万双网讯 为构建良性教育科创生态体系，让学校成为滋润科学精神的土壤，2021年5月24日，华大基因向万科双语学校捐赠基因测序仪仪式暨万科双语学校“科学家日”首场学术报告会在万科双语学校剧场隆重举行。通过答题获得入场券的175名优秀学子和部分老师现场参与了活动，全校师生观看了现场直播。

VBS News Net: The ceremony of BGI's Donation of Gene Sequencer to VBS and the first symposium of VBS Scientist Day was held on May 24. 175 students and some teachers who got tickets by answering questions participated in the activity, and all teachers and students watched the live broadcast.

出席本次活动的嘉宾有：深圳华大生命科学研究院院长助理、华南理工大学研究员金鑫先生，深圳华大基因股份有限公司商务部副总监辛培培女士，深圳市华大基因学院科普教育经理周静女士，深圳市梅沙教育发展有限公司总经理窦连辉先生。

The guests attending the activity were Assistant to the dean of BGI College, Researcher at South China University of Technology, Mr. Jin Xin, Deputy Director of BGI Commerce Department Ms. Xin Peipei, Science education Manager of BGI College, Ms. Zhou Jing, and General Manager of Shenzhen Meisha Education，Mr. Dou Lianhui.

捐赠仪式

The Donation Ceremony

仪式举行前，万科双语学校理工社社长姚俊熙同学为大家带来了关于基因的科普知识，得到现场观众和领导们的赞扬。

Yao Junxi, the Science and Technology Society president, gave a science popularization before the ceremony, which was praised by the audience and leaders.

深圳万科双语学校杨帆校长向莅临本次活动的来宾致以最热烈的欢迎和最诚挚的谢意。她在讲话中希望同学们都能成为小科学家，将来为祖国更好的发展贡献力量。同时，她在给华大基因的感谢信中说道：“让前沿科技赋能莘莘学子，共创美好未来”是我们共同的美好愿景。在此，我们再次衷心感谢华大基因学院的无私捐赠和帮助，期待与贵公司开展更多层面的深度合作，在高精尖实验设备的支持和专家的指导下，共同探索适合中国青少年的科创课程，以科技赋能教育，为学生带来专业前沿的科技理念，让孩子更好地站在未来中央。“

Principal Yang extended her warmest welcome and sincerest thanks to the guests. In her speech, she hoped that all the students would become scientists in the future. She also wrote a thank-you letter. She said, 'Letting technology help students create a better future is our vision. Here, we sincerely thank BGI for its selfless donation and help.

We are looking forward to the further cooperation with your company. With the guidance of experts, our children can better experience the future.'

深圳华大基因股份有限公司商务部副总监辛培培女士代表华大基因致辞。她指出，华大基因作为全球领先的基因组学类检测和研究服务商，秉承“基因科技造福人类”的使命，为科研人才培养、青少年科普教育作出了卓越的贡献。此次捐赠给万科双语学校的仪器是华大基因自主研发的仪器，希望能带给青少年全新的体验。

Deputy Director of BGI Commerce Department Ms. Xin Peipei also gave a speech at the ceremony. She pointed out that as the world's leading genomics testing and research service provider, BGI, adhering to the mission of bringing benefits to humans through technology, has made outstanding contributions to scientific research and popular science education for young people. The Gene Sequencer donated to VBS was independently developed by BGI, hoping to bring new experiences to teenagers.

深圳市梅沙教育发展有限公司总经理窦连辉先生为金鑫博士颁发了梅沙教育智库特聘专家证书。

 General Manager of Shenzhen Meisha Education, Mr. Dou Lianhui, issued the Letter of Appointment to Dr. Jin, appointing Dr. Jin Xin as an Expert Member of Meisha Think Tank.

杨帆校长代表学校向华大基因赠送了“万小双银行建设”PBL项目式学习的成果——万双币收藏册一本。

VBS also prepared a gift for BGI, a VBS currency commemorative book.

为纪念这意义非凡的一天，万科双语学校将5月24日定为每年的“科学家日”，开启科学家与未来少年亲密接触的新篇章。深圳华大基因股份有限公司商务部副总监辛培培女士、深圳市梅沙教育发展有限公司总经理窦连辉先生、万科双语学校杨帆校长、金鑫博士共同按下了“科学家日”启动键。

To commemorate this significant day, VBS set May 24 as the VBS Scientist Day. Ms. Xin, Dr. Jin, Mr. Dou, and Principal Yang started the ceremony.

