The Newton China-bound group, 2008

China Diary

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January 14th 2008
Dear Memorial-Spaulding Community: For the last twenty-some years, Newton Public Schools has has an exchange program with a K-12 school in Beijing, China. Each fall semester two Chinese teachers and a few students come here, live with host families, and attend Newton North and Newton South High Schools. During the second semester a Newton contingent travels to Beijing for a similar experience. O ... read more

Asia » China » Beijing

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more