{"id":254,"date":"2024-04-14T05:46:17","date_gmt":"2024-04-14T12:46:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/northwestschool.a2hosted.com\/?p=254"},"modified":"2024-04-14T16:03:10","modified_gmt":"2024-04-14T23:03:10","slug":"amara-w-reflection-on-connections-with-ahsnccu-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northwestschool.a2hosted.com\/?p=254","title":{"rendered":"Amara W. &#8211; Reflection on Connections with AHSNCCU Students"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>These past few days we&#8217;ve gone to our partner school in Taiwan, AHSNCCU, to connect with students and to learn a little about what school can be like in Taiwan. 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