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Educators to China Trip for Exchange |
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2006
US Educators Trip
To China
An
Invitation From Han Ban
For years, Chinese language teachers
at American high schools, both public and private, have wished
that their superintendents, principals or supervisors could
have the opportunity to visit China. Their hope has been
that if administrators could experience China in person, they
would realize the significance of teaching Chinese to today's
young Americans, and in turn lend their full support to
existing Chinese programs.
We
are very pleased to announce that through the collaborative
efforts of the Chinese Language Association of
Secondary-Elementary Schools (CLASS), the Hope Education
Foundation (HEF) and the National Office for Teaching Chinese
as a Foreign Language (Hanban) this long-standing wish has
finally become a reality. Under the arrangement of the Hope
Education Foundation, the Hanban formally extends an
invitation to 33 American educators to visit China. Eligible
participants include District Superintendents, Deputy
Superintendents, School Principals/Headmasters,
Vice-Principals/Assistant Headmasters and Foreign Language
Supervisors. On this trip, the educators will tour the cities
of Beijing, Shanghai and Suzhou for 8 days, from April
12-19, or June 26-July 3, or December 8-15 2006. The
group will also observe a preschool native language
instruction, visit schools that offer Chinese as a foreign
language; learn about an internet language teaching project
currently being conducted between China and America; discuss
possible collaborations between the US Schools and China's
Hanban programs; and meet with representatives from the
Chinese Ministry of Education. All expenses in China for
this trip will be covered by the Hanban.
The US Educators Trip to China started in
2005. The first trip was a great success. There were a total
of 33 US educators participated in last year's project. The
evaluation of the trip indicated a high 90% satisfactory rate.
Many educators requested to keep this project going. Based on
their requests, this year, the project is accepting
applications from all over the United States. We will try as
much as we could to accommodate the qualified educators who
register before the deadline.
Qualifications:
I. Must be a current Principal/Headmaster or
Vice-principal/Assistant Headmaster of an American public or
private middle/high school
Or…II. Must be a current school
district Superintendent, deputy Superintendent or a Foreign
Language Program Supervisor Or…III. Must be a current school district
Educational Administrator or a Director
of Chinese Language
Interested applicants who meet one of the
above qualifications should contact the Chinese Language
Association of Secondary-Elementary Schools' Executive
Director, Dr. Yu-Lan Lin
Tel: 617-635-9420 or
1-800-341-7983 Fax: 626-300-3886
Email: ylin@boston.k12.ma.us
or info@hope-edu.org
The Chinese Language Association of
Secondary-Elementary Schools and the Hope Education Foundation
will review applications and send recommendations to Hanban
for formal invitations. If the number of applicants exceeds
33, those who are not chosen for this year's trip will be
given first priority for the 2007 trip
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Project Name:
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2006 US
Educators Trip to China
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Project Number
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CHU060412/0626/1208-8D
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Version:060304UY-1
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Estimated
quote:
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US$1498/person,
($1648 for spouses, no children)
for departing from JFK airport.
US$1398/person,
($1548 for spouses, no children)
for
Departing from
LAX or SFO airport.
$150/person
airfare difference for the June 26 group
All other US
domestic airport departure could be arranged with
additional fare.
Please contact
organizer for quotation.
(No children
under 21 years old allowed)
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Deposit
required:
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US$300/person
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Payment due
date:
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45 days before
departure
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Quote include:
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4-star hotels
single room, meals, tour guides, admission fees,
airfare and transportation, 240.000 RMB travel
insurance in China, visa fee. All exchange activities,
guide & driver service tips.
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Quote NOT
include:
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Personal
expenses and telecommunication charges.
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Cancellation
policy: Please visit www.hope-edu.org
see "Information" section.
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DAY
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TRANS
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ITINERARY DETAILS
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D1Wed 4/12/06
Mon6/26/06
Fri 12/08/06
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Flight
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D2
Thu4/13/06
Tue6/27/06
Sat12/09/06
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Flight
Coach
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D3
Fri 4/14/06
Wed6/28/06
Sun12/10/06
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Coach
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D4
Sat 4/15/06
Thu6/29/06
Mon12/11/06
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D5
Sun 4/16/06
Fri 6/30/06
Tue12/12/06
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Flight
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D7
Tue 4/18/06
Sun07/02/06
Thu12/14/06
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D8
Wed4/19/06
Mon07/03/06
Fri 12/15/06
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