie,whoalwayswantstomakeadealwithphonesandeverythingelse.

Catherine,smart,sharp,quicktothepoint.

Anastasia,hardworking,friendly,buthasjustalittletoomuchattachmenttoherphonesometimes.

Ivy,alwaysfriendlyinthehall,andhadthemostinterestingsneezeduringthefinalexamtesting.

Kevin,whoalsospendsalotoftimeonhisartandsometimeswearsratherinterestingt-shirtsthatIalwaysenjoy.

Ishmael，interestinghaircolors,shirts,andideas,abittough,butayoungmanwithalottooffer.

Kalvin，aratherquietfellow,whoenjoysbasketballandhasgreatthingscoming.

WhilewearealltiedtogetherthroughSAIEwewillallbeseparatedshortlyaseachoneofuscontinuesonourjourney.Someofuswillmeetagain,whileforothersthiswillbeoneofourlasttimestogether.Whatismostimportanttorememberwhenyouleavehereistorememberthosefriendsyouhavemadeandrememberallofthefuntimesthatyouhadhereovertheyears.Ialsohopethatyouwillremembersomeoftheknowledgethatyouhavelearnedalongtheway.

Thememoriesyoubuiltherewillbeapartofyourcharacterfortherestofyourlifeandasyouageyouwilllookbackingreatfondnessofwhatyouaccomplishedhere.Someofusprobablyhaveafeelingthatwehaveovercomesomeofthegreatestchallengesoflife.Andthatistrue;butisitonlytruefornow,thechallengesthatlayaheadwillbefargreaterthanwhatyouhaveexperiencedsofar;butIcanassureyouyouwillbeabletoovercomeandcarryon,andpushthroughtheobstaclesthatawait.Whenyoumeetthosechallenges,whateverthosechallengesmaybeandwhereverintheworldyoumaybelooktoyourinnerselfforguidanceandcourage.

PresidentoftheUnitedStatesJohnF.Kennedyexplainswhenmakingthedecisiontogotothemoon:

Wechoosetogotothemoon.Wechoosetogotothemooninthisdecadeanddotheotherthings,notbecausetheyareeasy,butbecausetheyarehard,becausethatgoalwillservetoorganizeandmeasurethebestofourenergiesandskills,becausethatchallengeisonethatwearewillingtoaccept,oneweareunwillingtopostpone,andonewhichweintendtowin,andtheothers,too.

Kennedyistalkingaboutstretchingthehumanimaginationandthehumanability;wearetalkingaboutschoolandyourfuture.Wearetalkingaboutwhatyouwilloffertheworld,whatchallengesyouwillface,andthegreatnessthatawaitsyou.Manyofyouhavespentyearstogether.Myself,IcansayoverthepastyearIhavehadmanygoodtimesandafewbadtimes;butwedidittogether;wediditasateam;anSAIEteam,andthatistheSAIEway,whichisourway.Thereisabondthatwehavebuiltfromourtimetogetherherethatisnon-negotiable.

Youarepreparingyourselvesfortheadventureoflife.Someofus;manyofuswillbecrossingoceanstomeetthechallengeoflifethatawaityou.Donotspoiltheopportunitythathasbeenaffordedtoyou,theopportunitythatyouhaveearned.Yourschool,yourparents,yourteachers,yourfriends,andyourselfhavecontributedtoyoursuccessuptothispoint,butwecantakeyounofurther.Thisisasfarasthisshipcansail.Therearemanypathsandchoicesthatlayahead,youandonlyyoumustchoosefromthepathsthataresetbeforeyou.Asyouchoosefromthevariouspaths;choosewisely,assomepathsmayleadyoubacktowhereyoubeganandyouwillbegivenanotheropportunitywhileotherpathswillleadtoanirreversibleonewaystreetandthatisaroadyouneverwanttofindyourselfon.Itisnowuptoyoutotakethetoolsyouhaveandusethem,andapplythemtoyourfutureendeavors.Themotherbirdisnowpushingherchildrenoutofthenest,anditistheirtimetofly.Someofusinthisroomwithcrosstheoceanmanytimes,someofusmaynotbereturningtoChinaforalongtimetocome,onlyyouknowwhatyourlifewillbeasitisinyourhandsnow.Makethemostofit.

Happinessdoesnotcomefromdoingeasyworkbutfromtheafterglowofsatisfactionthatcomesaftertheachievementofadifficulttaskthatdemandedourbest.

TheodoreIsaacRubin,anAmericanpsychiatrist

IhavetaughtinbothpublicandprivateschoolinboththeUnitedStatesandinChinaandtherearealwaysstudentswhoaskthequestion“Whydoweneedtoknowthis?”Thesimpletruthtothatquestionisthatiscannotbeanswered-yet.Therearethingsyouwilllearninyourlifetimethatyoumayneverneedtorecallwhileotherpiecesofknowledgewillneedtoberecalledonadailybasisoronaspecificinstancewherenothingelsemaybeabletohelpyouexceptthatspecificpieceofknowledgeorinformationthatyouwilleitherbeequippedwithordisastermaystrike.Thelessonhereistolearnallthatyoucanbecauseyoudonotknowwhatyouwillneeduntilthemomentarriveswherenothingcanreplacethatpieceofknowledgeorthatskillthatyousodesperatelynowrequire.AsSullySullenberger,themanwholandedanAirBus320intotheHudsonriveronJanuary18,2009said“Ididnotknowituntilthatmomentwhentheplanelostpower,butIhavebeenpreparingmywholelifeforthatonemoment”Inhiscasethat“moment”was200seconds,thosesecondswoulddeterminethefateofover150people.Andwhenthatmomentcamehewasabletoraisetotheoccasionandachievesuccessandgreatnessthefirsttime-becausehewasprepared;equippedwiththeknowledgeandskilltogetitdone.Sullenbergerlatersaidofthatday:"Onewayoflookingatthismightbethatfor42years,I'vebeenmakingsmall,regulardepositsinthisbankofexperience,educationandtraining.AndonJanuary15,thebalancewassufficientsothatIcouldmakeaverylargewithdrawal."Hewasabletocallonhisskillsthathehadunknowinglybeenhoninghisentirelife,callonknowledgethathedidn’tknowhehad,orwouldeverneed,torelyonskillsthathehadnotusedinyearstoensureasafelandingofthatplane;onethathedid.Allpassengerssurvived.

