On the bus on our way back from Tongliang to Chongqing in Sichuan province.
Earlier today three of us visited the No. 1 Experimental Primary School in Tongliang. Our two escort teachers are fluent English speakers and teach English at the Model school. It is famous for its concentration in the arts!! 10 art teachers, 8 music, 60 who teach poetry (every classroom teacher) and 4 technology teachers. The school has 4,000 students and 200 teachers. It draws on the surrounding upper and middle class community.
The buildings for classes
The art, music, science, technology building
Our guides, Grace and Lilian in the Calligraphy studio
Grace, Principal He Daiguo, Fulbright delegates Roberta, me, and Kyle, Chairman Hou Youhua, and Lilian. They had a very successful partnership last year with a school in Wales around food and culture. I’m excited to think about ways we might be able share with each other.
