Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Students tell Medfield Patch they are excited to be in Medfield.
Last week, Medfield middle and high school students welcomed five students and three teachers from China as part of its cultural exchange program with its sister school in Bengbu, China. After a welcoming ceremony on Friday, the students told Medfield Patch they were excited to be in Medfield. "I'm excited because the people are warm and they're glad to see us," Windy Ye said. "I'm very excited to be here because of the great culture and this great country and the great people and they're very good to me," Angl Lee said. Rose Wang was also excited. "The people here are very warm-hearted and they're very kind to us," Wang said. "I think it's just like home. I think Medfield is very beautiful." The students are part of a cultural …
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
The Medfield Public Schools are hosting eight students and three teachers from China as part of its Mandarin language program.
There's a new kid in town. Well, actually eight new kids. On Monday, eight students and three teachers were welcomed into the Medfield school system as part of a three-week exchange program between Medfield and its sister city Bengbu, China. They arrived late last week and will be fully engrossed in Medfield living for the next three weeks. They will stay with host families, take classes in the schools and provide tutoring to Medfield students taking Mandarin, participate in extra-curricular activities, and visit sites around the town and state to help them learn first-hand about life in America. The purpose of the exchange program, said Superintendent of Medfield Public Schools Bob Maguire as he introduced the exchange students to the …
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Medfield Public Schools recently received a $30,000 grant and national recognition from the Asia Society for the district's Chinese program.
Medfield Public Schools recently received good news from the Asia Society regarding the district’s Chinese Initiative and further expansion of its Chinese language program. Earlier this month, the school district was informed by the Asia Society that it would be receiving $30,000 of the $39,000 in funding it applied for through the society’s continuation grant to be used in Medfield for expansion of its Chinese program. Superintendent of Schools Bob Maguire said the district applied for the grant at the beginning of the school year, after receiving $10,000 from the society a year ago. “[The Asia Society] awarded us about $9,000 at the beginning of this year but there was another portion of the grant, beyond just the regular continuation …
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