大红的毕业证书捧在手心、放在胸口，脸上灿烂的笑容，难以抑制的激动心情……这一切，都定格在一张张照片里，成为永恒。

若干年之后，当你们再回想起那个清凉的下午，在体育馆举行的毕业典礼，脑海中浮现的是哪些画面？

是方校长以浑厚的声音，提出了三个严肃的问题，让你一时陷入了思考之中？

是Mr. Thomas一如既往地、轻松飞快地蹦出一个个音符，让你发出会心的微笑？

是白发苍苍的Mr. Tony那低沉、平缓的语调，显得那么诚恳、睿智，使人油然而生敬意？

是五位班主任朗诵的那首略显深沉的小诗《如果》，祝福你成长为真正顶天立地之人？

是王怡轲家长字正腔圆地说自己做出了正确选择，由衷地表达出对杭外剑高的感恩？

是陈颖柯同学的发言说出了你的心声，让你回想起三年来的一幕幕，内心产生了强烈的共鸣？

还是同学们在舞台上的精彩表演：在大气、美丽校园背景下，《Empire of angels》钢琴小提琴协奏曲那激越优美的旋律？《We Are Young》那嘹亮的歌声，唱出了大家共同的青春激情？书法四条屏“寸草春晖”“学贯中西”“春风化雨”“桃李满园”，饱含着对母校的深情厚谊？

三年，太匆匆，就在6月13日，那个热烈而又庄严的下午，画上了圆满的句号。之后，你们又将迈向新的征程。不过这一次，你们肯定会感到特别的踏实，因为你们的心里盛满了来自母校、老师、亲友的祝福、激励、期待、感恩……，母校为你们铸就了一双坚劲的翅膀，带你们飞向寥廓的蓝天。

同学们，尽情地翱翔吧，那片浩瀚的天空要靠你们自己去征服！

（王小飞撰稿  何诚摄影）

方健文校长致辞：

尊敬的各位老师，各位家长，亲爱的同学们：

大家下午好！

今天，是一个值得铭记与庆贺的日子！首先，我谨代表学校，向圆满完成高中学业的剑桥国际高中2019届全体毕业生表示热烈的祝贺！向为培养学生付出辛勤劳动的全体中、外方教师和工作人员表示衷心的感谢！向一直以来关心和支持学校工作的各位家长致以崇高的敬意！

不知不觉间，杭外剑桥高中项目已经举办了11年。1100多名优秀毕业生相继从这里出发，走向更加广阔的天地。本届毕业生同样用优异的升学表现，印证了你们的努力与成长。自上学期以来，全球各大院校便纷纷向同学们抛来橄榄枝。最终，112位同学共收到录取通知书500余份。在英国大学申请方面，收到英国G5超级精英大学录取通知书38份，其中3名同学被牛津大学、剑桥大学录取。在美国大学申请方面，收到美国排名前50的大学录取通知书200余份，其中包括芝加哥大学、约翰霍普金斯大学、西北大学、康奈尔大学、华盛顿圣路易斯大学、加州大学等著名综合性大学，以及波莫纳学院、克莱蒙特·麦肯纳学院、戴维森学院等顶尖文理学院。一位同学获得来自纽约大学阿布扎比分校4年20万美金的奖学金，实属不易。在艺术类专业录取方面，今年也有突破，多名同学获罗德岛设计学院、艺术中心设计学院、普瑞特艺术学院等知名专业高校青睐。此外，同学们还收到加拿大、澳大利亚、瑞士、香港等国家和地区的录取通知书共80余份，充分体现了杭外的全球影响力和毕业生的国际认可度。

