Starting as the dream of foreign parents wishing their children receive an international education in Nanjing, just a handful of students were initially taught in rented classrooms at what was to become Nanjing International School, now a leading school in China and beyond.
That school, NIS (Nanjing International School) celebrated 30 years of education this past Friday, 14 October, Founding Day. That’s when students and teachers gathered, with each homeroom and advisory representing one of the 40-plus nationalities hosted in the school community, to hear speeches about NIS’s past and future given by long-serving leadership.
上周五，即 10 月 14 日，也就是建校日，这所学校 NIS（南京国际学校）庆祝了其建校 30 周年。那时，学生和老师聚集在一起，每个班主任和顾问都代表学校社区中 40 多个国家之一，聆听长期任职的领导层就 NIS 的过去和未来发表的演讲。
While the festivities officially began at NIS on Friday, the anniversary spirit has been evident since the first day of the 2022/2023 school year.
虽然庆祝活动于周五在 NIS 正式开始，但自 2022/2023 学年的第一天起，周年纪念精神就已显而易见。
NIS has been bestowed campus wide with vibrant and creative 30th-anniversary decorations, videos and merchandise. The School’s house system was also given a great design makeover to mark the anniversary, with new emblems and shirts for each of the Houses, delighting the local international community.
NIS 的整个校园都被赋予了充满活力和创意的 30 周年纪念装饰品、视频和商品。为了纪念周年纪念，学校的学院系统也进行了重大设计改造，每个学院都有新的徽章和衬衫，令当地国际社会感到高兴。
When Friday finally came around, all those gathered at NIS were treated to a special lion-dance ceremony and performance, as well as birthday messages from alumni now all across the globe.
当星期五终于到来时，所有聚集在 NIS 的人都享受了一场特别的舞狮仪式和表演，以及来自世界各地校友的生日祝福。
The entire School then paraded through the campus, with flags of different nationalities, ending up on the football pitch to form a huge number 30 out of the crowd and culminating in a circle of peace.
随后，全校学生举着不同国籍的旗帜在校园里游行，最终在足球场上从人群中组成了一个巨大的30人队，最终形成了一个和平的圆圈。
From a school of five students in 1992 to the beautiful, purpose-built 80,000 square-metre campus with 620 students and 95 teachers it is today, NIS has from the beginning been driven by a foundation and tradition of innovation and educational excellence.
从 1992 年只有 5 名学生的学校到今天拥有 80,000 平方米的美丽校园、620 名学生和 95 名教师，NIS 从一开始就以创新和卓越教育的基础和传统为动力。
That early start and commitment meant that in 2000, NIS was authorised by the International Baccalaureate (IB) to teach all three of its programs (Primary Years Program, Middle Years Program and Diploma Program), becoming the first IB Continuum school in China.
早在2000年，NIS就获得了国际文凭组织（IB）的授权，可以教授其所有三个项目（小学项目、中学项目和文凭项目），成为中国第一所IB连续体学校。
Today, Nanjing International School remains the only nonprofit, fully-internationally-accredited IB World School in Nanjing, while also being the city’s longest-standing international school.
如今，南京国际学校仍然是南京唯一一所非营利性、完全国际认证的IB世界学校，同时也是该市历史最悠久的国际学校。
“Nothing happens overnight. Everything we have here today is built on the shoulders of those that came before us”, said Laurie McLellan, School Director at NIS. “I’m very optimistic about the future. I think 30 years is just another foundational part of our journey forward.”
“任何事情都不是一蹴而就的。我们今天所拥有的一切都是建立在前人的肩膀上的”，NIS 学校校长劳里·麦克莱伦 (Laurie McLellan) 说道。 “我对未来非常乐观。我认为 30 年只是我们前进旅程的另一个基础部分。”
With both a professional and personal connection to the School, Julia Güsten, Board Chair at NIS, said, “I’ve been involved with the School for 23 years, starting when my elder daughter joined Pre-K in 1999. I’ve been in love with the School ever since. Thank you to everyone who is part of NIS, past and present; you’re awesome!”.
NIS 董事会主席 Julia Güsten 与学校有着专业和个人的联系，她表示：“从我的大女儿 1999 年加入学前班开始，我已经在学校工作了 23 年。从那时起，我就爱上了这所学校。感谢所有 NIS 过去和现在的成员；你们太棒了！”。
