Northcote and China part 3: Sister School visit

Huaibei No 1 High School comes to town

August saw us welcome our Sister School, Huaibei No 1 High School from Anhui province in China. This is our 18th consecutive year of reciprocal visits between the two schools. Ours is one of the longest standing and most successful partnerships between a Chinese school and an Australian school.

Students visiting from Huaibei home-stayed with NHS families for five nights and spent a weekend with their host families. They also participated in an excursion to Healesville Sanctuary and classes at NHS. This was capped off by a concert where students performed for each other with the great assistance of Mr Hamit as MC.

"I wasn’t sure how it would go but having our homestay with us was the best experience I’ve had at school. We had a great time teaching each other games from our countries and playing music. I’d definitely recommend it to other students for next year." (Year 9 NHS student).

Much acknowledgement and gratitude to Sean Butler for organsing the visit, to Lixia Wang and the International Department, to the many staff who participated in activities and ran special classes and, of course, to our wonderful host families.