News and Updates: Suzhou North America High School: Connecting to the Future
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A Message From the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation
We at the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation join with the many people who are saddened and outraged by racial injustices and the escalation of violence within our country.
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Friday Institute Adds Two New Members to Advisory Board
Hiller A. Spires has appointed two new members to the Friday Institute’s Advisory Board--Kevin Howell and Patricia Willoughby.
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Former U.S. Secretary of Education John King: ‘We Have No Future’ if Education Doesn’t Improve for Minority and Low-Income Students in U.S.
Former U.S. Secretary of Education John B. King Jr. spoke about why he chose to become a teacher, the biggest challenges he sees in education today and how the NC State College of Education can play a role in addressing those challenges.
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Professor Hiller Spires Helps Students Cultivate Relationships on 1st Study Abroad Trip to China
Alumni Distinguished Graduate Professor Hiller Spires, Ph.D., has been to China more than a dozen times, but a study abroad course this spring gave her a new perspective as students learned about education and cultivated relationships during the 3-city tour.
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Where Culture and Education Come Together for Partnership in China
This article was originally published by NC State's College of Education News. Click here to view the original article. By Kylie Cafiero On Saturday, June 11, the Chinese Dragon Boat Festival...
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Heading Home with Full Hearts and Minds
By haspires As we board our plane heading for Raleigh, we continue to process the relationships and experiences we encountered in Nanjing, Suzhou, and Shanghai in an attempt to make...
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Buddhism and the Bund
By kegreen4 The morning began with reflections about what we had learned on the trip as we all sat down with Leon for individual video sessions. Words representing our thoughts...
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A Tale of Two Schools: Suzhou North America High School and Shanghai American School
By mphimes Our third trip to Suzhou is coming to a close. With every hour spent with the leadership, students, and faculty at Suzhou North America High School (SNA), our...
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From Kindergarten to KTV
By Jill Grifenhagen The China Tour delegation had an eye-opening, enlightening, and fun day exploring Suzhou! We started by visiting Suzhou Zenhua Middle School. This school is more than...
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A New School
This morning, the team visited the site of the new Suzhou North America High School. The campus is massive, with a four story high school building, two dormitories, and a...
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Going Places: PBI Global Experience Helps Student Win Travel Scholarship
By Audrey White When Mackenzie Lamb is touring Europe this summer, she probably won’t be thinking about China. But her connection to a Friday Institute for Educational Innovation program...
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Breaking new ground in Suzhou, China
New high school blends best of American & Chinese education for innovative education model When Dr. Hiller Spires broke ground for the Suzhou North America (SNA) High School in Suzhou,...