当近日上海某些学校以缺老师为由拒绝撤换品德不达标老师时，教师素质被更显性的提到了前所未有的重要位置，那么中加枫华国际学校的老师如何呢？枫华学校现有加拿大教育部直接甄选指派的70名外教，以及数百名中、英双语中教，常被家长和学生称为别人家的枫华老师究竟是怎样的呢？就让我们以点看面，一步步的了解，今天就先看枫华的一位体育老师吧！
他是课堂上严肃认真、耐心细致的体育老师;他是生活里帅气阳光、幽默风趣的“校园男神”;他爱好广泛、酷爱户外运动，浑身上下洋溢阳光向上的正能量;他爽朗不失细腻，一脸笑容永不缺席，他就是深受学生喜爱的BC外教——Matthew
Collins。
Matthew Collins是枫华BC高中部体育指导兼体育部主管，2014年从维多利亚大学毕业后，Matthew
Collins便来到中国，在枫华任教。学期末，我们有幸约到了Matthew Collins并进行了简单的采访，让我们走近Matthew
Collins，倾听他的故事!
专访Matthew Collins
Q：你是什么时候来枫华的，为什么选择了枫华？
A：I chose Sino-Canada because I wanted a new adventure and stayed because
the amazing teaching environment that Sino-Canada offers. The staff and students
are very friendly and teaching here has been the perfect start to my hopefully
long teaching career.
我是四年前来到枫华的。我选择枫华是因为我希望有一次新的探险之旅，我选择留下是因为枫华提供了优越的教学环境。这里的教职工和学生都非常友好，能在这里教学是我理想中漫长教育生涯的完美开始。
Q：作为体育老师，谈谈体育课程的重要性？
A：As one of the Physical Education teachers, our goal is to introduce a
variety of sports to students from grades ten to twelve. This enables students
to explore various types of physical activity and hopefully find a form of
fitness that they can implement in their daily lives, even after they leave our
program.
作为一名体育老师，我们的目标是将各项体育运动介绍给10到12年级的学生。让学生可以探索不同种类的体育活动，并很有可能因此找到他们在课后依然愿意在日常生活中进行的健身项目。
Q：学生有没有做过一些让您难忘的事情？
A：Students are always finding ways to impress me at Sino and that’s because
they are all so talented in their own ways. Student Representative Council is
constantly find new ways to improve our school. Choir, Dance and Drama are
always putting on amazing events and I haven’t even mentioned our high level
athletes yet. We have students that help clean our ground and recycle and
students that draw and paint beautiful art all over our hallways. I literally
can’t overstate how special our student body is and how much they are learning
and growing as people by being a part of our program.
枫华的学生一直在给我惊喜。因为他们总是以他们各自的方式散发着才华。学生会一直在寻找新的方法改善我们的学校，合唱团，舞蹈团和戏剧社也一直举办精彩的演出，更不用说我们还有非常高水平的运动员们。我们的学生会帮助清理场地，回收利用废弃资源，遍布BC楼走廊墙上的美丽的艺术图画也是我们学生的作品。我真的不能夸大我们的学生有多特别，他们在枫华学习并成长，因为他们是我们BC的学生。
Q：作为户外社团负责人，请您介绍一下户外社？
A：Mr. Stevens and Myself are a big part of Outdoor Club. Our Club allows
for students to make friends, explore their own country and take a break from
their studies. This year we have gone rock climbing, are going snowboarding and
skiing in Changbaishan, visiting hot springs and also planning a hiking and
camping trip.
Mr.
Stevens和我都是户外社团的负责人。在我们的社团里，学生可以交到志同道合的朋友，探索他们自身的边界，暂时从学习压力中挣脱出来。这一学年，我们组织了攀岩活动，下学期将有一次长白山滑雪活动，温泉之旅，还计划组织一次徒步和野营旅行。
Q：您觉得教师在教学方面应该具备哪些技能？
A：I think it’s very important to understand the needs of our students. One
of the most valuable skills a teacher can have is connecting with students and
understanding how each individual has their own learning style. Having a passion
for teaching and always carrying one’s self with a positive attitude is
critical.
我认为能够理解学生的需求是非常重要的。与学生互动并了解每位学生如何拥有他/她自己的学习方式，是一位教师应具备的其中一项最宝贵的技能。对教学有热情，总是以积极的态度展现自己，这一点至关重要。
Q：您认为学生除了专业知识还需具备哪些能力？
A：Being an academic in school is certainly a priority however I do think
that students in our program, learn valuable life lessons that extend further
than just reading, writing and numeracy. I think leadership skills, presentation
skills and social skills are developed through our program which also give our
students the best chance for success.
在学校做好一个学生当然是首要任务。但我确实认为，在我们BC，学生更多学习的是人生课程，而这些课程不仅仅是阅读、写作和算术。我认为在BC，学生可以培养自身的领导力、演讲技巧和社交技能，这些技能帮助我们的学生走向成功。
教育就是一棵树摇动另外一棵树，一朵云推动另外一朵云，一个心灵唤醒另一颗心灵,一谈到学生，Matthew
Collins打开话匣子，言语里难掩喜悦和自豪。
一个人的幸福感取决于对自己工作价值的理解和热爱。教育，这个让人心甘情愿付出、沉醉的词语，涤荡在Matthew
Collins心中最明净的位置，正如他在采访中所说：“对教学有热情，总是以积极的态度展现自己”，在四年任教生涯里，他专业于教学发展、专心于自我提升、专注于学生成长，以一颗赤子之心践行自己的教学梦想。祝愿新的一年里，Matthew
Collins工作顺利、万事胜意!