0fb22f6d121de66f Reciprocal Learning

October 2019

On October 4th, 2019, two teachers from Zeng Jia Yan Primary School visited their sister school, Prince Edward Public School, and were warmly welcomed by Prince Edward principal, teachers and students. Zeng Jia Yan teachers toured their sister school and had exchanges with Prince Edward principal and teachers. They also gave their sister school colleagues various gifts made by Zeng Jia Yan students alongside a Chinese paper cut that showed the portrait of Prince Edward and Zeng Jia Yan principals.

October 2019

2019年10月4日，曾家岩小学的两位老师现场拜访了爱德华王子公立学校，并得到了爱德华王子校长的热烈欢迎。 研究助理项蓓蓓和池晨凯陪同来访团参观了学校。曾家岩小学的老师们带来了曾家岩小学校长的问候，以及学生们制作的各种礼物。在爱德华王子学校校长的带领下，代表团参观了许多班次，并将礼物送给了爱德华王子公立学校的学生们。

November 2019

The Sister School Skype Meeting between Prince Edward Public School (PEPS) and Zeng Jia Yan Primary School (ZJY) took place on Tuesday, November 19th, 2019. PEPS teacher and students took the lead by introducing their Maker Space and Knowledge Hook programs. They demonstrated how programs such as Maker Space and Knowledge Hook were able to bring enthusiasm to student learning and help them take care of their own learning. Since both programs were interactive and hands-on, they could help students develop a deeper understanding of the subjects that were being taught. PEPS students especially expressed their interest in the Knowledge Hook program and hoped that they could experience the program one day.

November 2019

Prince Edward小学和曾家岩小学的姊妹校视频会议于2019年11月19日召开。本次的视频会议主题是介绍 “知识钩”与“创客空间项目”。Prince Edward老师与他的学生向曾家岩小学的师生展示了给爱德华王子小学的学生带来极大学习热情的“创客空间”与 “知识钩”项目。这些项目使得学生能够在学习过程中有充分互动，通过实际操作加深对学科知识的理解。下一次视频会议将由曾家岩小学主持讨论关于以水知识为核心的科学教育话题。

May 2019

During this Sister-School Skype meeting between Prince Edward Public School and Zeng Jia Yan primary school, a ZJY graduating student said goodbye to his paired partner in PEPS and shared their future plans.

May 2019

2019年5月，中加互惠学习项目姊妹校Prince Edward小学和曾家岩小学举办视频会议。与会人员包括Prince Edward小学校长, 六年级老师，中加互惠学习项目负责人许世静教授, 温莎大学教育学院中加互惠学习项目负责人许世静教授以及邱亦欣博士后和项目研究助理。

March and April 2019

In these Sister- School Skype meetings between Prince Edward Public School and Zeng Jia Yan Primary School, principals and teachers discussed the translation and formatting issues of their joint reading kit.

March and April 2019

2019年3、4月，中加互惠学习项目姊妹校Prince Edward小学和曾家岩小学举办视频会议。与会人员包括Prince Edward小学校长，六年级老师和八年级老师，温莎大学教育学院访问学者、中加互惠学习项目负责人许世静教授以及项目研究助理。会议上双方校长和老师们讨论了中英读本的最终定稿和出版问题。

January 2019

A Sister- School Skype meeting took place between Prince Edward School (Windsor, Canada) and Zeng Jia Yan Primary School (Chongqing, China). Teachers from both schools were able to share their feedbacks about a draft version of their joint reading kit and discuss project next-step.

January 2019

2019年1月，中加互惠学习项目姊妹校Prince Edward小学和曾家岩小学举办视频会议。与会人员包括Prince Edward小学校长，六年级老师，温莎大学教育学院中加互惠学习项目负责人许世静教授以及邱亦欣博士后和项目研究助理。

October 2018

On October 23th, 2018, the monthly Skype meeting between Prince Edward Public School and Zeng Jia Yan Primary School became very special not only because the children from Prince Edward got to introduce Halloween to their friends in China, but also because Zeng Jia Yan principal and teachers were able to participate in the Skype meeting in Windsor, in person, together with Canadian teachers and children that they had met only on the screen in the past! Through Skype, one Canadian teacher showed Chinese students how to carve a pumpkin and make pumpkin lanterns. The vice principle and three other teachers from ZJY were all excited to participate in the Skype meeting. They happily said hello from Canada to their students and colleagues in Chongqing, China!