同学们，你们取得这样的升学成绩并不是偶然的。你们的阳光自信，你们的专注钻研，你们的坚定踏实，也是成长的重要标志和成功的重要砝码。在国际遗传工程机器设计大赛、国际太空城市设计大赛、国际中学生数学建模大赛等高规格赛事中，你们敢于创新、勇于挑战，充分展示了中国学生的探究能力和发展潜力；在欧几里德数学竞赛、滑铁卢大学化学竞赛、英国物理奥林匹克竞赛等学术活动中，你们精益求精、力争上游，成为全球参赛学生当中的佼佼者；在全美未来商业领袖挑战赛、美国新闻教育协会年度总决赛、全国中学生学术辩论赛等活动中，你们思维敏捷、脱颖而出，把杭外学子引以为傲的语言素养和思辨能力发挥得淋漓尽致。当然，在各类社会实践活动和校园文化活动中，你们的爱心与奉献、责任与担当，更令我们感到欣慰和自豪。

同学们，你们的高中生涯是充实的，是励志的，更是有收获的。这源于你们的积累与沉淀、奋斗与耕耘，更承载着老师的无私教导和父母的无尽关爱。今天，他们一起见证你们的成长，更对你们的未来寄予厚望！让我们再次用热烈的掌声，向他们致以最崇高的敬意和最诚挚的感谢！祝愿他们身体健康、工作顺利！

人生就像一场旅行，一段旅程的结束就意味着另一段旅程的开始。今天，在同学们背上行囊、重新出发的时刻，我想再和大家一起重温、探讨三个问题，“为什么要出国留学？留学期间该干些什么？毕业后有什么打算？”与大家共勉。

首先，为什么要出国留学？有些同学会说，现在问这个问题是不是太晚了。我想，不管是父母的安排，还是自己的抉择，既然已经选定今后深造的道路，就应该好好思考它的意义。在我看来，出国留学至少有两个方面的好处，一个是显性的，一个是隐性的。古人说，“读万卷书，行万里路”。世界这么大，我们应该好好去看看。国外有不同的语言和文化，在某些领域有比国内先进的理念和技术。在当今的“地球村”时代，留学可以感受不一样的教育方式、接触不一样的学习资源，等等，这些都是出国留学“显性”的理由。除此之外还有别的吗？有！在国外全新的环境里学习和生活，本身就是一种挑战。在这个过程中独立思考，认识自己，发现自己更多的可能性，确定自己究竟想要什么。我想这些“隐性”的好处也是出国留学的价值和意义所在。

那么，出国留学，具体应该干些什么？大家有时喜欢把留学形容为“镀金”。但我想，金也要靠人来镀，最终镀成的是24K金还是合金，主动权是掌握在你们自己手里的。与以往相比，现在的“镀金”更讲究“真才实学”。因此，有几点我想提醒大家注意。一要学会自主管理。不能像鱼缸里的鱼被丢进大海，一下子失去了方向。要在适应新环境的同时，逐渐找到学习和生活的节奏，让自己忙起来，让每一天都尽量过得充实而有意义。二要学会主动融入。不能老是在中国学生圈子里宅着，要积极参加一些合适的社交活动，尊重他国文化，尝试体验新的学习、生活方式，不断丰富自己的阅历。三要学会自我保护。没有家人陪伴，更要懂得关心和照顾自己。要养成良好的学习生活习惯，不抽烟，不酗酒，劳逸结合，坚持锻炼。同时，正确与他人交往，讲求诚信，与人为善，树立中国学生的良好形象。

毕业后有什么打算？虽然现在谈这个问题似乎还有点早，但希望你们有所思考，有所期待，并有所准备。不管将来你们从事什么样的工作，我只想对你们提一点要求，人生可以平凡，但绝不能平庸。作为杭外毕业生，希望你们不仅仅以“养家糊口”作为自己的奋斗目标，而是要尽可能去做自己喜欢做、擅长做的事情。无论是学成回国还是选择留在国外工作，希望你们保持一颗初心，磨练自己，提升自己，完善自己，为中华民族伟大复兴和人类文明进步做出自己的贡献。

同学们，并不是每个家庭都能为孩子创造出国深造的机会，你们一定要好好珍惜。同时，希望你们永远不要忘记自己是一名中国人。既要树立中国人的良好形象，更要主动传承和传播中华民族优秀传统文化，讲好中国故事，在中国故事的国际表达上多思考、多实践，当好中外文化交流的友好使者。

最后，作为杭外校长，真诚地欢迎并期待你们常回家看看。小和山脚下，是你们梦想起航的地方，更是你们追梦路上的栖息地和加油站！祝你们一切顺利！

谢谢大家！

学术校长Mr. Mathew Thomas致辞：

Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen, graduates, students. It is a great honour to be here once again for the graduation of another fine group of students from HFLS Cambridge A-Level Centre.

