Teaching & Learning English
Last few weeks, OCAC 8th graders went on a field trip to Hangzhou, a city renowned for its natural beauty and rich cultural heritage. It was an exciting opportunity to step out of the classroom and immerse ourselves in a new environment. However, as with any trip, there were both highs and lows. Here’s a … Read more
Our OCAC 8th grade school trip to Hangzhou started off with a great start. It was my first having a field trip out of Suzhou with the whole grade. I woke up very early that day, I was super excited, I had to get to school as soon as I could, and not knowing what … Read more
Since I did not go on the trip to Hangzhou, I am going to talk about my vacation in York instead. First, I am going to talk about the York Art Gallery, which is truly impressive. The gallery houses an extensive art collection, including works by renowned artists. We have spend hours admiring the paintings, … Read more
Regarding the previous seminar we’ve had, the whole thing was revolving around the question of “Why travel?”. First, there is no way a question, a topic like this can be fully covered with just some personal thoughts, because when people share an opinion, they tend to make it one-sided, and that does not represent the … Read more
In the last four days, grade 8 students went to Hangzhou. Hangzhou has a lot of beautiful mountains ⛰️and lakes🏞️, the weather is clear☀️, it’s perfect for outdoor activities, for example hiking🥾. Actually, hiking was exactly what we were doing, we spent four days hiking in places om Hangzhou with our teachers and friends. We … Read more
Today, we set off for a trip to Hangzhou, which was named the Hiking-Interdisciplinary Inquiry Activity. Before the trip started, we were told we had to live in a 10-person dorm there. We were totally delighted and looking forward to this excellent trip. On the first day, we arrived around noon to eat lunch. We … Read more
Last month, all the students in Grade 8 went to Hangzhou to hike for four days. I can only say that no matter how the process was, the experience was very beautiful and precious at the end.The most impressive thing is that every day here we have full exercise, every day will walk about 10 … Read more
The end of the school year has finally arrived. The corridor is filled with voices and laughter, which only means one thing: it’s field trip time. Panting, I dragged my suitcase up the long flight of stairs and entered the classroom. Loud voices full of curiosity and joy filled the room. A few … Read more
The first thing people think about when they hear the word traveling is summer sun and holiday. However when you search up traveling is defined by go from one place to another, typically over a distance of some length. And if you search about the meaning behind traveling this is what shows up going … Read more
Recently, I participated in a seminar that explored the topic of “Why travel?”. Although I had some thoughts on the matter, I was hesitant to share them with the group. Fear of being ridiculed or judged made me feel insecure, and I guess that didn’t quite happen because I resulted on only saying a few … Read more
First what I’m gonna point out is that this whole hiking trip thing is a perfect lesson taught to us by the school about money investing. This is called ultra-efficient use of money here that every one of you can learn from once you step into the awesome society of Earth. Tuesday morning, everybody woke … Read more
We, OCAC 8th grade had a fieldtrip to Hangzhou to learn about the tea culture. Before we start on this “amazing” trip, we ought to keep something in mind: the trip has a very affordable and worthy price of only 2350 yuan. With this pricing, the school would definitely offer us an accommodation … Read more