上海德英乐学院一行师生在暑期刚开始前往青海，开始了一场自然研学之旅。

At the beginning of the summer vacation, a group of teachers and students from Shanghai DTD Academy (SDA) went to Qinghai for a study trip on nature.

他们走进了生态林场，国家森林公园和地质公园，来到土族自治县，青海湖、茶卡盐湖，在哈尔盖草原等了解青藏高原不同的生态环境和人文地理，关注人文民俗与地理生态之间的关系，关注生态保护与公众生态科普的意义，关注人类与环境的关系。

They walked into the ecological forest farm in the National Forest Park and Geological Park, and came to the Tu Autonomous County, Qinghai Lake and Chaka Salt Lake. They had learned about the different ecological environment and human geography on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in Hallgeir prairie, kept watchful eyes on the relationship between the folk customs and the geographical ecology, focused on the significance of ecological conservation and ecological science popularization and showed concern for the relationship between human and the environment.

在地质博物馆学习

Study at the Geological Museum

青海湖观察鸟类、鱼类

Observe birds and fish at Qinghai Lake

普氏羚羊观察

Observe Przewalski antelopes

不同海拔高度观察植物特征

Investigate plant characteristics at different altitudes

野外观察羚羊遗骸，了解其生活习性

Survey remains of antelopes at the forest farm to understand their living habits

根据鸟类特征，画出不同的鸟类

Draw different kinds of birds in accordance with their features

茶卡盐湖成因调研

Causes of Chaka Salt Lake

当地民族文化了解学习

Know about the local culture

在这个过程中，同学们在不经意间成长，带队老师Ms. Cissy Yu和Ms. Jaime Wang被同学们感动：

During this trip, many students grew up unexpectedly. Ms. Cissy Yu and Ms. Jaime Wang, the leading teacher, were moved by these students:

“Tammy作为12年级的前辈，非常会照顾人，组织学弟学妹们一起活动，很快就和大家熟识起来。

同学们一路上都是互帮互助，后排同学下车时会主动帮忙检查大家有没有遗漏的物品，一路上群里发布了不少“失物招领”哈哈。

George同学是我们心中的“best mealmate”。因为虽然他每餐吃的不多，但餐餐都会全程参与，陪伴在大家身边

Luke同学是非常称职的一位队长，他缆车下山后，坚持在风雨中等待还在山上排队下山的组员。”

 "Tammy, a senior of Grade 12, was very good at taking care of others. She organized the junior students to participate in activities together and soon got familiar with everybody.

Everyone was ready to do favors for others along the trip. The students sitting in the back of the bus offered initiative help to check whether they had left any belongings behind when getting off the bus. Many "lost and found" notices were issued in the WeChat group. That's very interesting.

George is considered as the best mealmate in our mind for he was involved in making meals and always there together with everyone even though he didn't eat much at each meal.

Luke is a highly competent team leader. After taking the cable car down the mountain, he still insisted on waiting for other team members who were still queuing up to go down the mountain in the wind and rain."

收集红桦树树皮，制作天然明信片

Collect red birch bark to make natural postcards

对于同学们来说，这一段研学不仅学习了自然生态，也为今后的学习生活奠定了基础。

Our students have not only learned natural ecology, but also laid the foundation for their study and life in the future from this study trip.

G2年级的Emma Ye说

Emma Ye, a G2 student, said:

"这次参加青海研学主要是想跟了解生物方面的知识，这次旅途中我们也观察看到了普氏羚羊，虽然隔了差不多200米开外，但有幸看到几只雄性绕着我们跑了一大圈，能更近的观察它们的身姿。这次观察羚羊本来是让我们仔细观察并分别记下几只的动作，不过除了调整望远镜之后，想要锁定一只羚羊并记录比想象中更困难，加上羊群戒备心强，视力好，200米开外也能看到我们。学好生物也是一样，平时要多观察，多动手，不明白的地方及时请教老师，希望在接下来的生物学习中我能不断突破自我。

The major purpose of the Qinghai study trip is to learn more about biology. During this trip, we observed Przewalski antelopes. Although they were about 200 meters away, we were very lucky to see several male antelopes running around us for a large circle. For this reason, we could have a closer look at their postures. We had intended to carefully observe antelopes and respectively take down some of their movements, but it was more difficult than we thought to target one antelope for recording after adjusting telescopes. In addition, the antelope herd keeps such a strong watchful mind with good eyesight that we can be seen from 200 meter away. Likewise, learning biology well requires us to observe more, make more practical actions and seek advice from teachers in time if we are stuck by difficult questions. I'm expected to make continuous breakthroughs in the following biology study."

