Blogs from Wuhan, Hubei, China, Asia - page 10

Today was a big day at Wuhan Maple Leaf International School. After three years of 7am to 9pm school days, the first Grade 12 class has graduated. Not only did they complete the required courses for the British Columbia Graduation Certificate, in a second language I might add, they also fulfilled the requirements of the Hubei Province Chinese Graduation Certificate. Two nations, two languages, courses for two curriculums, two certificates. Definitely a special group of kids. It was a brave group of parents that decided to send their children to this school three years ago. It was still under construction and we had a staff of about 12 teachers but the dream was big. There were other established Maple Leaf schools in other parts of China which helped to ease their uncertainty. Today there are over ... read more

Well, the school year is winding down and summer is approaching once again. It is hard to believe we have been in China for 2 and 1/2 years. In another month or so, we will be heading back to Canada and the US for a few weeks and then back to China the end of July. This week, the English Arts Festival took place at the school. It is a showcase of English poetry reading, singing, and short skits that ends with our annual major theatre production. This year the students performed a contemporary version of Romeo and Juliet. The finalists of the EAF put on a great performance before the play to the enjoyment of all of us. It is hard to believe the kids can take on a play like Romeo and Juliet when ... read more

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It is not every day that we have visitors from the other side of the world drop in to see us but five friends from Canada made the trek to Wuhan as part of their Asian tour itinerary. It was only a two night sleepover but a good time was had by all. It is always fun to see the reactions of those new to Wuhan and this group was no exception. From the crazy taxi rides to the bright lights of the Luxiang shopping area at night, we showed what we could of our new home city in the short period of time we had. Their highlight was the rides in the taxis from our place to Yellow Crane Tower and back. They could not believe the traffic and the lack of rules, nor the ... read more

I talked to my boss yesterday, and it looks like I will be doing a third year at my school in Wuhan. I'm quite happy about this. I've made friends here who I'm not quite ready to part with, and I'm honestly very attached to my little apartment here. The job can be difficult at times, but I love it. It has a stronger effect on me than any other job I've had in my life. I feel terrible on days when I don't think my classes have gone well, and elated on days when they do. However, even on the worst days, I know that there is no career that I could ever enjoy more than teaching. I like having work where I get to be creative, and do things that I thought could never ... read more