chinese exchange program: shs chex@shs. chex: some basic information introductions brief history of...
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Chinese Exchange Program: SHS
ChEx@SHS
ChEx: Some Basic Information
Introductions
Brief History of the Program
Our roles as hosts and ambassadors
Our roles as guests and ambassadors
Questions
Extremely Brief History
Initiative of Claire Jackson’s, carried on by Barbara Dunham, & Tim Farmer
First Trip 2008
Currently self-funded
Blogs and photos on SPS website under Curriculum & Assessment
Two Phases of Exchange
Being a host/ambassadorBeing a guest/ambassador
Being a Host/Ambassador
Where is Sharon, MA , USA?
Three Primary Venues
School
At Home
Out and about
School: Life at SHS
Chinese students enroll in classes
Chinese students spend time together each day as a group @ SHS
Chinese students travel to and from school with your student. Bus transport provided.
Lockers provided
School lunch ticket provided
Please pack them Eagle Block Snack(s)!
Welcome Program at SHS
At SHS in the evening
soon after they arrive
Your students should attend!
The Really Big Show
Life at Home
own room
support with unfamiliar ways
showers
laundry
meals
your choice
any American activity can be an adventure
hanging out at home is an activity
parents in past organized!
students are covered by insurance
no sports rider
Out and About
Special Trip to NYC
For Chinese Exchange students, their teacher and SHS chaperone only
some three day weekend
you transport kids to SHS or Sharon train station or the like
you pick them up afterward
SHS Guests/Ambassadors in China
Where is Xi’an?
School Life in Xi’an
students attend classes
minimum of 90 minutes of Chinese language/day; important
students also receive a culture class/day
students receive a lunch ticket
travel to and from school; varied
SHS work and ChEx Trip
approximately 3 hours/day for SHS work
students need to be in good standing academically, motivated & relatively independent
some students brought
laptops/netbooks and/or
photocopied textbooks, packets, etc
could access teacher webpages, BUT...
Home Life
Placed in fine, modern homes
Own rooms, even if host sibling’s room
Chinese host sibling
Not all had wifi or internet; students could Skype at school
12 hour time difference!
Out and About/Travel
Beijing
3 days
Overnight train ride to Xi’an!
Xi’an and Environs
5-ish weeks
Shanghai & Suzhou
4 days
Beijing
Xi’an
Shanghai/Suzhou
Warnings, Disclaimers and The Processes
Your Questions...