Every graduation ceremony is, of course, very special, but for me, this year's graduation is just a little bit extra special. Back in September 2016 I had just started as Centre Principal at the CAL Centre. Hangzhou Foreign Languages School has, of course, an excellent reputation, not just amongst the Chinese but also within the wider expat community who are familiar with education in China. So I would be lying if I pretended I was not a little overawed by the great responsibility which was now resting on my shoulders. And just as I was beginning a new phase of my life, so were 120 fresh face, ambitious teenagers. During my first few weeks in the school I was deeply impressed by what I saw of the students – by their level of English, and by their general attitude and behaviour. When I think back to 2016 I can clearly remember observing IGCSE lessons with Ms Yvette, Mr Rick and Mr Richard Zhu. And in those English lessons in particular I was knocked out by how well the new Year 1 students were able to work together in groups, discussing their topics in English, and then stand fearlessly in front of the class (and the CP) to recount their ideas and discussions

My memories of 2016 also include my first HFLS Spring Outing, when we all, including my dog, climbed for hours and hours in baking heat through the beautiful hills and mountains which look down on our school. I still don't think my knees, or my dog, have quite recovered from those exertions; but my memories of that very special day will stay with me forever. But it feels strange for me now to think that those delightful youngsters who I got to know just a little better on that day are today on the brink of leaving China and heading overseas into the big wide world, for an altogether more daunting adventure.  It's actually a little surprising to me that, up until this year, I have not had all that much to do with the students from the class of 2019 in formal classroom settings. But I feel I know you well, from seeing around the school, from your many contributions to morning assemblies and school celebrations, and from the simple day-to-day interactions that make up school life. Your happy, smiling faces have been a constant feature of the three delightful years I have spent here in Hangzhou, and it will be more than a little strange when I return here in September, but you do not.

But that is, of course, the nature of school life, where change is the only constant. We teachers often talk about the mysterious dynamic which makes a particular collection of individuals behave in one way or another.  And just as it applies in a classroom, so it also applies to a larger group, such as 'the class of 2019'. I think it is safe to say that it was obvious from early on that you would were a fine group of students who it would be a delight to work with. But what has been especially pleasing for me is seeing how you have grown and developed over the past three years. Within your ranks there are more than a few exceptionally gifted youngsters.  But more importantly, I think, you have developed quite outstanding academic maturity and humility. You recognise that raw talent is not enough on its own, that the greatest successes come from hard work and application; from learning from each other, and from your mistakes; and from identifying your weaknesses and working to address them. As you move on from our high school into diverse and dispersed locations and challenges, it will become clearer that, in the end, this is what education is about.  It's not about being the best in your class, or better than somebody else, it's about being the best that you can be. Building on your own strengths and overcoming your own shortcomings, whether that maybe shyness, or poor time management or just a general lack of organisation.  Because when you know yourself better you will appreciate the great things that you can achieve, and what you must do to achieve them.

Class of 2019, it has been a privilege to know you over the last three years, and an absolute delight to have taught so many of you this year. Intelligent、courteous 、perceptive、 inquisitive、 fun……the list goes on. I have often heard your teachers this year praising your maturity and level headedness; the hard work that you have put in and the well-deserved progress you have made.  You are ready, I think, for the greater challenges which lie ahead. And I am very grateful to you all, for the many contributions, large and small, you have made to our school – the performances and projects, the awards and accolades. As you move on to the next stage of your great adventure, I hope that your memories of Hang-wai will help you meet the challenges ahead. The lessons that you have learned here, from your teachers and from each other, will help you achieve your academic goals. And I hope the friendships forged, with teachers and students, will help you navigate strange new personal and social expectations you will encounter. You thoroughly deserve all the successes you have achieved so far, and I am sure that many more lay ahead for each and every one of you.

