By KRISTINA TORRES
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Published on: 06/10/08
Six Decatur educators visiting a school in Chengdu, China, have been teaching their hosts some Southern bywords (ya'll, anyone?). In turn, they're getting a deep lesson in friendship and goodwill.
The trip to Sichuan Normal University Attached Experimental School in Chengdu is the first time Decatur has sent teachers to the school, with which it began a new exchange program last year. The trip comes in the wake of a May 12 earthquake that devastated Sichuan province and killed tens of thousands of Chinese.
The 3,000 students from the elite school escaped injury and are back in class.
You can see and read more on the teachers' trip at their blog, acopp.edublogs.org. Among memories so far, according to a separately e-mailed update from the group:
ON THEIR WELCOME
"They have greeted us on every occasion with big, beautiful bouquets of flowers that would cost hundreds of dollars in the States. They have banners hanging all around the school that welcome us as their special VIP guests. Yesterday at the welcoming ceremony, all 3,000 students attended. We gave a gift from each of our schools and from our superintendent, Dr. Phyllis Edwards. They responded by having each grade perform a dance for us. Amazing!"
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