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Reaching for the Future

China day 3-4

I have to combine days 3 and 4 as my “free time” becomes less “my time” as we near the school visit.  So the first photo is a “wish shot,” as I wish I were fishing with these two men rather than taking their photo from my visiting team work room!

We visit the school for a tour of the facility on both Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning - a good opportunity before the 1600 students from nursery school right through grade 12 rain down upon us. The facility is one of the largest I have ever seen. You begin to get some sense of its size by looking at the photo of the school lobby as seen from a 2nd floor balcony.
Student work is every where and it adds so much color to the building. In keeping with Asian tradition, the grounds are very well-maintained and feature local flora such as bamboo, flowering cherry, Japanese maple, magnolia. (3rd photo)
Thinking of my students back at Hall-Dale, I took the photo of the room dedicated solely to playing ping-pong (you can see me taking the photo in the mirrored wall in the back left). But if that isn’t enough of a work out, how about a dip in the full-sized, six-lane, heated pool.  And SSIS plans to almost double its size with new construction in the very near future.  It takes about 20 minutes to drive to the school, and it is surrounded by green spaces and 12-18 story apartment complexes that house workers and their families who man the companies and businesses located in this business park.
I’ll update you again shortly!

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