2月28日，纽约。GCMUN（全球公民模拟联合国）大会颁奖礼上，"Honorable Mention"名单念出"Zhao Shuqi"时，15岁的Siyona还以为是例行的参赛证明颁发。

On February 28th in New York, at the GCMUN (Global Citizens Model United Nations) awards ceremony, when the name "Zhao Shuqi" was called for the "Honorable Mention" award, 15-year-old Siyona initially thought it was just the routine presentation of participation certificates.

直到台下欢呼四起，她才意识到——作为全场仅有的4名中国代表之一，她捧回了这场覆盖全球15000余名学生的比赛中唯一的个人奖项。

It wasn't until the cheers erupted from the audience that she realized – as one of only four Chinese delegates present, she had brought back the sole individual award from this competition, which involved over 15,000 students globally.

作为天行小学部首届毕业生，历经初中部，再到如今双语特色班高一学生，Siyona凭借全额奖学金踏上纽约之旅，一步步在世界舞台发出了中国少年的声音。

As a member of the first graduating class of Teensen Primary School, progressing through its middle school, and now a Grade 10 student in the bilingual class, Siyona embarked on this New York journey with a full scholarship, step by step making the voice of a Chinese youth heard on the world stage.

但比奖项更值得追问的是：一位15岁女孩，如何在异国他乡的突发疾病、资料丢失的崩溃、语言文化的差异中，依然保持从容，最终站上领奖台？

But more worth exploring than the award itself is: How did a 15-year-old girl manage to remain composed and eventually stand on the podium after sudden illness in a foreign land, the despair of losing her data, and the challenges of language and cultural differences?

答案，藏在她一次次"爬起来"的瞬间里，藏在她对世界永不熄灭的好奇心中，藏在家庭和学校的精心培养里。

The answer lies in her moments of repeatedly "getting back up," in her unquenchable curiosity about the world, and in the careful nurturing from her family and school.

01.

挫折即契机：抗逆力的觉醒时刻 

Setback as Opportunity: The Awakening of Resilience 

赴美之路开局便是考验。原定航班因纽约暴风雪取消，辗转改签后抵达，第一天突发上吐下泻——这种经历，她以前从未有过。

The journey to the US began with challenges. The original flight was canceled due to a blizzard in New York. After rebooking and finally arriving, she suddenly fell ill with vomiting and diarrhea on the first day – an experience she had never had before.

原定航班取消的邮件

"一大早在厕所吐的时候，心里是很绝望的，"Siyona坦承那一刻的崩溃。"我在想，我不会和我的dream city天生相克吧。"

"Vomiting in the bathroom early in the morning, I felt quite desperate," Siyona admitted to her moment of collapse. "I wondered if my dream city and I were simply incompatible." 

左为早上吐到脸色发白的Siyona，右为中午吃牛肉面的Siyona

但她没有告诉家人——"在那个节骨眼说并不能解决任何问题，只会让他们更加担心。"于是她独自扛了过去，中午一碗热腾腾的牛肉面下肚，人便恢复了元气，准时出现在联合国会场。

But she didn't tell her family – "Bringing it up at that critical moment wouldn't solve anything, it would only worry them more." So she endured it alone. After a steaming hot bowl of beef noodles at noon, she regained her strength and showed up at the UN venue on time.

Siyona比赛通行证

备赛期间，资料文档意外丢失。"崩溃了10分钟，凭记忆重新梳理核心内容，反而逻辑更清晰了。"

During preparation, her data documents were accidentally lost. "I panicked for 10 minutes, then reorganized the core content from memory. Surprisingly, the logic became even clearer."

这种在困境中迅速复原、并将挫折转化为成长契机的品质，正是"抗逆力"的核心。它并非天赋，而是无数次跌倒后站起的历练中，内化而成的心理韧性。

This ability to recover quickly from difficulties and transform setbacks into opportunities for growth is the core of "resilience." It is not a talent but a psychological toughness internalized through countless experiences of falling and getting back up.

