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10月29日北京联合国大楼，“庆祝第79个联合国日与联合国在华45周年特别活动”隆重举行。
今年联合国日的主题是“展望、连结、变革，塑造我们共同的未来 ”，庆祝活动旨在围绕可持续发展目标展开对话。这和启明星培养拥有社会创新素养和国际视野人才的教育理念高度契合。
作为当天唯一一所学校，启明星学校参加了庆祝活动。
启明星京剧团的孩子们更是登上联合国的舞台，表演了京剧名段《梨园春和》。
孩子们的演出得到现场观众的高度评价，还与联合国驻华协调员常启德先生合影。
启明星京剧团的孩子们、执行总校长Daniel Williams、联合国驻华协调员常启德先生（右5）。
9名京剧团小演员有青衣、有老旦、有武生，分别用《贵妃醉酒》、《钓金龟》、《穆桂英挂帅》、《定军山》、《智取威虎山》选段完成了联唱。
对启明星来说，确保学生和本地的丰富传统保持联系是至关重要的，尤其是在我们这样以国际化为导向的双语学校环境中。
不仅如此，我们受邀参加此次庆典意义非凡，因为联合国非物质文化遗产日恰好就在活动前不久的10月17日。
京剧在2010年正式被列入《人类非物质文化遗产代表作名录》。我们学生的京剧表演非常精彩，得到了在场所有国际嘉宾的高度赞誉。
衷心感谢参加演出的学生和他们的老师，感谢他们在排练中投入的大量时间和付出的努力。他们朝气蓬勃的状态和勇气感染了大家。演出令人惊艳，我从未如此为我们的学生们感到自豪！”
——Daniel Williams
启明星学校执行总校长
启明星着重培养学生国际视野和英文能力的同时，特别关注中国传统文化的学习，是北京的民办和国际学校圈里，率先成立京剧团的学校。
为保障教学质量，启明星请来国家京剧院的艺术家担任教学指导。
此次登上联合国表演舞台的学生，全部是启明星京剧团自己培养出来的学生。其中8名学生，更是入选国家京剧院少儿京剧团，进入“国家队”！
启明星京剧团在团结日上演出
启明星拥有众多高质量的课后课项目，京剧团是其中之一。
每到假期，启明星会向校内外家庭开放这些优秀的资源，供大家自愿参加，最近一期具体信息请点击下方图片查看：
特色活动
户外营 “冲雪翠云山”、 艺术营“纸的100种可能”、 戏剧营“ 环球音乐剧”、 自然营 “重返侏罗纪”、 英文辩论营、 科学营 “Big Bang!”
On October 29, the United Nations in China hosted a grand event at its compound in Beijing, celebrating the 79th United Nations Day and the 45th anniversary of the UN’s presence in China.
The theme for this year’s UN Day is “Aspire, Connect, Transform, For Our Common Future.” The celebration aims to spark dialogue about the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs),aligning perfectly with Daystar Academy’s educational philosophyof nurturing students to develop social innovation skills and an international perspective.
Daystar Academy was the only school present and participating at the UN event.
Students from Daystar’s Peking Opera troupe performed a renowned Peking Opera piece, “Pear Garden.”
The students’ performance received high praise from the audience; Daystar’s troupe was even invited to take a group photo with Mr. Siddharth Chatterjee, the UN Resident Coordinator in China.
Daystar’s Peking Opera troupe, Daniel Williams, Daystar Academy Executive Head of Schools, and Mr. Siddharth Chatterjee, the UN Resident Coordinator in China(fifth from the right).
The nine young performers included various roles—Qingyi (young female), Laodan (old female), and Wusheng (martial artist)—and they showcased a medley of excerpts from The Drunken Beauty, Fishing for Gold Tortoise, Mu Guiying Takes Command, Dingjun Mountain, and Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy.
“It is essential to our Daystar community that we ensure students remain connected to rich local traditions, even more so in an international-orientated bilingual school setting. This invitation was even more meaningful because the UN Intangible Cultural Heritage Day fell shortly before the event on October 17th. Peking Opera was officially inscribed in 2010 on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Our student performance was nothing short of outstanding and received high praise from all of the assembled international dignitaries. My thanks and gratitude to our students and their teachers for the countless hours of practice and dedication they have shown. They have inspired our community in many ways and have shown so much courage at such a young age. And their performance was sensational, and I have rarely felt more proud of our students .
—Daniel Williams, Daystar Academy Executive Head of Schools
While Daystar Academy focuses on developing students’ international perspectives and English skills, we also place special emphasis on learning about traditional Chinese culture.Daystar is one of the first private and international schools in Beijing to establish a Peking Opera troupe.
To ensure quality teaching, Daystar Academy invites artists from the National Peking Opera Company to provide instructional guidance for Daystar’s Peking Opera troupe. The students who performed on the UN stage were all trained by the Daystar Peking Opera troupe.Eight of them have even been selected for the National Peking Opera Company’s children’s troupe, joining the “national team!”
Daystar’s Peking Opera troupe performed on Unity Day
Daystar Academy offers a variety of high-quality extracurricular programs; the Peking Opera troupe is one example.
During long and short holidays, Daystar Academy also opens its extracurricular resources and activities to families inside and outside the school. The next such event is starting in late December. Please click below poster for more details:
Featured Program
"Snow Adventures" at Cuiyun Mountain, "100 Possibilities with Paper", Global Musical Theater, "Back to the Jurassic Era", “Big Bang!”.