未来的学生

“我已经在CCI工作了2年，这是我的第三年. CCI对我来说是最神奇、最改变人生的经历. 就像每一个开始一样，一开始很艰难. It was hard adapting to a new lifestyle and being around unfamiliar faces but it was so worth it at the end. 我认识了很多人，学到了很多新东西. Moving away from home and being independent helps you discover things you may have never known about yourself. CCI给了我一生的朋友，我将永远保持联系. 我们在彼此之间建立了一个家庭和牢不可破的纽带. CCI has definitely been an eye opening experience and I recommend it to anyone that wants an amazing experience which helps you grow academically, 社会和文化."

“多年以后，当我被问及迄今为止我生命中最美好的回忆时, 你肯定会想到CCI. 来到这里，一个人都不认识，也从来没有去过意大利，我很害怕. Boarding school was something I had only seen in movies and I was completely unsure of the experience that was ahead of me. 在第一周内，我已经浏览了一些网站，认识了一些我永远不会忘记的朋友. I am forever grateful for having the opportunity to attend and graduate from such an excellent school. 我永远不会忘记感谢我的父母给我的这段经历, 他们为我所做的一切都是为了让我快乐. 我也非常感谢我在这里遇到的所有朋友. 我一生中从来没有被这么多了不起的人包围过. 感谢我遇到的每一个改变我生活的人，感谢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, 以及我将终生珍藏的记忆. 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, 我感到和开学第一天一样的兴奋和热情. 我就不会实现我的目标，也不会在晚上睡觉前感到自己得到了奖励, 没有那些让我踏上这段独特旅程的人, 帮助, 支持, 相信我.

"It is hard living away from home, and not knowing the kind of people you are going to meet. 一开始，你会感到警惕，无法马上信任别人. 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, “家人不是你身上流着谁的血，而是你爱谁，谁爱你。.“这些已经形成的纽带已经变得不像朋友，更像家人. CCI is unlike any school in that we have the opportunity to form bonds with all students. 无论我们是在不同的年级还是在哪里长大，这似乎都无关紧要. 在普通高中，你通常只和自己年级的同学交谈. 我和我的新家庭在CCI度过了愉快的一年!"

“我非常感谢CCI在这3年里给了我所有的机会. 我在这所学校遇到了几个很好的人，他们帮助我成长, 我希望在我人生的道路上，他们永远在我身边. Now that it's over it seems like yesterday when I just arrived without talking to anybody because I couldn't understand a word. This school is being very meaningful to me not only for the friends that I have made but even for the hope, strength and support that gave me to set my goals and ambitions and I feel ready to exceed any other challenge that I will face during my life."

“我将自己在寄宿学校的经历与安大略省高中同学的经历进行了比较, 找不到什么相似之处. 虽然我们都完成了安大略的四年课程, 我知道我在CCI的教育主要是在课堂之外. 我对古典文学产生了兴趣, 例如, 不是因为我们在古典文明课上看过的视频, 而是参观罗马的古代遗迹. 我学会说一门新语言不仅仅是通过阅读语法课本, 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. 我们共同的经历将我们每一个人联系在一起. 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. Living with students that come from different parts of the planet and who bring with them stories of such diversity is simply priceless. 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. 在这么小的年纪就有这样的机会是无价的. This year, not only did a learn academically but I learned an enormous amount about myself”

“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。”.