作为天行小学部校长，Siyona妈妈杨芳女士对自己的教育方式有一个自嘲的标签——"懒妈妈"。

As the principal of Teensen Primary School, Siyona's mother, Ms. Yang, has a self-deprecating label for her parenting style: "lazy mom."

Siyona和妈妈杨芳校长

"从她有自己的行李箱开始，出去旅游就自己收拾东西。刚开始也会漏，漏多了她就想：哎，我是不是该列个清单？"于是，列备忘录的习惯自然养成。

"Ever since she got her own suitcase, she has packed for trips herself. At first, she would forget things. After forgetting enough times, she thought, 'Hey, maybe I should make a list?'" Thus, the habit of making memos naturally developed.

15岁独自赴美，家人给予充分信任。"我很少给她打电话，比赛的那几天，我们的聊天记录里400字不到，大部分是叮嘱她'多拍视频'。"

For her solo trip to the US at 15, her family gave her full trust. "I rarely called her. During the competition days, our chat history was less than 400 words, mostly reminding her to 'take more videos'."

杨校和Siyona比赛期间的部分聊天记录

杨校的"懒"，是一种高维度的"放手式信任"，她相信，只有在真实的选择与试错中，孩子才能真正长成自己的样子。

Principal Yang's "laziness" is a high-level "trust through letting go." She believes that only through real choices and trial and error can a child truly grow into their own person.

杨校说："很多孩子不会做主，是因为从来没有做过主。"这句话道出了一个常被忽视的真相：父母的过度保护，看似是爱，实则剥夺了孩子与真实世界对话的机会。当我们替孩子扫清一切障碍，我们也在无形中移走了他们成长的阶梯。而真实世界不会永远温柔：航班可能取消，身体可能不适，资料可能丢失，困难可能接踵而至。这些不是成长的意外，而是成长本身。

Principal Yang said: "Many children don't know how to make their own decisions because they've never been allowed to." This statement reveals a often overlooked truth: Overprotection by parents, seemingly an act of love, actually deprives children of the chance to engage with the real world. When we clear all obstacles for our children, we also unknowingly remove the stepping stones for their growth. The real world is not always gentle: flights can be canceled, bodies can get sick, data can be lost, and difficulties can come one after another. These are not accidents in growth; they are growth itself.

这也是天行小学部自然教育的核心理念——尊重每个孩子，并给予他们足够的信任，相信他们能做得更好。而自然教育的另一重馈赠，是在放手的同时，守护了孩子与生俱来的好奇心。当他们认为未知并非危险，而是值得探索的风景时，好奇心便不会被恐惧所覆盖。

This is also the core philosophy of Teensen Primary School's nature education – respecting every child, giving them enough trust, and believing they can do better. Another gift of nature education is that while letting go, it also safeguards a child's innate curiosity. When they see the unknown not as a danger but as a landscape worth exploring, curiosity is not overshadowed by fear.

小学部自然课程

03.

学校的土壤：让抗逆力在尊重与爱中生长

The School's Soil: Letting Resilience Grow in Respect and Love 

从小学到高中，天行给了Siyona怎样的滋养？

From primary through high school, what kind of nourishment did Teensen give Siyona?

"天行很注重语言培养，但会用英文完成小组作业、report、presentation、辩论……这些锻炼了逻辑思维、批判性思维和整合能力。"Siyona回忆，正是这些日常训练，让她在模联会场上不仅拥有语言基础，更具备深度思考与表达的能力。

"Teensen places great emphasis on language cultivation, but we also complete group projects, reports, presentations, and debates in English... These activities trained our logical thinking, critical thinking, and integration skills." Siyona recalls that it was precisely this daily training that equipped her not only with a language foundation but also with the ability for deep thinking and expression at the MUN conference.

