[cs_content][cs_section parallax=”false” separator_top_type=”none” separator_top_height=”50px” separator_top_angle_point=”50″ separator_bottom_type=”none” separator_bottom_height=”50px” separator_bottom_angle_point=”50″ style=”margin: 0px;padding: 45px 0px;”][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/2″ style=”padding: 0px;”][cs_text class=”cs-ta-justify”]The stage of the Wujin Culture House beside Yancheng Park in southern Changzhou was alive with swirling music, dance, and martial arts on April 4th. Organized especially for the students of ORT Yigal Alon High School, visiting from Yokneam Illit, Israel, the performance highlighted varied cultural tastes presented by both professional Chinese artists and skilled artists-in-training.[/cs_text][/cs_column][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/2″ style=”padding: 0px;”][cs_text class=”cs-ta-justify”]4月4号，常州淹城公园旁的武进文化中心上演了一场集音乐，舞蹈和武术表演的盛宴。这次活动是为了特别欢迎来自以色列Yokneam Illit伊戈尔阿龙高中的学生。在这场盛宴中，中国歌舞表演者和武术家们完美地诠释了中国文化的博大精深。[/cs_text][/cs_column][/cs_row][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/2″ style=”padding: 0px;”][cs_text class=”cs-ta-justify”]This show capped a busy day, packed with museum visits and a hands-on notebook-making workshop in Changzhou’s factory-cum-creative-district, Canal 5 for the Israeli students. Yet when offered the opportunity to participate in a Wushu demonstration, the teenagers eagerly volunteered, ready for a shot. When it came to something new, no one could accuse the students of ORT Yigal Alon of not making an effort.[/cs_text][/cs_column][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/2″ style=”padding: 0px;”][cs_text class=”cs-ta-justify”]活动当天，人声鼎沸，以色列学生参观博物馆、亲身体验了运河五号创意街区内的笔记本加工厂。他们也切身体验了武术的魅力，自告奋勇地加入到武术表演训练中并且为最后的表演而蓄势待发。到表演的当天，他们的表演毫不逊色那些专业演员。[/cs_text][/cs_column][/cs_row][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/2″ style=”padding: 0px;”][cs_text class=”cs-ta-justify”]This weeklong visit by the Israeli students is part of a special international program wherein the students explore different countries and cultures by going to those countries and witnessing their cultures first hand. It’s one of many innovative programs ORT Yigal Alon runs in its mission to provide a unique, holistic approach to learning in order to “raise a thoughtful, successful, and well-behaved generation.” Past trips have included visits to the U.S. and Germany as well as opportunities to cooperate with schools in those countries. This trip marked Ort Yigal Alon’s first to China, as well as a brand-new school partner—Changzhou No. 1 High School—which they were scheduled to visit the following day.[/cs_text][/cs_column][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/2″ style=”padding: 0px;”][cs_text class=”cs-ta-justify”]以色列学生为期一周的访问是一项特殊国际交流项目的一部分，这个交流项目让孩子们通过前往这些国家和亲眼目睹截然不同的民族文化来探索不同的国家和文化。这个项目是伊戈尔阿龙为了给学生提供一个独特的学习机会而设计的众多创新项目之一，旨在培养“思虑成熟，立足成功，彬彬有礼”的新一代。以往的行程还包括访问美国，德国，同时还会和这些国家以及他们的学校达成战略合作。这次访问是伊戈尔阿龙第一次来到中国，同时他们也有了新的合作伙伴——常州市第一中学。在往后的几天，他们也同样参观了一中。
[/cs_text][/cs_column][/cs_row][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/2″ style=”padding: 0px;”][cs_text class=”cs-ta-justify”]After the performance and hordes of pictures taken with the performers, the Israeli students meandered to a local restaurant for a traditional Chinese spread with a Kosher twist. Talks followed from resident Israelis Ilan Maimon and Roman Shliachovski on the quirks of living in China as foreigners. The students were particularly taken with descriptions of what life is like for their Chinese counterparts preparing for a looming Gaokao. While the Israeli students have their own matriculation exams to fret over, tales of the heroic feats of studying undertaken by Chinese students drew many questions.[/cs_text][/cs_column][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/2″ style=”padding: 0px;”][cs_text class=”cs-ta-justify”]活动留影之后，以色列学生来到了一家当地餐馆体验中华美食，来了一场中以文化大碰撞。来自以色列的伊兰.麦蒙和罗马.施礼亚夫斯基分享了他们生活在中国的奇闻趣事。而中国学生也描述了他们为即将到来的高考而废寝忘食的生活。当然，以色列的学生也同样为他们的大学入学考试而忧虑，同时对中国学生所描述的为高考奋战的日子充满着好奇。