G2年级的Stream Xu认为青海研学是一次很特别的体验：

Stream Xu, a G2 student, said that Qinghai study trip is a special experience:

“在去之前虽然知道有很多动物气温差也比较大而且可能不算很发达，在切身体会之后才深刻领悟了城市是多么便捷干净，以及信教的人和住在青海林场那边的人的虔诚和不易。

因为我对漂亮动物本身就比较感兴趣，之后有一定可能朝美术方向走，就选择了青海，且收获颇多，跟着宽宽老师和小黑老师学习到了很多不同种类的动物和它们的习性，看到了很多在城市里见不到也拍不出来的绝美景色，说真的，除去零散在地的牛羊粪，我很乐意每天醒来都能看到那片天。土族服装和刺绣荷包的色彩和意义、青稞酒的刺激与美味和最后一天去的塔尔寺了解到的建筑设计和宗教影响给我带来了很多灵感和新知识。

晚上跟老师同学们一起玩游戏，结识了很多新朋友！这一周下来非常开心也对我意义深刻，去青海了解的机会也许一生就只有这一次，很感谢SDA给了这么个机会！如果还有下次我一定带着画本去。

Before set off, I have known that there are many animals in Qinghai where the temperature difference is relatively large and maybe the city is not very developed. But, after I experienced it personally, I deeply comprehend how convenient and clean the city is, how pious the religious people are and what a hard life the people in Qinghai Forest Farm live. 

It's possible for me to choose the art major in the future as I am very interested in beautiful animals, so I chose Qinghai for my study trip. I have gained a lot under the guidance of Mr. Xiaohei and Kuankuan, such as different kinds of animals and their habits, and I also witnessed splendid scenery that can't be seen or captured by cameras in the city. To be honest, I'm glad to see this beautiful sky when waking up every day except for the dung scattering across the ground. I drew rich aspiration and gained new knowledge from Tujia clothing, the color and significance of embroidering pouches, the excitement and delicacy of the highland barley wine and the architectural design and religious influence I learned in Taer Lamasery on the last day. 

In the evening, we played games with teachers and classmates and made a lot of new friends! For me, this week has been of great happiness and meanings. It may be the only time in my life to get to know about Qinghai. I want to thank SDA for giving me such a chance! I'll take my drawing book if there is another chance next time."

即将升入As年级的Claire Zhou在这次研学中学会了独立：

Claire Zhou, who is about to enter As Class, has learned to be independent in this study trip:

“我报名参加这个是因为我以前没去过青海，这是我第一次去西北高海拔地区，体验和中国南方相比完全不同的环境。

这次活动让我跳出了舒适圈，那里设施当然比不上上海齐全，饮食习惯和文化也很不一样，学着去理解和接纳，以后去到国外也是要学会适应新环境的。

顺便培养了一下友谊，和朋友还有老师玩的很开心，比在学校更放得开。

印象最深的环节是去观察普氏原羚，第一次在动物园外离保护动物这么近，学到了很多关于动物和植物的知识，我之后会继续学习生物这个学科，所以现在积累的这些知识没准在以后会帮助到我。

而且在那里看到了很多在中国南方看不到的景色，尤其是那里的云，像假的一样特别好看。”

"I signed up for this activity because I have never been to Qinghai before. And this is my first time to go to the northwest high-altitude region to experience a completely different environment compared to that in southern China.

In this activity, I jump out of my comfort zone. Of course, the facilities there are not as sound as in Shanghai, and the dietary habit and culture are very different, but we should learn to understand and accept it. What's more, it's imperative for me to learn to adapt to the new environment in preparation for going abroad in the future.

In addition, we can cultivate friendship with each other and have fun with friends and teachers, when I feel freer than the days in school.

The most impressive part is to observe Przewalski antelopes. That was my first time to stay so close to a protected animal out of the zoo. Besides, I gained a lot of knowledge about animals and plants. I will further study biology, so the accumulated knowledge may help me in the future. 

And I saw much beautiful scenery that can't be seen in southern China, especially the cloud there, which is too beautiful to be real."

青海自然研学营已经结束有一段时间，留给每位参加的同学不同的成长经历，是同行途中的互相帮助，是开始关爱大自然、关注身边的环境，是不断挖掘自我、爱上探索、爱上不同的学科……

It has been a while since the Qinghai nature study trip finished. Each student participating in the trip had a different growth experience. It was about helping each other along the way, starting to care for nature, paying attention to the surrounding environment, constantly activating their potentials, loving exploration and different subjects...

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