The brilliant learners in SUIS Gubei have harvested 7 Global GOLD, 4 Global SILVER, 4 Global Bronze, 2 Global Highly Commended, and 3 Global Commended medals in BBO, after their active and passionate learning. Let’s shout out to the following winners!
经过不懈努力与勤奋学习，协和古北卓越学子在英国生物测评（BBO）竞赛中取得了令人瞩目的成绩，荣获了7枚全球金奖、4枚全球银奖、4枚全球铜奖、2枚全球优秀奖以及3枚全球入围奖。让我们共同为这些杰出的获奖者热烈欢呼，他们的优异表现充分展现了协和古北学子的卓越风采与实力！
Student Interview 参赛学生感想
Andrew yongjun Kim
To recount my experience of preparing for one of the most prestigious biology competitions, the BBO, I believe that cramming through the entire Campbell Biology textbook provided by school teachers played a pivotal role in consolidating my knowledge of biological concepts and diagrams, as well as allowing me to approach challenging questions with confidence. One of many specific examples from the textbook that greatly aided me in achieving a high score is the section on Mendelian inheritance, where the ABO blood group system and the Rh (Rhesus factor) are discussed thoroughly. Delving into these topics provided a deep understanding of blood type inheritance, encompassing the roles of multiple alleles, dominance, and co-ominance in determining an individual’s blood type. Armed with this knowledge, I was adept at dissecting inheritance problems with ease and precision. After thoroughly studying the textbook, I engaged in solving biology questions, including BBO past papers, from diverse resources spanning different curricula. This approach allowed me to build a strong foundational knowledge base while also familiarizing myself with various question styles. Consequently, it bolstered my confidence in tackling unfamiliar or novel question styles. Most importantly, I believe my interest and curiosity in the field of biology most accelerated my motivation to challenge myself in this competition.
回顾我参与备受瞩目的生物学竞赛——英国生物测评（BBO）的历程，我深切体会到学校老师推荐的坎贝尔生物教科书在夯实我的生物概念及图解知识方面所起到的关键作用。正是这本教科书的深入学习，使我在面对具有挑战性的问题时能够从容自信。教科书中的内容丰富多彩，其中孟德尔遗传章节尤为引人注目，它详细阐述了ABO血型系统和Rh（Rhesus因子）的遗传机制。
通过深入研究这些话题，我深入理解了血型遗传的奥秘，包括多个等位基因、显性遗传和共显性遗传在决定个体血型中的重要作用。在掌握这些基础知识后，我能够游刃有余地分析遗传问题。在全面学习教科书内容的基础上，我进一步利用涵盖不同课程的多种资源来解决生物学问题，包括BBO历年试题。
这种学习方法不仅有助于我巩固基础知识，还使我熟悉了多种不同的问题类型。因此，在应对陌生或新颖问题类型时，我能够保持充分的信心。最终，我坚信自己对生物学领域的浓厚兴趣和好奇心是推动我在这场竞赛中不断挑战自我的强大动力。
Melody Ma
As a previous PIB student, I actually had a lot of challenges. I was in a different system and had been taught with different knowledge. Not completely different but I’ll have to say its limited. This disanvantage significantly appears in the competitions I attend. I was indeed very worried if my knowledge is not enough for the competition. Luckily, found a way that is really efficient for me to go over the contents and prepare the competition. I would like to share my method of learning with you guys.
First of all, for me, the preparation of the competition is not only just for the competition but also a great opportunity to review past contents, preview future contents in the IB syllabus and accumulate information that could be useful to me in the future. So I don’t put all the revision stuff till the last two weeks so that I can have a long turn memory. For the first two weeks, quickly working through earlier past papers can help me quickly find out the weakness and knowledge gaps I had. Those topics will the ones I specifically focus on for the next two weeks. In this period, try to not only remember “what” but also “why” or “how”. Knowing about “why”or “how” helps you make connections between the knowledge you learn and the knowledge you already know, which makes it more efficient for you to memorize it. In the end, you may even have the ability to solve questions in unfamiliar areas because you have the ability to find links between the information you are given and finally lead yourself to the answer using the connection and logic. And those are the questions competitions are more likely to give these days. The last two weeks are left for recent past papers. It is the chance to test your past month’s effort and the last chance for you to find any unfamiliar areas.
