The First Step

Welcome to this American educator’s adventures in China.

Hello everybody!  Thank you for your interest on this new adventure that Pat and I are starting.  All of our family, especially our sons, have been super supportive and excited for us!

Why China?  I was reading a blog on the Illinois Principal’s Association and someone was looking for an elementary principal in China.  I forwarded it to Pat who said go for it.  I asked for more information and it was a perfect fit for me, building off of my experiences at P. H. Miller.  After 4 Skype meetings – 8:00 PM here and 7:00 AM in China it was official!  I am going to Zhenghou, China to implement an American Curriculum of Reading, Math, Science, Social Studies in a private Chinese School.

The timing is perfect for us.  The boys are doing great, we have no grandchildren (we do have lovely grand puppies) and visiting China is on our bucket list!

We will be living on the Kinglee High School campus, I will have a driver to take me to Hanghai Elementary School.  Pat is solidifying Sales Babble and exploring ways to make that work for him.

Next – how do you get ready to go to China?