KWYA'sfour-day trip to Phnom Penh ended successfully on October 21st, 2018. The matches were organized by the Canadian International School of Phnom Penh. A total of five schools participated：

Canadian International School, Phnom Penh

Hope International School, Phnom Penh

Liger Academy, Phnom Penh

iCAN International School Phnom Penh

KWYA, Kunming, China

【Taking off】
Excitement mixed with 32°C heat once we got off the plane in Cambodia.
At the CIS campus, their teachers prepared a STEM activity so that students from both schools could get to know each other and build international friendship. Students were given instructions and worked as a team to make an artwork. This activity gave all the students a chance to get to know each other better while they explored their creativity by talking about each other’s different ideas.
During the activity, students from the two schools started out shy but quickly got along well. Soon, the classroom was filled with their laughter. It was one of the most meaningful things from this trip, making friends from a different country. Afterwards, students voted on the most creative work. Martin from KWYA Grade 8 and his partner won and were awarded with a book from the CIS library.

【Competitions】
During the games, all KWYA students tried their best. While we didn’t get first place, everyone worked hard together and achieved a lot - more than simply winning the games:

Some students learned a lot of new English words.

Some students learned how to fill in forms at customs.

Some students made new friends.

Some students even learned new things about themselves.

You won’t know how big the world is until you get out of your own circle. Traveling helps you see, learn and meet people. For all KWYA students, this trip was not only to play football and basketball, but also to grow up and get to know themselves more.




我校为期四天的金边之行于2018年10月21日圆满结束。本次联赛是由CIS（Canadian International School of Phnom Penh）主办，参赛的有KWYA、 Hope International School（Phnom Penh）、 Liger Academy（Phnom Penh）、 iCAN International School（Phnom Penh）四所学校。这次比赛不仅是我校第一次参加的跨国赛，也是CIS举办的首届五校联赛。下面就让我们来回顾一下这次金边之行吧。

激动不已的心情和灵魂在下飞机的那一刻，就与柬埔寨热情火辣的“32℃”拥抱在一起。

在参观了CIS的校区后，该校的老师们非常用心地准备了互动小游戏，让两校同学在互相合作中认识彼此，建立跨国友谊。两两一组的同学们根据自己拿到的提示卡和废弃物材料，组装出卡片中描述的作品。互动游戏不仅让同学们在过程中认识了彼此，更让大家在天马行空中不断碰撞出新的创意。

活动结束后，同学们投票选出最佳创意作品，我校八年级同学马熙程和他的小搭档赢得了这次创意比拼，并获得了图书馆赠予的书籍。在创意小游戏进行时，两校同学之间从刚开始接触时的害羞拘束慢慢变得相处融洽，教室里充满了欢声笑语。这就是孩子们纯真的友谊，单纯的世界。能结交到异国他乡的朋友也是本次旅行最有意义的事情之一。

在本次比赛中，我校同学全力以赴、尽锐出战，虽然最终无缘冠军，但在此次比赛中大家携手共进，收益颇丰。有的同学在途中学会了很多英文单词，有的同学知道了怎么填出入境卡，有的同学交到了新的朋友，有的同学对自我又有了新的认识。回来的途中，G7的杨俊凯说：“以前我觉得自己特别厉害，什么都是第一。但当我来到昆明世青后我觉得自己不是第一了，每个同学都有比我棒的地方。这次参加了比赛，更让我觉得自己太渺小了，我要学的东西太多了。”是呀，不走出自己的圈子，永远都只会觉得世界就那么大。旅行的意义就是在于途中我们看到的风景，遇到的人，和学会的道理。对于同学们来说，此次活动不仅是一次参赛，更是一段成长的旅程，一段重识自我的旅程。