Return to Guangzhou

We return to Guangzhou tomorrow for another brief but intensive vist. We’ll get there on Wednesday evening (via the train from Hong Kong – always a great way to arrive in China) and return overnight on Saturday evening. The three days we’re there will be spent delivering a 100 Words workshop to 30 teachers from 22 schools with UK links, delivering another workshop to 25 students at Guangzhou School for the Blind (linked with Calthorpe School in Birmingham – headteacher Graham Hardy will also be there) and observing three teachers in Guangzhou No 5 Middle School, Guangzhou Overseas Chinese Foreign Language School and Jiang Nan Middle School as they implement 100 Words technique in the classroom. We’ll also be spending time collecting feedback and talking with British Council colleagues about longer term planning. The visit is being supported by British Council Guangzhou and Guangzhou Education Bureau, and we’re really pleased to have the opportunity to further develop our partnerships with both organisations.