Kellett School The British International School in Hong Kong

KELLETT SCHOOL
THE BRITISH INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
IN HONG KONG
Year 10
Curriculum Visit
“A love of learning and confidence for life”
LOCATION: Xi’an, Shaanxi, China
Aim: To provide students with a fully integrated language immersion
programme whilst also giving them the opportunity to experience Chinese
culture and learn more about the history of China.
•What did we do last
year?
C: about me, school,
transport, differences
Itinerary
between HK and Xi’an
Monday
Tuesday
E: Chinese geography
AM
Gathering at
Airport Express
Central Station
(Starbucks) at
8.30am
– Xi’an,
Language
exchange
activities with
local school
Flight to Xi’an:
11:55-14:45
Check in and
visit local shops
PM
Visiting Ancient
City Wall in
Xi’an
Visiting
Terracotta
Warrior Museum
and making
Terracotta
warriors
C: weather, food and drinks in Xi’an,
food
Shaanxi,Chinese
China
E: Chinese history
Wednesday
Language
exchange activities
with local school
Making dumplings
with local students
Visiting Da Ming
Palace Museum
and activities
Thursday
Coach to
Mount Hua
Hiking in
Mount Hua
West Market
C: hobbies of friends, leisure activities,
favourite songs, music or movies
E: Celebrities in China, HK and UK
Watching Tang
Dance
EVENING Performance
Writing diary
Writing diary
Visiting local
students’ home
Writing diary
Writing diary
Friday
Visiting cave dweller
and teaching at the
primary school in
Mandarin
Language exchange
activities with local
school
Activities and
performance with
local students
Dinner with local
students and
teachers, visiting
Dayan Palace and
whole city view
Writing diary
Saturday
Visiting
Shaanxi
History
museum and
activities
Activities at
the Muslim
Quarter
Flight to HK
15:45-18:35
Parent pick up
from
airport/Airport
Express
Central station
Itinerary
Language exchange topics
Diary content
Mon Shopping at local supermarkets, visiting
Ancient City Wall, watching Tang Dance
Performance
N/A
Transport, rooms, shopping,
Tang Dance.
Tue
Mandarin study: About me, school,
differences between HK and Xi’an
The exchange school, student
met today(comparison,
description)
Language exchange, visiting Terracotta
Warrior Museum,
English study: Chinese geography
Wed Language exchange, making dumplings,
visiting Da Ming Palace, visiting local
students’ home
Mandarin study: weather, food and
drinks in Xi’an, Chinese food.
Weather, food and drinks in
Xi’an, opinions on Chinese
food
English study: Chinese history
Thu Hiking in Mount Hua, western market
Fri
Visiting cave dweller, teaching at primary
school, language exchange, performance
and activities with local students, dinner
with local students
Sat
Visiting Shaanxi History Museum,
activities at Muslim Quarter, flying back
to HK
N/A
Hiking, fun things/activities
today
Mandarin study: leisure activities of Teaching experience at
local students, songs, music, movies. primary school, activities of
local students in spare time.
English study: celebrities in Xi’an, HK,
and UK
N/A
What you enjoyed most,
future plans (tenses)
Year 10 Curriculum Visit
• All inclusive price. Pocket money will be issued to pupils
in instalments throughout the course of the visit.
• Kit list – 20kg in check in luggage, plus hand luggage.
• Prepare for the cold weather of Xi’an in March!
Need to be
valid for at
least 6
months
when
applying
at least 2
blank visa
pages
Visa
application
takes
about 4
working
days
• for all activities in the trip
• Re-adapted this year for
GCSE assessments
• Emphasizes reading and
writing
• Varied tasks for learning of
both language and culture
Behaviour
Students will be a member of a group in a foreign country. To be sure of having an enjoyable time, they
must be prepared to make an effort to get on with the other students and staff. Sensible behaviour and
consideration is essential especially with exchange school and hotel staff.
Students are representing Kellett. At all times we expect the very highest standards. With this in mind,
I’d like to take the opportunity to remind the students that…
• We expect you to be polite and courteous at all times.
• Students are always to be punctual when arrangements have been made to meet at a certain time
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and place.
Students are to be considerate.
Students are not to go out alone. Students must be accompanied by at least one other from our
party.
No alcoholic drinks or smoking are allowed for the entire trip.
Any damage will be charged to parents/guardians.
If any pupil is uncooperative with staff they may be asked to leave the visit. This will be at parents’
expense.
English is spoken / understood by some people in China. They will understand if students are being
rude as well as when they are being polite.
Students will get out of this trip what they put in, so… Bon Voyage / 一路顺风!
Medical Matters
In order to minimise problems, it is important that students let staff know immediately if they feel ill.
All medication must be handed to Miss Zhu upon arrival at the Airport Express Central station. It should
be clearly labelled with name and instructions.
Emergency Contact:
In the event of an emergency, the staff on the trip will contact the “School Emergency Contact”, who will
in turn contact relevant parents. If an urgent message or changes to arrangements needs to reach
staff/pupils on the trip, parents are also asked to do this via the “School Emergency Contact”. Direct
contact with students leaves the “School Emergency Contact” in the dark.
Communication
An email will be sent from school to parents on Monday 24th March to confirm arrival in Xi’an, China.
Please assume that ‘no news is good news’.
Contact
Local Emergency Access: Xi’an Children’s Hospital
• 69 West Juyuan Alley, West Gate, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China
• 陕西省西安市西门内西举院巷69号
• Tel: +86-29-87311818
Hotel: Grand New World Hotel (新古都大酒店)
• 172 Lian Hu Road, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China
• Tel: +86-29-8721 6868
Name cards
Global Sapiens EduTour
• Is an educational organization specialized in school trips to Xi’an,
Kunming, Hakka Village in Fujian Province in China.
• Has successfully organized our language trip in the past two years.
• http://www.globaledutour.org
Our local exchange school: Shaanxi Provincial Tourism Institute
• Students age range: 12-18
• Students mainly from Shaanxi Province
• Language exchange activities: developed for GCSE assessments
by Kellett Mandarin teachers.
• http://www.sxslyxx.net/
谢谢!
THANK YOU!
Any questions?