1. Interest Meeting for China Trip October 29, 2014 Laurel International Corp.

2. Meeting Objectives Laurel International Corp. introduction A quick look at BJ #50 HS Milestones of sister school partnership Why visiting China Objectives of the trip Trip basics and itinerary Timeline for trip participants Q & A

3. Laurel International Corp. Founded in 1992 Mission: To promote educational and culture exchanges between US and China Offices in Rockville, MD & Beijing, China Scope of business -Educational exchange programs -Sister school partnership -Summer programs -American public high school diploma program -Executive training programs for Chinese government -Agriculture -Law -Public administration -Finance

4. Sister School Partnership Laurel’s role Almost 10 years’ experience Existing partnership in VA  Freedom HS - BJ #50 HS  Stone Bridge HS - BJ #109 HS  Broad Run HS - BJ #22 HS  Loudoun Valley HS - BJ Da Yu HS  Newton-Lee HS - BJ Heizhima ES Approved by Risk Management Dept. in LCPS Member of National Travel Association

5. Beijing #50 HS A top public school in Dongcheng District, BJ Founded in 1953 2,000 students Grades 7-12

7. 2010/06Former FHS principal visited China 2010/08BJ #50 HS Assistant Principal visited U.S. 2010/10BJ #50 HS students visited U.S. 2011/04FHS students visited China 2011/12 BJ #50 HS principal Mr. Yu visited FHS The sister school partnership agreement was officially signed 2011-2014Exchange visits by both schools’ students every year Milestones of Sister School Partnership

8. Why Visiting China The world’s most populous country, with 1.3 billion officially The world’s second-largest economy in Q2 2010 U.S.-China relationship is increasingly important China has the longest, continuous civilization in the world - some 5,000 years

9. Objectives for the Trip To understand the Chinese way of teaching and learning To make friends in China To experience the Chinese culture - Chinese culture classes - Most famous tourist sights - Events for students

10. A Recent German Study - Long Term (10 year) Effects of 6-Week Exchange Programs A nice experience to have (20%) Mosaic (20%) Domino (30%) Turning point (30%) Nice experience Mosaic Domino Turning point

11. Trip Basics Nature: Educational trip Guiding principles: safety is the first priority, students centered Time: Leave on Sat, Mar 21 and return to U.S. on Mon, Mar 30 Cities: Beijing 5 days, Xi’an 2 day, Shanghai 1 day Meals: all included, host family, school cafeteria and restaurants Lodging: host family condos and hotels (similar to Holiday Inn) Transportation: Host parents drop off/pick up kids at school, private shuttle bus Cost: all included, int’l airfare, local flight & train, meals, admission, etc.

12. Xi’an Shanghai Beijing D.C. Traveling Route

13. Tentative Itinerary Day #DateTimeCityActivity 1Sat, 3/21AMD.C.D.C. Beijing 2Sun, 3/22Day timeBJ Arrive at BJ; welcoming ceremony at school; guest students are picked up by host families, chaperons check into hotel 3Mon, 3/23 Day time BJ Guest and host students tour Great Wall & Olympic Village EveningSee an acrobatics show 4Tue, 3/24Whole dayBJGuest students shadow host students at school 5Wed, 3/25Whole dayBJGuest students take Chinese culture classes at school 6Thu, 3/26Whole dayBJGuest students tour Tiananmen Square & Forbidden City 7Fri, 3/27 AM BJ Guest students take Chinese culture classes at school NoonFarewell Party PMTravelBJ (high speed) Xi’an 8Sat, 3/28 Day time Xi’an Tour Terra-cotta Warriors Museum & City Wall EveningDumpling Feast & Tang Dynasty’s music and dance show 9Sun, 3/29 AMTravelXi’an Shanghai PM Shanghai Visit Silk Factory & Chenghuang Temple NightHuangpu River cruise 10Mon, 3/30 AMShanghaiVisit Pudong Business Development District PMTravelShanghai D.C. EveningD.C.Arrive at D.C.

14. Timeline for Trip Participants Submit completed information sheet by end of November Submit $500 deposit by winter break Checks Payable to Laurel International Corp. Submit $2,500 fee, get int’l air ticket, submit visa application materials by Jan, 2015 Attend the pre-trip meeting in Mar, 2015

15. Contact Information Laurel International Corp. Christina Ge christina.laurelco@yahoo.comchristina.laurelco@yahoo.com 301-579-3275 Chaperones Fred LeMaster william.lemaster@lcps.orgwilliam.lemaster@lcps.org Jenna Ashworth jenna.ashworth@lcps.orgjenna.ashworth@lcps.org

16. Cultural Exchange is about SHARING & LEARNING