- Video conference with our sister school --Collegiate School Students (2009-5-22)
On May 21st (at 8:00pm Beijing Standard Time and 8:00am American Eastern Standard Time) a video conference was held in our school’s English Room.
Last March two students held
a musical concert via video
conference. This was the
second time two sister
school students communicated
with each other by video.
For this semester, our
students and collegiate
school students are studying
the same book called “Three
cups of tea”. They discussed
some questions from the book
and talked about their
school life. We learn from
each other and progress
together.
Our video communication was truly an eye- opening and heart-warming experience. We were able to minimize the distance across many borders, to watch and talk face to face even though we live in different time zones. The video conference promoted a deeper cultural understanding between our two nations and people. Let’s hope that we can have many more such kind of internet interaction in the future.
- Daeoeok Middle School in Yongin, Korea visited our school (2009-5-20)
During May 13th-17th, our sister school Daeoeok Middle School in Yongin, Korea, with its Vice Principal Ms. Zhao and 21 teachers and students visited our school.
They have also paid a visit to
our school on October 2008.
Last December we visited them, thus this is the second time their students came to our school.
Korean teachers and students had a wonderful time here. In addition to visiting our school and places of interest in Yangzhou, they learned Chinese painting, and experienced Chinese traditional instrument – Guzheng.
They learned how to make dumplings and took part in the games with our students. Korean friends had home-stay with our students. Not only for Korean students to experience a real chance of family life in China, but also our students and parents can socialize with the Korean students, learning communication skills, experience cultural differences.
- Yangzhou Jianzhen International Marathon 2009 (2009-4-28)
On April 26th, 2009, 1270 teachers, students and parents from Beijing New Oriental Foreign Language School at Yangzhou took part in the 4th Yangzhou China, Jianzhen International Half-Marathon Tournament.
Our school was the biggest group participating in this event. Among all these school runners, the oldest was 67 years old and the youngest was 7 a year old boy. 564 marathoners finished the half marathon under the three-hour time limit. Ten international teachers from our school also took part and they all finished the race with great success.
