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Center Activities

▪ TESOL training successfully held

▪ English teachers’ seminar successfully held between Chengdu and Wuhan

▪ Center Academic Principal Meeting successfully held

▪ Chengdu K&B School summer programs

▪ Chengdu K&B School summer language courses

▪ 2016-2017 Suzhou Foreign Teachers’ Orientation successfully held

▪ Suzhou Foreign Teacher’s Class Project Team invited to take an oath of office

TESOL training successfully held

In summer holiday, over 50 English teachers from four Kaibo centers of Cogdel attended TESOL training, which was organized by ARD and Sichuan Management Center of American TESOL Institute-China. The one-week training was given by Shanna Mack (Director of ARD and senior TESOL lecturer) and involved different activities which helped all teachers have a better understanding of advanced teaching theories and methods.

English teachers’ seminar successfully held between Chengdu and Wuhan

On August 12th, English teachers from Chengdu and Wuhan attended a seminar organized by ARD. During the seminar, the group leader of Comprehensive English, TOEFL, and IELTS from each center discussed difficulties they faced at work. All teachers said that it was necessary to enhance the communication and share resources to improve the teaching standard of each other.

Center Academic Principal Meeting successfully held

On August 19th, Center Academic Principal Meeting organized by ARD was successfully held in Chengdu. During the meeting, ARD introduced several parts, including the annual objectives of 2016-2017, the support and interactions between ARD and centers, methods of evaluation, program manuals and academic management handbooks.

Chengdu K&B School summer programs

The Student Activity Center of Chengdu K&B School has organized various domestic and overseas summer programs 7+1, which involved 78 students. 7+1 included academic courses and career exploration such as UK Mini MBA Business Elite Program, Yale Academic Curriculum, Oxford Academic Curriculum, US Procurator’s Assistant Internship, Stanford International Elite AP Program, NYFA Film-making Camp, HK Financial Internship and No.7 High School American Camp.

Chengdu K&B School summer language courses

The Teaching Department of Chengdu K&B School has specially opened a series of training courses to help students improve their language abilities. The courses consisted of TOEFL Foundation Class, TOEFL Intensive Class, and IELTS Foundation Class and involved 55 students. Notably, after a period of training, one student’s TOEFL score has lifted by 24. In new semester, various language courses will be continuously offered to more students.

2016-2017 Suzhou Foreign Teachers’ Orientation successfully held

The project of Foreign Teachers’ Classes has been through ten years in Suzhou, which serves to improve the international level of English teaching for local secondary schools. From August 31st to September 2nd, 20 foreign teachers from UK and Canada received a three-day training organized by Suzhou Municipal Education Bureau and Suzhou International Foundation School. The teachers have learned English teaching methods, cultural differences between China and the West, laws and regulations, getting prepared for becoming excellent teachers.

Suzhou Foreign Teacher’s Class Project Team invited to take an oath of office

To celebrate the 32nd Teachers’ Day, the New Teachers’ Oath-taking Ceremony was successfully held in Suzhou Teachers’ Development Center. Local government leaders along with all new foreign teachers attended the ceremony.

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