Chenyu Zhang, who transferred to our Ningbo School from his traditional Chinese high school, and is headed to Case Western in the fall, says transferring was the best decision he ever made. “Many Chinese students prefer to stay in traditional schools which are unsuitable for them,” he says. “When they reach graduation, they find that they are further and further away from who they want to be. But by then it’s too late.” Compared to many of his Ningbo campus peers, Chenyu entered one semester late but he quickly made up for lost time.
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Knowing how much our KL educator community loves Chinese culture, our team of Chinese teachers on our Ningbo School campus often plan engaging professional development sessions that encourage them to enjoy the local customs and apply them to their daily lives. With the Spring Festival approaching, they took the opportunity to host a Chinese New Year party in advance of winter break, and share some holiday traditions.
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Invaluable to our Ningbo School campus, KL local coordinator Rebecca Zheng devotes her days to supporting, communicating, and collaborating with teachers, partners, and US colleagues, to ensure the smooth operation of our school. But there’s much more to Rebecca than meets the eye.
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How better to unwind and decompress with your classmates than through zany team-building activities? To enhance teamwork and relationship-building, and to help students relax from the academic pressure, Jeffery Johnston, Academic Dean on our SMS Zhengzhou campus, hosted Teamwork Winter Olympics this January.
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Bringing his own style of teaching history to students on our Barstow Ningbo campus, Laurence Foster does far more than give his class historical facts. He guides them towards using their critical thinking skills, taking a multi-angled view of historical events, and deeply analyzing history both horizontally and vertically.
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Yichen Zheng is a typical science and technology student. With great scores in math, he excels at data programming, assembling machines, and designing model aircrafts. He is also founder and president of the Ningbo School Dance Club. A master of hip-hop, and a Latin dance competition champion in his province, Yichen shined in his recent college interview thanks to his well-rounded interests.
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What are the most valuable benefits of volunteering? Is it to add a line to your resume or is it to have an experience that is different than your own? Students on our SMS Zhengzhou campus discovered it was the latter when they traveled to Lankao Village, Kaifeng City, to volunteer teach at Yifeng No. 1 Junior High School.
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Amie founded a weekly tutoring club providing support to children in remote areas. Fiona led a creative business club offering product design and marketing experience as well as practical hands-on training. Three years together in our Barstow Ningbo campus, Amie and Fiona helped and encouraged one another, and their future is bright. Amie is headed to New York University while Fiona is headed to Babson College. We sat down with them both to learn more how they reached their goals.
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On December 1st, Chen Zhu (Katherine), a student on our Barstow Ningbo campus, received an early decision (ED) offer from Wake Forest University – the earliest student to receive such an offer from a Top 30 US school. An excellent student with strong leadership, communication, collaboration, and creation skills, Katherine shared with us another path to success: helping others with your heart.
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Cold as December can be in Chongqing, the KLIS campus was brimming with the warmth of Christmas. Multicolored lights reflected on decorated hallways and classrooms filled with the happy laughter and cheerful voices of our students. On Dec. 17th, we held our Annual Christmas Celebration, welcoming students, their families, and our dedicated KLIS faculty.
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