1. Amedee Williams ( x 3114) Office 118 – (inside of orchestra room)
SHS China Exchange 2020
Amedee Williams ( x 3114) Office 118 – (inside of orchestra room)

3. SHS international programs aim to:
promote respect, understanding an appreciation of other cultures, peoples and values.
develop in students the skills to become global citizens.
foster in students an inquiring mind by exposing them to different educational experiences.
encourage the development of lasting relationships with people from other countries.
develop independence by spending time in a different environment and learning how to adapt to new situations and cultural norms.

4. Participation and expectations
• Student-to-Student (Family-to-Family) Exchange • Experience life like a Chinese teenager does - classes, extra-curricular activities, friends & social life, family life, food & culture,... • Explore Chinese culture and history in Xi’an and Shanghai

5. Pinghe Bilingual Shanghai
Our Exchange School: We have built this relationship over many years

6. What does a commitment to host mean?
Welcome a Chinese teenager into your home
Include him/ her in family activities and social life
Share American culture with him/her
Time in NYC ? An out-of-town excursion ?
Your hospitality will be reciprocated when you visit China.

7. A group the Chinese students will be visiting the Guggenheim Museum, MOMA, MET, Statue of Liberty, One World Observatory and the 9/11 Memorial and Museum

8. The students involved in the exchanges will be given contact information for each other to begin and extend our exploration of each other’s cultures both before and after travel. , WhatsApp, Skype, Facetime,.....

9. SHS in China April 5th -17th

10. Shaaxi History Museum

12. Terracotta Army

16. Important Dates
Applications due - June 13th by 8AM to Mr. Williams’s Office
Exchange Dates: Students from Shanghai in Scarsdale Oct. 10th to 20th
SHS students to China - April 5th – 17th

17. Students will be notified by June 18th
At that time a NON-REFUNDABLE $100 Deposit to Tumlare AND a $200 NON-REFUNDABLE DEPOSIT by check to SUFSD
Costs are expected to be approximately $3300