Project Type
School Project
Award Project Round
9
Deadline Date
Sister Schools Rising!
Teacher
Li Qiong
School
Sonoran Trails Middle School
Language
Mandarin
English as a Foreign Language
Country
China
United States
Goals
Form partnerships between U.S. and international schools and classrooms
Improving critical language skills of U.S. and international students
Activities
Collaborate with alumni of different countries
Conduct in-person student exchange project/s
Conduct joint-classroom project

 

TCLP alumna teacher Li Qiong was awarded a Critical Language Project grant to conduct a sister school exchange project with Sonoran Trails Middle School in August 2015. This project was completed in conjunction with Cristina Ladas, the school’s World Language Coordinator. Twenty students from Ms. Li’s school visited the school in order to strengthen the sister school relationship and share Chinese language and culture. This visit coincided with the opening ceremony for the host school’s Chinese Language and Culture Club, which featured cultural performances and a ping pong tournament.