未来的学生

“我已经在CCI工作了2年，这是我的第三年. CCI has been the most amazing and life changing experience for me. 就像每一个开始一样，一开始很艰难. 适应一种新的生活方式很难，周围都是不熟悉的面孔，但最终都是值得的. I got to meet so many people and learned so many new things. 离开家，独立生活可以帮助你发现一些你可能从未了解过自己的事情. CCI gave me lifelong friends that I will always be in touch with. We created a 家庭 and an unbreakable bond between each other. CCI绝对是一个令人大开眼界的经历，我推荐给任何想要一个惊人的经历，帮助你在学术上成长的人, 社会和文化."

"When I am asked years from now to speak of my fondest memories of life so far, 你肯定会想到CCI. Coming here not knowing a soul and never visiting Italy, I was terrified. 寄宿学校是我只在电影里见过的东西，我完全不确定未来的经历. Within the first week, I had already seen sites and met friends I would never forget. 我永远感激有机会进入这样一所优秀的学校并从这里毕业. I will never forget to thank my parents for this experience, 他们为我所做的一切都是为了让我快乐. I am also extremely thankful to all the friends I have met here. Never in my life have I been surrounded by so many amazing people. Thank you to every person I met for changing my life and thank you CCI! 每次想到兰西亚诺，我都会微笑."

“我做过的最好的决定就是来到CCI. 这段经历永远地改变了我的生活, 因为我学到了很多东西, 我结交的朋友, and the memories that I will keep for the rest of my life. 毫无疑问，这是我一生中最美好的一个学期. 我希望我们能很快见面!"

CCI给了我追逐梦想的机会. 在这里，我遇到了友好的人们和非常好的朋友. 我与他们分享宝贵的时刻. 我参加了一个有趣的活动, 每天早上都去上课, 来到CCI, I felt the same excitement and enthusiasm of the first day of school. I would not have achieved my goals and felt rewarded at night before sleeping, without all the extraordinary people who allowed me to travel this unique adventure, 帮助, 支持, 相信我.

“离开家，不知道会遇到什么样的人，生活是很艰难的. In the beginning you feel guarded and unable to trust people right away. After spending a year together; and realizing we are all on this journey together we have formed many bonds between each other. 我们已经学会了信任和共同经历. 我一直在想成龙的一句名言, “Family isn’t whose blood you carry it’s who you love and who loves you.” These bonds that have formed have become less like friends and more like 家庭. CCI与其他学校不同的是，我们有机会与所有学生建立联系. It doesn’t seem to matter if we are at different grade levels or where we grew up. At regular high school you usually only converse with your own grade level. 我和我的新家庭在CCI度过了愉快的一年!"

"I'm very grateful to CCI for all the opportunities that they gave me in 这些 3 years. I have met several wonderful people in this school that helped me to grow up, and I hope they will always be beside me during the path of my life. 现在一切都过去了，我刚来的时候没有跟任何人说话，因为我一个字也听不懂. 这所学校对我来说意义重大，不仅因为我结交了很多朋友，也因为我有了希望, 给了我力量和支持，让我树立目标和抱负，让我觉得自己已经准备好超越生活中将要面临的任何挑战."

“I compare my boarding school experience to that of my peers at high school in Ontario, 找不到什么相似之处. Although we all completed four years of Ontario curriculum, I know that my education here at CCI has been largely outside the classroom. 我对古典文学产生了兴趣, 例如, not because of a video we watched in classical civilizations class, 而是参观罗马的古代遗迹. I learned to speak a new language not only by reading from a grammar textbook, 而是通过与意大利当地人交谈. 在某一时刻, 我学会了接受真实的自己, 因为我被来自世界各地的人所接受, 成为CCI家族的一员. The relationship between students at this school is unlike that of any other high school; we add to each other’s lives in a way that we cannot begin to explain to others who have not journeyed with us here. Our mutual experiences connect each and every one of us together. 我们会分享 这些 当这一刻成为遥远的记忆.”

“I have had the great fortune to make wonderful friendships; I have experienced so many unforgettable adventures with my friends that have left an undeletable mark in my heart. 与来自世界各地的学生生活在一起，他们带来了这种多样性的故事，这是无价的. This school has taught me many things; how to be independent and to live away from home. 在来CCI之前, 我完全变了一个人, 直到现在我才意识到我改变了多少.”

“我们有共同的文化, 我们的个性, our habits and our faults; this creates such intense friendships that we all become a large 家庭 of brothers and sisters. The chance to have such an experience at such a young age has no price tag. 这一年，我不仅在学术上有所收获，而且对自己也有了更多的了解。”

“每个朋友都代表了我们的一个世界, 一个可能直到他们到来才诞生的世界, 只有通过这次会面，一个新的世界才会诞生。”.

Anais Nin的这些美丽的文字描述了你所感受到的丰富和有时的惊喜, 当你得到一个新朋友. 在CCI, 每分每秒都和对方在一起, 我们不可避免地会了解那些我们起初并不认为有很多相似之处的人. With our friends from CCI, we share memories of Italy that we don't ever want to forget. In one way we love 这些 friends so much because they went through what we went through...但他们比这更特别. 如果我们在不同的地方遇到他们，我们可能就不会认识他们了. 但随着时间的推移, by realizing that we share a way of being with each other, 这些朋友向我们展示了我们自己的部分和方式, 我们可能没有意识到我们内心的存在. 这就是一个新世界在CCI诞生的过程.