外方教师代表Tony Crossan发言稿：

Dear students and parents, I was delighted to be asked to deliver the speech to the graduating class of 2019. They are a group of students I have known throughout their 3 years with us and a group that have worked hard for the successes they have achieved. That hard work and positive attitude will allow them future success in whatever challenges they face.

This year I decided that the theme of my speech would be transition. That has been and will be the common thread of your lives in a modern world where change is the only constant. When you arrived here fresh from your middle school you faced many challenges. Lessons in English, only, a new environment, strangers who might become friends, being away from your family and experiencing a new culture of learning and dealing with problems. It is a very daunting prospect for people so young. But look at how well you have done. You can congratulate yourselves for the success you have achieved.

Teaching is a hard job but one which can be made much easier by the students. I worked for many years in Scotland, my home country. I enjoyed the experience. But when I came to China 15 years ago I had a renewal of enthusiasm. When I came to CAL center I really began to enjoy teaching. You made a difference to me.

Transitioning from the Scottish system to the International system was hard but rewarding. I felt that the efforts that I put in to change made my life better. With every challenge we will experience setbacks and rewards. You are going into the world, to Colleges somewhere outside China. That is a challenge.

But your teachers and counsellors have worked hard with you to prepare you for success in any new environment that you experience. That is the value of coming to Hangzhou foreign Language School CAL center. You are as well prepared as we can make you. You are ready for anything that the world can throw at you. Remember that. A problem is an opportunity.

You are a remarkable group of people. You have worked hard in the 3 years that you have been with us. You have changed yourselves from children into self-confident young adults. You have shown your teachers and parents that you can become anything you want. The future is yours to make. Go out and make it a good future.

家长代表王怡轲妈妈发言稿：

尊敬的杭外剑桥高中的老师们，同学们，家长们：

大家下午好！非常荣幸有这样的机会站在这里，作为一名剑高家长，分享一下我对杭外剑高的感激之情。

三年前，负责全省中小学校长培训的处长给我推荐了一本书，中国教育学会副会长、原上海市教委副主任尹后庆编写的《上海基础教育改革30年》，里面详细分析了上海与国外高中的差异和距离，美、英校长的办学理念和课程设置等内容。看完这本书，我对美国和英国高中产生了浓厚的兴趣。经过多次不同角度的访谈和实地考察，我们选择了杭外剑高。三年后的今天，我想说，这是一个非常正确的决定，很感恩当时的这个决定。

首先，感恩剑高让学生学会了选择。给女儿选择初中和高中的时候，我咨询了很多人，帮助她做了决定。但现在，她有能力独立选择自己的大学和主修方向。我想，这是剑高三年学习带给她的自信和果敢。杭外剑高是浙江省十一年前启动的一个教学改革项目，旨在通过与世界先进国家课程合作，借鉴他们的办学理念．提升自己的办学质量和水平。十一年过去了，我想这个项目不仅培养了一千多名优秀的杭外学子，还为全省高中的课程改革，以及浙江在全国率先进行的高考改革奠定了基础，让学生在高中阶段开始学会选择课程，专注发展特长和兴趣，选择自己的人生方向，找到自己的人生定位，非常重要。

其次，感恩剑高给了学生一个相对自由的学习环境。人与人之间，存在着很多差异，分数评价并不能说明全部的问题。依据分数公布排名，在一定程度上确实会给学生带来压力，同时也给家长带来焦虑。无形的比较让学生对分数非常看重，学习没有太多乐趣可言。剑高的氛围，让每个学生能专心做最好的自己，充分发挥自己的潜能和特质。这种环境给了学生自由度，让学生可以按照自己的兴趣和特长选择成长的方向。从高一开始的升学指导，到高中三年的课程设置，都是美国精英高中的办学理念和模式。剑高一直在借鉴国外先进的办学经验，探索一条适合中国孩子的高中办学之路。

