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| April 28, 2008 |
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| Dori Mosich |
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 The students and staff who were selected to participate in the China Exchange came back with memories to last a life time. Peninsula High School has a sister school in Jinan China, Jinan No.1 High School. The first few days after landing in China the participants toured around Beijing taking in the sights of the Forbidden City, the Summer Palace, Tiananmen Square and an invigorating hike up the Great Wall. While riding on the bus from one site to another we drove by several of the venues for the 2008 Olympics.
Upon arriving at Jinan No.1 High School the students and staff were treated like royalty. The PHS students presented
PowerPoint shows representing different aspects of life in the United States, from football to Northwest Artists. After the presentations were over, the Chinese students, who were practicing conversational English, had an opportunity to ask questions. The students were highly curious about what it is like to be a teenager in America.
The PHS students were invited to participate in several Chinese classes as students, learning about various aspects of traditional Chinese culture such as Chinese opera, Tai Chi and paper cutting. On one occasion the PHS students also participated in a chemistry class where upon the completion of the lecture all the students went directly into lab. In between classes there was occasionally time for a good old fashioned pick up game of either basketball or football “soccer”.
The exchange program was also able to tour several other schools in Jinan. Although similar in methodology each school offers unique a emphasis for the students who are enrolled in that school. The other schools toured were the Jinan No. 2 High School, the Foreign Language School, and a Special Education School. Jinan No. 2 and the Foreign Language School entertained our students with excellent performances highlighting their students in the areas of dance, performing with traditional instruments, and singing. All the acts were introduced in English for the benefit of the students and staff from the exchange program.
The China Exchange Program benefits all involved in recognizing the over all similarities between two extremely different cultures. The PHS students are already planning the venues to share with their partners from China when they visit in the fall.
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| Heidi Steele
presenting to the Chinese teachers of Jinan No. 1 about a
raising a bilingual child |
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| Observing a
chemistry class in Jinan No. 1 |
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| Participating in
a chemistry lab |
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| Chatting before
class instruction starts |
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| Learning Tai Chi
at Jinan No. 1 |
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| Perfecting the
moves |
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| Informal
discussion between teachers and students from both schools about
politics |
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| Continued
discussion with teachers and students |
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| Jinan No. 1 music
teacher presenting about Chinese opera |
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| Listening to
presentation |
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| Wearing
traditional Chinese opera costumes |
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| Learning how to
move correctly in the costumes |
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| Learning how to
spin the traditional handkerchief used in the opera |
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| Principal Ma,
Jinan No. 1 High School, demonstrating successfully how to spin
a handkerchief |
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| Designing paper
cut-outs |
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| Designing paper
cut-outs |
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| Designing paper
cut-outs |
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| Designing paper
cut-outs |
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| Designing paper
cut-outs |
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| Designing paper
cut-outs |
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| Showing off work
next to the teacher |
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| Standing in front
of Confucius at the Foreign Language School along with the
principals and vice principals |
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| Dance performance
at the Foreign Language School |
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| Choral
performance at the Foreign Language School |
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| Enjoying the
performance |
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| Playing soccer at
the Foreign Language School |
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| Learning Tai Chi
at the Foreign Language School |
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| Learning Tai Chi
at the Foreign Language School |
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| Learning Tai Chi
at the Foreign Language School |
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| Quick game of
Basketball a the Foreign Language School |
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| Standing in front
of Jinan No. 2 High School with the principal and some staff |
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| Touring Jinan No.
2 High School |
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| Visiting a
science room at Jinan No. 2 High School |
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| Looking at
information about the honored graduates from Jinan No. 2 High
School |
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| In the conference
room at Jinan No. 2 High School waiting for the introductions |
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| The principal of
Jinan No. 2 High School |
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| Receiving the
school banner from the principal |
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| Receiving
bookmarks with traditional Chinese Opera masks on them |
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| Touring and
learning about the Special Education School |
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| The graphic
department at the Special Education School |
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| The art program
at the Special Education School |
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| Seeing the room
of the honored graduates from the Special Education School |
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| Receiving a neck
massage from a blind student from the Special Education School |
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