That Day We Constructed a Fortress | 那一天系列

　　Something big, bright, and blue has cropped up on our Pudong campus.

　　一个大大的、亮亮的、蓝色的东西出现在了SAS浦东校区。

　　That's right. A brand new (GIGANTIC) playground.

　　没错，这就是我们全新的(巨型)操场。

　　"It took about four months for our new playground to be built, and it was fascinating to watch construction in real-time. From cranes to welding to the weaving of the ropes, it was magical for our students to see this process from beginning to end," says Sanna Erzinclioglu, elementary vice principal at SAS' Pudong campus. "We're calling it the Eagle Fortress. The fifth grade homerooms nominated four names for the new playground structure, and the rest of the elementary school voted."

　　SAS浦东校区小学部副校长Sanna Erzinclioglu表示：“我们新操场的建造过程持续了大概四个月的时间，能实时观看施工情况真是太棒了。从起重机进场到焊接各个部件再到编织安全绳索，学生们从头到尾见证了整个建造过程，这份体验很奇妙。我们称之为‘鹰堡’。五年级为新操场想出了四个名字，小学部的其他年级对这四个名字进行了投票。”

　　The new updated playground came about from a need to accomodate our growing elementary enrollment, and a want to develop an outdoor learning area that could further our mission and learning goals of promoting creativity, critical thinking, collaboration, communication, and fun.

　　随着小学部入学人数的不断增加，新操场的建造是势在必行的举措，同时也是开发了一个户外学习区，以便进一步实现我们培养创造力、批判性思维、协作精神、沟通能力和学习乐趣的办学宗旨及学习目标。

　　"One of our SAS schoolwide learning goals is to develop creative learners, and it is on the playground where students can engage in creative play. Creative play helps children develop problem-solving skills that require persistence and engagement," explains Sanna. "For example, students must decide who they're going to play with, what they're going to play, and what everyone's role will be in the game. Then they must execute their plan."

　　Sanna解释道：“SAS倡导的学习目标之一就是培养创造性的学习者。在操场上，学生们能够参与很多创造性游戏。创造性的游戏有助于孩子们坚持不懈地并积极地去解决问题。例如，学生们必须决定他们打算跟谁一起玩，玩什么，每个人在游戏中的角色是什么。随后，他们必须执行自己的计划。”

　　Playing outside during recess also gives students the opportunity to build social and emotional skills, like reading social cues, demonstrating empathy, handling disappointment, negotiating, advocating for self, and effectively socializing with peers. "Rather than being directed and organized by an adult, students learn social skills through real-life scenarios and play opportunities with their peers," continues Sanna. "And probably the most obvious, students gain physical input during recess that helps support their physical development. They learn how to regulate their growing and changing body, and calibrate to what they can and cannot yet do physically."

　　课间休息期间在户外进行玩耍也让学生们有机会培养社交和情感技能，例如读懂社交语言、表现同理心、处理失望情绪、进行协商谈判、为自己加油以及有效地与同龄人交往。Sanna继续道：“学生们不是由成年人指导和组织，而是通过现实生活中的情景及与同龄人一起玩耍的机会来学习社交技能。最明显的可能就是，学生们在课间休息时得到的身体锻炼有助于他们的身体发展。他们学习如何适应自己不断成长变化的身体，并协调自己的体能。”

　　And psst, this is only the start. What we see on the playground right now is just phase one of a much larger, wider, more exciting development. SAS is planning to complete phase two of this project in the summer of 2022, so expect to see more additions made to this outdoor learning area when everyone comes back to school in fall!

　　嘘，这还只是开始。我们现在看到的操场只是一个规模更加庞大，更加令人兴奋的项目的第一阶段。SAS计划在2022年暑假完成这个项目的第二阶段。大家在秋季返校时会在这一户外学习区看到更多设施，敬请期待吧。

　　PLAY. EVERY DAY AT SAS.

　　玩耍。就在上海美国学校的每一天。