第四天：课后到天坛

今天我们去了天坛，那里有很多人。而且那里有很特别的石头拍手后会发出声音。

――吴轩宇p5.6

今天我们去吃北京烤鸭，也去了天坛，看到了皇帝祭天祈五谷丰收的地方。到书店后我买了一本书。
――王婷芳p5.3

第四天：第一天上课

今天是学生第一天到北京的小学--四根柏上课。一开始的时候，学生都感到又紧张又害羞，不过在上了张老师的美术课后，我们学校的学生都跟他们打成一片了，还一起热烈讨论门神该怎么画，我想他们已经融入当地的学习环境了。

上完课后我们到全世界最有名的全聚德吃烤鸭，学生们都学会了如何包烤鸭。续程到世界唯一一座不用任何铁钉的建筑物---天坛参观。
今天我到一间中国的学校，虽然学校有点儿旧，但是那里的学生华语程度很高。那里的学生三年级在学习我们新加坡四、五年级的东西，我真的会珍惜这个机会，而且一定要从中国学生那里学到一些知识。
――陈慧殷　p5.7

第一次在中国上课觉得很好玩。我们今天上的课是美术课，老师很好笑。我们要画门神，很难画，但是老师耐心指导我们，所以我画了半个门神。我今天玩得很开心，跟中国学生交流很有趣。
――陈荟如p5.5

今天是我在中国的第四天，不一样的是我和我的朋友们要到一间中国小学上课。在那里我们分成了十组。每班都派一个同学带我们到课室。我今天在学校学了什么是门神，还有它的由来，而且我们还画了自己的门神。
――唐宝贵p5.7

今天，我到北京一间小学，我真的很紧张！因为老师教书很幽默，所以我不再紧张了！过会儿，我们就去了天坛，那里的建筑物有很多图案，仿佛是画展。我们最后到了书店，那里有很多书，所以我买了很多书。
——郑伟扬p5.3

1st day to 3rd day Beijing immersion trip

It's Day 3 and most of the pupils have already started to lose steam. All except the boys of course, who seem to have an abundance of energy.

So far we've seen and conquered the Great Wall. The boys raced each other up the multitude of steps while the girls moved up ever so cautiously, trying hard to keep their balance. Eventually most of them rewarded themselves with a 'Hero' card. On a big stone right in the middle of the upper concourse are the words '不到长城非好汉'. Loosely translated it says that you're only a hero once you've conquered the Great Wall. I guess yesterday, many little heros had emerged.

When asked what they remembered most about their trip to the Great Wall, they shouted in unison - SNOW! Yes! We saw snow....many of us for the first time! Imagine that! With all the rich culture and history surrounding us, they were most intrigued by the little snow flakes falling on our noses. However, by the expresssions on their faces, I think its an experience they wouldn't forget!

Today, we went to the Forbidden City and Tianamen Sqaure. We took about 3 hours to get from the first gate to the last! You can imagine how tired they were when they got to the end. Yet, these little children still had the determination to finish climbing 60m of steps to have a bird's eye view of the palace grounds. It was truly an amazing sight!

Some of the pupils ahve already begun feeling homesick. But to see them lending each other a shoulder to cry on and looking out for one another is truly a heart-warming sight! Till the next post.... =)

Miss Lee