2009 China Prep High School Programs

Spring: China Prep Spring Break 2009 Trip (March 14th-27^th)

On fourteen activity-packed days in China, we will visit both the world-renowned sites and the back alleys of Shanghai, Beijing, and Hangzhou. Participants will learn about China across a diverse range of themes including the arts, business, entertainment, and the environment, and they will meet professional individuals shaping China in these areas. Through these interactions and daily life, participants will have opportunities to develop Mandarin language skills.

Summer Trips to China

China Prep Summer 2009 Four-Week Summer Trip to China (June 29-July 27):

An in-depth perspective on modern China through travel to Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou, and Sichuan province. Students will learn about China across a diverse range of themes including the arts, business, entertainment, and the environment, and they will meet professional individuals shaping China in these areas. The four-week trip also provides the opportunity for students to build and use Mandarin Chinese language skills. Throughout the trip, China Prep organizes several structured language classes to teach practical skills for living and traveling in China.

This trip also includes a one-week Habitat for Humanity community service project in Sichuan province in a location affected by the earthquake.

China Prep Summer 2009 Two-Week Trip to Eastern China (August 3-August 17):

On our summer two-week trip, we will visit both the world-renowned sites and the back alleys of Shanghai, Beijing, and Hangzhou. Participants will learn about China across a diverse range of themes including the arts, business, entertainment, and the environment, and they will meet professional individuals shaping China in these areas. Through these interactions and several structured language classes, participants will have opportunities to develop Mandarin language skills.

Our two-week program is an excellent option for students wishing for a shorter trip or paired with our China Prep in NY program (June 28 - July 19).

China Prep Summer 2009 Two-Week Trip to Western China and Hong Kong (August 3-August 17):

Our two-week Western China and Hong Kong trip offers an incredible glimpse into the dramatically different sites and lifestyles in cosmopolitan Hong Kong and China’s scenic southwestern provinces.  Begin and end the trip in Hong Kong for an exploration of colonial history and China’s bustling international city.  Contrast this experience with Lijiang, Shangri-La, Chengdu, and Xian in western China, complete with breathtaking scenery, ethnic minority culture, terracotta warriors, Tibetan Buddhist temples, and the home of the famed Giant Panda reserve. Along the way experience China through a variety of lenses: artistic, economic, culinary, professional, environmental, historical, and linguistic.    

The two-week Western China and Hong Kong trip offers a window into China you won’t find anywhere else.  This experience is a fascinating introduction to China on its own or can be combined with either our four-week China trip (June 29-July 27) or our China Prep in NY program (June 28-July 19).  Contact us for information about discounts for attending more than one program.

China Prep in NY 2009 (June 28-July 19)

Study Mandarin and explore Chinese culture with New York City as your classroom. We are pleased to announce our China Prep in NY program, which combines structured Mandarin language classes with an exploration of New York City's vast China resources. Attend Chinese class in the morning and visit a modern Chinese art gallery in the afternoon. Discuss U.S.-China trade relations in culture class and visit with a prominent company owner with business interests in China. New York City is home to some of the best China resources in the world. From art museums to Buddhist temples to Chinatown wet markets to multinational companies, this is the ideal environment outside of China to explore Chinese culture while building your language skills.

The goal of China Prep in NY is to deepen participants understanding of China and Chinese through the lens and resources of New York City. CP in NY also excellent preparation for travel to China. If you'd like to study Mandarin and learn more about China before traveling across the Pacific, this is the program for you.

Dates:

Spring Break trip to China (March 14 - 27, 2009), Summer Four-Week trip to China (June 29 - July 27, 2009), Summer Two-Week trip to Eastern China (August 3 - August 17, 2009), Summer Two-Week Trip to Western China and Hong Kong (August 3- August 17, 2009), Summer Two-Week program in NYC (June 28 - July 19, 2009)

Costs:

Spring Break trip to China: $4,750, Summer Four-Week trip to China: $6,850, Summer Two-Week trip to Eastern China: $4,750, Summer Two-Week trip to Western China and Hong Kong: $5,500, China Prep in NY: $4,750.  Contact us for information about discounts for attending more than one program.

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