Bakersfield to China Trip: June 1022, 2005

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Bakersfield to China Trip June 10-22,
2005

• Organized Coordinated by Beardsley School
  District
• Heritage of America Educational Cultural
  Foundation

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History

• Heritage of America and the Beardsley School
  District through Jess Nieto and Ken Chapman have
  worked with Chinese educators since 1996.

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History (continued) A variety of Chinese
educators have visited Bakersfield during the
last decade.
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History (continued) A variety of Chinese
educators have visited Bakersfield during the
last decade.
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History (continued)

• Bakersfield Mayor Harvey Hall, Chapman, Nieto
  Pat Rainey with one of early delegations from
  Tianjin City, 1997

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Major Objectives (a) The continued expansion of
educational relationships and programs with a
number of Chinese universities, educational
districts, and schools.
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Major Objectives - The continued expansion of
educational relationships and programs with a
number of Chinese universities, educational
districts, and schools.
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Abacus Mental Calculation Skills Enhancement of
Learning

• The development of an exciting math project
  called Chinese Abacus Math / USA whereby we are
  exposing Americans to the four thousand year
  practice of the use of the abacus.

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Abacus Mental Calculation Skills Enhancement of
Learning

• In this case, Chinese schools have taught 5 year
  old kindergarten children the use of the abacus
  and thereby develop incredible mental mathematics
  calculation skills.

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Abacus Mental Calculation Skills Enhancement of
Learning

• These skills appear incredible and phenomenal and
  yet contribute to mathematical skills and
  abilities that far exceed what American children
  and students accomplish.

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Abacus Mental Calculation Skills Enhancement of
Learning

• Children are able to mentally calculate 10-15
  numbers with 5 digits and add and subtract faster
  than a person can use a calculator.

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Abacus Mental Calculation Skills Enhancement of
Learning

• Here is an example of some 5 year children that
  can arrive at the answer faster than a person
  can use a calculator.

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Abacus Mental Calculation Skills Enhancement of
Learning
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Kindergarten No. 22, Tianjin City Abacus
Learners, 5 year old children
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(b) Sister School relationships the development
and establishment of a Sino American High School
in Xian, China
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Xian is the world famous site for the Terra
Cotta Warriors which well visit

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(b) Heritage of America Xian, China

• Sino America High School will share
• U.S. Curriculum
• U.S. textbooks
• U.S./California standards
• English instruction in all subjects
• Joint America/Chinese graduation diploma
• Faculty student exchanges

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(c) the development of training programs for
Chinese educators in second language
acquisition, bilingual education, and other
topics in education for teachers and
administrators Example The International Cross
Cultural Linguistic Academic Development
Certificate Certificate Program- CSUB, 2002,
Nankai Educational District, Tianjin City, China
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(d) Summer music and art camp, 2002, Chengdu and
Heritage of America
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(c) and the development of summer school programs
for Chinese students in English as a second
language, American culture, science and
technology, and the performing and fine arts.
Example Scenes from the HAECF Chinese Student
Program, 1997, at Beardsley School

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(c) Summer Program with Shanghai Lan Tian Middle
High School, with Buena Vista Museum of Natural
History, 1998, focusing on science technology
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Programs in American Chinese culture, and the
performing and fine arts.
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Major Objectives (continued)

• The development of a number of specific projects
  with several Chinese universities, schools, and
  school districts.

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Jing Ying High School with American Educators
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Bakersfield delegation at Bohan Primary School,
Tianjin City, 2004.
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Major Objectives (continued)

• (e) And we also hope that this continued
  collaboration and work with Chinese educators
  creates a good opportunity for our participants
  to develop friendships, professional
  relationships, and cultural understanding of
  another major country of the world.

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Ken Chapman and Beardsley teachers at Bohan
Elementary Chinese school

• Interaction of Bakersfield educators with Chinese
  teachers and students

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(d) Collaboration and work with Chinese educators
will continue for mutual benefit Shanghai
educators with Bakersfield educators
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Bakersfield educators at the Great Wall of China,
June 2004
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Summary

• The continued expansion of educational
  relationships and programs with a number of
  Chinese universities, educational districts, and
  schools.
• The development of sister school relationships
  the establishment of a Sino American High School
  in Xian, China
• The development of training programs for Chinese
  educators in second language acquisition,
  bilingual education, and other topics in
  education for teachers and administrators
• The development of summer school programs for
  Chinese students in English as a second language,
  American culture, science technology, and the
  performing and fine arts.
• The collaboration and work with Chinese educators
  to create opportunities for our participants to
  develop friendships, professional relationships,
  and cultural understanding of another major
  country of the world.