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In
order to enhance the understanding of education, promote the cultural
exchange, and develop the friendship between young people of China and
America,
Cary Academy started our sister school relationship in China in the year
2000 with the
Affiliated
High School of Peiking University (AHSPU),
and from year 2005 we added the
Henan Experimental
High School to our sister schools list.
Our first
visit
to Beijing
was
3/3/2000,
and that
year was also the 50th anniversary of AHSPU, Mr. Don Berger, our Head of
School, was invited
to attend the celebration in Beijing (picture above).
Due to 911 and SARS
we canceled our program for two years, but in the year 2004 we went to
visit AHSPU again (picture on right).
In
the
year
2005,
we started our new relationship with
Henan Experimental High School
(picture left),
and since
then we have hosted Chinese exchange students from Henan Province for
three years. Year
2006, the vice-principal Ma, Yu-Xia and 14 students,
2007, the
school secretary Mr. Hu, Jia-Yu and director of international department
Mr. Niu, Bing-Hua with 14 students; and 2008, the vice-principal Mr. Wu,
Zhen-Min and math teacher Mr. Yao, Peng-yuan with 20 students, in
general they spent 5 to 6 days here with their host families and
participated activities at school. And CA students go to visit
Experimental High School in He-Nan every May since 2005 as well.
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