最后，感恩杭外及剑高的每一位老师和员工，还有剑高的每一位学生和家长。由周恩来总理提议创办的杭州外国语学校，是一所真正意义上的精英中学。杭外底蕴深厚的校园文化，蓬勃向上的校园氛围，优秀的师资队伍，生源及家长群体，共同打造了杭外剑高这个品牌。这个品牌既是由已经毕业、遍布全球各地的一千多名剑高毕业生组成，也由每一位老师，工作人员，和家长组成。期待每一位杭外剑高毕业生更多的精彩，成就一个更好的杭外剑高品牌。

祝福我们的杭外剑高：追求卓越，永远向前！

学生代表陈颖柯发言稿：

Faculty, family members, well-wisher and fellow graduands; good afternoon. I am truly honored to have been given this opportunity to speak on behalf of the class of 2019, on this august occasion in June. Congratulations, we have made it to a most point in our lives. We are here today to start the future. It's not a distant reality anymore. It begins here. It begins today.

I thank our school; it gave us the opportunity to exhibit our unique qualities, talents and abilities.  I thank our teachers; they guided us on the path to finding our own interests.  I thank our parents; they are the ones who paved the way for us to go and embrace the world in unconventional ways.

Many would think that we took the easy path, by not sitting the “Gaokao.”  However, we who have been through it can attest, it was by no means easy.  We met myriad obstacles over the three years; but with the help of our teachers and parents, we got through them, and today, we can stand proudly in celebration of our achievements. Today is a day we will always remember.  

I still remember the day I came to this new school, feeling unfamiliar and unacquainted; measuring my time here by days, weeks, and semesters. However, as times passed, the unique style of teaching led me to think differently, to think in my own way. We have experienced so many things together: the exhausting spring trips, the exciting sport meetings, the annoying SAT tests that are always lingering around, and the unforgettable tenth anniversary celebration we held.  Over the past three years, we were busy; reflecting on ourselves and enriching ourselves. We were relaxed; taking leisure strolls on campus; capturing its beauty. This school is now engraved in our hearts and will remain there forever.

Now here we stand, about to graduate. Looking back, I will no longer measure the time by weeks or semesters, but in the friendships I enjoyed. We have made so many memories together, good and, well, not so good, but most of which we can now look back on and laugh! We worked hard together and finally got to where we are today. The mutual help and encouragements from friends were indispensable on our journey.

When, in the future, we get caught up in the busyness of life and many of our high school memories begin to fade, we will find the friendships we fostered engraved in our hearts. It is what we will always hold to and cherish for a lifetime.

This graduation is not an end; college-life is a brand-new start.  High school was fun, but we have turned a new page; onward to go, to play our part on a different stage. Soon we’ll experience the “future life” we once dreamed of; we ‘ll go to different schools, different countries, for each of us must travel our separate paths. We may not know what we want to be when we grow up, some more, and that’s okay.  Now is the time to find our passion, it is time to discover what we want to be.  So, don't aim for perfection, as a matter of fact, it is better to be flawed. Since the challenges we’ll meet along the way, is the best gift of all. In overcoming these, we will become, a marked improved version of ourselves.

Today’s learning is not just for a certificate, but for self-improvement; it is not just for immediate utility, but for life-long growth and development. It is the start of a journey. A journey that impresses on us to be responsible for every decision we make.  Well, we may not have the power to inspire the world, but we have the power to try to achieve the best for ourselves; and maybe, just maybe, in doing so we can inspire another, who may in turn, inspire the world.  The future is truly in our hands, let’s grasp and make the most of it.

On behalf of my fellow graduands and I, thank you for a most tremendous experience and opportunity at HFLS.