Last week, Secondary students embarked on their annual China Trips! At AISG, we offer creative and diverse learning experiences with China Trips being one of the most memorable for our students. Our alumni tell us all the time that this was their favorite memory from AISG.

Students learn about local culture, practice their team building skills, enjoy the outdoors with various activities, and spend time with their classmates to create lasting memories and friendships. These opportunities allow them to showcase their learning in alignment with our Approaches to Learning while also broadening their global perspectives.

ATLs
Self-Management
Social Skills
Thinking Skills
Communication Skills

Grade 6

Grade 6 students excitedly embarked on their first China Trip to Qingyuan. Students visited a tea plantation, watched a tea ceremony, and picked tea for themselves. They also enjoyed plenty of outdoor activities such as a wild cave exploration, rock climbing, and a hunt through history in a castle!

Grade 7

Grade 7 went to Twin Moon Bay and Costal Guangdong, where they helped to clean up the coast and visited a farm, where they learned how to prepare beggar’s chicken, planted vegetables, and made dumplings! Students also had fun on the water with kayaking and stand-up paddleboarding.

Grade 8

Grade 8 visited Foshan and Tangkou in Guangdong. In Foshan, students went on a scavenger hunt in Zumiao Temple to explore, visited Nanfeng Ancient Kiln and made their own tie dye and ceramic tiles, and went to Huang Fei Hong Lion Dance Training Center to learn how to do the lion dance! In Tangkou, students cycled around the Dialou, explored, learned to cook farm to table, and participated in a photo challenge.

Grade 9

Grade 9 visited Hong Kong for their trip, participating in many outdoor activities. Students built rafts out of bamboo and barrels, learned how to stand-up paddleboard, went on a hike through history to learn about the Hakka people, and went coasteering!

Grade 10

Grade 10 students traveled to Fujian province. They learned how to make hakka dumplings in Hongkeng village, went on a hike and explored Taxia Village, learned how to weave fans out of bamboo, went on bike rides to explore Tulou Village, and went to a tea plantation to learn about brewing, picking, and blending.

Grade 11

Grade 11 traveled to Yangshuo and Guilin for their trip. Students explored karst hills and caves, learned how to cook farm to table, rode bikes along Yulong River, and went bamboo rafting. They also hiked and explored Longji, where they learned how to make bamboo chicken, how to harvest rice, and spent time reflecting during a mindful sketch-a-thon.

Grade 12

Grade 12 students went on a short trip to Qingyuan after their life skills lessons and IB workshop and visited the tea plantation to learn more about tea picking, roasting, and made their own milk tea.

We provide students with creative and differentiated learning experiences throughout our Secondary program to ensure our students achieve personal excellence through a variety of thoughtfully planned experiential opportunities. Click here to read more about learning at AISG.