Siyona曾联合班上同学自编自导两部英语微电影

学校对世界性赛事的支持更是关键。"2024年12月第一次参加CCMUN时，学校把欧美青少年教育交流团邀请到学校交流，我们都和美国朋友玩得很开心。"

The school's support for international competitions was also crucial. "When I first participated in CCMUN in December 2024, the school invited the European and American Youth Education Exchange Group to our school for communication . We all had a great time with our American friends."

2024年12月，美国青少年来华交流团到访天行

一次次上台的机会、一次次跨文化互动，让她逐渐养成了从容、自信、不怯场的品质。

Opportunities to speak on stage and cross-cultural interactions, time and again, gradually cultivated in her the qualities of composure, confidence, and ease in front of others.

Siyona参加各种活动和竞赛

杨校坦言："天行最大的特点，是尊重每一个孩子，营造有爱的环境。如果每位家长都能配合学校的自然教育理念，每个孩子都可以成为下一个淇宝——阳光、向上、自信、拥有解决问题的能力。"

Principal Yang stated frankly: "Teensen's greatest characteristic is respecting every child and creating a loving environment. If every parent could cooperate with the school's nature education philosophy, every child could become the next Siyona – sunny, positive, confident, and possessing problem-solving skills."

如果说抗逆力让她在跌倒时能够爬起，那么好奇心则让她在面对未知时，根本不曾陷入慌张与焦虑。

If resilience enables her to get up after falling, then curiosity ensures she never really falls into panic and anxiety when facing the unknown.

Siyona的美国之旅

为什么？因为她把这一切，都当作了一次"见识世界"的体验。

Why? Because she treated it all as an experience to "see the world."

"模联最吸引我的地方，就是它能让我融入更广阔的世界。我们可以认识更多的人，跨班级、跨学校、跨地域、跨文化、跨种族，聆听更多元的想法，并讨论它们。"早在出发前，Siyona就对这次纽约之行充满期待——不仅是期待获奖，更是期待遇见未知。

"What attracts me most to MUN is that it allows me to integrate into a broader world. We can meet more people – across classes, schools, regions, cultures, and races – listen to more diverse ideas, and discuss them." Even before departure, Siyona was full of anticipation for this New York trip – not just hoping for an award, but eager to encounter the unknown.

Siyona于2024年12月参加模联大会，并获全额奖学金

正是这份好奇心，让她在面对突发疾病时，没有被恐惧裹挟。她在卫生间里有过瞬间的绝望，但很快，一个念头浮现："我走到联合国就好了。"她想知道联合国总部究竟是什么样子，想知道来自世界各地的代表会带来怎样的观点，想知道自己能否在这个平台上发出声音。

It was this curiosity that prevented her from being consumed by fear when she fell ill. She felt a moment of despair in the bathroom, but soon a thought emerged: "It'll be fine once I get to the UN." She wanted to know what the UN headquarters really looked like, what perspectives delegates from around the world would bring, and whether she could make her voice heard on this platform.

GCMUN（全球公民模拟联合国）大会现场

这些好奇，成了她"爬起来"的动力。

This curiosity became her motivation to "get back up."

正是这份好奇心，让她在面对资料丢失时，只用了10分钟就调整过来。她没有沉浸在"为什么倒霉的总是我"的自怜中，而是迅速转向"我还能怎么做得更好"的探索。新的文档逻辑更清晰——这不是偶然，而是一个充满好奇心的人，在困境中依然保持的开放性。

It was this curiosity that allowed her to adjust within just 10 minutes after losing her data. She didn't dwell in self-pity, asking "why does this always happen to me?" Instead, she quickly shifted to exploring "how can I do this even better?" The new document had clearer logic – this wasn't accidental, but the openness a curious person maintains even in difficulty.

正是这份好奇心，让她在联合国金色大厅里，面对满场的外国选手，坦然承认自己"胆怯"，却依然说出"Just do it"。

It was this curiosity that enabled her, in the UN General Assembly hall surrounded by foreign participants, to calmly admit she was "nervous," yet still say, "Just do it."

