Chinese principals learn from USN
by Juanita Traughber, communications director
School administrators from southern China visited USN as part of a principal learning exchange program led by USN parents and Vanderbilt professors David Laird and Xiu Cravens.
A delegation of principals from Guangzhou in southern China visited USN last week. The group representing 25 schools met with USN administrators, took tours of the school, and observed classes before hearing from High School students taking teacher Josephine Huang-Yeh’s advanced Chinese classes on USN’s academic and extracurricular activities.
Xiu Cravens, USN trustee, parent, and Vanderbilt University associate dean for international relations, helped foster conversations between the visitors and their USN counterparts and translated along with seniors Trudy Zou, Mathis Leblanc, Alex Morgan, and Corry Ke.
Xiu Cravens, USN trustee, parent, and Vanderbilt University associate dean for international relations, helped foster conversations between the visitors and their USN counterparts and translated along with seniors Trudy Zou, Mathis Leblanc, Alex Morgan, and Corry Ke.
The visit was part of a 12-year-old learning exchange program called Principal Leadership Academy of Nashville and led by USN parent and Vanderbilt Assistant Professor David Laird.
“Schools are usually public in China and they don’t get to see a lot of private schools, so they wanted to see and compare the differences among the schools in terms of how (administrators) work with teachers and work with students for learning,” Cravens said. “And I think the differences can help inform their decisions and their leadership as public school principals in China.”
USN and the Chinese principals also exchanged gifts. USN shared stationery decorated with artwork from Lower School students, and the delegation gave several banners, pieces of art, and a Chinese school mascot toy to USN.
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