8月10日，中国围棋协会根据《全国围棋特色学校称号授予办法》，经推荐、评审、考核、征求意见、社会公示等规范程序，对全国围棋活动开展较好、弘扬传统文化成效显著的学校进行公示。
中国围棋协会关于公布2022年“全国围棋特色学校（幼儿园）”名单的通知
On 10th August , according to the "Measures for Awarding the Title of National Weiqi Characteristic Schools", the Chinese Weiqi Association publicized the schools with good Weiqi activities and remarkable achievements in promoting traditional culture through the standard procedures of recommendation, review, assessment, soliciting opinions and social publicity.
济南市托马斯（安生）学校被授予“全国围棋特色学校”
Jinan Thomas School was awarded "National Weiqi Characteristic School".
全国围棋特色学校是校园围棋教育传承的示范、先行和骨干力量，是对全国校园围棋开展较好的中小学的鼓励和促进。
National Weiqi characteristic schools are the demonstration, pioneer and mainstay of the inheritance of Weiqi education on campus, and it is a good encouragement and promotion for primary and secondary schools with better Weiqi courses.
关于托马斯
济南市托马斯（安生）学校是济南市目前唯一一所国际学校，也是济南国际化教育创新标杆品牌。
Currently, Jinan Thomas School is the only international school in the city, and it is also the innovative and model brand of Jinan's international education.
覆盖幼儿园、小学、初中、高中四个学段，努力培养和造就既有深厚中华文化底蕴，又有广阔国际视野，以天下为己任的未来英才。
It covers kindergarten, primary school, junior high school and senior high school, and strives to cultivate and shape future talents who not only have profound Chinese cultural heritage, but also have a broad international perspective and take the world as their own responsibility.
目前在校生中，有110多名来自十二个国家的外籍学生，和大量海外华人子女。
There are more than 110 foreign students from 12 countries and a large number of children of overseas Chinese now.
围棋特色学校
学校重视传统文化，尤其围棋活动的发展。
The school attaches great importance to traditional culture, especially the development of Weiqi.
学校配备有专门的围棋教室、对局室，购置挂盘、棋具、多媒体教学设备。
The school has been equipped with the special Weiqi classrooms, room on local, and also has purchased hanging plates, chess equipment and multimedia teaching equipment.
学校校长有多年创设围棋特色学校管理经验，曾担任山东省围棋协会副理事长，济南市围棋协会副秘书长，打造过济南市青少年围棋比赛活动中心，济南市围棋教学示范化学校等。
The school principal has many years of experience in the management of Weiqi characteristic schools. He served as the vice chairman of Shandong Weiqi Association and deputy secretary-general of Jinan Weiqi Association. He also built the Jinan Youth Weiqi Competition Activity Center and Jinan Weiqi Teaching Demonstration School, etc.
小学部开设围棋课，同时初中部开设围棋选修课，聘请中国围棋协会讲师团成员，济南市著名专业围棋教师到校任教，并带学校围棋社团训练提高。
With the specialized guidance from Chinese Weiqi Association Instructor’s Group and the professional teaching from reputable Weiqi teachers in Jinan, Thomas primary school offers Weiqi course, and Thomas junior high school has Weiqi lesson as elective course. Professionals train the school Weiqi club members to improve their skills.
每学期期末都举办中（小）学部围棋比赛，评选出优秀校园棋手。
At the end of each semester, the school organises the competition to reward the outstanding Weiqi players.
围棋教育
围棋起源于中国，有四千多年历史，是中华民族优秀的传统艺术瑰宝。
Originated in China with history over 4000 years, Weiqi is an outstanding traditional art treasure of our Chinese nation.
作为一所国际化学校，开展围棋活动，有助于使中国学生打牢中国根基，拓展家国情怀和全球视野，培养具有中国文化底蕴、服务于中华民族伟大复兴事业的人才；有助于外籍师生热爱中华文化，讲好中国故事。
Thomas, as an international school, organises Weiqi activities regularly. This will not only develop Chinese students’ solid foundation in national culture heritage, but also develop their global vision. It also cultivates future talents who can serve to the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. Meanwhile, Weiqi activities get more international teachers and students to like Chinese culture.
济南市托马斯（安生）学校雄厚的实力，先进的硬件、优秀的师资力量和强大的海外教育资源，也会为中国围棋事业的发展起到巨大推动作用。
Jinan Thomas School has strong strength, advanced hardware, excellent teachers and rich resources in overseas education. This will contribute to the China Weiqi development.
展望未来，学校将培养一批熟悉围棋知识，掌握围棋技能，具备一定水平的人才，并以外籍学校为窗口，向世界展示围棋文化。
For the future, we will cultivate a group of talents who are equipped with a wide variety of Weiqi knowledge and skills, to show the culture of Weiqi to the world through our foreign school.
当选国家级围棋特色学校，既是荣誉，也是责任，深受鼓舞之余，也提振了学校师生的信心。
Being elected as a National Weiqi Characteristic School is both an honour and a responsibility. Our teachers and students are encouraged by this.
新的起点，济南托马斯将继续立足弘扬传统文化，做好新学期围棋课程规划，让学生得到民族艺术的熏陶，在本手、妙手、俗手的历练中感受围棋魅力，在学习围棋、提升棋力的过程中得到全面发展。
At the new starting point, Thomas school will continue to promote Chinese traditional culture and plan the Weiqi courses for the new semester, so that students can get positive impact from the national art, and achieve integrated development through learning and progressing.
