Destination:
China
Devin Rogers, BCEC Graduate Class of 2017,
poses in Tong Li, “The Venice of the East.”
In January, a group of thirteen Buncombe County
Early College (BCEC) students and two teachers
traveled to China. For two weeks, they explored
the culture in some of the country’s largest
cities. They toured universities and met Chinese
students, as well as international students. The
BCEC group also got a behind-the-scenes look
at seven different businesses that specialize in
everything from pharmaceuticals to video game
software engineering to silk production. The
students got an inside look at careers in large
and small Chinese businesses. Teachers say
this experience will open doors for students,
especially if they want to go abroad for college
or their career.
“It’s hard to put into words how
important this trip was to our
students. A lot of the people that
they met and the culture that
they experienced was so new to
them. They now realize what a
big world it is and, I think, have
more confidence to go out and
explore it!”
– Rachel Grandis
Spanish teacher, Early College
BCEC Biology teacher, Julie Maimes, poses in Tong Li,
“The Venice of the East.”
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