From Left: Mr Brown, Mr Wang (Headteacher Rong Shan Middle School), Mr Marshall, Mr Field and Mrs Zou (Head of English - Rong Shan Middle School)
On Wednesday 2nd December, our school welcomed a delegation of 19 Headteacher’s and educational officials from Chancheng District, China. The delegation included Zhao Jun, Vice-Secretary of the Government of Chancheng District, Liu Feihu, Director General of the Education Bureau of Chancheng Province and Deng Yuwen, Deputy Director of the Education Bureau. Headteachers and advisors from Medway also joined the delegation for a tour of the school and a welcome buffet in the school library. Robert Paterson of Year 13 welcomed the delegation with a speech in Mandarin and the schools saxophonists entertained the group throughout lunch. During the afternoon a group of students travelled to Robert Napier School to perform an extract of a Chinese play in Mandarin. Robert Paterson also performed an extract individually. This was effectively a rehearsal for the National Chinese Speaking Competition, being held at the London School of Economics on December 15th 2009.
Year 9 students demonstrating their skills with a microscope
On Thursday Mr Wang, Heateacher of Rong shan Middle School in Foshan, China and Mrs Zou, Head of English at the school enjoyed observing lessons in Science, Maths, DT, Art and Business Studies. They were impressed with the behaviour and politeness of our pupils and felt that the teacher-pupil relationships were outstanding. A special assembly was put on for Year 7&8 pupils where a DVD was shown which introduced pupils to our partner school in China. Chatham Grammar School For Boys and Rong Shan Middle School have been working together successfully for over one year now and have agreed that this year, they will focus on a joint project looking at Sport and Healthy Lifestyles.
Any student who wishes to contribute to this project by submitting an article about one of the following topics should see Mr Brown:
1) A sport a form of exercise that you are involved in
2) The food which you eat and the extent to which it is healthy
3) The activities you are involved in which you believe develops a healthy mind. This could include religion, social activities different forms of relaxation, supporting and mentoring others for example.
Your articles will be sent immediately to China via our dedicated web space on the elanguages site.
The link to our project page is:
http://www.elanguages.org/view_pagecontent.php?resourceid=77144;id=r77144#r77144
Mr Brown