Thefuturewillhavemanyexcitingmoments,manydifficultmoments,andsomesadmoments;Enjoytheexcitingmoments,perseverethroughthedifficultmoments,andlearnfromthesadmoments.

OrvilleWright’s(theinventoroftheairplane)respondedinthiswaywhenbeingtoldheisanexampleofanAmericanwhocanaccomplishgreatnesswithoutanyadvantages:

Butitisn’ttruetosaywehadnospecialadvantages…thegreatestthinginourfavorwasgrowingupinafamilywheretherewasalwaysmuchencouragementtointellectualcuriosity.”?—?

Somywordsarethese-Alwaysbecurious,striveforgreatness,donottaketheeasywayout,andalwaysalwaysremembertobeintellectuallycurious.-

IleaveyouwiththefavoritewordsofJimHenson,aworldfamouspuppeteerandcreatoroftheMuppets

Andwhenallthosepeoplebelieveinyou-

Deepenough,andstrongenoughbelieveinyou,

Hardenoughandlongenough-

Itstandstoreasonthatyouyourselfwillstarttosee

Whateverybodyseesinyou…

Andmaybeevenyou

Canbelieveinyou,too.

-favoritewordsofJimHensen

Tothegraduatingclassof2018-CONGRATUAILANSANDBESTOFLUCTOYOUALL.YOUHAVEDONEIT!!!!

陈晓民博士致词

引领自己穿越变革

尊敬的家长们，同事们，亲爱的同学们，亲爱的博纳毕业班同学们，祝贺你们用自己的努力，近两年来高强度的训练和学习，穿越了时空，地理与学术，从博纳学校走向了卓越，成为了世界一流大学的准学生，祝贺你们!

我的寄语从最近两届博纳校友在微信的直播分享开始，我们听到的是诸多在大洋彼岸个人奋斗的故事。博纳的学长们勤奋刻苦，以每天数小时的作业扛下了美国小镇了漫长的严冬和学期。他们也有经历压力很大的时候，有学长不忌讳地提及自己寻求心理医生舒缓压力的经历。他们要克服语言不通的问题，有学长会主动地跟美国同学交朋友，克服文化上的差异，让个人的真诚诚恳去感染异乡的朋友。他们要克服居住环境的不如意，因为他们比身边的同学学习都要刻苦，不去把时间耗费到深夜玩游戏上。他们不断地为自己规划未来，思考着如何一步步合理高效地完成美国本科的学业。我们听到的都是3.6，3.8，3.9的GPA，这些都是进一步迈向美国顶尖大学研究生院的节奏。

我不禁要自问，是什么样的博纳教育让毕业生们能够在大洋彼岸展现出卓越和才华?

我的回答，在博纳日日夜夜中，我们的两届毕业生已经学会了领导自己。最简单的，博纳的升学指导并不是全程代劳，而是用画龙点睛的技术激发学生去DIY，正是这样的高回报人力投资过程，让我们的学生学会了一分投入一分回报，学会在漫长的申请季中去管理自己，调整自己，领导自己。是的，Leadership,在博纳学校你不需要官衔和称号，你就可以成为一名Leader,因为你在学会领导自己。只有领导好自己，你的未来才能引领变革，企业和社会!

从过去三十年起，我们一直处在一个快速变革的时代。我记得我自己获得全奖前往美国留学时仅仅念想着当一名物理学家。殊不知，1992年柏林墙倒塌，前苏联解体，冷战结束，在加上1987年美国股市的暴跌，我面前的世界是我们毫无准备的世界。我和很多美国同学一样在异乡面临着艰难的转型，否则多年的高等教育的延伸线就是失业。想象一下，这对一位从僵化体制走出来留学生是多么大的挑战。我记得，改革开放初期国内也经常出现大学毕业生失业的现象，但那时的人们只会抱怨“学得再好不如有一个好爸爸“。思路决定出路，转型成为了时代的主旋律。在转型中，我们不知不觉地学会了领导自己，从而我们学会了领导变革。

博纳毕业班同学经历一番洗礼，即将升入毕业班的同学也将经历这样一番吃苦的过程。吃苦是我们中华文化的底蕴。但是苦有生活之苦和学习之苦。生活在富裕年代的同学可以减少生活之苦，但是从博纳走向卓越，我们依然要经历学习之苦。我借助引用的一段话告诉同学们成才道路上的学习之苦。“生活的苦可以被疲劳麻痹,被娱乐转移,无论如何只要还生存着,行尸走肉也可以得过且过,最终习以为常,可以称之为钝化.学习的苦在于,你始终要敏锐的触感,保持清醒的认知和丰沛的感情,这不妨叫锐化."