A Welcome Note
Greetings from Learning Beyond Academy!
我先在此代表LBA向大家致以诚挚的问候！
I hope one of the first things you notice about our school is our motto:
我希望你们注意到学校的第一件事就是我们的座右铭： “hearts burning…minds shining” －“心灵燃烧…灵感闪耀”
For us, these are more than just words.
对于我们来说，这不仅仅是简简单单的几个词语。
Whether you visit our campus in person or “walk the halls” through the pages of our website, you will see a school that encourages, equips, and empowers students, at all age levels, to develop a passion for a life ofservice, family, community, leadership, and compassion. Our focus, in partnership with our school families, on character training and development for our students does more than encourage good citizenship; it is the measure of our mission.
不论你是在学校里参观，还是在网站上浏览，你会看到这样一所学校：我们鼓励、拥有并给予不同年龄段的孩子，培养他们对服务、家庭、社区、领导力和同情心的热爱。我们学校这个大家庭不仅只是让孩子们成为好公民，我们更注重培养孩子的性格和品质，而这才是我们应尽的义务。
Character is the path to full potential. Character is ultimately the key to fully developing, and successfully applying, our intellectual and creative gifts. A heart “burning” with Character sets, and keeps, young people free to develop and “shine”: to be illuminated by, and to illuminate others with, the intellectual and creative gifts, and talents, and potential with which they have been endowed.
品格是通向全部潜能的道路。它是孩子全方位发展和成功展现天赋的关键。燃烧着一颗有个性的心，让年轻人自由地发展和闪耀：他们能用智慧和创造性的天赋、才能和潜能照亮他人，也能在需要帮助的时候让他人照亮。
So please! Take a journey through our website. Explore every aspect of our school, every program, the curriculum, the Philosophy of Education, the opportunities, the standards, and the people responsible for carrying out the Mission of Learning Beyond Academy. We believe you will discern the question that we ask ourselves everyday: “What’s Best For the Students?”.
所以请大家到我们的网站上探索关于学校的每个方面，每个课程，教育理念，机会，标准，和为达成LBA使命而努力的人们。我们相信你将会领悟我们每天问自己的问题：“什么对孩子来说是最好的？”
The 2017-2018 school year will see LBA, its students, staff, and families moving forward as a unified learning community to see “hearts burning, minds shining”. We hope you join us!
在2017-2018学年中，你们将会看到LBA的学生、工作人员、和家庭一起为着“心灵燃烧…灵感闪耀”的目标而前进。希望你们能加入我们这个大家庭！
Michael E. Partain, M.Ed.
Learning Beyond Academy