哈罗北京读书周

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“阅读、梦想、分享”

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春光正好，

2024哈罗北京读书周如期而至！

这一周

哈罗北京全校师生一起

庆祝文学与阅读，体验书中的美妙世界;

化身各种酷炫书中角色，

穿越书与电影的奇妙之门;

与英国著名作家与学者见面，

零距离探讨阅读，聆听不一样的人生故事;

在云集世界精美图书的集市

自由探索激发阅读兴趣;

更有一系列趣味图书比赛活动，

参与赢取精美奖品！

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“阅读、梦想、分享”

今年读书周的主题为：“阅读、梦想、分享”，在读书周期间，我们希望让孩子们享受读书的乐趣，拥抱更广阔的世界，沉浸在美妙的书籍世界中，同时通过为学校周边何各庄村的孩子们捐赠图书，分享孩子们对书籍和阅读的热爱。

图书、文字与阅读是哈罗北京一直以来引以为豪的优质教育资源之一。我校拥有中学、小学及幼儿园共3个图书馆，总藏书量超过3万6000本，并且还在持续引进新书，去年共计新增5000余本。值得一提的是，哈罗北京图书馆为学生提供的人均书籍数量为28本，远超出英国CILIP人均13本的推荐标准。

除此之外，哈罗北京为学生提供了与阅读相关的丰富课程及课外课，让学生们基于自己的兴趣浏览书籍，培养良好的阅读习惯，持续提升中英双语能力和文化修养。

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“零距离”对话英国著名作家

今年图书周，我们还特别邀请来自英国的著名作家Keith Gray和Sarah Roberts为全校各年级的学生带来多场精彩的演讲和工作坊。他们为孩子们讲述故事、分享自身经历，每一位学生都从中受益匪浅。

Keith Gray

Keith Gray的第一本书《爬行者》在他年仅24岁时出版，并入围了《卫报》儿童小说奖。他的书被翻译成了十几种语言，在全世界入围或获得了很多奖项。Keith还与作家Patrick Ness, Melvin Burgess, Frank Cottrell-Boyce 和Malorie Blackman合作为青少年编辑了两本独创选集，他曾经担任《卫报》图书奖，蓝彼得图书奖和雀巢儿童图书奖的评委。并担任《卫报》和《苏格兰人》的常驻评论员。

“这是我第二次来到哈罗北京，学生一如既往地展现出善良、友好、真诚、热情的品质。除此之外，学生们的创造力、想象力以及对阅读的热爱给我留下了非常深刻的印象。在阅读中，我们可以感受不同的人生体验，拥有更多的见识，这也是阅读的魅力所在。”

Sarah Roberts

Sarah Roberts在2012年获得动物行为学一级学位，专攻鲨鱼感官系统方向。Sarah热衷于冒险，对保护野生环境及野生动物充满了极大热情。随着大量塑料扩散到偏远的生态系统、食物链，气候变化逐渐改变着她最爱的土地; Sarah希望帮助孩子们了解环境问题。为了丰富孩子们这方面的知识，Sarah带着她的第一本书《谁吞掉了斯坦利》走访各个学校，结合她的真实经历与影像材料，为我们进行一场难忘的演讲。

“ 在数字时代，孩子们可以接触到除了传统纸质书籍以外更丰富的内容。因此，不同媒介之间的相辅相成是我们应当充分利用的优势。例如，当孩子看了一部电影，您就可以给他们推荐原著书籍。阅读本就是关于故事和享受！”

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图书角色变装日

每年读书周的高光时刻莫过于图书角色扮演，上百名师生装扮成自己最爱的书中人物的模样，让奇幻的形象走入现实生活！

莎士比亚说过，生活里没有书籍，就好像没有阳光。智慧里没有书籍，就好像鸟儿没有翅膀。在哈罗北京，阅读一直是我们所重视并倡导的一种学习方式，我们希望为孩子们创造丰富的活动机会来帮助他们感受读书的乐趣，为养成终身阅读的习惯打下基础。期待2025年读书周再见！

2024

Harrow Beijing

Book Week

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“Read, Dream, Share”

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With the spring in full bloom, 

the 2024 Harrow Beijing Book Week arrived as scheduled!

