the Ameson Delegation
of eight Headmasters
west, the President of The
Southern Association of
Independent Schools (SAIS)
and the Director of Inter-
national Programs for the
National Association of
Independent Schools (NAIS)
on a 12-day trip to China.
The first eight days were a
deep dive immersion into
Chinese Secondary Schools
that have collaborated with
the Ameson Foundation
and schools in the United
States to initiate the Ad-
vanced Placement Program
(AP) for Chinese students
interested in American style
curriculum.
#4 High School and are enrolled in the American AP
program lived with Shorecrest families and attended
classes with our students. These students were at
Shorecrest for four weeks before heading on a tour
of Washington, D.C, Philadelphia, New York City
and Boston. Thirty-eight other Chinese students
from Beijing #4 are in other independent schools
around the U.S. experiencing life with American
families and school life. All hope to attend universi-
ties in the United States.
personal experience. I have read, "People who visit
China for a week write books, people who stay for
months write articles and those who live there for
may have had more than one intention when writing
his observation. Clearly, Americans experience a
freedom of speech not found in many other nations.
At the same time, I know I was not alone in my jaw-
dropping amazement at the amount of develop-
ment I observed in every city we visited in China.
Cranes: dozens and dozens of cranes were visible
not just in each city but also on every worksite I saw.
Traffic: I will never complain about American drivers
again. Ambition: Let me share an observation about
ambition.
dents will score high enough on the Gaokao, nation-
al test, to earn admissions into a university and an