High School Summer Abroad Blog

Today, we went to the Tea Market. It was a small building with different small tea shops inside. Thankfully, there was AC. We all followed our Program Leader to a...keep reading

Host family noun . a family which opens its doors to experience a new culture and provides a home away from home. One of the most special things about our...keep reading

As a Chinese phrase says: one is not a hero unless he made it to the Great Wall of China. Under an incredible hot weather, all of our students can...keep reading

That's right. Tomorrow morning (or, depending on from what time zone you view the events, the day after), the Global Discoverers are returning to the states. It's been an amazing...keep reading

Today was the day that students have been waiting for on the Shanghai Global Entrepreneurship program: their final pitch presentations! If you’ve ever watched the show Shark Tank, then you’d...keep reading

Yesterday afternoon, we took students to the Shanghai Volkswagen Automotive Company in Jiading District for a tour. Group picture at the entrance of Shanghai Volkswagen Shanghai Volkswagen is a joint...keep reading

There's been quite a few long walks on this trip. Yesterday's lead us to the Temple of Heaven, built in order for the emperor to pray for improved agricultural conditions...keep reading

Our students are not only making friend with their host family siblings, but also try to integrate into the community and interact with local kids. Here is a short video...keep reading

We visited the Chinese National Museum. It used to be divided with the Museum of Chinese revolution on one side and the National Museum of Chinese History on the other,...keep reading