Mountain Day 天津美达菲登山日

　　美达菲学校历史悠久，1890年建校，校址位于马萨诸塞州格兰比。这些传统活动已经开展多年，现在已经成为天津美达菲学校的一部分，通过他们共同的教育文化和活动，把各大洲的学校团结在一起。这些活动实际上也象征性地代表了学校的CIRCLE价值观、荣誉准则和对学生领导力培养的重视。

　　The MacDuffie Schools have a long history, stretching back to 1890 and the founding of The MacDuffie School in Granby Massachusetts. These traditional events have developed over the years and are now embedded in The MacDuffie Schools,uniting the schoolsacross continents through theirshared educational cultureand events.The events also serve to practically and symbolically represent the school’sCIRCLEvalues, Honor Code and emphasis onLeadership.

　　登山日这一传统活动可以追溯到美达菲格兰比总校成立之时，每年十月份会在所有美达菲学校举行。在登山日当天，学生、老师和家长会作为一个整体共同登山，在此过程中互相帮助、彼此支持以达到共同目标。登山日通过在学院间组织各种活动，来共同见证和庆祝我们在践行团队合作、校园精神、友谊与健康、树立积极的人生观方面所做出的努力。整体上，登山日活动体现出的是对自然的尊重、课堂之外的拓展学习，同时也使我们整个学校融入更广阔的社会。

　　Mountain Day is a traditional activity that dates to the founding of The MacDuffie School in Granby, it is held each October in all the Macduffie Schools. On Mountain Day the school climbs a mountain together. Students, teachers and parents scale the mountain as a group,supporting and helping each other to achieve their goal collaboratively. Through various House activities Mountain Day celebrates our commitment to instilling teamwork, school spirit and companionship and promotes a healthy and active outlook in our students.Overall it shows our respect for the natural environment, takes learning outside the classroom and brings our whole school together to celebrate our place in the wider local community.