七个秘诀：帮助您的孩子在学校脱颖而出 7 secrets to help your child excel in school

我们的校长和老师收到的最常见问题之一就是：父母如何为孩子的学习提供最大的支持。我们姐妹校 - 阿布扎比诺德安达学校的校长Ethan，为我们分享了他的经验。

作为家长，我们鼓励孩子要志在高远。作为一名终身教育工作者，我负责帮助学生实现他们的学术、大学和职业的目标。如果学校与家庭能够紧密合作，学生的个人和专业经历都会获得明显的优势。此外，正如莱斯特大学和哈佛大学等知名机构所报告的那样，研究反复验证了家长参与教育的巨大好处。

假设有两个学生在其他各个方面都拥有相似的能力，学校教育质量也大致相近，那么获得家长大力支持的学生通常具有明显的优势。尽管如今鼓励家庭教学的策略有很多，以下几点指明了一条通往成功的途径：

阅读可能是学习最关键的一点。通过寻找感兴趣的主题，把您的孩子培养成一个热心的小读者。让家庭阅读成为一种生活方式。以前有一名学生在 SAT 大学入学考试中获得了满分。他说，他能给别人的最重要的建议就是尽可能多地阅读，尽可能早地开始阅读。阅读铸就成功。

每天与您的孩子谈论有关学校和生活的各个方面。帮助您的孩子找到自身强项和兴趣，并鼓励他们发挥创造力。当您出现疑问或担忧时，尽早与老师沟通。在学校做志愿者，成为一名积极的学习者，同时也是传道授业的老师。

这如何实现？通过一个个习惯的养成。亚里士多德的描述最为贴切：“我之所为既为我。因此，卓越不是一种表现，而是一种习惯。”带领人们走向成功的几个基本习惯包括：专注力、倾听能力、组织能力、良好的行为习惯、分享和时间管理能力。也许最重要的习惯是学会如何尊重成年人、同龄人和自己。大家可以搜索“儿童习惯训练”，在线查找丰富资源。

当孩子还小的时候，可以带他们到附近的小溪流里看青蛙或乌龟，或者在刚刚下过雨的水洼里玩耍，这些都能带来奇妙的乐趣。在大自然中漫步是发现惊奇、培养平和心态和感激之情的最佳方式之一。

托马斯·默顿说过，“艺术使我们发现自己，同时脱离自己。”这是一条适用于我们所有人的真理！通过与孩子共同欣赏艺术、诗歌和音乐，您可以深入培养孩子的人文精神，赋予他们发现美的天赋。

不要在无谓的网络媒体上浪费时间，相反地，鼓励孩子充分利用诺德安达教育提供的全球校园的网络天地学习资源平台来加深所学知识。

从家长自身做起，养成一种重视营养、健康和充分休息的生活方式。帮助您的孩子了解爱好、运动和其他兴趣的宝贵价值。当您懂得如何照顾好自己时，照顾孩子也会变得简单。

One of the most common questions that our teachers and principals receive is how parents can best support their child’s learning. As a school leader, parent of five children, and Nord Anglia’s latest addition in Abu Dhabi, Ethan shares his advice on how parents can make the most of their child’s experience in school.

As parents, we encourage our children to reach high. As a lifelong educator, I help learners reach academic, university, and career goals. Personal and professional experiences show clear advantages when school and home work closely together. In addition, research repeatedly validates the immense benefit of parent involvement, as reported by prominent institutions such as University of Leicester and Harvard.

If two students otherwise have similar abilities and school quality, the one with focused parent support will enjoy a distinct advantage. While strategies abound for encouraging learning at home, the following points provide a focused path to success:

Reading is perhaps the most important key to learning. Help your child become an avid reader by finding topics of interest. Make family reading a way of life. A former student earned a perfect score on the SAT university admissions test. He said the most important advice he could give others is to read as much as possible, starting as early as possible. Read and succeed.

Talk with your child daily, about school and life in general. Help your child find strengths and interests, and encourage creativity. Communicate with teachers early when you have a question or concern. Volunteer at school and be an active learner and teacher.

How is this accomplished? By focusing on discrete habits. Aristotle says it best: “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” Fundamental habits that lead to success include attention, listening, organization, good conduct, sharing, and timeliness. Perhaps most important is the habit of respect to adults, peers, and self. Search “habit training for children” to find countless resources online.

When our children were young, magical joys included exploring a local creek for frogs and turtles, or jumping in fresh rain puddles. Taking walks in nature is one of the best ways to build a sense of wonder, peace, and gratitude.

Thomas Merton said, “Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time.” How true this is for all of us! By sharing art, poetry, and music with your child, you help develop their humanity in profound ways, while giving them the gift of beauty.

Limit media that wastes time. Instead, encourage your child to use Khan Academy, Global Campus, and similar resources to accelerate learning.

Model a lifestyle emphasizing good nutrition, fitness, and adequate rest. Help your child understand the enriching value of hobbies, sports, and other interests. When you take care of yourself, it becomes easier to take care of your child.