Friday, July 19, 2013

A cultural experience: Chinese teachers visit Tarboro

 

Carol Banks (center), house manager at the Blount-Bridgers House, gives Chinese teachers from the Global Classroom Alliance a tour Thursday morning. - See more at: http://dailysoutherner.com/community/x541277279/-A-cultural-experience-Chinese-teachers-visit-Tarboro#sthash.PXO3mjVY.dpuf
Twenty-two Chinese teachers participating in the Global Classroom Alliance experienced a whole new world Thursday – Tarboro.

“It is our first time to be here to get to know about Tarboro. We love this area,” said Shijun Naour, director of alliance development. “We’ve heard a lot and always wanted to come visit.”

The middle and high school teachers’ first stop was the Blount-Bridgers House, a local art/ history museum. The teachers took pictures at every turn and listened with rapt attention as Carol Banks, house manager, gave them a tour of the house, revealing tidbits of information about 19th century life in Tarboro.

“The peaceful tranquility and the environment bring me back to years ago. I feel like I’m walking into the history,” said one of the teachers, Xiang Ping Xie, as translated by Naour. “This is a cultural experience.”

Naour was enthralled not only by the house itself, but also by the environment, including the gardens on the back lawn of the home.

“It’s like walking into the history and also it’s the modern environment – the flowers and the art,” Naour said. “People in Beijing, we don’t have gardens. It’s totally a concrete world. There are 20 million people in Beijing. We all live in condos and apartments.”

Twenty-two Chinese teachers participating in the Global Classroom Alliance experienced a whole new world Thursday – Tarboro.

“It is our first time to be here to get to know about Tarboro. We love this area,” said Shijun Naour, director of alliance development. “We’ve heard a lot and always wanted to come visit.”

The middle and high school teachers’ first stop was the Blount-Bridgers House, a local art/ history museum. The teachers took pictures at every turn and listened with rapt attention as Carol Banks, house manager, gave them a tour of the house, revealing tidbits of information about 19th century life in Tarboro.

“The peaceful tranquility and the environment bring me back to years ago. I feel like I’m walking into the history,” said one of the teachers, Xiang Ping Xie, as translated by Naour. “This is a cultural experience.”

Naour was enthralled not only by the house itself, but also by the environment, including the gardens on the back lawn of the home.

“It’s like walking into the history and also it’s the modern environment – the flowers and the art,” Naour said. “People in Beijing, we don’t have gardens. It’s totally a concrete world. There are 20 million people in Beijing. We all live in condos and apartments.” - See more at: http://dailysoutherner.com/community/x541277279/-A-cultural-experience-Chinese-teachers-visit-Tarboro#sthash.PXO3mjVY.dpuf

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