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Gena: Rare and wonderful experience

What a rare and wonderful experience. I hate to leave because I know it’s unlikely I’ll ever return.  We have experienced beauty and kindness, intellectual curiosity, and a commitment to education that inspires and lifts up all people. Thank you, Beijing! I will miss you…

Gena: Thoughts from The Great Wall

The Great Wall, originally built to keep others out, was also used as a transportation corridor – stretching more than 13,000 miles. Today, it is one of the Seven Wonders of the World and is touted here as a symbol of peace and a bridge of friendship. It makes me think …

Robin: Adventures in Beijing!

Robin Bergeron with Guilford County Schools (GCS) has joined the students in China this year and has been documenting her accounts with us from Beijing. Check out her latest installment from the last few days.

When the world came to town

Today we stayed fairly close to home base after the previous day’s excursion to the Great Wall.  The students spent the morning …

Easter gallery from Beijing

We’ve read and seen some great experiences from students selected spend a week in Beijing for this year’s NCISC. We put together a nice gallery of photos from this weekend for you.

The NCISC is offered jointly by the SMT Center and the Morehead Planetarium and Science Center.