喜讯|北京王府学校获得WASC（美国西部学校与学院联盟）候选资质

北京王府学校于2017年1月获得了由ACS WASC（美国西部学校与学院联盟）颁发的候选资质。WASC作为美国六大区域认证机构之一，在美国本土乃至全世界的教育领域都享有极高的声誉。从成立至今，WASC以其高标准严要求成为了学术诚信、学生能力发展的保障。毕业于WASC认证学校的学生，其学术成绩和综合实力也会在世界范围内得到较高的认可。王府学校更为看中的是通过认证过程让学校的方方面面不断提升。

We’re proud to announce that Beijing Royal School has become a WASC candidate school since January 2017. WASC is one of the six official academic bodies responsible for the accreditation of universities and schools both inside and outside the United States. Accreditation means that a school is a trustworthy institution for student learning with high standards of educational quality and academic integrity. What BRS values more is how the school can actually improve its performance through the accreditation process.

2016年11月，WASC专家组到访王府学校，与校董事会、管理团队、教职员工、学生及家长进行随机座谈，并查看了教学区和住宿区的每一个角落，对王府学校的方方面面进行了细致而严谨的考核。认证专家们肯定了王府学校多年来办学的成就，高度赞扬了学校全体成员渴望不断提升成为国际名校的意愿和行动力；同时也为王府学校接下来的发展给出了十分中肯的建议与指导。

We had our initial visit from WASC in November 2016. The visiting committee interviewed the school board, the school administration, staff, students and parents. Rigorous observations were also conducted on every aspect of the school’s operation. The visiting committee celebrated with us our achievements over the years, and  recognized our commitment and also our actual effort to grow into a top-tier international school. Valuable suggestions and guidance were also given by the visiting committee on how BRS can further improve.

王府学校致力于培养具有自我意识，能够在世界背景下进行有效沟通，以批判创新的能力思考解决问题的国际复合型人才，这一目标与WASC培养国际公民竞争力的要求不谋而合。王府学校对传承中国文化的使命感更是获得了认证专家的好评。

Our school-wide learner outcomes, namely “Self-awareness, Effective communication, Critical thinking and Problem Solving, Responsible and Involved Citizenship”, are in alignment with the philosophy of “global competency” which WASC believes is critical for today’s education. The responsibility which we have given ourselves to help the students understand the Chinese culture was greatly acclaimed by the visiting committee.

教育是世界和平发展的根本。办好教育虽不易却是我们教育者不可推卸的责任。王府学校会一如既往地通过自我反思和外部的高标准评估，实现高质量的教育教学，立志为学生的成就而不懈努力。

Education is the key to world peace and development. We as educators deem it our responsibility to provide education no matter the challenges. And to that end, BRS will never cease to self-reflect and seek external evaluation.

(文|BRS 摄影|詹敏 毛岸彬 翻译|翟静 )