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block to pursuing his career. “I think learn- ing English is very important to my future,” said Liu. “I want to be a space scientist and English is very important to that. I will be able to study more books if I know English and I will be able to talk with other scientists all over the world.” During the school day, Liu and other stu- dents take part in regular classes with the Viscount Alexander students as well as par- ticipate in Chinese homework sessions. It is critical that while they are in Canada they keep up on schoolwork from back home. They accomplish the work with the help of translator and chaperone Rella Wu, who helps the students communicate when needed and, as well, guides their studies. Liu and Wu say there are some pointed differences between school in China and Canada. The school day here is much short- er than in China, says Wu. Students who board at the international school, such as Liu, start studies at 7 a.m. and often don’t finish until 8 p.m. Located in the most populous country in the world, the number of students at Suzhou is much larger than at Viscount. In kindergarten alone there are 500 children – 22 classes with three teachers in each class-
room. The classroom atmosphere is less strict in Canada, they say. While Liu says that teach- ers at Viscount allow students to speak freely during their learning, in China there is a more traditional relationship between teachers and students, where children must be granted permission to speak. Wu also says that in some areas of the curriculum, particularly mathematics, the Chinese stu- dents are more advanced in their learning
than their Canadian cohorts in the same grade. The Chinese students are enjoying some exciting activities that they would not ex- perience in China. To mark World Autism Awareness Day, earlier this month, the school hosted a Bubbles for Autism event in which Viscount students learned about the condition, and then, went out on to the playground to blow soap bubbles to mark the day.
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CORNWALL | Mike Liu, a resident of Su- zhou, China, is picking up English rather quickly, and is enjoying his stay in Cana- da, learning everything Canadian, from snowballs to maple syrup. Liu is one of 10 Chinese elementary stu- dents from the Suzhou International For- eign Language School, who are currently studying at Viscount Alexander Public School in Cornwall. He is studying with the Upper Canada District School Board (UCDSB) as part of the international educa- tion program of the Upper Canada Leger Centre for Education and Training. In total, 25 students are studying at four UCDSB elementary schools for a three-month pe- riod . The program allows the students from China and other foreign countries to study in Canada, be immersed in the English lan- guage to help make them proficient, while sharing culture and values with their peers. The 13-year-old, who wants to someday become a scientist in space research, sees the three-month stay as one more building
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Mike Liu, front right, a student from Suzhou, China, is pictured with chaperone Rella Wu and Viscount Alexander Public School Principal, Darryl Beck. Liu is one of ten students from China now studying at Viscount Alexander Public School for a three- month period.
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