Spirit of the Maple Leaf-Award Winners

 （Summer）

Spirit of the Maple Leaf is an award system which CIEO has created to honour outstanding student efforts and accomplishments.  The awards are given to students who excel in five different areas which are of great important to the national character of Canada. Congratulations to all of our entrants and winners.  We really enjoy reading about the

things you are all doing, and even if you didn’t win, we hope you’ll keep these values in mind.

    “枫叶精神”是CIEO专门为表彰杰出学生的努力和成就而设立的奖励，包括五大精神内涵。这五项精神也是构成加拿大民族性格非常重要的部分，。祝贺所有参赛者和获胜者。CIEO非常欣赏参赛者们所做的事情，即使没有赢，CIEO也希望参赛者们能铭记这些价值观。

Multiculturalism 多元化文化主义

Awarded to students who open themselves to new experiences which are considered “foreign” to much of Chinese society with open minds and willing to challenge themselves to become more international by trying new things or learning through cultural exploration.

    该奖项将颁发给思维开放，愿意挑战自我，不断尝试学习新事物，探索新文化来使自己更加国际化，以及擅于从中国社会认为陌生的文化中汲取新经验发展自己的学生。

胡新宇 Kevin
Canadian International Kindergarten(CKE-CA)

东莞市南城加美幼儿园

    Kevin is always very curious about different cultures in daily life and study. He reads andexplores books on the humanities and likes English picture books and cartoons but film ishis favorite. When he meets people from other countries, in a western restaurant or travelabroad, he often takes the initiative to communicate with them in English.

 在日常的生活和学习中，Kevin对于不同的文化保持着强大的好奇心。人文科学类的书籍，探索发现类的节目，英文绘本、动画片、电影都是他的最爱，在接触外国人时（如在西餐厅或国外旅行），经常主动用英文跟他们沟通。

Humility and Politeness 谦逊和礼貌

Awarded to students who show good manners and consideration for others as well as to students who both win and lose with grace and humility. Students demonstrating behavior which shows an understanding of the right way to treat others and students who make a good personal impression upon the people they meet through positive demeanour.

    该奖项将颁发给对他人有礼和懂得为他人考虑的学生，无论他人是输是赢都以优雅和谦卑的姿态去对待，以恰当、积极的方式理解及对待他人，并给人留下良好印象。

曹雨桐 Jenny
Canadian Kindergarten- Calgary (CKE-CY) 

佛山市禅城区卡尔加里幼儿园

Jenny is an appropriate recipient of this award because she has all the character of a refined girl. She is courteous to others who need assistance with their English. She is never pushy and can follow teachers’ instructions without being told twice. She remembers all rules and common courtesy for how to treat others and is a very sweet and young woman.

    Jenny应该获得这个奖项，因为她具有一个有教养女孩所具备的所有性格特点。她非常乐意帮助其他人解决英语问题，她从不固执己见。老师的指导，她听第二遍就能全部掌握。她了解所有日常的交往礼貌，是个非常甜美，年轻的姑娘。

Bravery 勇敢

Awarded to students who show bravery in overcoming adversity and rising to meet a challenge.  Students who are unafraid to try their best and to stand tall and be proud while taking on a challenge. 

    该奖项将颁发给勇于尝试、勇敢突破逆境、全力以赴、豪情满怀地迎接挑战的学生。

莫秉润 Ben
Canadian International Kid’s English-Tianhe(CTC-TH) 

加拿达国际少儿英文学校-天河学校

Ben is 11years old. He loves music and food and has a nice personality. He is fond of talking with his friends and everyone also likes to chat with him. His demeanour is low-key - he doesn’t like to express himself – but if he decides to do something he always surprises people who know him. For example, he took part in English spelling and speech contests for Guangdong province and earned gold prizes.

    莫秉润，Ben，今年11岁了。他喜欢音乐，热爱美食。Ben最大的优点就是性格不错，喜欢聊天、交友，跟同学们相处都非常融洽，大家也都非常喜欢他。Ben的格言就是：做人要淡定、低调。所以他平时很不愿意表现自己。一旦认真起来，总是能有让人出乎意料的精彩表现。比如，他参加广东省英语口语比赛以及拼词大赛，获得了金奖。

Environmental Protection 环境保护

Awarded to students who have made an outstanding effort towards protecting the environment and who take responsibility for helping to reduce, reuse and recycle or otherwise help keep our planet clean and healthy for future generations.

    该奖项将颁发给在环境保护方面作出突出贡献，以杜绝浪费、循环使用、资源回收等方式，为保护地球的清洁环境而努力的学生。

罗汉果 Hango

Canadian International Kindergarten-Agile（CKE-AG）

广州市番禺区雅居乐加拿达中英文幼儿园

On September 10, Hango and his father went to Huolu Mountain and took a part in a public parent-child activity of seven kilometers, hiking and cleaning up garbage on mountain. Their action contributed to protecting Mother Earth and set a good example of not littering and not destroying nature.

    2016年9月10日，Hango与爸爸一起参加了火炉山徒步七公里的公益亲子活动，边徒步边清理山上垃圾，用自己的行动默默保护地球母亲，为大家树立“不乱丢垃圾、不破坏自然”的好榜样。
 
Healthy Living 健康生活

Awarded to students who show a commitment to a healthy lifestyle.  Students who exercise actively and pay careful attention to other healthy habits like diet and sleep habits. 

    该奖项将颁发给践行健康生活方式，积极锻炼、关注生活饮食及睡眠习惯的学生。

周子轩 Kyson

Canadian International Kid’s English-Jiangnan (CTC-JN）

加拿达国际少儿英文学校——江南学校 

 
Every night as his teacher listens to his voice message, he always says thank you teacher, now and I will sleep. From his smile we can see that he is a happy boy. His parents have a balanced diet. On his mother’s  wechat  we find many healthy foods in beautiful photos. His parents have a good diet which leads to their children having one too.

    每次听他晚上发完语音作业，他都会说“谢谢老师，老师我先休息了”。从他每一次来学校的笑容上看得出，他是一个阳光的男孩。他父母的饮食习惯也非常好。妈妈的朋友圈里，每次都可以看到很多养生美食照片。相信父母的饮食习惯这么健康，孩子的也会很棒。