"Curiosity is the greatest driving force for humans to explore the essence of nature." After transferring from a public junior high school (7th grade) to the international track and skipping a grade, Chine still maintained academic excellence—at Sendelta, he is now developing his passion for engineering innovation and social care.

In "Young Talk Vol.54", let's get to know Chine, a 10th-grade student at Sendelta.

After finishing 7th grade at a renowned public junior high school, Chine, who excelled in English reading and writing application but lacked an advantage in exam-oriented English, made a decisive transfer to Sendelta. He aimed to better leverage his strengths in science and engineering, deepen his interest in engineering, and lay the groundwork for future studies in the United States.

With qualified math and English proficiency, Chine directly skipped a grade to enter the 9th grade—Sendelta's 14-year-old AP program and rich science, technology, and innovation resources became the fertile ground for his growth.

In the 9th grade, he took on the challenge of AP Macroeconomics and AP Microeconomics, scoring a perfect 5 on both; he also achieved a TOEFL score of 103. In the 10th grade, he further enrolled in four high-difficulty courses: AP Calculus BC, AP Physics C: Mechanics, AP Human Geography, and AP Computer Science A.

While excelling in classes, Chine proactively studied undergraduate textbooks like Feynman Physics in his spare time. To tackle quantum mechanics, he taught himself calculus and sought help from school teachers whenever he encountered problems.

 "Sendelta never limits the pace of learning. As long as you have the desire to explore, you can always find resources to support you," Chine said. It is this open academic atmosphere that allows him to keep advancing into more advanced knowledge fields.

An accidental fall in November 2024 became a key turning point in Chine's growth. A broken arm left him with severe post-surgery pain and a difficult four-month recovery period, allowing him to truly understand the helplessness of people with disabilities.

This personal pain was transformed into a force to warm others—Chine created a WeChat Video Channel to share rehabilitation tips and experiences. It now has over 6,000 followers and more than 100,000 cumulative views.

This sense of social responsibility grew even stronger through public welfare activities organized by the school. At public welfare institutions, he helped children with physical disabilities or intellectual impairments. During the summer of 2025, he volunteered as a teacher in Lichuan, Hubei for five days, taking charge of all aspects of the volunteer teaching work. The gratitude from the children strengthened his belief in "helping others with one's abilities".

At the mid-term parent-teacher meeting last semester, Chine volunteered as a translator to assist his foreign physics teacher in communicating with parents. Seven parents came for consultations that day, focusing on two core questions: their children's in-class performance and specific suggestions from the teacher on their children's learning. This experience not only brought him closer to the teacher but also helped him understand his parents' efforts in investing in his education and their worries about his growth.

The cultivation of this empathy aligns perfectly with Sendelta's advocated "holistic education" concept—here, academic growth always goes hand in hand with character development.

Passion for engineering is Chine's most distinctive trait, and Sendelta's research and innovation resources provide fertile soil for this passion to thrive. As a core member of the VEX Robotics Club, he attends regular weekly courses. To prepare for the new competition season, he trains every week during the summer and participates in a two-week intensive training camp. Sendelta's robotics workshop and engineering classroom are always open for his practice.

 In the GESP C++ Level 1 Exam, he was the first to finish among over 200 test-takers. Now, he is preparing to take on the more algorithmically demanding Level 2 Exam.

More notably, after advancing to the 10th grade, Chine joined the advanced course of Sendelta's Research and Innovation Center—the Beamline for Schools (BL4S) Physics Experiment Competition class, becoming the youngest student in the class. BL4S is regarded as the top competition for high school students worldwide in particle accelerator design. Winning teams are invited to Switzerland and Germany to conduct experiments under the guidance of world-class physics and engineering scientists. Currently, the BL4S course is taught by Sendelta's top physics teachers, focusing on solidifying quantum physics fundamentals to prepare for the competition. Additionally, Chine is collaborating with a PhD from the Academy of Agricultural Sciences to develop a program using Python to connect to biological databases.

"Sendelta's Research and Innovation Center is like a 'treasure trove of resources', with complete hardware facilities, top-tier teachers, and a distinctive curriculum system," Chine said. From AP courses to robotics competitions, and even high-end scientific research projects, Sendelta has built a customized growth ladder for Chine, who progresses quickly academically.

At Sendelta's Research and Innovation Center, the "academic ceiling" is constantly being broken, and every passion and potential is strongly supported.

From focusing on his science and engineering strengths when transferring to Sendelta, to skipping grades and scoring perfect 5s in AP exams, competing in physics and engineering competitions, and continuing to spread warmth through public welfare—Chine's growth trajectory is a vivid example of Sendelta's "personalized cultivation".

To meet the personalized needs of advanced-progress students, Sendelta not only breaks the academic ceiling with its 14-year curriculum system and top-tier research and innovation resources but also provides rich platforms for competitions, scientific research, and public welfare practices, allowing students to showcase their strengths and fully unleash their potential.

Continuing to absorb nutrients and constantly surpassing himself at Sendelta, Chine is bound to blaze a broader path in his academic and passionate journey.