"联合国是一个愿意听见所有声音的平台"——她相信这一点，因为她渴望被听见，更渴望听见别人。

"The UN is a platform willing to hear all voices" – she believed this because she longed to be heard, but even more, she longed to hear others.

好奇心，让人跳出自我中心的局限，跳出对失败的恐惧，跳出对未知的焦虑。它把每一次困境，都转化为一次探索的机会；把每一次挫折，都转化为一次学习的契机。Siyona让大家看到了"好奇的力量"，可以有多强大。

Curiosity allows one to step beyond self-centered limitations, beyond the fear of failure, beyond anxiety about the unknown. It transforms every difficult situation into an opportunity for exploration; every setback into a chance for learning. Siyona showed everyone just how powerful "the power of curiosity" can be.

站在世界舞台："原来我也可以" 

Standing on the World Stage: "So I Can Do It Too" 

踏入联合国金色大厅的那一刻，Siyona内心的震撼是真实的。"非常震撼，四周全是参赛的外国选手，我会有一些担心下午的讨论是否顺畅，不过没关系， Just do it。"

The moment she stepped into the UN General Assembly hall, Siyona's awe was real. "It was truly amazing, surrounded entirely by foreign participants. I was a bit worried about whether the afternoon discussions would go smoothly, but it was okay, just do it."

与母语者相比，她有着清醒的自我认知。"他们每个人都很放得开，比如有个代表每次发言都用幽默的意大利语开场，所有人的注意力立刻被吸引。在这种正式的学术场合，我做不到游刃有余。不过I have already tried my best，也和朋友相谈甚欢，就足够啦。"

Compared to native speakers, she had a clear self-awareness. "Everyone was so at ease. For example, one delegate started every speech with a humorous Italian opening, instantly grabbing everyone's attention. In such a formal academic setting, I couldn't be that effortlessly skillful. But I have already tried my best, and I had great conversations with friends, that's enough."

领奖时的"诧异"和"激动"之后，Siyona说这次最大的收获不是奖状，而是一种感觉——"原来我也可以。"

After the initial "surprise" and "excitement" of receiving the award, Siyona said the biggest takeaway wasn't the certificate, but a feeling – "So I can do it too."

"原来我也可以"——这六个字，是一个小姑娘在经历挑战、克服困难后，对自我能力的确证，更是抗逆力与好奇心共同孕育的果实：她不仅证明了自己能够应对困境，更发现了世界的广阔与自己的可能性。

"So I can do it too" – these five words are a young girl's affirmation of her own abilities after facing challenges and overcoming difficulties. They are also the fruit nurtured by resilience and curiosity together: she not only proved she could handle adversity but also discovered the vastness of the world and her own potential.

06.

勇气，让她被世界听见 

Courage, Letting the World Hear Her 

正是这份好奇心的驱使，加之学校日常培养的能力与底气，将她带到了联合国的会场，也让她在那里直面了最大的挑战——勇气。

Driven by this curiosity, combined with the abilities and confidence cultivated daily at school, she was brought to the UN conference, where she also faced her biggest challenge – courage.

"会场上只有我和同行的小伙伴四个中国人，其余全是英语母语者。"在第一个会议环节，Siyona坦承自己胆怯了。"我有些不敢去和别国代表交流。"

"In the conference room, it was just me and three other Chinese friends; everyone else was a native English speaker." In the first session, Siyona admitted she felt timid. "I was a bit afraid to communicate with delegates from other countries."

同行的中国小伙伴

但她没有退缩。她先写了一张小纸条，想递给一位合作意向很高的代表。就在她鼓起勇气上前开口的那一刻，旁边一位代表以极其热情的语气对她说："You wanna come? "

But she didn't retreat. She first wrote a small note, intending to pass it to a delegate who seemed highly cooperative. Just as she mustered the courage to step forward and speak, a delegate nearby said to her in an extremely enthusiastic tone, "You wanna come?"

