SJHS principal, guidance director traveled to China for students
Wednesday, April 10, 2019 • The Hammonton Gazette • Page 3
CHINA, from Page 1
tive students who are interested in
receiving their high school educa-
tion in the United States.
Most of Caparas and Fourney’s
time overseas was spent in the
northeastern city of Harbin and
the southern city of Guangzhou,
where Caparas said he encoun-
tered several students that were
very expressive of their interest in
the American educational experi-
ence.
“They were quite an impressive
group of young people. I was re-
ally impressed by them, and all of
them unequivocally stated that the
educational experience in the
United States is a lot better than
what they would expect in China,”
Caparas said.
In conjunction with a similar in-
ternational student education
placement organization, Fourney
previously traveled to the Beijing,
Shanghai and Hangzhou in 2013
Courtesy Photo
St. Joseph High School (SJHS) Principal the Rev. Allain Caparas and SJHS Director of Guidance Louise Fourney recently
traveled to China to recruit and meet new students.
to recruit Chinese students to chances of getting into an Ameri- for them to get from one grade to
the next, or from one level—like
can college.
come to SJHS.
“It’s just competitive because elementary school, middle school
According to Fourney, the com-
petitive nature and rigid schedule there are so many students in the and high school—in China. They
structure of the Chinese education population there. First of all, have to pass tests in order to get to
system has led to numerous Chi- they’re all in one big room, some the next level, and it can be very
nese students seeking opportuni- of them aren’t even at desks, and frustrating and very competitive.
ties to study abroad in the United there could be about 40 to 50 kids So, this is why they decide to pur-
States in hopes of increasing their in one room … It’s very difficult
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