Throughout the week,

the faculty and students of Harrow Beijing came together to celebrate literature and reading, experiencing the wonderful worlds within books;

We transformed into various cool characters from literature, crossing the magical gateway between books and movies;

We met renowned British authors and scholars, engaged in close discussions about reading, and listened to their unique life stories;

In the book fair that filled with exquisite books from around the world, our students freely explored to ignite their passion for reading;

Additionally, there were a series of fun book-related competitions where participants could win fantastic prizes.

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“Read, Dream, Share”

The theme this year is ‘Read, Dream, Share’, during Book Week we want to promote a love of reading for pleasure, embracing the wider world whilst getting lost in the wonderful world of books and at the same time share that love of books and reading by creating a worthwhile charity providing free books to the children of the Hegezhuang Village, our neighbors.

Books, literacy, and reading stand as pillars of the rich and high-quality educational resources that Harrow Beijing takes pride in. Our three libraries across US, LS, and EY house over 36,000 books, with a continuous influx of new titles—5,000 were added just last year. Notably, while CILIP recommends 13 books per student in a school library, Harrow Beijing's library goes above and beyond by providing 28 books per student, significantly surpassing the recommended standard.

Furthermore, Harrow Beijing offers a myriad of reading-related courses and LSA classes. These initiatives aim to cultivate strong reading habits among students, driven by their interests, and contribute to the continuous enhancement of their language proficiency levels.

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Interacting with 

Renowned British Writers

We are delighted to see the return of visiting authors from the UK, Keith Gray and Sarah Roberts, to our school this year. They conducted various presentations and workshops for students across all year groups, generously sharing their stories and experiences. The impact of their visit was evident, and every student derived significant benefits from the valuable insights they provided.

Keith Gray

Keith Gray’s first book Creepers was published when he was just 24 and it was shortlisted for the Guardian Children’s Fiction Award. His books have been published in a dozen languages and have either won or been shortlisted for awards all over the world. Keith has also edited 2 ground-breaking anthologies for teenage readers, working with writers such as Patrick Ness, Melvin Burgess, Frank Cottrell-Boyce and Malorie Blackman. He has been a judge for the Guardian Book Awards, the Blue Peter Book Awards and the Nestle Children’s Book Prize as well as being a regular reviewer for both the Guardian and Scotsman newspapers.

"This is my second visit to Harrow Beijing, and the students continue to exhibit qualities of kindness, friendliness, sincerity, and enthusiasm. Additionally, their creativity, imagination, and passion for reading have left a profound impression on me. Through reading, we can experience diverse life stories, gain more insights, and that is the charm of reading."

Sarah Roberts

Sarah Roberts completed her first-class degree in Animal Behaviour, specialising in shark sensory systems in 2012. Sarah thrives on adventure and is incredibly passionate about protecting the future of wild places and their inhabitants. With large amounts of plastic spreading into remote ecosystems and food chains and climate change affecting the places she loves most; Sarah is on a mission to help children understand environmental issues. With no time to waste, Sarah is working hard to close this gap visiting schools with her first book, ‘Somebody Swallowed Stanley’ and incorporating real life stories, photos and video footage from her time in the field to make an unforgettable presentation.

"In today’s digital age, children have access to a wide range of content beyond traditional books. In this case, the connectivity is the key and we should capitalize what we have as advantages. For example, if your child watches a film, you can always recommend the book. Reading is all about the story and enjoyment!"

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Dress up Day

The highlight of Book Week every year is undoubtedly the dress up Day event, where hundreds of teachers and students dress up as their favorite book characters, bringing the fictional figures to life!

Shakespeare said, Life without books, just as there is no sun. Wisdom without books just as a bird without wings. At Harrow Beijing, reading has always been a way of learning that we value and advocate. We hope to create a variety of activities for children to help them experience the joy of reading and lay the foundation for a lifelong habit of reading. We look forward to Book Week 2025!

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