October 2018

10⽉23⽇早晨，曾家岩代表团在Prince Edward⼩学图书馆参加了主题为加拿⼤万圣节的视频会议。Prince Edward⼩学的孩⼦身着各⾃的万圣节服饰，向曾家岩的朋友们展示他们是如何过万圣节的。一位加拿大⽼师还特地带来了南⽠向中国的朋友们展示如何雕刻南⽠。

September 2018

On September 26th, 2018, Prince Edward Public School (PEPS) and Zeng Jia Yan (ZJY) Primary School had a Skype Meeting to kick start the new school semester. Students at Zeng Jia Yan Primary School told their Canadian friends about Chinese Mid-Autumn festival and how Chinese people celebrate this festival. They also prepared a few shows such as singing, poem recitation, and traditional instrumental performance for their Canadian friends to enjoy. Attendees of the meeting included: Prince Edward Public School principal and students; Zeng Jia Yan Primary School vice-principal, teachers and students; Dr. Shijing Xu and graduate research assistants from University of Windsor; and SWU 2018 Cohort Spring guide teacher.

September 2018

2018年9月26号，重庆曾家岩小学和温莎Prince Edward 小学举行了一次视频会议。中方的孩子向加方的孩子介绍了中国传统节日-----中秋节。还介绍了中国人是如何庆祝中秋节的。另外中方的孩子还为加方的同学准备了一些节目，比如歌曲表演，乐器演奏，以及诗歌朗诵。

April 2018

At the Skype meeting on April 17th, 2018, a student from Prince Edward Public School introduced his family stories and hobbies to his buddy, Chenlin, and other students from Zeng Jia Yan Primary School. Two teachers from Prince Edward Public School also presented games for students from Prince Edward and Zeng Jia Yan to play together. It was a lot of fun! Attendees of this meeting included: Prince Edward Public School principal, vice-principal, teachers, students and parents; Zeng Jia Yan Primary School curriculum director, teachers, students and parents; Reciprocal Learning Project Director, Dr. Shijing Xu and her research team; and SWU 2018 Cohort Spring exchange students.

April 2018

2018年4月17号，重庆曾家岩小学和温莎Prince Edward 小学举行了一次视频会议。加方的学生向中方的孩子介绍他的家庭以及业余爱好等等。两位加方老师向中国孩子介绍了两种游戏：“四角”游戏，以及“咬苹果”游戏。孩子们玩得非常开心。

November 2017

On November 15th, 2017, Prince Edward Public School (PEPS) and Zeng Jia Yan Primary School had a Skype Meeting to pair up their students for one-on-one communication purposes. Students from both schools took turns introducing their name, age and hobbies to each other.

November 2017

2017年11月15号，重庆曾家岩小学和温莎Prince Edward 小学举行了一次视频会议。此次会议是为了让双方的孩子互相结对，方便孩子与孩子之间的互惠交流。双方的孩子互相介绍了他们的名字，年龄以及业余爱好。

September 2017

On September 19th, 2017, Prince Edward Public School (PEPS) and Zeng Jia Yan Primary School held a Skype Meeting for students to share with each other how they spent their summer vacation. Students from Zeng Jia Yan Primary School talked about their trip to the Hainan Island and Japan. Students from PEPS told stories of their visit to Michigan and Ottawa. A Chinese student also played the Chinese traditional instrument “guzheng” for her Canadian friends. Attendees of the meeting included: Prince Edward Public School principal, vice-principal, school teachers and students; Zeng Jia Yan Primary School curriculum director, teachers and students; and Reciprocal Learning Project Director, Dr. Shijing Xu, alongside her research team.

September 2017

2017年9月19号，重庆曾家岩小学和温莎Prince Edward 小学举行了一次视频会议。双方的孩子介绍了他们是如何度过暑假的。中方的孩子讲述了他们去海南岛和日本旅游时的故事。加方的孩子就介绍了他们去美国密歇根和加拿大渥太华时候的故事。另外中方的一位同学给加方的朋友们演奏了古筝。

February 2017

On February 28th, 2017, teachers and students from Zeng Jia Yan Primary School taught principals, teachers and students at Prince Edward Public School (PEPS) how to make Chinese dumplings via Skype. Principals and teachers from the Sister School also further discussed the outline of their joint cross-cultural reading kit.

February 2017

2017年2月28号，重庆曾家岩小学和温莎Prince Edward 小学举行了一次视频会议。曾家岩的小朋友教Prince Edward 小学的同学制作中国的饺子。他们向加方的孩子一步一步地展示如何制作饺子，孩子们都很开心。另外，老师们就校本读物的大纲进行了继续的讨论。

December 2016

The December Sister School Skype meeting was attended by principals and teachers from Prince Edward Public School (PEPS) and Zeng Jia Yan Primary School. Principals and teachers from both schools were interested in the idea of the cross-cultural reading kit idea proposed in the previous Skype meeting. Together, the sister school principals and teachers generated an outline for the reading kit. In addition, student from PEPS also had a chance to introduce the Christmas festival to their friends in China.

