CCHS had the opportunity to interview approximately 50 Chinese students who are interested in attending high school in the Boston area. Through various aspects on the interview I held with each student I assessed each student's fluency in listenting, speaking, reading and comprehension in the English language. A signifcantly smaller number of students appeared ready for classroom instruction in full English language. I passed on the names of the students, in my trained opinion, who CCHS would consider for application for the Fall. It is unclear how many students interviewed will follow through with sending applications, school transcripts and English proficiency test scores. We will have a better idea in about two weeks, at which time serious applicants will be reviewed by the Admissions Office staff. If a Chinese student is granted admission to CCHS, he/she will have to make a decsion to accept this offer, make a tuition deposit, and then obtain a student visa from Chinese officials before being allowed to come to CCHS. Much has to be decided and done in a short window of time if this is to happen for Fall 2010. I remain hopeful that CCHS will have a small number of Chinese students enrolling this Fall.
We had hoped to visit thw World's Fair currently being held in Shanghai, but entrance lines were four to five hours wait. Once inside, we were told that the waiting line for the pavilions was also 4-5 hours since over 400,000 people entered the fair each day. As a result, we decided to drive by the World's Fair sites for a quick view. Too bad ! Instead we toured the Shanghai Museum, climbed the 3rd highest TV tower in the world, and ate in the revolvoing restaurent at the top of this tower. Later in the day we walked along the Shanghai waterfront.
I met with a Chinese tailor who offered to make me a tailored suit for $175. I took the leap, he took my measurements and today it arrived at my hotel. It is looks terrific, well-made and fits perfectly.
We leave for the US tomorrow morning, beginning the long 20 hour trek home from Shanghai to Chicago then on to Boston.
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