January 31, 2005
Chinese Delegation to Share Local Customs with
Carolina International School
HARRISBURG, N.C. — A delegation of faculty members and students from Tianli International School in the southwest province of Sichuan, China, will visit Carolina International School (CIS) on Monday, February 7 to share their cultural traditions with CIS students and staff. Tianli International School is a sister school to Cannon School in Concord, N.C., which is sponsoring their visit.
The group will visit CIS from 9–11 a.m. on February 7. After attending a brief welcoming assembly, the students and teachers will visit the classrooms to sing songs, perform dances and play musical instruments, as well as answer questions about their native country.
“We’re delighted to have the opportunity to meet these representatives of the Tianli International School and appreciate their willingness to share their cultural traditions with us, especially during the week of the Chinese New Year,” said CIS Director Dr. Richard Beall.
During their 15-day visit to the United States, the group plans to visit local sites, including the Museum of the New South and Lowes Motor Speedway, as well as Davidson College and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
The visitors are teachers Chen Guangming, Tian Rui, Li Xiouping and Xing Jing and students Ziang Qui, Ma Lulu, Wang Meishuang, Li Ming, Lin Yue, Fu Tao, Peng Biao, Kang Ning, Guo Ying, Zeng Xu and Zhang Lan.
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Carolina International School is a new North Carolina public charter school offering grades K-7 and adding a grade each year to offer a full K-12 education. The school’s mission is to nurture students’ natural curiosity and joy of learning while they achieve academic excellence through a challenging, interdisciplinary, international curriculum. For more information, visit the Carolina International School Web site at http://www.carolinainternationalschool.org.