December 2016

2016年12月，重庆曾家岩小学和温莎Prince Edward 小学举行了视频会。参加视频会的校长和老师对上次视频会议提出的跨文化阅读工具的想法感兴趣。他们共同制定了阅读材料的大纲。此外，温莎Prince Edward的学生也有机会向他们的中国朋友介绍圣诞节。

October 2016

On October 20th, 2016, with the help of Dr. Shijing Xu and her research team, Prince Edward Public School and Zeng Jia Yan Primary School held a Skype meeting focusing on the topic of school-based teaching materials. The idea of a cross-cultural reading kit was generated in this meeting. Both Prince Edward and Zeng Jia Yan principals agreed to work on developing the reading kit idea in future Sister School meetings.

October 2016

2016年10月20号，重庆曾家岩小学和温莎Prince Edward 小学举行了一次关于校本教材的视频会。互惠项目负责人许世静教授及其研究团队参与了此次会议。在交流的过程中，双方都谈到了校本教材的开发。许教授和校长提出了做一个中加读本的这样一个想法，得到了中加双方校长和老师的赞同，并且希望后续的视频会可以深入讨论这个话题。

September 2015

A Sister- School Skype meeting between Prince Edward School (Windsor, Canada) and Zeng Jia Yan Primary School (Chongqing, China) kick-started the 2015 Fall semester. Prince Edward students had the opportunity to communicate over Skype with students in Zeng Jia Yan. The students decided to write letters to each other.

September 2015

2015年9月，中加互惠学习项目温莎Prince Edward小学和姊妹校重庆曾家岩小学通过视频会议互相介绍学校近况。与会人员包括：Prince Edward小学校长，温莎大学教育学院许世静教授（中加互惠合作学习项目负责人），项目研究助理等。

October 2015

A Sister-School Skype meeting took place between Prince Edward Public School (Windsor, Canada) and Zeng Jia Yan Primary School (Chongqing, China). Students from Canada and China were able to communicate over Skype and exchange art work with each other. Participants of the meeting included the principal and students from Prince Edward Public School and Reciprocal Learning Project Director, Dr. Shijing Xu, alongside her graduate research team.

October 2015

2015年10月，中加互惠学习项目温莎Prince Edward小学和姊妹校重庆曾家岩小学举办视频会议, 两校的学生参加了此次会议，并分享了美术作品。与会人员包括：Prince Edward小学校Teresa长，温莎大学教育学院许世静教授（中加互惠合作学习项目负责人），项目研究助理等。

June 2015

Sister-School Skype meetings between Prince Edward Public School (Windsor, Canada) and Zeng Jia Yan Primary School continued to thrive. Students, teachers, and administrators were able to communicate with each other over Skype under the facilitation and support of bilingual (English-Mandarin) university researchers. Meeting members included: Prince Edward Public School principal, teachers and students as well as Reciprocal Learning Project Director, Dr. Shijing Xu, and her research team.

June 2015

2015年6月，中加互惠学习项目温莎Prince Edward小学和姊妹校重庆曾家岩小学举办视频会议。与会人员包括Prince Edward小学校长，温莎大学教育学院中加互惠合作学习项目负责人许世静教授等。

Zeng Jia Yan Delegation’s 2018 Visit to Windsor

From October 23rd to 25th, 2018, Prince Edward Public School’s principal hosted a delegation from Zeng Jia Yan Primary School (ZJY). The Chinese delegation included Vice Principal, a math teacher and two art teachers from ZJY. During their visit, the ZJY principal and teachers observed a wide range of lessons conducted by Prince Edward teachers. They also participated in a Skype meeting held between Zeng Jia Yan Primary School and Prince Edward Public School. In addition, the Math teacher from Zeng Jia Yan co-planned and co-taught a math lesson with his Sister School colleagues in Prince Edward. The art teachers also had an opportunity to offer Chinese painting classes to students in Prince Edward. Both Canadian Principal and Chinese VP talked about how the visit had greatly strengthened the friendship and learning between the two schools. The trip had also improved Sister School teachers’ communication with each other.

姊妹校访问

2018年10月，中加互惠学习合作项目曾家岩小学代表团受邀参观温莎姊妹校。访问期间，中国代表团副校长和三位老师代表有机会旁听了加方老师的课程，并参加了曾家岩小学和Prince Edward举行的Skype会议。此外，一位中国老师与他的姐妹校同事(PEPS的 6年级教师)共同策划并一起教授了数学课程。另外两位中国老师还为加方学生提供了中国画课程。最后，中加双方校长和副校长都谈到这次访问如何加强了两所学校之间的友谊和学习，还加强了姐妹学校教师之间的沟通。

Visiting Other Schools in Windsor

Zeng Jia Yan delegation’s visit to Prince Edward was followed by a tour to different public schools in Windsor. Thanks to the Principal of Special Education at Greater Essex County District School Board (GECDSB) as well as principals from Talbot Trail and a few other local schools, Zeng Jia Yan teachers were able to gain a deeper understanding of how schools work in Ontario.