[/cs_text][/cs_column][/cs_row][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px;”][cs_text][Modula id=’114′][/cs_text][/cs_column][/cs_row][/cs_section][cs_section parallax=”false” separator_top_type=”none” separator_top_height=”50px” separator_top_angle_point=”50″ separator_bottom_type=”none” separator_bottom_height=”50px” separator_bottom_angle_point=”50″ style=”margin: 0px;padding: 45px 0px;”][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px;”][x_custom_headline level=”h3″ looks_like=”h4″ accent=”true” class=”cs-ta-center”]The Youth from the Startup Village | 来自创业村的年轻人[/x_custom_headline][/cs_column][/cs_row][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/2″ style=”padding: 0px;”][cs_text class=”cs-ta-justify”]The students of ORT Yigal Alon High School live in Yokneam Illit, Israel, a small city of around 20,000 people, tucked into the base of the Carmel Mountains in the lower Galilee region of Israel. Surrounded by lush greenery and boasting a wealth of small high tech firms, Yokneam Illit, earned the nickname “Israel’s Startup Village” and continues to attract young educated, entrepreneurs and developers, looking for an alternative to the sprawling urban environments usually associated with high tech careers.[/cs_text][/cs_column][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/2″ style=”padding: 0px;”][cs_text class=”cs-ta-justify”]伊戈尔阿龙的学生们生活在以色列一个叫做Yokneam Illit的小城市，这座城市人口大概只有两万人。这座城市与卡梅尔山脉接壤，在以色列加利利的较低地区，四周郁郁葱葱，拥有丰富的小型高科技公司，因此赢得了“以色列创业村”的昵称，并且不断吸引着高素质年轻人，企业家和研发人员。[/cs_text][/cs_column][/cs_row][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/2″ style=”padding: 0px;”][cs_text class=”cs-ta-justify”]ORT Yigal Alon High School is part of the ORT Network, the largest non-state network of schools in Israel, and boasts an innovative curriculum emphasizing art and science. Yigal Alon’s 1200 students maintain a very high college acceptance rate for Israel, a country lauded for its high concentration of tertiary degree holders.[/cs_text][/cs_column][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/2″ style=”padding: 0px;”][cs_text class=”cs-ta-justify”]伊戈尔阿龙高中，作为ORT的社交网络的一部分，是以色列最大的一所非国有网络的学校。它专注于强调艺术和科学的创新课程。这所学校同时还是以色列大学录取率很高的一所学府，而以色列，作为高度集中的高等学位持有者而广受称赞。[/cs_text][/cs_column][/cs_row][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px;”][cs_text][Modula id=’115′][/cs_text][/cs_column][/cs_row][/cs_section][cs_section parallax=”false” separator_top_type=”none” separator_top_height=”50px” separator_top_angle_point=”50″ separator_bottom_type=”none” separator_bottom_height=”50px” separator_bottom_angle_point=”50″ style=”margin: 0px;padding: 45px 0px;”][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px;”][x_custom_headline level=”h3″ looks_like=”h4″ accent=”true” class=”cs-ta-center”]Dipping in a Toe | 蜻蜓点水[/x_custom_headline][/cs_column][/cs_row][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/2″ style=”padding: 0px;”][cs_text class=”cs-ta-justify”]On April 5th, the bright-eyed students headed to Changzhou No. 1 High School for a welcome ceremony to commemorate the signing of a twin-schools agreement between Ort Yigal Alon and Changzhou No. 1. Both exchanged introductions and brief speeches. Group pictures were snapped, and the Israeli students immediately began asking after the Chinese students they were bubbling to meet.[/cs_text][/cs_column][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/2″ style=”padding: 0px;”][cs_text class=”cs-ta-justify”]4月5号，热情洋溢的以色列学生来到了常州一中，参加为他们举办的欢迎仪式，共同纪念伊戈尔阿龙ORT和常州一中的合作正式拉开帷幕。双方都做了简短的介绍演讲，并留影纪念。中以学生都争相开始提问，满足各自的好奇心。[/cs_text][/cs_column][/cs_row][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/2″ style=”padding: 0px;”][cs_text class=”cs-ta-justify”]They were finally rewarded with a whirlwind trip through Changzhou No. 1’s robot lab where the award-winning robotics team showed off some of their creations. One of the Israeli students, ogling a robotics kit, murmured in appreciation, “We use the exact same ones at our school.” Laps followed with a PE class, as Changzhou No. 1’s students gradually became aware of the presence of strangers, and trickled over to the outskirts of the group to quietly quiz the Chinese teachers accompanying the Israeli students on the details of the visit.