Sunday, March 28, 2010

Schedule

Here is my itinerary.

Wednesday, April 7 - Departure from the U.S

Friday, April 9 - The City Wall and South Gate Tower with bicycle tour, the Museum of Forest of Steles, Hot Pot Lunch, the Big Goose Pagoda, the History Museum, a Dumpling Banquet and show.

Saturday, April 10 - Huatang Hot Springs, the Terra Cotta Warrior Museum, workshop with various Chinese handy craft making.

Sunday, April 11 - Visit Pangliu School. Lunch at farmers’ homes. Afternoon: Return to the city and see the Mosque and Bazaar, along with a traditional house complex. Evening: Muslim dinner by the Bell Tower

Monday, April 12 - Visit Huixian Art Gallery with exhibits of the peasant paintings and the art village with a painter’s home. Depart from Xian to Beijing

Tuesday, April 13 - Visit Ministry of Education: Basic Education Reform and Development with Mr. Yu Changxue, Director, Ministry of Education Migration Children’s Education and Professor Li Renzhu, National Education Development and Research Center

Wednesday, April 14 - Visit National Day School: Chinese Principals’ Roles in School Management; Teachers’ Selection, Education and Evaluation; School Curriculum Design and Students’ Evaluation; Students’ Moral, Psychological and Physical Education

Thursday, April 15 - Visit Beijng Normal University - Topic:Chinese Society Change and its impact on Chinese Education system; Presenter: Prof Wang Yingjie, Past Vice President of Beijing Normal University

Friday, April 16 - Visit the Great Wall (Mutianyu)

Saturday, April 17 - Temple of Heaven; Leave for Shadowing Schools

April 18 - 22 - Shadowing at host schools