美国校长写给学校的感谢信：
2 April 2010
To all of my dear
It has been my great honor to be your guest. Each moment I was with
you I felt welcome and nurtured, both physically and intellectually.
Principal Wang Jue, you and your staff created an amazing itinerary
for me. The timetable was filled with so many different opportunities
for observing and learning. I very much appreciate the way you
enabled me to spend extended time with one or two people at a time -
and in this way have the chance for what you call "close talk."
So many things about your school are very impressive! Meeting with
the panel of top students showed me how it is possible for young
people to learn and communicate in a second language - and that
inspired me to work on establishing a Mandarin class in my school and
also to improve the way that we teach Spanish. Your English teachers
asked me many thought provoking questions and I was delighted to spend
time in dialogue with them. What a surprise it was for me to see my
name on the screen behind me!
The dinner with Mr. Huang and his family was very special. What a
surprise to celebrate Jimmy's birthday and to spend time with a family
in their home. Again, I felt truly welcome and honored. I so
appreciate the extra effort Mr. Huang made to travel with me and to
take me all the way back to
this hospitality and host him and his family at my home in
City. All of my hosts are welcome to visit - and I really hope some
of you can come!
I also want to offer a special thank you to Mr.Jieli for driving me to so many
places. He was kind and patient and so reliable. It felt very special to have
such great service!
Huang Shunhua (Jenny) was a warm and helpful guide, sharing with me
her knowledge of Chinese education,
was helpful to me every day - and worked with me on my Mandarin, which
I very much appreciated. Anna, Cindy, and Mr. Wang, were kind and
generous hosts, taking such good care of me every step of the way.
Everyone kept asking me if I was tired, but truly, visiting your
school and your city was so interesting that it gave me energy instead
of making me tired!
It is clear that the people of
deeply about their children. This is obvious because of the great
investment you have made in creating beautiful schools with excellent
facilities. Your children are motivated to learn and share your value
in education. I became a teacher and a principal because I believe
that education has the power to transform people's lives. I see that
you share this belief.
I truly hope that this visit is the beginning of a developing
relationship for our schools. I welcome your communication through
email and Skype. My email address is alycebarr@gmail.com and my Skype
name is alycebarr. I would be very happy to set up net pals for our
students and most importantly, I hope we can begin a teacher exchange
program. Your English teachers could spend one period a day teaching
Chinese at my school and then could spend the rest of their day in
classes, developing English teaching skills and lessons. I also hope
to work with you and the leaders of
to set up a student exchange program.
Principal Wang Jue, you must be very proud of your school. I can see
why it is a model school. Your staff is dedicated to your students
and to professional growth. Their observations of each other build the
kind of professional learning community that continuously improves the
entire school. Thank you so much for organizing my visit, and for
your generous hospitality.
Kind Regards,
Alyce Barr
Principal
