On May 28th, 2015, a group of our students, parents and Ms. Zhang arrived in Beijing after 16 hours flight. Where everything looks like downtown, Beijing is the capital of China with a population of 11.51 million. We visited the Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven, Summer Palace, a local high school,…and the most unforgettable, the Great Wall. Four days later, we flew to Luoyang and took the high speed train to Xi’an, experiencing Kungfu, Terra Cota army, Longmen Grottos, the City Wall of Xi’an, and etc. Then, we flew to the east coast, visiting the West Lake in Hang Zhou, silk factory and typical Chinese gardens in Su Zhou, Zhou Zhuang the water town, and finally Shanghai, the largest city in China with both renowned historical sites and extensive skyline. Indulging in the extremely rich Chinese culture for 14 days, this trip was a trip that all will remember for their whole life.
On May 29th, 2015, we visited High School Affiliated to BIT (Beijing Institute of Technology) in Beijing. During the 3-hour visiting, we had a formal meeting with administrators and students of HSABIT and took a school tour. The HSABIT ambassadors introduced their school in English, and our students Jack Meeker and Suraj Masand introduced AHS all in Chinese (which shocked them:)-). After exchanging information, they had separated interviews with our AHS students, parents, and me (the interviews have been played in their school broadcast). Also we visited all of their wonderful clubs, activity rooms, enrichment classes and regular classes. It was an experience we will never forget.
The following is a news report on their school website about this visiting.
美国阿法乐特高中师生及家长访问我校
时间:2015-06-01 14:57:41 作者:lgfzgjb01
美国Alpharetta High School 是位于美国东南部佐治亚州的一所优秀的公立高中,2015年5月29日,在该校汉语教师张老师的带领下,十名学生和四名家长来我校参观交流。
我校接待大使团的十名成员参与了接待活动。大使团本学期第四次参与接待活动。与第一次相比,最大的不同是每个成员都非常自信。一位大使团成员用流利的英语介绍了我校的情况,而美国阿法乐特高中的两名学生则用汉语介绍了他们的学校。此次来访的美国学生学习汉语将近四年了,汉语讲得真不错。在交流问答期间,我校一位学生问美国学生为什么学习汉语,美国学生回答:“学校开设了西班牙语、法语、汉语等不同的语言课程。汉语很难,我要挑战自己。另外,中国经济快速发展,汉语很重要”。由此看来,中国经济发展令世人瞩目,同时也推动了中文及文化更广泛的传播。
参加此次接待的大使团成员中,有几位同时又是我校英文广播站的成员。他们对几位美国学生、老师和家长分别进行了采访录音,采访内容将在午间英文广播中播出。整个交流气氛轻松、友好,两校学生增加了对彼此的了解。
美国师生还参观了我校的专业教室。美国的客人们没想到学校的设施这么好,也没想到我校学生的英语能如此流利。短短的访问改变了他们对中国学校的认识。而在两周的中国之旅中,参观我校仅仅是其中一小站。他们还将领略北京、西安的历史文化遗产和江南独特的城市景观。
两校都希望在今后进一步加强高中学生间的互访交流。
大使团成员介绍学校
端庄的大使团成员
采访美国学生
愉快的交流气氛
开心合影
参观机器人专业教室
美国客人对茶艺很感兴趣
美国学生家长听陶艺介绍
得到美国老师送的礼物很开心
学校综合楼前留个影