What has happened in the last week part 2

This week began a new stage in our schooling here. Since all but the incoming seniors (called senior 3 here) finished school last week (except for a few taking special extra classes), our students had no regular class to report to at 7:30. As a result the school invited a small group of incoming 10th graders to meet with us from 8 - 10 a.m. each day. It is a really great group whose English is excellent. All week we did various activites designed to help our students with their Chinese and also to help the Chinese students with their English. The kids made introductions, talked about their families, played a few games and discussed their daily lives in each country. Also the Chinese students helped our group with some difficult homework and to study for this weeks' tests.

First day introductions (above) and some of our partner groups (below)

Yesterday we all met the new group of Saugus-bound students. They all seem very nice. This is my second time to meet Guo Hongmei - the teacher - and she is really friendly and nice. Above and to the left you see the new host sisters and brother. I met with the new group for two hours and explained as much as possible as to what they might expect. I am looking forward to working with this group! :)