by Jeff Wang In November 2010, Asia Society will lead a group of
U.S. school leaders to China for a weeklong summit with their
Chinese counterparts. While exchange activities that encourage
dialogue and mutual understanding between educators are more and
more common, we’ve designed this summit with a uniquely sharp
focus: to build substantive partnerships through exchange
activities. The summit’s program is designed to meet two goals:
The first goal is for participants to gain a deeper
understanding of one another’s education system in order to
internalize the opportunities and challenges the partnership
will present. The second, and related, goal is for each school
to conduct a investigation into a topic of their choosing. The
outcome we hope to see is the partner schools will understand
each others’ expectations and realities, and synthesize the
newly acquired perspectives and knowledge to create a smoother
and more engaging partnership. We are fortunate to have a group
of school leader representatives that