Ding–Time for School – ‘Energy Boosting’ Tips 

for Students and Parents

假期里，很多学生会晚睡晚起。不过，到了临近开学的日子里，就需要尽量按上课期间正常作息，生物钟要尽快调整好。对于晚睡晚起的孩子，建议有计划地每天提前10-30分钟熄灯睡觉，并相应提前起床，逐步过渡到正常的上学作息时间。

During the vacation, many students would stay up late and wake up late. However, as the school days are approaching, we should try to change our lifestyles back to school mode as fast as possible. For children that tend to stay up late and wake up late, it’s better for them to go to bed 10-30 minutes earlier than before, and wake up at an earlier hour to gradually get used to the school mode. 

未雨绸缪占先手，跬步千里恒见功。暑假不仅仅是休闲的时光，还是回顾梳理、查缺补漏的良机。通过这种“复盘”形式，分享收获和遗憾，并及时总结经验或分析原因。“及时总结”也是一种重要的学习方式。 

Small steps build up to giant leaps. Vacations are never just for fun; they also offer the perfect time for students to reflect on what they’ve learned and work on their weaknesses. Through this kind of “review” session, we’d know how far we’ve grown and what are the areas we’re lagging behind. We can also catch problems and analyze underlying reasons in a timely manner.

减少电子产品使用时间，增加纸质书本阅读时间。可以从阅读感兴趣的书籍开始，适当增加静坐学习时间。比起作息和饮食的调整，学习心理和学习方式的调整对同学们更为困难。假期以来，同学们已逐渐习惯了远离课堂，缺少师生互动和同学互助的氛围，是时候逐步调整了，循序渐进地把心收回来，尽快完成学习心理和学习方式的调整。除此之外，要准备好开学学习用品，如名著阅读书籍、作业本、笔记本、黑色水性笔、红笔等学习用品。

Try not to spend as much time as students used to during vacation on electronic devices. It’s more difficult to adjust our learning mentality and study approaches compared to the adjustment of lifestyle and diet. Student were away from classrooms during the vacation, with no lively interactions with teachers or classmates. It’s high time we made positive changes and adjust our mentality to get prepared for school. The sooner we can adapt to the school life of the new semester both psychically and mentally, the more efficient study can turn out to be. Instead, this is also a good time to prepare for learning materials, such as reading contents, notebooks, pens and pencils that might come in handy when the school starts.

确立新学期的学习目标，制订学习计划。进入新学期，学生应该有新的计划和打算，计划要针对实际，切实可行，不可高不可攀，束之高阁，积极地从他律过渡到自律。凡事预则立、不预则废。

We encourage students to map out your study goals and learning plans for the new semester. As we start a new term, students need to come up with new targets and ambitions. Make sound study plans that are realistic, practical and achievable based on the situation and capabilities of each student, so as to transform from being taught to do things to a self-learning, self-driven and self-disciplined study approach.It is always recommended to plan everything ahead, so that we can have a general idea of where we’re going and what we want to achieve.