Cogdel Principal Training Day9~10-Cogdel China-Cogdel Education Group

Cogdel Principal Training Day9~10

Date：2018-02-12 Times：1345

On the 9th and 10th day training, Cogdel Principals have visited University of Southern California, University of California, Los Angeles, Ernest S. McBride Sr. High School, and Consulate General of the People's Republic of China in Los Angeles.

Day9

In the morning, Cogdel Principals have paid a visit to University of Southern California (USC) which is a private research university located in Los Angeles. Founded in 1880, USC is the oldest private research university in California. It was ranked 21st in U.S. News & World Report's 2018 annual ranking of national universities. Joelle and Brain, two students of USC, were very nice to introduce their school and give everyone a tour aound the campus. On that day, Cogdel Principals also encountered the 2018 Job Fair and 50 Years of Planet Of The Apes Exhibition. Each year, USC provides all kinds of internships for students before they enter the workforce. USC is also famous for its Cinematic Arts. Its famous Alumni in the movie industry include directors of Star Wars film series and Forest Gump.

In the afternoon, Cogdel Principals arrived at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) which is a prestigious public research university located in Los Angeles. It became the Southern Branch of the University of California in 1919, making it the second-oldest undergraduate campus of the ten-campus University of California system. The impacted majors of UCLA include Economics, Law, Medicine, and Social Sciences. UCLA is also famous for its beautiful scenery which is characterized by its ancient architecture. Numerous Hollywood movies have been filmed at UCLA. Management of Cogdel Chongqing Campus also paid a special visit to Bob who was a graduate of International Department of Chongqing No.1 High School now studying at UCLA. The good news is that Bob is an outstanding student with a GPA of 3.8. He said he was very likely to continue his PhD at UCLA.

Day10

On Feb.10th, Cogdel Principals paid a visit to Consulate General of the People's Republic of China in Los Angeles and had in-depth communication with Counsellor Zhang and Consul Chai. After hearing the introduction of Cogdel Education Group, Counsellor Zhang praised Cogdel for promoting the Sino-US cooperation and exchange through teacher training programs. He also said that Consulate General of the People's Republic of China in Los Angeles would like to provide Cogdel Education with abundant school resources at home and abroad. In addition, he expressed three expectations for Cogdel Education:

1、To promote Sino-US communication in higher education and accelerate the internationalization of Chinese universities.

2、To promote the Sino-US mutual learning in elementary education by not only sending Chinese students abroad but also making American students come to China.

3、To provide more training opportunities for teachers at home, thus enable teachers of both countries to learn from each other.

In the afternoon, Cogdel Principals arrived at Ernest S. McBride Sr. High School. Built in 2013, McBride High School is an elite high school with 700 students. According to Mr. Gerard (Student Program Director), the school is famous for its STEM curriculum and currently provides three professional study programs, including Engineering, Medical Health, and Criminal Investigation. Unlike ordinary high schools, McBride High School has no playground, however, it owns four top-level science labs.