Sunday, Day 1: Los Angeles to Beijing
Monday, Day 2: En Route
Cross the International Date Line
Tuesday, Day 3: Beijing
Arrive in Beijing, and take advantage of your free time by exploring the city that serves as China’s single greatest repository of monuments and treasures from the Imperial era. Beijing is also the political and administrative center of the People’s Republic of China.
Wednesday, Day 4: Beijing
Program briefing: Discuss the political and cultural diversity of China and receive further information on the delegation.
Professional Overview: Status and delivery of education in China
Professional program focusing on:
- Discuss what actions are successfully advancing the integration of previously marginalized groups such as Chinese women, ethnic minorities, religious minorities, children with disabilities, children living in poverty, and the geographically isolated
- What reforms have been most successful related to gender equity in education, including strategies for promoting full participation for girls and women in non-traditional areas of study and work?
- In this vast multilingual country, how do strategies and programs for universal literacy also support the maintenance and preservation of traditional ethnic/regional languages and cultural traditions?
Guest program:
Spend time with a family in the old Hutong area. Gain an understanding of how the locals really live by immersing yourself in their daily lives, even if only for a short time. Guests will move on to visit the best-kept courtyard house in Beijing,
Gong Wang Fu, or the Prince Gong Palace. Covering 5.7 hectares of land in the core area of Beijing, it is the world's largest and the most beautiful courtyard house. The palace is situated in the Western Street of Qian Hai, on the northern shore of Shicha Lake, Western District, Beijing.
Explore the largest and best-preserved royal garden in China. The Summer Palace has been an urban oasis for the last 800 years and was restored to its original splendor in the early 20th century.
Thursday, Day 5: Beijing
Delegates and guests will visit the
Forbidden City (Imperial Palace), whose massive stone walls and 9,999 rooms were once the residence of Ming and Qing emperors.
Enjoy breathtaking views from the wall’s high vantage points, and meander along a section set in a rugged, mountainous landscape. The mysteries of construction and conquest have drawn people to the
Great Wall of China for nearly 2,000 years.
Friday, Day 6: Beijing
Professional program focusing on:
- What are China’s strategies for transforming public attitude related to multicultural social and educational transformations related to diversity, poverty, intolerance, prejudice, and violence?
- What approaches are most effective for student leadership development, peaceful conflict resolution and decision making to facilitate diverse participation in China’s schools?
Guest program:
Visit the Temple of Heaven. The temple’s compound is one of the largest parks in the city, covering two times the size of the Palace Museum.
Saturday, Day 7: Beijing to Guiyang
Established as a capital during the Ming dynasty, Guiyang’s relative isolation has made the region one of the best-kept secrets in China. Limestone covered hills, jagged peaks and terraced rice fields characterize its stunning landscape. The capital of Guizhou province today, Guiyang is home to colorful ethnic minority cultures and unique traditions.
Sunday, Day 8: Guiyang
Delegates and guests will venture through the garden province of
Guizhou and see the beautiful countryside en route to the remarkable caves of the
Dragon Palace. The palace’s underground karst cave is nine miles long and threads through 20 mountains, linking more than 90 caves.
Interact with residents and observe family life in a local village.
Monday, Day 9: Guiyang
Professional program focusing on:
- How does China ensure that historically underrepresented groups are informed and involved, guarantee effective advocacy, and confront historical and cultural barriers such as stereotypes, prejudice and bias?
- How do early childhood programs, parent involvement and family support systems buttress the holistic physical, educational, developmental, social and emotional development of children?
- What are Chinese approaches and strategies for improving school culture, classroom climate, and cutting-edge instructional delivery to raise achievement for all students?
Guest program:
Explore Quingyan Ancient Town, one of the most famous historical and cultural towns in Guizhou Province.
Pay a visit to the beautiful Ming-era Jiaxiu Pavilion. Rising nearly 100 feet on the Fuyu (Floating Jade) Bridge over Nanming River, the Jiaxiu Tower houses the authentic works and paintings of many ancient calligraphers.
Tuesday, Day 10: Guiyang to Shanghai
Arrive in Shanghai, the fourth largest city in the world and one of China’s most cosmopolitan areas. This large metropolis is a leading cultural and education center of China.
Wednesday, Day 11: Shanghai
Professional program focusing on:
- How does China integrate historic and contemporary philosophies of education, especially as related to the current emphasis on technology and the sciences versus teaching traditional arts? How are decisions made to balance traditional and future-focused programs in curriculum decisions?
- What are the approaches being utilized to help Chinese students develop global, multicultural perspectives and related skills?
Guest program:
Experience the vibrant artwork and peaceful atmosphere of the Jade Buddha Temple. Located in the northwest part of the city, the temple is famous for two rare statues of Buddha, each carved out of a single piece of white Burmese jade. One depicts Buddha at the moment of his enlightenment, and the other as he is passing into Nirvana. The original temple, built in 1882, was destroyed during the revolution that overthrew the Qing dynasty. The statues survived, and a new temple was constructed in 1928.
Delegates and guests will depart to see the changes of the leased territory, the vicissitudes of the Bund, and the achievements of Shanghai in urban planning and construction in the
Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Hall, the world’s biggest model of urban planning. It fully displays the achievements of Shanghai in city planning and construction and embodies the theme of “city, man, environment, and development”. The Exhibition Hall adopts modern exhibition technology and uses high technology to achieve an integration of professionalism, knowledge, interest, and art, giving stress to the exhibition of the future of the city.
Stroll through the Xin Tian Di Area, located in the center of Shanghai City south of Huaihai Zhong Lu. Shanghai Xin Tian Di has become an urban tourist attraction that holds the historical and cultural legacies of the city. It is unique because of its concept of construction. It retains the antique walls, tiles and exterior of the Shikumen housing of old Shanghai. On the other hand, its interior embodies a totally different world of international gallery, bars and cafes, boutiques or theme restaurants. When you walk into Xin Tian Di, you will get the taste both of Shanghai in the 1920's and the sonic modern lifestyle of urbanites of the 21st century.
Thursday, Day 12: Shanghai
Delegates and guests will spend time at the
Shanghai Museum perusing more than 120,000 cultural relics representing all the historical periods of ancient China. Established in 1952 and located in People’s Square, the museum is reputed to be one of the four largest in China.
Enjoy a stop at the Yu Garden bordering Old Town; it is filled with stone dragons, teahouses, pavilions and goldfish ponds.
Share your memories and experiences with fellow delegates at your farewell banquet.
Friday, Day 13: Shanghai to Los Angeles (via Hong
Kong)
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