Monday, 31 October 2016

First Visit to Suzhou no 1 high school

Tuesday October 25th

Tuesday was the first day in school. I arrived at Suzhou no 1 high school at 830am. Unbeknown to me the students had already been here for an hour in lessons! I had a tour of the school given by my first student guide, whose English name was Stefanie. The school looked like an beautiful holiday resort! I mean that it was full of balconies and beautiful stone buildings with Chinese garden rooftops that it shocked me that it was a high school. The school is undergoing some renovations and they plan to bulid a new canteens underground with a state of the art sports field above. The library is brand new with cafe style seating indoor and out.
The modern mixed with the classic architecture of the buildings is very charming and has a vey welcoming feel with a true sense of belonging for the students.
The lessons I observed today included English where I shared the LSA school video and all the school information that our students worked on.


The school buildings and grounds







My first student guide Stefani.



The music room and stage 



School rules and moots including points about the importance of education, ambition, tolerance and family.

Meeting with the leadership team. The director is to my right in my photo.





The Director's office inside the administration building.





English lesson







The school shop 


Music lesson

English teachers and I held a special meeting to discuss common links and learning from each other. Jack Zhou from the British council in Shanghai also attended.







LSA uniform will be on display in the school.



Music just teachers and jack from the British council 



Chinese calligraphy lesson 


Learning traditional songs


Dinner with school director, coordinator and staff from Suzhou no1 high school.



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