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Teacher as Light | Yinghua Excellent Teacher Nadia: From Cambridge Honors Graduate to Student Growth Navigator

2025-06-20

Teachers are like Lights

At Yinghua, every teacher is a 'light chaser' in education—they use their expertise as a torch and their passion as a sail, working diligently on the path of teaching and educating, and pouring warmth into the moments of students' growth.

Excellent Teacher Series This feature takes you into the daily lives of these 'treasure teachers': listen to them tell their stories of education inside and outside the classroom, and see how they use their craftsmanship to ignite students' thirst for knowledge. The beauty of education lies in the details; the power of growth comes from every sincere companionship.

 

Cambridge University honors student, Bachelor of Communication from Ohio State University, Master of Marketing from the University of Hong Kong. Experienced in education systems across China, the US, and Hong Kong. She conveys core educational philosophy from her personal experience: "Instead of worrying about the future, plan for the future."

Practical Understanding of Differences in Teaching between China and the West


 


 

Based on her own A-Level learning experience, Ms. Lin Shiqi points out: Chinese teachers focus on problem-solving efficiency and knowledge framework construction, which can help domestic students quickly adapt to international courses; foreign teachers focus on expanding thinking, but have higher requirements for students' adaptability. In her teaching practice at Yinghua, she integrates the strengths of both, ensuring systematic mastery of knowledge points while cultivating students' ability to analyze from multiple perspectives.

Strategic Value Transformation of Extracurricular Activities


 


 

Her experience as the head of the dance club in high school became a key advantage in her application to Ohio State University. She emphasizes the value of continuous and in-depth participation in extracurricular activities, especially the practical experience of leadership positions, which significantly helps with US college applications. When guiding students, she suggests focusing on 1-2 clubs, improving comprehensive abilities through actual project operations.

 

Scientific Planning Path for A-Level Credits


 


 

During her undergraduate studies, she experienced the advantages of exchanging A-Level scores for credits, which she has now transformed into a three-stage guidance path: setting overseas study goals in the first year of high school, researching target university credit policies in the second year, and precisely preparing for applications in the third year. Combining case studies, she warns against the academic risks caused by a lack of self-discipline in overseas studies.

Dual Positioning of the Teaching Role


 


 

As a homeroom teacher, she rigorously teaches the economic knowledge system in class and provides support for university entrance planning after class. This dual role stems from a change in her educational philosophy: from simply focusing on academic performance to comprehensively planning students' extracurricular activities, social practice, and psychological development. Her core methodology is phased goal management: determining the country's direction in the first year of high school, focusing on professional choices in the second year, and completing application goals in the third year.