GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS - CHINA - XUEJUN HIGH SCHOOL

PARTNERSHIP:

Establishing the Partnership

• July 2000 - visit to Prince Henry's by Xuejun High School students performing in the Leeds Breeze Festival
  
  
• May 2001 - visit to Xuejun High School by Prince Henry's Headteacher John Steel to sign official partnership agreement
  
  
• July 2001 - visit to Prince Henry's by second Xuejun High School group as part of the Leeds Breeze Fesival
  
  

Student Exchange

• October 2001 - visit by 15 Prince Henry's students to Hangzhou
  
  
• October 2002 - return visit to Otley of our Chinese partners
  
  
• October 2004 - second Prince Henry's group visit Xuejun High School
  
  
• April 2005 - return visit to Prince Henry's of second group from Hangzhou
  
  

Teacher Exchange

• Summer 2002 - visit by Chinese teacher Zhang Xueya to Prince Henry's
  
  
• March 2005 - visit by Prince Henry's teacher Rob Mathewson to Hangzhou

BACKGROUND:

Hangzhou is the much-valued Chinese partner city of Leeds.  Prince Henry's was privileged to become the first school to form a school to school link with this city.