OREGON: WELCOME BEIJING CHEN JING LUN HIGH SCHOOL

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

WELCOME BEIJING CHEN JING LUN HIGH SCHOOL

On January 26, Lebanon, Oregon welcomes Beijing Chen Jing Lun High students from Beijing, China. Teacher Coordinators Heidi Durrett, Leah Brown and Candice Cascio met the 35 students and four teachers at Portland International Airport. Students and teachers were then taken by charter bus to Lebanon to meet their host families. It was an exciting and nervous day for everyone involved. The students will be here till February 11 for days filled with new experiences. The Teacher Coordinators will involve the students in conversational English classes and explore the Willamette Valley, the Coast and Portland in the coming days of their Homestay through CHI.

CULTURAL HOMESTAY INTERNATIONAL

Cultural Homestay International (CHI) is a non-profit public benefit organization founded in 1980 to promote international understanding, friendship, and goodwill through cultural homestays. We believe that the best way to eliminate fear and prejudice among nations is to experience directly the cultures, languages, and customs of the peoples by living with them. The CHI program focuses primarily on the education of the participating student, the volunteer host family, and the local community through communication and interaction in the home, the classroom, the host business and the neighborhood. It is our hope that a more informed citizenry will ultimately contribute to a more prosperous, democratic, and peaceful world.

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