Here’s a neat idea for teaching language and cultural exchange with meaning – Guest teachers from other countries. And that is just what the College Board is helping Cresskill do!
The College Board partners with the Government of China to sponsor a program for guest teachers and Cresskill is one of 42 school districts across the USA which participate. The Chinese Government pays the teacher’s salary, and all the district pays for is housing, administration, and local transportation.
In Cresskill, the guest teacher from China for the next two years is Mrs. Li Cheng. She will teach Mandarin Chinese to all second graders and some seventh graders. She will also work with the district to develop the Mandarin Chinese curriculum. Mrs. Cheng was selected from over three thousand applicants for 64 teaching positions in the United States. She holds a BA and an MA in English Language and Literature, and is an experienced teacher. Welcome Mrs. Cheng!