科学家精神

 The spirit of scientists

深圳华大生命科学研究院院长助理、生物学专业博士、华南理工大学研究员、广东省自然科学杰出青年基金获得者、广东省特支计划科技创新青年拔尖人才金鑫博士以“基因大数据的价值与未来”为题，为VBS学子带来了一场精彩的讲座，带给同学们全新的科学视野。现场，同学们积极向金博士请教，解答心中的疑问。

Dr. Jin Xin, the assistant to the dean of BGI College, the researcher at South China University of Technology, Outstanding Youth of the Natural Science Fundation of Guangdong Province, gave a lecture after the ceremony, which brought students a brand new scientific vision.

深远意义

Far-reaching significance

华大基因学院作为华大集团旗下从事生物科研人才培养和青少年科普教育的重要组织，围绕基因科学前沿知识和技术，研发了大量科学体验课程和科研实践项目，为推动中国乃至全球的青少年科学教育贡献了重要力量。华大基因序列仪的捐赠，为万双学子打造了科学实践平台，对于培养学生探索和创新能力、完善STEM课程、锻造具有好奇心与科学精神的未来领袖人才具有深远意义。

As an important organization engaged in cultivation of biological research talents and popular science education for young people, BGI College has developed many science courses and scientific research projects, which has made an essential contribution to promoting science education for young people in China and even the world. The donation of the BGI gene sequencer has created a scientific platform for VBS students, which has far-reaching significance for cultivating students' ability of exploration and innovation, improving VBS's STEM curriculum, and cultivating future leaders with curiosity and scientific spirit.

相关活动——

Related activities

签署战略合作协议 

Strategic cooperation agreement

2020年10月，梅沙教育与华大基因学院正式签署战略合作协议，在青少年科学教育上展开合作。 双方将在STEM教育、生命科学教育、创新课程开发等领域协同发展，搭建与前沿科技教学理念相匹配的硬件条件，打造适用于全学段的科学实验教学基地，加强培养学生基础学科学习兴趣，探索前沿科技企业赋能基础教育的新模式。

In October 2020, Meisha education and BGI officially signed a strategic cooperation agreement. They will cooperate in STEM education, life science education, innovative curriculum development and build a science experiment teaching base suitable for the whole learning period, inspiring students' interest in basic subjects.

综合实践与学习活动 

Comprehensive practice and learning activities

根据协议，梅沙教育旗下万科双语学校与华大基因学院联合开展了多项活动。 2020年10月25日至31日，由院士领衔、大咖齐聚一堂的第十五届国际基因组学大会（ICG-15）在武汉光谷举行。在ICG-15科学嘉年华上，万科双语学校八年级学生、理工社社长姚俊熙作为中学生代表进行了“基因未来的可能性”主题演讲，并得到了大咖们的称赞。

ICG-15 was held in Wuhan from October 25 to October 31, with many experts attending. Yao Junxi, Chairperson of VBS Science and Engineering Student Society, made the speech titled 'The possibility of genes in future' as a secondary school representative and received compliments.

2020年11月，万科双语学校44名中小学生带着浓浓的好奇心，前往位于深圳大鹏半岛的国家基因库进行参观学习，了解基因是如何被测序的，基因研究的意义。

44 VBS students went for an excursion to CNGB at Dapeng Peninsula on November 15.

2021年2月，万科双语学校在初中开设《有趣的基因》选修课，特邀华大基因学院科普项目经理李瑜琪授课，24名同学选修。这是一堂基因科学启蒙课程，李老师通过深入浅出地讲述基因科学知识，对自然和社会生活进行多方位观察，引导学生用基因科学的视角来发现和了解世界，为学生构建基因科学的基础知识框架。

In February, VBS opened an elective course on genes in junior high school. Li Yuqi, the science popularization project manager of BGI college, was invited to teach the course. 24 students took part in the courses. This is an enlightenment course. Ms. Li guides students to discover and understand the world and constructs the basic knowledge framework of genes.

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