Words from the Principal - 循éä¸å¸Methodist College
Words from the Principal - 循éä¸å¸Methodist College
Words from the Principal - 循éä¸å¸Methodist College
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Bring <strong>the</strong> exchange students into Methodist <strong>College</strong><br />
We are fortunate to have exchange students staying with us in various lengths<br />
of time. There are Irina Iwantschak and Pierandrea Falchi <strong>from</strong> Germany and Italy<br />
respectively, who have spent a whole year here. Then we have four Malaysian<br />
students <strong>from</strong> Methodist Boys’ School in Kuala Lumpur, spending two weeks with us<br />
in November which adds cultural diversity to our mix.<br />
Exchange<br />
Programme<br />
AFS Intercultural Exchange<br />
Programme (high school)<br />
Malaysia<br />
Exchange Programme<br />
(by Methodist <strong>College</strong>)<br />
Nation Germany Italy Malaysia<br />
Period August 2011– June 2012 8-18/11/2011<br />
Exchange Destination Hong Kong<br />
Host school Methodist <strong>College</strong><br />
AFS Intercultural Exchange Programme (high school)<br />
58<br />
Nation Germany Italy<br />
Exchange Student Irina Iwantschak Pierandrea Falchi<br />
Host Class 3R 4B<br />
Period August 2011– June 2012<br />
Host school<br />
Methodist <strong>College</strong><br />
Irina Iwantschak 3R (<strong>from</strong> Germany)<br />
2012 has been an unforgettable year<br />
for me. There are so many things I will<br />
never forget and so many things which<br />
would never have happened to me if I<br />
had not been lucky enough to come to<br />
Methodist <strong>College</strong>. My time at Methodist<br />
<strong>College</strong> has provided me with so many<br />
wonderful memories. It’s my pleasure to<br />
relate some of <strong>the</strong>m to you now.<br />
T h e f i r s t t i m e I e n t e r e d m y<br />
classroom I was confused. There were<br />
4 fans and 2 air conditioners. But why?<br />
At my school in Germany <strong>the</strong>re are no<br />
such things. In every German classroom,<br />
<strong>the</strong>re is a sink for washing up and a<br />
mirror for checking our appearance…<br />
but no air-con and no fan. If it is too<br />
hot outside we can leave <strong>the</strong> school at<br />
11am. If it is too cold or <strong>the</strong>re is too<br />
much snow we don’t even need to go<br />
to school. My school in Germany (Erich-<br />
Klausener Realschule) starts at 7:45am<br />
and ends at 1:05pm or sometimes even<br />
earlier at 12:05pm. Here in Hong Kong,<br />
school starts a bit later and I had to stay<br />
until <strong>the</strong> end of <strong>the</strong> very last lesson at<br />
3:50pm. In <strong>the</strong> beginning, I was very<br />
tired because of this. After 2 to 3 months<br />
however, I adapted to <strong>the</strong> long hours and<br />
I was able to stay awake <strong>the</strong> whole day!<br />
While at school I was fortunate to
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