Suzhou-Singapore Twinning School Exchange Programme

Suzhou-Singapore Twinning School Exchange Programme
by Miss Cheong Mei Xi

During the June holidays this year, our school participated in an exchange programme with East Spring’s twinning school in Suzhou, China – Jing Fan Middle School. The accompanying teachers in charge of this programme were Mrs Jalil, Mdm Liu Liping, Mr Ng Teo Heng and Miss Chen Shuying. Together, they brought a total of 32 students with them on the 1-week trip, where the students were divided into their various groups to encourage teamwork. Besides many cultural visits that were arranged for our school students like visits to the Panmen City Gate, The Master of the Nets Garden and many more, our students were also undertaking a meaningful mission on this trip – the bilateral    exchange programme.

As part of the international exchange programme between East Spring Secondary School and Jing Fan Middle School, the students involved this time in the twinning project will be completing a project titled “A Bilingual Handbook on Popular Culture”. This project will be completed within a time frame of two years, involving both face-to-face and long-distance discussions. Let us wish these students and ambassadors of our school all the best in their inter-country endeavour!

Below are the reflections on their experience written by Tan Jinyang and Peh Hui Hui, both from 3E5: -
Jinyang feels that active learning can take place at any time, “throughout our daily lives and regardless of where we are. For example, sightseeing also involves learning and acquiring knowledge that we can never get to experience in our textbooks.”
Hui Hui enjoyed the many cultural visits as well, especially the World Expo, and mentioned that “the trip to Suzhou/Shanghai was an eye-opener. I managed to make friends from Jing Fan Middle School and still keep in contact with them. I learnt a lot of history and cultural facts about the school and the places of visit we went to.”