拜访学校

2018年10月，中加互惠学习项目曾家岩小学代表团除了访问了其姊妹校Prince Edward小学，还拜访了温莎Talbot Trail小学，法语学校Giles Campus学校，温莎教育局以及温莎大学。

Visiting the School Board

The official visit ended with a bonus visit to the Windsor Greater Essex County District School Board’s headquarter. At the headquarter, the Chinese delegates learned about GECDSB’s math vision and participated in a math workshop to understand math-related teaching practices and innovation in Ontario.

参加教育局的数学讲座

法语学校参观结束之后，曾家岩访问团来到了温莎教育局，参加了教育局为他们准备的关于数学的一个讲座。双方就数学教学进⾏了深刻的交流和讨论。

A Warm Welcome from Prince Edward Principal

On October 10th, 2017, under the invitation of Dr. Shijing Xu, four delegates from Chongqing Zeng Jia Yan Primary School had a three-day visit to Windsor, during which they stayed at the house of Prince Edward principal. The Chinese delegation had a wonderful Thanksgiving dinner with Prince Edward principal. They also shared Chinese tea.

PEPS校长的热情款待

2017年10月10日，曾家岩代表团（校长和三位老师）来到加拿大温莎进行了为期三天的访问。在访问期间，代表团老师受邀住在Prince Edward校长家中。加方校长热情接待了四位老师，并邀请老师们在感恩节共进晚餐。

October 2017 School Tour

During their three-day visit to Windsor in October 2017, the Zeng Jia Yan delegation visited three schools which included their sister school — Prince Edward Public School. They also visited Talbot Trail Public School and Kingsville Public School under the invitation of local principles. During their school visit, Zeng Jia Yan delegation had an opportunity to observe various classes and have discussions with different teachers. They were invited to attend Prince Edward Public School’s special assembly which was prepared to welcome friends from China.

拜访学校

在为期三天的访问中，曾家岩代表团老师不仅访问了他们的姊妹校Prince Edward小学，还分别访问了 Talbot Trail小学和Kingsville小学。在访问Prince Edward小学期间，曾家岩老师观摩了不同的课堂，还受邀参加了学校的集会。Prince Edward校长在集会中热烈欢迎了曾家岩校长和老师们。代表团老师还特地为学校的老师和学生准备了礼物，并非常感谢大家的热情招待。

Prince Edward Principal’s 2016 Visit to China

In May 2016, several members of the Reciprocal Learning Sister-School Project Canadian team were invited to visit their sister schools in Chongqing, China, as part of the 3rd PG Project International Conference. Principal and teachers from Zeng Jia Yan gave a warm welcome to the Canadian visitors during an introductory meeting. Visitors to Zeng Jia Yan Primary School included the superintendent of GECDSB and principals of Prince Edward Public School and Kingsville Public School. They Canadian visitors were accompanied by Southwest University Dean of Education, SSHRC Project Director Dr. Shijing Xu, and students from both the University of Windsor and Southwest University.

May 2016

2016年5月，重庆曾家岩小学热烈欢迎来访的温莎郡教育局（GECDSB）学监士，温莎Prince Edward小学校长，Kingsville小学校长，温莎大学教育学院教授（中加互惠合作学习项目负责人），西南大学教育学院院长等。

School Tour

After the introductory meeting, Canadian visitors had a tour around Zeng Jia Yang Primary School.

May 2016

2016年5月，温莎大学教育学院教授（中加互惠合作学习项目负责人），温莎郡教育局（GECDSB）学监士，温莎Prince Edward小学校长长，Kingsville小学校长长，西南大学教育学院院长兵等参观了重庆曾家岩小学。

SWU Teacher Candidates Teaching

November 2015

In November 2015, Chinese teacher candidate cohorts from Southwest University China conducted a small Chinese lesson to students in Prince Edward Public School, Windsor, Canada. The main topics were basic Chinese characters and calligraphy.

November 2015

2015年11月，中国西南大学师范生在温莎Prince Edward公立学校为学生们举办了一堂中文课, 主题是基本汉字和书法。

Letters from Prince Edward Public School Students

Letters written by students from Prince Edward Public School, Windsor, Canada were sent to awaiting students from Zeng Jia Yan Primary School Chongqing, China.

来自加拿大温莎爱德华王子公立学校的学生写的信已经寄给了中国重庆曾家岩小学的学生。