六月时节，剑桥国际考试委员会全球CEO沙利文先生来到中国，用了一周的时间，紧锣密鼓地参观了各地剑桥学校、拜访了合作伙伴。
在广东，沙利文先生与碧桂园教育集团—隶属于碧桂园，同时也是中国双语教育和国际教育的领军者—签订了合作伙伴协议。沙利文先生表示，剑桥国际考试委员会和碧桂园有共同的目标：用高质量的教育改变更多中国人的生活。
下一站：成都—大熊猫的故乡。沙利文先生陪同英国议会代表团参观了成都石室中学。石室中学是中国第一所公立学校，建立于公元前143-141年的汉朝，也是全世界最古老的学校。沙利文先生和议员们每人由一名来自剑桥中心A Level的同学带领参观了校园。沙利文先生评论说：“学生带领参观做得非常好，让议员们感受到了剑桥课程取得的成果。”
沙利文先生在成都还参观了成都孔裔国际公学，并观看了学生表演“新六艺”。“孔裔国际新六艺”是在系统研究孔子教育理念和哲学思想、比较中西方教育优势的基础上，创造性提出的全新教育理念，使“孔子六艺”在两千五百年后重放光芒。
快节奏的旅程在北京延续，Michael和中育集团—剑桥国际考试委员会合作伙伴—一同举行了三所剑桥学校的挂牌仪式。此次活动在北京三十五中学举行，三十五中也刚刚申请成功成为了剑桥学校，Michael也借此机会为三十五中授牌。在仪式后的媒体访问中，Michael用流利的中文和记者探讨了国际教育在中国发展的现状。和中育集团这样的合作伙伴一起，剑桥会为沿海地区以及内陆地区的学生提供高质量的国际教育，使得他们能在以后获得更好的学习和就业机会。
沙利文先生在北京期间还参观了人大附中朝阳分校，对学校设施、教师团队以及学生的表现都留下了深刻的印象。
最后一站，沙利文先生来到了北京外国语大学，签署合作伙伴协议。作为北京外国语大学的老朋友，沙利文先生很期待能够和北外一起改变学生的生活。
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A busy week in China launching new schools and Associates
One whirlwind week in June saw Michael O’Sullivan, Chief Executive of Cambridge Assessment International Education, take a tour of China to visit Cambridge schools and Cambridge Associates.
In Guangdong Province, Michael signed a Cambridge Associate agreement with Country Garden Education Investment Management, a subsidiary of Country Garden and leader in bilingual education and international curriculum. Michael expressed his belief that Cambridge Assessment International Education and Country Garden share the same goal: to change more lives in China through the provision of high-quality education.
Next stop: Chengdu – home of the giant panda – to visit Shishi High School, where Michael met a delegation of UK politicians from the All Party Parliamentary China Group (APPCG). Standing on the site of the first Chinese public school, founded in the Han Dynasty between 143 BC and 141 BC, Shishi High School is the oldest school in the world. Michael and the Members of Parliament (MPs) enjoyed a tour of the school campus, each with their own student guide drawn from the Cambridge International A Level class. Michael commented, ‘The students handled the tour very well, leaving the MPs with a deep impression of what these programmes achieve.’
In Chengdu, Michael also visited Confucius International School Chengdu and watched students performing ‘the New Six Arts’, which is based on the research of Confucius' educational philosophies and beliefs, integrated with Western education. The Classical Confucius Six Arts is shining again after 2500 years.
The fast-paced trip continued in Beijing, where Michael met with EduChina – a Cambridge Associate – to launch three new Cambridge Associate Schools. The ceremony took place in Beijing No 35 High School, which has recently registered as a Cambridge International School and which Michael took the opportunity to launch at the same time. During a press conference after the ceremony, Michael – who is fluent in Mandarin Chinese – talked about international education development in China. With a partner like EduChina, Cambridge is offering students in coastal as well as in inland cities an international education and the prospects it brings for further study and future employment.
Whilst in Beijing, Michael also visited the Chaoyang Campus of RDFZ – the High School Affiliated to Renmin University of China – where he was impressed by the school facilities, quality of teaching and student performance.
The final stop was Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU), to sign another Cambridge Associate agreement. As an old friend of BFSU, Michael is looking forward to our two organisations working together to change students’ lives.
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