[/cs_text][/cs_column][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/2″ style=”padding: 0px;”][cs_text class=”cs-ta-justify”]以色列学生的热情洋溢为他们赢得了常州一中机器人实验室体验游，在这里常州一中获得机器人大赛的团队向他们展示了部分创作。其中一位以色列学生盯着机器人工具箱，自言自语道：“这个和我们学校使用的完全一样。”实验室之游结束后，以色列学生又旁观了一中的体育课，中国学生慢慢地注意到了这一群陌生的面孔，争相要求老师邀请以方学生加入他们的体育课。[/cs_text][/cs_column][/cs_row][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px;”][cs_text][Modula id=’116′][/cs_text][/cs_column][/cs_row][/cs_section][cs_section parallax=”false” separator_top_type=”none” separator_top_height=”50px” separator_top_angle_point=”50″ separator_bottom_type=”none” separator_bottom_height=”50px” separator_bottom_angle_point=”50″ style=”margin: 0px;padding: 45px 0px;”][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px;”][x_custom_headline level=”h3″ looks_like=”h4″ accent=”true” class=”cs-ta-center”]Top of Changzhou’s Academic Totem Pole | 常州学术领头羊[/x_custom_headline][/cs_column][/cs_row][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/2″ style=”padding: 0px;”][cs_text class=”cs-ta-justify”]With around 2000 students, Changzhou No. 1 High School is massive. It also happens to be one of the city’s top high schools, with alumni frequently moving on to top colleges and universities within China as well as overseas. Changzhou No. 1 High School is a National Demonstration Senior High School, a “National Experimental School of Modern Educational Technology,” and a “Jiangsu Province STEM Education Pilot Unit.”[/cs_text][/cs_column][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/2″ style=”padding: 0px;”][cs_text class=”cs-ta-justify”]常州一中拥有超过2000名学生。作为常州顶尖高校之一，校友遍布国内外高等大学学府。拥有“常州示范性高中”，“全国现代教育技术实验学校”和“江苏STEM教育试点单位”等多个称誉。[/cs_text][/cs_column][/cs_row][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/2″ style=”padding: 0px;”][cs_text class=”cs-ta-justify”]In addition to extremely rigorous academic standards, the students at Changzhou No. 1 score top honors in extra-curricular competitions for disciplines such as robotics, folk music, and aerobics. To say these students are busy would be an understatement. An arrival of forty foreign students and teachers would also be easy to miss amidst all their other commitments.[/cs_text][/cs_column][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/2″ style=”padding: 0px;”][cs_text class=”cs-ta-justify”]除了拥有傲人的学术成就之外，一中的学生在机器人大赛，民间音乐和有氧运动等课外竞技活动赛中也是名列前茅。说这些学生很忙，太过轻描淡写。哪怕四十余位的外国学生和老师的到访，他们也井井有条。[/cs_text][/cs_column][/cs_row][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px;”][cs_text][Modula id=’117′][/cs_text][/cs_column][/cs_row][/cs_section][cs_section parallax=”false” separator_top_type=”none” separator_top_height=”50px” separator_top_angle_point=”50″ separator_bottom_type=”none” separator_bottom_height=”50px” separator_bottom_angle_point=”50″ style=”margin: 0px;padding: 45px 0px;”][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px;”][x_custom_headline level=”h3″ looks_like=”h4″ accent=”true” class=”cs-ta-center”]Collision Between Worlds | 世界文化大碰撞[/x_custom_headline][/cs_column][/cs_row][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/2″ style=”padding: 0px;”][cs_text class=”cs-ta-justify”]The Israeli students were ushered into a private calligraphy lesson before lunch. They were eager for every taste of Chinese language and culture they could squeeze out of this class. Requests for personal Chinese names were rampant. By the time lunch rolled around, however, innocent inquiries into meeting the Chinese students were beginning to take on a pleading edge.[/cs_text][/cs_column][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/2″ style=”padding: 0px;”][cs_text class=”cs-ta-justify”]午饭前，以色列学生们被领进了一趟私人书法课。课堂上，他们利用每一分每一秒去领略中国语言文化的魅力。每个人都渴望学习书写自己的中文名字。临近午餐时间，中国学生开始争先恐后的提出各种千奇百怪的问题。