High School Summer Abroad Blog

In this second week, students were getting an opportunity to explore the culture and language more in depth. Students spent the previous weekend exploring the water town of Zhujiajiao. Students...keep reading

On Wednesday, our students got to go to the Dr. Sun Yatsen Mausoleum and Ming Tomb along with students from Rice University studying on a different program in Nanjing. The...keep reading

Today we went to 南锣鼓巷（Nanluoguxiang), which is an popular Beijing tourist destination consisting of many shops, restaurants, bars, and live music houses. We enjoyed exploring the immense variety of shops...keep reading

Summer Place The Summer Place is definitely one place that you should visit before leaving Beijing. The sheer fact that the Place is built into a mountain shows the innovation...keep reading

Every weekend on our program, students' host families take them out to explore different places around Nanjing. This week, we caught up with students to ask them about the adventures...keep reading

The art district was a very pretty place with many different pieces to observe. Throughout the whole area you could find many different kinds of art to admire, all with...keep reading

On Friday, after presenting our weekly projects, our class headed to Yuyuan (豫园) Garden, which was an intricate and enormous gift from a high ranking government official in the Ming...keep reading

We visited Beijing's Ethnic Culture Park which contains information and exhibits on the life and culture of China's 56 ethnic groups. The students were so interested in the exhibits that...keep reading

In their quest to learn more about local environmental projects in Beijing, our Global Navigators visited a low carbon emission apartment hosted by the environmental non-profit Friends of Nature. Friends...keep reading

Our global navigators were given the task to put all their knowledge of Beijing to use as they navigated by themselves to 798 Art District. Our Beijing students were given...keep reading