They are here.

The delegation from Tianjin High School 41 is here!

They arrived last night and we are about to conduct the the grand opening ceremony.

Stay tuned for updates.

Chinese education contingent to kick-off whirl-wind tour of region with ceremony at Tech Valley High School

Here is what is happening next week:

WHO:  Capital Region education leaders and Chinese teachers and students.

WHAT:  Area education leaders from Capital Region BOCES, Questar III BOCES, local school districts and Tech Valley High School will conduct an official welcoming ceremony to the Capital Region for a delegation of educators, administrators and students from an elite Chinese high school.

WHERE: Tech Valley High School, UAlbany East Campus, 9 University Place, Rensselaer, NY 12144

WHEN: January 17, 2012, 9 a.m.

WHY: A delegation of 37 students, faculty and administrators from Tianjin High School No. 41 in Tianjin China will be in the Capital Region on a four-day, whirlwind tour of schools, universities and area cultural sites. The delegation, which is being hosted by Tech Valley High School, is looking to further expand Tianjin’s partnerships with educators in the U.S. and exploring ways to enhance its existing partnership with Tech Valley High School. Already, the partnership has resulted in a Tianjin teacher spending three months learning and teaching in the region and an exchange of students and the exploration of best education practices in the two countries. Among the stops on the trip will be RPI, Cohoes and Guilderland schools, as well as Tech Valley High and

Catskill.

Tianjin 41 visit update

The contingent of students and adults from Tianjin High School No. 41 that will visit Tech Valley High School and other Tech Valley Region schools in January will arrive on Monday evening, Jan. 16.

The 35 students and four adults will largely stay with TVHS families while visiting the school, other area schools and attractions.

The group will department early in the morning of Jan. 20

Check back here for more details later.

He's back

Principal Dan Liebert has returned from a whirl-wind six day trip to China where he lectured at a Chinese university and visited several schools in Shanghai and Tianjin.

He defined the experience as "awesome."

We hope to get much more in depth later today or tomorrow.

Please check back.

Liebert is in China

Tech Valley High School Principal Dan Liebert is currently in China where he will present to education experts a speach on project-based learning.

Liebert is speaking at East China Normal University in Shanghai during the institution's Forum on Nurturing Creative Talent in Regular High School. The two-day forum starts tomorrow.

As soon as we hear from Liebert, we will pass along his experiences.

Tianjin 41 will visit

A contingent of students and adults from Tianjin High School No. 41 will visit Tech Valley High School and other Tech Valley Region schools in January.
The 35 students and four adults are scheduled to arrive at TVHS on January 17 and stay through January 19. Details of what they will do and what schools they will visit during this time are still being determined. Check back here for more details later.
 

Local principal to lecture in China

Tech Valley High School Principal and Chief Academic Officer Dan Liebert will take part in a lecture on American education at a prestigious university in China in December.

Liebert will speak at East China Normal University during the institution's Forum on Nurturing Creative Talent in Regular High School. The forum takes place on December 10 and 11.

Liebert will be a guest of Huo Yiping, professor and director of the Institute on High School at the university.

"I am very excited to be invited and to be part of a forum on education in another country and culture," said Liebert.

The Chinese education system has been looking for ways to nurture creativity in the culture of the Asian country. One of the reasons behind the partnership between TVHS and Tianjin High School No. 41 was to assist the school on fostering creative students.

While in China, Liebert will also visit public schools in the area and explore the country's' educational system.