I am also an “output” type of learner, which means I can better organize my thoughts when I am speaking or writing. It can help me better focus on the what I am looking at and help me organize the logic. This characteristics makes me the type of person that fits well in a study group, which is the second way I recommend you guys to try. A study group that is run well could be more efficient than studying individually. Members of the group can share resources, be complementary on the topics they mastered and being taught by someone who knows a content well can be faster and more accurate than learning it by yourself. Here I really want to thank my teacher and my friends who studied with me and helped me with the problems during the preparation. I’m sure this method will also be useful in every day study if it fits you. So find a friend, or a group of friends that share the same interest with you and if you have any questions about a problem, that both, or many of you are interested in, don’t be shy to ask them and your teachers. But make sure you are not bothering them too much.
作为一名曾经就读于PIB的学生，我深切体会到学习过程中所面临的诸多挑战。我所置身的学习体系独具特色，传授的知识内容也异于寻常。尽管并非全然迥异，但其局限性仍旧显著，这一点在我参与的各类竞赛中体现得尤为突出。我时常忧虑，自身的知识储备是否足以应对激烈的竞赛环境。幸运的是，经过不断探索与实践，我终于找到了适合自身的学习方法和备考策略，现将之分享予众。
于我而言，备赛过程不仅是为了在竞赛中取得佳绩，更是一个极好的契机，用以回顾过往所学，预习IB课程大纲中的未来内容，并积累对未来有益的各类信息。因此，我并未将全部复习资料留待最后两周匆忙应对，而是给予自己更长久的记忆时间。在备赛初期，我迅速完成先前的试卷，以此迅速识别自身的薄弱环节和知识盲区。这些领域将成为我接下来重点关注的焦点。在此过程中，我不仅致力于记忆“是什么”，更着力于理解“为什么”或“如何”。深入探究“为什么”或“如何”有助于将新知识与既有知识体系相融合，进而实现更为高效的记忆。
长此以往，我甚至具备了解决陌生领域问题的能力，因为我已掌握在给定信息之间建立联系、通过逻辑推导得出答案的技巧。而此类问题正是近年来竞赛中更为常见的题型。在备赛的最后两周，我专注于最近的试卷，以此检验过去一个月的学习成果，并寻找尚不熟悉的领域。此外，我亦属于“输出型”学习者，即在说话或写作过程中能够更好地组织思路。这种特质使我能够更加专注于所学内容，并提升逻辑思维的条理性。因此，我认为加入学习小组是一种极为有效的学习方式，并在此向各位推荐尝试。管理得当的学习小组往往能够比单打独斗更为高效。
小组成员可以共享学习资源，在各自擅长的领域互补不足，且由擅长者教授相关知识往往更为迅速且准确。在此，我要衷心感谢我的老师以及与我共同学习、相互扶持的朋友们。若此种学习方式适合你，我相信它同样能够在日常学习中发挥积极作用。因此，建议你寻找志同道合的朋友，共同组建学习小组。当你们对某个问题或共同感兴趣的主题产生疑惑时，不妨大胆地向老师或朋友请教。但请注意，切勿过分依赖他人，应保持独立思考和自主学习的能力。
British Biology Olympiad (BBO)
关于英国生物测评
The British Biology Olympiad (BBO) was created in 1995, to stimulate students with an interest in Biology to expand and extend their talents.It is one of the largest science competitions in the UK with more than 10,000 high school students participating every year. It enables students to demonstrate their knowledge and to be suitably rewarded and publicly recognized through medals, certificates and other prizes.
The Intermediate Biology Olympiad tests students biology knowledge, and meanwhile, encourages them to continue studying the bio-sciences beyond school. Participants will get unique advantages when applying science majors in top universities.
Biology Challenge stimulates students’ curiosity for the natural world and encourages them to take an interest in biology outside of school by reading books and magazines, watching natural-history programs and keeping pace with news media.
英国生物测评（BBO）自1995年创立以来，始终致力于激发并提升对生物学领域怀有浓厚兴趣的学生之才能。作为英国规模最大的科学竞赛之一，该竞赛每年均吸引超过万名高中生踊跃参与。通过这一平台，学生们得以充分展示其生物学知识储备，并凭借所获得的奖牌、证书及其他荣誉，获得应有的认可与嘉奖。
英国生物测评（BBO）侧重于检测学生在生物学领域的知识掌握情况，同时鼓励他们积极拓展课堂学习范围，深入探索生物科学的奥秘。对于有志于申请顶尖大学科学专业的学生而言，参与此项竞赛将为其增添一份独特的竞争优势。生物挑战活动旨在激发学生对自然界的好奇心，鼓励他们通过课外阅读书籍与杂志、观看自然历史节目以及关注新闻媒体动态等多种途径，培养对生物学的浓厚兴趣，进而深化对生命科学领域的理解与认识。