“在CCI的一年里，我有四个室友, 六次学校旅行, 无数卡布奇诺, and more unforgettable memories than most people make in a lifetime. Coming to CCI from my home on Vancouver Island was a huge leap of faith, 我不得不离开朋友, 家庭, and security and hope for the best when I arrived in Italy, but it was comforting to know that everyone was going through the same thing I was. I didn’t know it when I first arrived in the airport but the people I met there, 笨拙地转来转去, 寻找他们的行李, 会成为我最亲密的朋友吗. 这是近十个月前的事了, 我12年级的开始, 我非常感谢我在CCI的经历. 我认为世界上没有其他地方能让一个人在不到一年的时间里对自己有如此多的了解, 或者还在上高中的时候就游览了这么多意大利. CCI的一大魅力在于它的环境, 在意大利, and the promise of school trips that take you all around the country, 弗洛伦斯, 威尼斯, 比如阿马尔菲海岸. 这些旅行是CCI经验的支柱, 在路上花费的时间提供了与朋友和同学无与伦比的亲密时间, 目的地总是给人留下深刻印象. Because of CCI I now know that the things that scare us the most, 这些事情需要最大的信念飞跃, 都是最值得和难忘的。”.

"My two years at CCI have truly been the experience of a lifetime. No one is cast into the shadows at CCI not only because it is a small school, 而是因为每个人都有机会做一些在大学校做不到的事情. 在两年内，我能够在许多场合唱歌，并有机会将我的教育水平提高到高标准. 我遇到的老师都热爱他们的工作，在任何情况下都不怕帮助学生. 等我回到公立学校, 我知道我不会有机会与我的老师或同龄人有如此亲密的关系. 我很遗憾地说，我在CCI的时间已经结束了, 但我会细细品味这许多回忆，并希望所有未来的学生都能像我一样享受在学校的时光. 保重CCI”.

“言语无法表达我对拥有如此美妙经历的感激之情，我觉得仅仅因为上了这所很棒的学校，我就成为了一个更好的人。. 我带走了一生的友谊, 无与伦比的教育(个人和学术), 我已经准备好征服世界了。”.

“我叫劳拉·比彻姆. 我是CCI的校友.  我住在达兰, 从8岁到18岁在沙特阿拉伯，当时我的父母不得不决定送我去哪里上寄宿学校, 我们选择意大利加拿大学院. CCI成为我的家外之家. 我从CCI毕业已经16年了, 一所学校, 一个小镇, a way of life that became so important to me that it is an integral part of who I am. The life lessons I learned in my 2 1/2 years attending the school are invaluable. 是的, 我本可以在卡尔加里的一所公立学校或欧洲的另一所寄宿学校(我的姐姐和哥哥都在那里上学)学到同样的东西。, but the community that nurtures you through those lessons makes all the difference. My sister and brother have never returned to their boarding school. I have returned three times and have plans to return again. 我不听我的兄弟姐妹讲故事. My husband's probably tired of hearing,  "When I lived 在意大利...". 哈哈. 我的兄弟姐妹也没有像我一样在寄宿学校的经历中建立起终生的友谊. Perhaps this has something to do with who we are as individuals, but I also believe that the environment created by CCI is a factor. CCI擅长培养学生的学术能力, 身心健康, 德亚历山德罗斯夫妇真的很关心他们的学生. CCI的学生以最好的方式从意大利社会中脱颖而出，并融入其中. I remember the day I was walking to school and some Italians asked me for directions. “成功!我想:“他们以为我是意大利人。”. 相反, 我记得走在任何一条街道或蜿蜒的意大利鹅卵石小巷里，每个人都知道我是CCI的学生，我感到很舒服. 全镇的人都在监视学生. I could go in a coffee shop or restaurant and find a 帮助 hand, with a smile. 即使在卡尔加里大学毕业后，我最亲密的友谊还是在CCI建立的. To me this says something about the community that CCI creates. 它远远超出了学术成就, 指导世界青年公民，同情不同的文化观点，从事艺术和科学的创造和发展. As I write this I have numerous memories of guided historical walks in Rome, 维罗纳, 弗洛伦斯, 威尼斯和奥尔托纳. 反映, 我意识到自信, 自励的, 我之所以能成为今天的社区志愿者、自雇摄影师和电影制作人，都是因为CCI. It's where I learned the tough teenager lessons we must all learn. Immersed in another language and culture while having the opportunity to see, 触摸和学习建筑, 科学和传奇艺术家, 结果是一个很好的平衡和理解个人.  

这是一种特殊的感觉，知道有一个社区在看着你，知道你学校里每个人的名字. 12年级的第一学期我回到了卡尔加里. 我想看看公立高中是什么样的. 有2000名学生. 我不得不和另外两个人共用我的储物柜. 我从没认识过我的老师.  

The dedication of CCI teachers reaches beyond their lesson plans. They put in extra time for sports, theatrical performances, photography club and more. They were a shoulder to lean on and someone to talk too, like many 16 year olds need. 
To succeed in this life I believe we all need a sense of belonging and purpose. CCI给了我这些，甚至更多. I wouldn't change my high school experience for anything in the world. 
祝你的决定顺利. 你永远不会后悔选择了CCI.
恕我直言，  
劳拉
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