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本周，我们收到了一封特殊的来信——

This week, we received a special letter—


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Dear staff and pupils of Admiral Farragut Academy Tianjin，


Finally, it happened!


I am happy to write you this letter and I wish you well at Admiral Farragut Academy Tianjin.


The last year has been marked by a lot of by uncertainty and a new and different reality. Where the World of last year was open and people able to explore far away countries, it is now different. Borders have been closed and the World of traveling has been put on hold.


This year the 10th grade at Fredericia Friskole was supposed to have visited Tianjin during the school year and start an international friendship between Admiral Farragut Academy Tianjin and Fredericia Friskole. Pupils of Tianjin and Fredericia coming together and sharing stories about their lives and dreams. I believe meeting people from different countries is one of the best if not the best way of learning about the World. As Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr said:


“A mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions.”


As a new reality dawned upon us due to the outbreak of the corona virus, we at Fredercia Friskole immediately started evaluating and planning a new and different way of meeting. Fortunately, we live in an era where technology opens the World and makes it possible to meet people from different countries even though state borders are still closed.


As coordinator between our two friendship schools, it is with great enthusiasm and happiness that it has been possible for us to finally meet through the video calls.


Fredericia Friskole is a small independent school located close to the sea in the town of Fredericia.
The feeling of being part of a small community is a big part of the DNA of Fredericia Friskole. Everyone knows each other and you often find the oldest pupils socializing with pupils many years younger than themselves. Having no more than 18 pupils per class also makes it possible to build deep relations students in-between as well as between pupil and teacher. This all makes it a pleasure to be a part of Fredericia Friskole.


Apart from coordinating the cooperation between our two schools I also teach English, history, social studies, religion as well as the introductory science subject nature and technology. I teach grade 4,5,6,7,8 as well as 10th grade. Teaching many subjects and many classes makes it possible for me to know more than half of the school´s pupils.
One of my greatest passions is traveling and I have spent more than five years abroad traveling, working, studying, and volunteering. I love sharing this enthusiasm of the World with my pupils and inspire them to learn more about the Worlds, its countries, culture, and nature.


I will finish with a quote by Bill Nye that again illustrates the great reward of our school friendship.


“Everyone you will ever meet will know something you don’t.”


May the future bring us the possibility of meeting in person.


Kind regards and see you next time


Lirón S. Schlesinger
Fredericia Friskole 

Denmark


一直负责与我们实现线上云对话的Fredericia Friskole 学校 Lirón S. Schlesinger老师，为法拉古特师生写来一封热情洋溢的信。


Lirón S. Schlesinger老师

Mr. Lirón S. Schlesinger


Liron S. Schlesinger is a teacher of Fredericia Friskole who has been responsible for implementing the online cloud dialogue with us, wrote a passionate letter for Farragut’s students.


他在开篇的一句：”Finally, it happened！”让我们同样感触颇丰。


He opens with this sentence: “Finally, it happened!” which made us feel quite the same.


正如他在信里写的一样——

“去年这一年如此的不确定与不真实…国际通道被关闭了，旅游被禁止了… 感谢高科技，感谢无国界的网络技术，能让我们最终使用视频通话的方式见面。”


As he wrote in his letter —

“Last year was so uncertain and unreal… Borders were closed, tourism was banned… Thanks to technology, thanks to borderless Internet, so we could meet by video call.”


曾经我们以为地球早就已经是个“村”，我们以为，没有一张飞机票不能到达的远方，但现实就是如此真实地在2020年给我们一份最为严苛的考验,但还好，希望一直都在…


Before the pandemic, we thought that the earth has become a “village”, that no place was far enough that even a plane ticket could not reach.


Although the reality gave us the most severe test in 2020, fortunately, hope has been present…


让我们回到同学们线上交流的现场吧——

Let’s take a look at the event—


继上次破冰之后，同学们在上周和本周分别进行了两场活动，分别以：

① 我的城市

② 圣诞节与春节大不同

为题，展开了小组讨论。


After breaking the ice, students had the last two of the three activities both this week and last week, in the order of:

1. My city

2. Christmas is very different from the Spring Festival

A group discussion was held on the topics.


消除了第一次破冰时的腼腆与尴尬，分组讨论让学生们的表情都变得放松许多。


好像见到了认识很久的朋友，

好像是一场期待了很久的见面。


The shyness and embarrassment from breaking the ice were gone, and what is left is the excitement for meeting their friends again.


Round II 主题：我的城市 

Round II Topic: My City


Lirón S. Schlesinger老师和丹麦同学们都来了

Mr.Liron S. Schlesinger and his Danish classmates are here

我们准备好介绍家乡了

We are ready to introduce our hometown

分布在学校的各个角落进行小组讨论

Spread out all over the school for group discussions


Round III：圣诞节VS春节，你们怎么过？

Round III: Christmas is very different from the Spring Festival


我准备了很多呢！

I have prepared a lot ！

随便聊聊，好像认识了很久的朋友一样

Just talk to you as if we have known each other for a long time

瞧，这就是丹麦的圣诞节！

Look, it’s Christmas in Denmark！

让我给你讲讲，嫦娥奔月的故事吧～

Let me tell you the story of Chang ‘e on the moon


点击听听他们如何介绍我们的节日

Click to listen how they introduced our holiday


Lirón S. Schlesinger老师在信里说，在疫情期间，他们尽全力为学生们创造机会的原因是——

In the letter, Mr. Liron S. Schlesinger wrote that during the outbreak, they did everything they could to create opportunities for their students.And the reason is –


“A mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions.”


还因为——

Also because –


“Everyone you will ever meet will know something you don’t.”


我们的孩子们，被一群生活在7081公里之外人们所深深牵挂，

这是一种很大的幸福。


It is a great happiness for our children to be deeply cared by a group of people living 7081 kilometers away.


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中文编辑/签发人：丁璐

Chinese editor/issuer: Lu Ding

英语编辑/翻译：王佩淇

English editor: Faye Wang

图片设计制作：王丹宁

Photo Design and Production: Danning Wang 

终审：张桂元

Final Judgment:  Guiyuan Zhang 



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