Central Catholic High School (Lawrence, MA) is working with an outside agency partnership (EduBoston and New Oriental) that will assist us in bringing qualified international students to Central Catholic. On June 29, Dave DeFillippo ’66 is departing for China to serve as the CCHS ambassador and to select a small number of students to study at Central Catholic this fall. Follow his journey here.

Friday, July 9, 2010

China -Day 3

Today was a wonderful, yet arduous day of climbing and walking several of the most notable historical sites in China. We traveled to Badaling, about 2 hours away from Beijing , to the Great Wall, one fo the 7 wonders of the ancient world. My group of school reps spent two hours climbing and traversing the Great Wall. It was exhausting for at times the angle of ascent reached 70 degrees in bringing you to the top of the section we visited. Sorry, I am unable to post photos on the blog due to an internet problem. The Great Wall extends nearly 4000 miles along China's border and is visited by over 2 million people each year I'm told. From the Great Wall, we returned to Beijing where we experienced the Forbidden City where China's emperors and imperial families in the Ming and Tsing dynasties lived and ruled for centuries.

Tomorrow, Saturday, I will take part in an international high school fair and meet with students who wish to attend US high schools, and an undetermined number who may be considering CCHS. I will do a quick review of any applications and plan to interview interested students to determine the seriousness of their interest and their potential for success in the academic program at CCHS. I'll bring back the information on these students and with our admissions staff reach a decision on the most interested and qualified applicants.

Have you ever tried eating cooked seahorse? I did today; and truth be told I'm unlikely to order it in the future.
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2 comments:

  1. AnonymousJuly 9, 2010 at 2:10 PM

    Hi Dave

    Have you been able to venture out at night, what is night life like in Beijing, I know you are working, but any chance seeing the Terra Cotta Warriors or the Three Gorges in the Yangtze
    river, if I remember correctly there is a 100ft Budda carved in the side of a mountain.

    Andy D.
    Class 1971

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  2. NormandJuly 10, 2010 at 10:35 AM

    Aloha Mr. "D",

    Glad to read that your hosts are mixing in pleasure with business. Keep giving the "gourmet treats" a chance.

    Normand Robert
    Class of 79

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