Archive for the ‘China’ Category
Friday, May 24th, 2013
This week we had our first Skype conference call with Amy an English teacher at our sister school is China. It was a real buzz to talk in real-time with someone so far away from the comfort of my office. I was able to project her call on my whiteboard ...
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Saturday, April 7th, 2012
Late last year I was remiss in not sharing news about a project two teachers imagined - a school dragon to use when we celebrate Chinese festivals and events.
The Mandarin teacher, Bec had the original idea and then another teacher and some parents quickly jumped on board and with the help ...
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Saturday, December 3rd, 2011
This week I was invited to meet a delegation of school leaders from the Jiangsu Province of China. After the introductions and overviews of each region or province were finished we had an opportunity to exchange views of education and ask each other questions.
The issues raised included money from governments, ...
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Monday, October 3rd, 2011
Standing outside the main gate of the Forbidden City and trying to use Pano an i phone 4 app to show the size of the entrance. Its a great app which I recommend to others.
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Monday, October 3rd, 2011
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I have attached some shots of the Forbidden City that I toured as part of the Leaders Course in Beijing. Besides the fascinating history of the City which is nearly 700 years old its sheer size is amazing. It covers 178 acres so in a few hours we were only able ...
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