[/cs_text][/cs_column][/cs_row][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/2″ style=”padding: 0px;”][cs_text class=”cs-ta-justify”]Entering an empty cafeteria, the Israeli students were given specially prepared pork-free meals and a corner of the cafeteria to occupy. As Chinese students trickled in, claiming their meals, they generally adhered to a careful distance from the strangers. Space soon became an issue, though, and the lack of seating ultimately inspired bravery in several of the Chinese students who overcame nerves to begin conversations with the seated Israeli group. The Israeli teenagers were thrilled. Phones with Chinese-English dictionaries and translation programs were pulled out of pockets on both sides as the students finally found the time to explore language and cultural differences in their counterparts. The “Israeli” corner of the cafeteria took on a festive atmosphere, filled with questions and laughter.[/cs_text][/cs_column][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/2″ style=”padding: 0px;”][cs_text class=”cs-ta-justify”]在空无一人的餐厅内，一中食堂为他们安排了一个安静的角落，并为他们精心准备的不含任何猪肉的午餐。随着午餐的高峰时段，一中的学生纷纷进入食堂就餐，他们井然有序地排队领餐，自觉地不去影响以色列客人们用餐。很快，食堂就座无虚席，中国学生们小心翼翼地想要和这群异乡的客人的搭话。以色列学生也是兴奋不已，随即掏出手机的中英翻译软件，他们总算逮到机会通过中国学生与中华语言和文化来了一个亲密的接触。这个小小的角落，顿时充斥着郎朗的笑声。[/cs_text][/cs_column][/cs_row][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/2″ style=”padding: 0px;”][cs_text class=”cs-ta-justify”]Later, after a post-lunch break, the Israeli students and one lucky class of Chinese students would get another opportunity for cultural exchange in a lively English class that began with speeches on important holidays in each country but turned especially valuable to the students when they were broken up into small groups and allowed to quiz their international peers on life as a teenager in their respective countries. Several Israeli students would later confess that they treasured these first-hand discussions with the Chinese students the most.[/cs_text][/cs_column][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/2″ style=”padding: 0px;”][cs_text class=”cs-ta-justify”]午餐后，孩子们稍作休息。一中的一个班级幸运地可以和来自远方的客人一起上了一堂别开生面的英语课。课上，起初他们分享了各自国家的传统节日，随后又分小组讨论，分享了他们作为青少年，在各自国家截然不同的生活。课后，以色列学生纷纷表示很感谢这次和中国学生的亲密交流。[/cs_text][/cs_column][/cs_row][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px;”][cs_text][Modula id=’118′][/cs_text][/cs_column][/cs_row][/cs_section][cs_section parallax=”false” separator_top_type=”none” separator_top_height=”50px” separator_top_angle_point=”50″ separator_bottom_type=”none” separator_bottom_height=”50px” separator_bottom_angle_point=”50″ style=”margin: 0px;padding: 45px 0px;”][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px;”][x_custom_headline level=”h3″ looks_like=”h4″ accent=”true” class=”cs-ta-center”]Culture and Taste | 文化品位[/x_custom_headline][/cs_column][/cs_row][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/2″ style=”padding: 0px;”][cs_text class=”cs-ta-justify”]With visions of Chinese holidays and their associated festival foods fresh in their heads, the Israelis were treated to a rousing dumpling-and-rice-ball-making workshop by Changzhou No. 1 High School’s Catering Services department. The students really took to the hands-on activity. “They’re so creative!” The Chinese teachers would gush afterward. One of many compliments the Israeli students would receive from Chinese staff members throughout the day. The Chinese teachers that accompanied the Israeli group were especially impressed with the Israeli students’ confidence and willingness to approach adults—familiar or strange—with questions.[/cs_text][/cs_column][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/2″ style=”padding: 0px;”][cs_text class=”cs-ta-justify”]随着以色列学生对中国传统节日和传统食物的更深了解，他们被一中食堂邀请一起制作水饺和饭团。他们亲手体验了这些中国传统美食的制作。“他们想象力真是丰富！”一中的老师不禁赞叹道。这已经不是他们今天第一次受到一中师生的由衷赞叹了。老师们不禁赞叹这帮以色列学生充满自信又饱具亲和力。