These beautiful words by Anais Nin describe the enrichment and sometimes surprise that you feel, 当你得到一个新朋友. 在CCI, 每分每秒都和对方在一起, we inevitably get to know even those who we didn't believe to share many similarities with at first. 与CCI的朋友们一起分享我们在意大利的难忘回忆. 在某种程度上，我们如此爱这些朋友是因为他们经历了我们所经历的...但他们比这更特别. They are people that we likely would not have gotten to know had we met them in a different place. 但随着时间的推移, 通过意识到我们共享彼此存在的方式, 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, 比大多数人一生中留下的更难忘的回忆. 从温哥华岛的家来到CCI是一个巨大的信念飞跃, 我不得不离开朋友, 家庭, 在我到达意大利的时候，我感到很安全，并抱着最好的希望, 但知道每个人都在经历和我一样的事情，我感到很欣慰. 当我第一次到达机场时，我并不知道，但我在那里遇到的人, 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. I don’t think there is anywhere else in the world where a person can learn so much about themselves in less then a year, 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, 还有学校旅行的承诺，带你周游全国, 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, the hours spent in transit offer unrivalled bonding time with your friends and classmates, 目的地总是给人留下深刻印象. 因为CCI，我现在知道了最让我们害怕的是什么, 这些事情需要最大的信念飞跃, 都是最值得和难忘的。”.

“我在CCI的两年真的是一生难忘的经历. 在CCI，没有人被投进阴影，这不仅是因为它是一所规模较小的学校, but because there is opportunity for everyone to do things that can’t be done at bigger schools. Within two years I was able to sing on many occasions and have had the chance to bring my education level up to high standards. The teachers that I have come across have loved their jobs and are not afraid to help out a student in any situation. 等我回到公立学校, I know that I will not have the chance to have such close relations with my teachers or peers. 我很遗憾地说，我在CCI的时间已经结束了, but I will savor the many memories and hope that all future students enjoy their time at the school as much as I have. 保重CCI”.

"Words cannot describe how grateful I am to have had such an amazing experience and I feel that I am a better person simply from having attended this wonderful school. 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, Saudi Arabia from age 8 -18 and when my parents had to decide where to send me for boarding school, 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, 这种生活方式对我来说非常重要，已经成为了我的一部分. 在这所学校的两年半里，我学到的人生课程是无价的. 是的, I could have learned some of those same lessons attending a public school in Calgary or going to another boarding school in Europe (which my sister and brother attended), 但是，通过这些课程培养你的社区会让一切变得不同. 我的姐姐和哥哥再也没有回到他们的寄宿学校. 我已经回来三次了，还打算再来一次. 我不听我的兄弟姐妹讲故事. 我丈夫可能已经听腻了"当我住在意大利的时候...". 哈哈. My siblings also don't have the lifelong friendships from their boarding school experience that I have. 也许这与我们作为个体的身份有关, 但我也相信CCI创造的环境也是一个因素. 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. In the best of ways, CCI students both standout from, and integrate into, Italian society. 我记得有一天我步行去学校，一些意大利人向我问路. “成功!我想:“他们以为我是意大利人。”. 相反, I remember the comfort I felt walking through any street or tiny winding Italian cobblestone alley with everyone knowing I was a CCI student. 全镇的人都在监视学生. 我可以走进咖啡馆或餐馆，找到一只伸出援手的手，带着微笑. Even after attending the University in Calgary, my closest friendships are those which I made at CCI. 对我来说，这说明了CCI创建的社区. 它远远超出了学术成就, mentoring young world citizens who are sympathetic to diverse cultural perspectives and engaged in the creation and development of arts and sciences. 当我写这篇文章的时候，我有很多在罗马导游带领下的历史漫步的记忆, 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, community volunteer and self-employed photographer and filmmaker I am today is because of CCI. 在那里，我学到了我们所有人都必须学会的艰难的青少年课程. 沉浸在另一种语言和文化中，同时有机会看到, 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.  

It's a special feeling to know that a community is watching over you and to know the names of every person in your school. 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.  

CCI老师的奉献超越了他们的课程计划. 他们把额外的时间用于体育运动、戏剧表演、摄影俱乐部等等. 他们是一个可以依靠的肩膀，也是一个可以倾诉的人，就像许多16岁的孩子所需要的那样. 
为了在生活中取得成功，我相信我们都需要一种归属感和使命感. CCI给了我这些，甚至更多. 我不会用世界上任何东西来改变我的高中经历. 
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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