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Principal Geary Welcomes New Chinese Teacher

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Hopkinton High School is pleased to welcome Xiaona Wang, an exchange teacher from the city of Anshan in the Liaoning Province of China, who will teach Mandarin Chinese at the high school and do enrichment programs at the middle school this year. Ms. Wang has been teaching English to Chinese students for 12 years and she is currently a teacher at Dalian Yuming Senior High School, a school with over 2000 students, in the Liaoning province of China.

Ms. Wang comes to Hopkinton through a grant from the Teachers of Critical Languages program, which is funded by the U.S. State Department. This is the second year that Hopkinton has been awarded a grant for a Chinese exchange teacher and we are very fortunate to be participating in the program again this year. The purpose of the program is to advance critical language study in the United States and to promote diplomacy between the U.S. and China. Only 15 schools in the United States were selected for this special opportunity to host a Chinese teacher and we feel very fortunate to have Ms. Wang with us this year. We know that she will be instrumental in continuing the growth of our Chinese language program at Hopkinton High School.

We are currently looking for families who would be willing to host Ms. Wang for a period of time during the school year. She would prefer to live with host families rather than on her own because she hopes to experience daily life with an American family. She is a lovely person and very enjoyable to associate with. If you are interested in this unique opportunity, please contact the high school principal, Alyson Geary, and we will arrange for you to meet Ms. Wang and determine whether she would be a good fit for your family

Ms. Wang is also interested in attending community events, associating with community organizations and generally getting to know more about American life and culture. If you have a family or community event that you think she would enjoy, please contact her directly at xwang@hopkinton.k12.ma.us or email me at ageary@hopkinton.k12.ma.us.

Sincerely,
Alyson Geary
HHS Principal
ageary@hopkinton.k12.ma.us
508-497-9820