Connecticut China Connection

Our whirl wind tour of China is coming to an end today.  This afternoon we will begin the long journey back to the States.  One last stop for lunch before the trip begins.  Late tonight we should be arriving back in Hartford.

Please stay tuned to the blog. Mr. Crawford and Mr. Wood both have many more posts in progress. Even though we are on the way home, we will be writing about our experiences with the schools, with children, with teachers, and much more. We each plan to share our overall impression of the trip and our visions for future work with our sister schools.

Thanks for joining us on this adventure. Each time you read the blog, we were inspired to continue writing.

Today we will be traveling on the high speed train from Jinan back to Beijing.  After arriving back in Beijing we will have an evening to explore more of Beijing.

Today we will be traveling to Qufu to visit the house of Confucius.

Mr. Wood and Mr. Crawford will be parting ways today and head to Binzhou and Heze, respectively, till Friday.  Once in Binzhou and Heze, Mr. Wood and Mr. Crawford will have the opportunity to visit our sister schools and spend time with Chinese students, educators, and administrators.  Along with learning about our sister schools and the Chinese education system, we will be learning about Chinese culture and more about our host cities.

Today we will be traveling to Jinan.  Once we reach Jinan, we will visit the Shandong Provincial Department of Education and attend a welcome banquet in the evening.

Today’s scheduled events are a visit to the Antique Market, the Great Wall of China, and watching the Beijing acrobats.

Today we have a very busy schedule.  We start off at the Ministry of Education and the Department of Basic Education.  We will be seeing a presentation on the Chinese Education System.  We will be heading back to Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City.  After that we will continue on to see a Hutong and experience the Silk Market.

Today we will be arriving in Beijing and going to see Tiananmen Square tonight.

Just to keep everyone informed of our whereabouts, I will be posting our scheduled events over the next few days.  These will be our planned itinerary but I am sure we will be seeing many other sites along the way. Today we begin our Journey flying from Hartford to Chicago to Beijing.