Wednesday, November 9, 2011 Y 1:57 AM
Cycling Southeast Asia, 2011: Messengers of Friendship
Meeting the Chinese adventure Jin Fei Bao and Austrian David Hiebaum
A team of seven (5 China, 1 USA, 1 Austria) are on their journey to send a friendship letter from the Mayor of Kunming, Mayor Zhang Zulin, to 6 countries in South East Asia. The group started their trip on Sunday, 9th of January 2011 and have cycled on their bikes through South China, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar and are now in Malaysia to the final destination Singapore. In each country, Jin Fei Bao, the leader of the team will deliver the letter of friendship personally to the Mayor of each capital city.
It was truly a surprise and a pleasure to meet these adventures at Chinese High School where they were putting up before they continued their journey to Singapore. Mr Jin shared that most countries viewed China as an economic powerhouse, but people in China had become materialistic and he hoped his adventures would inspire others to pursue more than wealth. He also wanted to share the rich culture, history and environment of China through his contact with others during his journey. We wish the team all the best on their expedition.
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In 1955, Dr. Yan Yuanzhang, the sixth principal for the school, established a teacher classification system, student grade placement system, class hierarchy system, work-study system, and scholarships. He introduced the idea of beautifying the environment,
the creation of the "Beautify The Classroom Contest", and other extra-curricular activities.
He also composed the lyric part of the school song.
The creation of 'beautifying' the classroom is still done today at the school. Here are some pictures of the classrooms. :) Each classroom has a specific theme to it. ALL the students will work together and decide on the theme, research possible ideas and later, paint it. The paintings are left for 2 years before the next layer of paint goes on the wall.
The school compound is very spacious and filled with greenery and flowers. Students sculpture pieces were displayed outdoors. They used recycled materials to design the sculptures.
We enjoyed our time interacting and chatting with the students as they brought us around their school compound. They answered our questions and explained to us how things were done in their school and what type of curriculum they had. Meeting the cycling expedition team there was a real bonus! :) Finally, it was time to say good bye to our new friends from Chinese High School.
Labels: Day 1 - Visit to Chinese High School