[/cs_text][/cs_column][/cs_row][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/2″ style=”padding: 0px;”][cs_text class=”cs-ta-justify”]The awe did travel in the other direction as well with the Israeli teachers noting with reverence the Chinese students’ immaculate ability to obediently and efficiently follow directions. When one of the Israeli students returned from a bathroom trip with tales of a classroom filled with Changzhou No. 1 students quietly studying by themselves with nary a teacher in sight, a couple of the Israeli teachers rushed off to investigate the phenomenon themselves. Teenagers studying en masse without supervision was a novel concept indeed.[/cs_text][/cs_column][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/2″ style=”padding: 0px;”][cs_text]整个参观过程，以色列学生被一中学生极高的自律性所折服。其中一名以方学生在去洗手间回来的路上，经过一间教室，他发现教室里的学生在没有老师监督的情况下，都在全神贯注的自习。几个以色列老师听闻后，特意也去观察了一番。才发现，果不其然。[/cs_text][/cs_column][/cs_row][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/2″ style=”padding: 0px;”][cs_text class=”cs-ta-justify”]“Our kids will go into the military some day,” one of the teachers confided, “so a little more discipline would be good.” Israel has an obligatory draft for all citizens. Upon graduating high school, most young Israeli women enlist in the IDF (Israel Defense Forces) for a minimum of two years, while young men enlist for a bit longer than that. While Changzhou No. 1 High School’s graduating seniors prepare to head off to university, ORT Yigal Alon’s prepare for entrance to the military, with college a still distant goal.[/cs_text][/cs_column][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/2″ style=”padding: 0px;”][cs_text]其中一个以色列带队老师透露，：“我们的孩子早晚有一天会去部队服役，所以自律性对他们很有帮助。”在以色列，所有公民都有义务服兵役。高中毕业以后，连大多数年轻女性都会加入为期至少两年的国防军，而男性服役的时间会更加长一些。而一中的学生高中毕业后都将会去大学深造。伊戈尔阿龙ORT会帮助学生为加入部队做准备，大学对他们来说还是有些遥远的目标。[/cs_text][/cs_column][/cs_row][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/2″ style=”padding: 0px;”][cs_text]For the final cultural exchange of the day, the Israelis were treated to a short concert and introduction to traditional Chinese instruments by Changzhou No. 1’s award-winning folk orchestra. Orchestra members were well-rehearsed both in music and the English introductions they’d prepared about their instruments. When the Israeli students turn came, they too had prepared a performance: a modern hip-hop dance piece. While the Israeli students may have found the idea of studying without adult input unusual, they choreographed and prepared their dance on their own without any adult supervision. The orchestra members were certainly taken with the performance. Swooning whispers of “Oh, so cool! How handsome!” swept around the practice room. Certain aspects of teenagerhood, it seems, are universal.[/cs_text][/cs_column][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/2″ style=”padding: 0px;”][cs_text]中以文化交流的最后一天，以色列学生被邀请观看了常州民间第一交响乐团的中国古典音乐演奏会。该乐团为了这场演出，不仅仅做了多次排练，并且还练习如何用英文介绍他们的乐器。而以色列学生也同样准备了精彩绝伦的街舞表演。或许他们受到一中学生独立自律的感染，他们也尝试着独自完成了舞蹈的编排和排练。乐团成员对他们的表演也是大加赞赏，甚至不禁悄悄耳语：“天哪，好酷！他们长得真帅气！”此时此刻，对于这帮年轻来说，舞蹈就是他们的全世界！[/cs_text][/cs_column][/cs_row][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/3″ style=”padding: 0px;”] [/cs_column][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/3″ class=”cs-ta-center” style=”padding: 0px;”][x_image type=”none” src=”https://supcz.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Israeli-Kids-Dance-Practice.gif” alt=”” link=”false” href=”#” title=”” target=”” info=”none” info_place=”top” info_trigger=”hover” info_content=””][/cs_column][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/3″ style=”padding: 0px;”] [/cs_column][/cs_row][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px;”][cs_text][Modula id=’119′][/cs_text][/cs_column][/cs_row][/cs_section][cs_section parallax=”false” separator_top_type=”none” separator_top_height=”50px” separator_top_angle_point=”50″ separator_bottom_type=”none” separator_bottom_height=”50px” separator_bottom_angle_point=”50″ style=”margin: 0px;padding: 45px 0px;”][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px;”][x_line style=”border-top-width: 1px;”][/cs_column][/cs_row][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px;”][cs_text class=”cs-ta-center”]Written by Theresa Boersma
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