{"id":243,"date":"2024-04-14T05:26:59","date_gmt":"2024-04-14T12:26:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/northwestschool.a2hosted.com\/?p=243"},"modified":"2024-04-14T14:19:05","modified_gmt":"2024-04-14T21:19:05","slug":"ramses-m-reflections-on-ahsnccu-and-forum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northwestschool.a2hosted.com\/?p=243","title":{"rendered":"Ramses M. &#8211; Reflections on AHSNCCU and Forum"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Note: Both Ramses and Amara chose to reflect on meeting kids from our partner school AHSNCCU. Read both posts for two similar but different experiences.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When we visited AHSNCCU, our partner school in Taiwan, we were all nervous to talk to the other students. When we arrived on campus, the students were waiting in front of the school all with signs with our names on them. These were groups for our forum. We would give presentations on the second day. 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We had lunch in a meeting room and talked with out assigned students and they brought gifts of tea and candies. We finished the first night by going to an all you can eat hot-pot restaurant. 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We were rewarded with some great snacks from squid flavored chips to pineapple cakes and much more!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69ed74b7c7965&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69ed74b7c7965\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/northwestschool.a2hosted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/presentation-corrected.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/northwestschool.a2hosted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/presentation-corrected.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/northwestschool.a2hosted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/presentation-corrected-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/northwestschool.a2hosted.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/presentation-corrected-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After this, we shadowed a student in their class which was a super interesting experience! I really enjoyed seeing the differences between the teaching styles at AHSNCCY and NWS. 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