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關(guān)于特爾的宗教問題,我們曾向招生官求證過,得到以下回復(fù),希望國內(nèi)家長可以了解下。我們也采訪過在讀學(xué)校的學(xué)生及家長,均反饋學(xué)校對學(xué)生信仰并無干預(yù),學(xué)生對在校體驗(yàn)也非常好,希望能夠幫助到您。
Unfortunately, thinking that Delphian is a religious school is a misconception that happens from time to time. Delphian is not connected to any religion. Sometimes it is thought that because we use the study technology of L. Ron Hubbard that we must be connected to the Church of Scientology which he founded. Delphian is not connected to Scientology or to any other religion. Our connection to Hubbard’s writings are strictly related to his very progressive work in the subjects of effective learning and teaching. Hubbard was an innovator in this areas. These have no religious content. Mr. Hubbard was the founder of a religious philosophy but he also researched and wrote extensively on many secular subjects: communication, leadership, logic, ethics, etc. Over more than a 30-year period, he researched the subjects of study, learning, and teaching and he developed extensive technology for improving student comprehension. Delphian does not require any religious belief or practice from its students. We have students attending with no religious interest or belief as well as students from a wide cross-section of religious backgrounds: Muslims from Saudi Arabia, Buddhists from Japan, Christians from the USA, Jews from Israel, etc. just as you would find in almost any international boarding school in American. Delphian does offer a comparative religion course to students in their senior year with deals with Islam, Christianity, Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, and Judaism. It is a college level comparative religion course. It requires no belief or practice. It is intended to help develop a broad understanding of the beliefs of other cultures and improve tolerance of the beliefs of others that may be different than one’s own.
不幸的是,認(rèn)為Delphian是一所宗教學(xué)校是一種經(jīng)常發(fā)生的誤解。Delphian與任何宗教都無關(guān)。有時(shí)人們認(rèn)為,由于我們使用了L. Ron Hubbard的研究技術(shù),我們必須與他創(chuàng)立的山達(dá)基教會(huì)有聯(lián)系。Delphian與山達(dá)基或任何其他宗教都無關(guān)。我們與哈伯德作品的聯(lián)系,與他在有效學(xué)習(xí)和教學(xué)方面非常進(jìn)步的工作密切相關(guān)。哈伯德是這方面的創(chuàng)新者。這些都沒有宗教內(nèi)容。哈伯德先生是一種宗教哲學(xué)的創(chuàng)始人,但他也對許多世俗學(xué)科進(jìn)行了廣泛的研究和寫作:溝通、領(lǐng)導(dǎo)、邏輯、道德等等。在30多年的時(shí)間里,他研究了學(xué)習(xí)、教學(xué)和教學(xué)科目,并開發(fā)了廣泛的技術(shù)來提高學(xué)生的理解力。Delphian不要求學(xué)生有任何宗教信仰或?qū)嵺`。我們有沒有宗教興趣或信仰的學(xué)生,也有來自不同宗教背景的學(xué)生:來自沙特阿拉伯的穆斯林、來自日本的佛教徒、來自美國的基督徒、來自以色列的猶太人等等,就像你在美國幾乎任何國際寄宿學(xué)校都能看到的那樣。Delphian確實(shí)為大四學(xué)生開設(shè)了一門比較宗教課程,內(nèi)容涉及伊斯蘭教、基督教、佛教、道教、儒教和猶太教。這是一門大學(xué)級別的比較宗教課程。它不需要信仰或?qū)嵺`。它的目的是幫助發(fā)展對其他文化的信仰的廣泛理解,并提高對其他不同于自己的信仰的寬容。
家長反饋:
可能有的孩子直接來自宗教家庭,有信仰是正常的。我孩子去學(xué)校是第二年,他沒有提起過。我好朋友的孩子已經(jīng)從這畢業(yè)去大學(xué)了。我問過他也說沒有。高中課程里應(yīng)該有介紹宗教的內(nèi)容,但不會(huì)強(qiáng)迫去信教。今年送孩子在機(jī)場碰到四五個(gè)家長,看到大家臉上快樂和謙和,樂于助人的笑容,我就知道孩子還是送去了對的地方。
您不必對此有任何顧慮。這個(gè)學(xué)校不是教會(huì)學(xué)校亦不會(huì)針對學(xué)生的信仰有絲毫干預(yù)。老師與孩子們相處的適度而融洽,像在一個(gè)溫暖的大家庭一樣。會(huì)在學(xué)習(xí)生活中注重誠實(shí)、正直、獨(dú)立等品格的培養(yǎng)。
我的女兒也在Delphian學(xué)習(xí)三年,現(xiàn)在加入了學(xué)生會(huì),每天很多事要做,學(xué)習(xí)、勞動(dòng);在Delphian 每天都要?jiǎng)趧?dòng),學(xué)生要參加不同的勞動(dòng)項(xiàng)目,對孩子的自理能力、主動(dòng)參與、相互配合、責(zé)任心非常有幫助,學(xué)校沒有替學(xué)生打掃宿舍衛(wèi)生、樓道、廁所衛(wèi)生的職工,這些都需要學(xué)生每天拿出一點(diǎn)時(shí)間來做,從而養(yǎng)成孩子很好的生活習(xí)慣;孩子的課余時(shí)間學(xué)校會(huì)有很多安排供學(xué)生選擇,每天忙忙碌碌,跟孩子通話聽孩子說“剛干完活,在休息,聽聽音樂”我就問她“你干什么活???”“今周末,要檢查宿舍衛(wèi)生,我跟室友一起剛打掃完,休息一會(huì)還要去學(xué)生會(huì)開會(huì),要總結(jié)這周的工作,時(shí)間到啦,回來再聊吧!”
我真的很放心、很欣慰,這就是我希望的樣子;別的美國學(xué)校我不很清楚,但我看到我孩子的變化就足夠了。