青苗“丝绸路”：架起学科融合的新桥梁

　　在面向未来的教育中，“学科融合”的理念已日渐深入人心，在被誉为全球教育水平最高之一的芬兰，更是通过整合教学开展学科融合式课程探索，实现学生的跨学科学习，培养“核心能力”。

　　但其实在我们青苗国际双语学校的IB课堂中，“学科融合”和“跨学科学习”早已是一种常态化的学习形式。这不，在上周青苗顺义校区刚刚结束的“丝绸之路贸易集市”，就是中学部师生用学习和行动，实践“个人与社会”及“数学”跨学科探究的最好证明！

贴近生活，世界是我们的课堂

　　个人与社会学（Individuals and Societies, 简称 I&S）恐怕是IB最有特色的课程之一，上至天文、下至地理，社会科学几乎无所不包，单这一门课就涉及了全球历史、地理、哲学、经济、心理、政治、宗教、企业管理和现代信息技术等广泛的知识领域，旨在培养学生的大视野、大格局、大境界与大智慧，充分体现了 IB 教育“学科融合”的跨学科学习理念。

　　作为每年的传统项目，个人与社会学跨学科单元《丝绸之路上的贸易》以“一带一路”新闻时事为契机，带领孩子们穿越历史和地理长河，去认知和思考欧亚大陆上这条古老而伟大的丝绸商贸之路是怎样一个创举。不仅如此，这个本身已横跨多个社会学科的探究单元还额外增开了一门“数学”的外挂！

知识迁移，跨学科的有趣课题

　　这是怎么回事儿? 原来学生们除了探究历史地理人文层面的知识外，还要运用成本、利润等与数学相关的商业概念与技能。在别开生面的贸易集市。“来自各个国家”的“商人”们，卖力地吆喝和推销着他们的商品：丝绸、茶叶、珍珠、香料、棉花、象牙、瓷器……琳琅满目、应有尽有。

　　一波又一波的“买家”络绎不绝，他们仔细地了解商品的价值、用途，老练地讨价还价，每一笔交易记录都被详细地记录下来。这些记录将被做成一份详细的收支报告，用以分析各自财务盈亏……此次活动将不同学科的视角和技能融合在一起，形成了更真实的学习体验。

齐心协力，激发学生学习能动性

　　负责此次跨学科学习规划与沟通的协调员青苗顺义校区的王鹏娟（Summer Wang）老师表示，此次《丝绸之路上的贸易》跨学科单元的学习很好地帮助学生们在各学科之间，课堂学习与现实世界之间加强联系，促进融会贯通。感谢所有相关老师对跨学科学习的支持，尤其感谢MYP课程协调员Nicolette Lau老师、个人与社会学Mr. Justin老师和数学部Ms. Elizabeth老师在整个学习过程中所起的主导引领作用。

　　学科融合旨在通过多门学科资源的介入，有效地化解问题，更好地达成教学目标，并在问题探究的过程中全面培养和训练学生的学习能力和综合素养。学科融合的目的和价值主要体现在解决问题上，正如IB课程一直所强调那样，通过实践和联系实际生活经验来开展教与学，教会学生把教室里学到的知识与外部世界相结合！

　　Integration of subjects is the future. In Finland, educators have created inquiry-based curriculums built on integrated subjects for students to develop their core competence via inter-disciplinary studying.

　　In the IB classes of BIBS, integrated subjects and inter-disciplinary studying are considered as everyday routine. At the BIBS Shunyi Campus Silk Road Fair last week, MSHS teachers and students have practiced the integration of Individuals and Societies and Mathematics.

The world is our classroom

　　Individuals and Societies, AKA I&S, is perhaps the most characteristic course among IB curriculum. From astronomy, geology, world history, philosophy, economics, psychology, religions, business management to modern technology, I&S has included many aspects of social science. The subject is designed to develop students’ vision, pattern, level and wisdom — a perfect symbol of IB’s inter-disciplinary concept.

　　As a tradition, the inter-disciplinary unit of I&S Trading On The Silk Road took the opportunity of the Belt-and-Road news and guided our students through the long river of history and geology, to understand and consider what a great work the silk road was across the Eurasia continents. Additionally, this inquiry unit with multiple disciplinaries has included one more subject — Mathematics!

Knowledge transfer, an interesting topic

　　Besides inquiring on the historical, geological and cultural knowledge, students are also required to utilize their mathematics related skills on cost, profit and other business calculations. At the fair, ‘businessmen’ from all over the world pushed their products: silk, tea, pearl, fragrance, cotton, ivory and chinaware etc.

 　　‘Buyers’ looked at them and started negotiating. All negotiations and transactions were recorded as a reference for follow-up financial analysis. This event was a true learning experience with multi-subject vision and inter-disciplinary skills.

Study Dynamic

　　Ms. Summer Wang who oversees inter-disciplinary studying planning and communication believed the Trading on The Silk Road Fair was a big success in terms of helping students connect classroom with outside world. She would like to thank all teachers involved for their efforts, especially the MYP Coordinator Ms. Nicolette Lau, and I&S Teacher Mr. Justin and Ms. Elizabeth from the Mathematics Department for their leadership throughout the event.

　　Integration of subjects is to blend resources of multiple subjects for students to develop comprehensive abilities and learning abilities via inquiring and solving problems. As the IB curriculum’s strategy, connect teaching and learning with everyday life, and combine the classroom with outside world.