"哇，我当时感动的呀。"Siyona笑着回忆。顺水推舟，她顺利加入了讨论。大家会认真聆听她的想法，提出意见，一起修改，再把共识变成正式条款放进决议草案。"会议结束后我们也聊了很久，简直相谈甚欢。"

"Wow, I was so touched at that moment," Siyona recalled with a smile. Taking the cue, she successfully joined the discussion. Everyone listened attentively to her ideas, offered suggestions, revised together, and turned the consensus into formal clauses for the draft resolution. "We talked for a long time after the session ended; we really hit it off famously."

这份勇气带来的回馈远不止于此。在社交晚会上，她看到了所有人"放飞自我"的一面。"很多人主动上前与我攀谈，夸赞我的妆容或是穿搭，聊到最后我们都互换了联系方式。"

The rewards of this courage went even further. At the social event, she saw everyone's "let-loose" side. "Many people proactively came to talk to me, complimented my makeup or outfit, and by the end, we were exchanging contact information."

社交晚会

当他们得知她来自中国时，许多人非常吃惊，说还以为她是当地人。"这倒也给了我很大信心，让我更加勇于开口。"

When they learned she was from China, many were very surprised, saying they thought she was a local. "This actually gave me a lot of confidence and made me even more willing to speak up."

而最让Siyona自豪的，是她抓住每一个机会，向世界介绍自己的国家。"所有的聊天中，我说了一万遍'China is a really great country. If you guys come over, I'll definitely show you everywhere.'"

And what made Siyona most proud was seizing every opportunity to introduce her country to the world. "In all the conversations, I said a thousand times, 'China is a really great country. If you guys come over, I'll definitely show you everywhere.'"

那一刻，她不仅是一个参与者，更是一个文化的小小传播者。整个过程，她充满了成就感和发自内心的快乐。

At that moment, she was not just a participant, but also a little cultural ambassador. Throughout the process, she was filled with a sense of achievement and genuine joy.

抗逆力与好奇心，是给孩子最好的铠甲 

Resilience and Curiosity: The Best Armor for Children 

在这个只教孩子如何成功、却少有人教他们如何面对失败的时代，Siyona的故事给出了另一种答案：

In an era that only teaches children how to succeed, but rarely teaches them how to face failure, Siyona's story offers a different answer:

比"敢于赢"更重要的，是"不怕输"的韧劲；比智商、情商更关键的，是面对挫折时的"逆商"；而比任何能力都更珍贵的，是那一颗永不熄灭的好奇心——它让人跳出恐惧的束缚，把每一次困境都变成风景，把每一次跌倒都变成探索。

More important than the "courage to win" is the tenacity to "not fear losing"; more critical than IQ or EQ is the "adversity quotient" when facing setbacks; and more precious than any skill is that unquenchable curiosity – it allows one to break free from the bonds of fear, turning every difficulty into a landscape, every fall into an exploration.

这种能力，需要家庭"放手"的智慧，需要学校"尊重"的土壤，更需要孩子在一次次跌倒又爬起中，将挫折内化为成长的养分。

This ability requires the wisdom of families to "let go," the soil of "respect" from schools, and most importantly, the child's own process of internalizing setbacks into nutrients for growth through countless times of falling and getting back up.

正如Siyona所说："只要具备爬起来的能力和勇气，困难就不可怕。"

As Siyona said: "As long as you have the ability and courage to get back up, difficulties are not scary."

在这个充满不确定性的AI时代，或许我们能给孩子的最好铠甲，不是铺平的道路，而是"爬起来"的韧性，和那颗永远"想要去看看"的好奇心。

In this uncertain AI era, perhaps the best armor we can give our children is not a paved path, but the resilience to "get back up," and that everlasting curiosity to "want to go and see."