Sep 21, 2015
We are enjoying learning and experiencing life in North Carolina! Being a student is a new journey for all of us. We started our journey on the other side of…
Sep 14, 2015
Our wonderful Chicago trip was enriched by so many surprises! This is officially my first trip to the U.S. This was officially my first holiday in the U.S. The combination…
Sep 7, 2015
With excitement and expectation, five of us finally arrived from Beijing Royal School on the night of August 8th in Raleigh, North Carolina. Mr. Chen, from the office of the…
Oct 30, 2014
During fall break, I went to Washington D.C. with some of my colleagues. It was a fun trip! In four days, we visited Mount Vernon (the home of George Washington),…
Oct 23, 2014
Confucius once said, “A gentleman gets along with others, but does not necessarily agree with them.” If China and the U.S. were people, then they are the gentlemen mentioned by…
Oct 15, 2014
The past two months at NCSU have been busy but rewarding. We have been gradually acclimating ourselves to our new life in the United States. Every week, we harvest the…
Oct 9, 2014
Do you remember the moment when we arrived in the United States? Every year Beijing Royal School sends teachers to study or work in the U.S. This year eight of…
Oct 2, 2014
Before I came to America, I watched the TV series, “Touch.” It’s about a boy, Jake, who can touch the future, and feel the “pain of the universe.” In his…
Sep 25, 2014
For the past four years, Dr. Hiller Spires, professor and senior research fellow at the Friday Institute, and her colleagues in the NLC have worked to build a mutually beneficial…
This week, at The Friday Institute, we had another active discussion about what we read in the last 3 chapters of Jin Li’s book, Cultural Foundations of Learning. These three…