From June 8-19, Southern Lehigh students will travel to China for an educational trip, where they plan to explore regions of Tangshan and Beijing. They will be able to visit Southern Lehigh’s sister school, Tangshan Oriental International School in Tangshan.

“I have [gone] to China before, [but] I only go to my parents’ hometown,” junior Alex Huang said. “This [trip] will give me a new experience in the wonders of China.”

The group will spend two days with Tangshan Oriental International School, and the rest of their time in Beijing. The Great Wall, Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, the Summer Palace, and the Horticultural World Exhibit in Tangshan are some of the tourist attractions they plan to view.

“I am interested in seeing all parts of the world, and I think it will be a great experience for students in the Mandarin program to be able to use their language knowledge firsthand,” trip adviser and family consumer science teacher Mr. Joseph Zacher said. “Seeing Asia for the first time is truly an eye opening experience.”

Mr. Zacher is the group leader for the tour. He has been working with EF Educational Tours as a coordinator, and has held meetings in hopes of promoting the tour. Mr. Zacher and Mrs. Jennifer Taylor-Kindt, a business, computer and information technology teacher at the middle school, will be leading the trip.

“I hope to see what cultural differences are in China and expand my view of what the world is like,” sophomore Noor Jamshed said.