| 數(shù)據(jù)載入中...... |
| 公告 |
| 數(shù)據(jù)載入中...... |
| 我的專題（分類） |
|
數(shù)據(jù)載入中...... |
| 最新日志 |
|
數(shù)據(jù)載入中...... |
| 日志搜索 |
|
數(shù)據(jù)載入中...... |
| Blog信息 |
|
數(shù)據(jù)載入中...... |
|
|
| Adventures in China remai |
| caihong 發(fā)表于：2009-10-15 11:42:34 |
Adventures in China remain
Four Manalapan High School students and science teacher Heather Sullivan have returned from a 15-day trip to China, where nike shoesthey studied kung fu at a martial arts school, rode in rickshaws, and scaled the Great Wall of China.
Thenike shoes all-expense paid trip was organized by Discovery Student Adventures, the Discovery Channel’s new division that coordinates international travel for students in grades 5-12.
Sullivan and two other teachers were chosen from more than 170 educator applicants nationwide to pilotjordan shoes the program’s excursion to China.jordan shoes Each teacher was asked to select four students to experience the adventure as well.
Sullivan chose students Cory Bolotsky, 17, Kim Gennaro, 17, Caitlyn Silk, 17, and Drew Regino, 16. The other two jordan shoesteachers and eight students were from Wisconsin and California.
The Manalapan students are all starting their senior year of jordan shoeshigh school this week.
Sullivan applied for the trip because of her involvement in the Discovery Educator Network, which connects teachers who are passionate about integrating technology into the classroom to other educators.
“I never believed I would get picked to go abroad,” Sullivan said. “I didn’t tell anyone else that I appliedjordan shoes for the trip either.China TravelOnce I found out we were picked in March, things started happening very quickly. I had to choose which students I wanted to bring, ask their parents’ permission, and secure our passports and visas.”
Sullivan said Bolotsky, Gennaro, Silk and Regino were selected because they are good ambassadors for Manalapan and for America. They are confident, well-spoken, and able to absorb and communicate their cultural experiences with others, she said.
As part of the pilot program, the students were required to use the Internet to write daily about their activities, using blogs and Twitter, a microblogging service.
Silk blogged, ” … We made dumplings in different shapes … I can’t wait to show everyone my cooking skills when I get home!”
The students’ blogs and tweets can still be read at http://dsachina.blogspot.com. Bolotsky concurred, saying, China Travel“Chinese food in China is nothing like Chinese food in America.” The students said their most memorable moments including sampling duck brain and scorpion. “Scorpion tastes like a crunchy french fry,” Regino reminisced.
Other culturally enlightening experiences included visiting the “Bird’s Nest,” which was the Olympic Stadium that played host to the 2008jordan shoes Summer Olympics in Beijing; experiencing a day in the life of a Shaolin monk; and visiting the home of a Chinese family to learn about culture and calligraphy.
The students also learned how to sing the song “Shaolin, Shaolin” in Chinese and presented it to their kung fu instructors and warrior monks.
The guests from the United States were surprised as to how different the Chinese education system is from the AmericanChina tours education system. After visiting a school, the Americans learned that mostChina tours Chinese students attend boarding school year-round and only return home for a spring holiday.
“I feel really grateful for my education … that I get such a good education,” Silk said. Bags have been unpacked and passports have been put away, but the students said their experiences in the Far East will stay with them forever.
Their teacher, Sullivan, said, “I have much more legitimacy when teaching 21st century skills in my classes. Anywhere you can go outside of your own comfort zone helps you. When you understand more, you can share better.”
Gennaro agreed with Sullivan, saying, “I appreciate everything I have more now. I’m much more culturally aware.”
The students want to share their enthusiasm about their trip and Chinese culture with others. They encourage any school or group that is interested in hearing about their trip to contact Sullivan at hsullivan@frhsd.com to schedule a presentation. |
|
數(shù)據(jù)載入中...... |