is one of our main purposes for coming to China, and we were eager to try out our lesson
plans and modules.
We were officially welcomed by the principle of the school, and several school officials,
who gave us a presentation on Yaohua school, and exchange programs in Tianjin.
Afterwards, we broke into groups and audited different classes, including art, chemistry,
labor skills, and music. In some of the classes, we also got to interact with the
students and assist in teaching.
We also got a chance to watch and participate in their morning exercises.
Next, it was our turn to learn a little about Chinese culture. The school set up special
classes for us to learn Chinese paper cutting, conversational Chinese, and Chinese
calligraphy.
In the afternoon, we got to try out our own classes--teaching English through the arts.
We taught arts and crafts, music and lyrics, dance and movement, and theatre and games to
several groups of 7th, 8th, and 11th graders.
After a long, exhausting, but successful day, we ended back to TNU for some R&R. We will
be returning to Yaohua on Friday.
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