On June 3, 2010 our sister school, Raey Guang Elementary arrived at Georgetown. We spent two days together ….learning about our cultures, community, educational systems and one another. It was a wonderful time together and one that we will always remember. The slideshow below highlights a few of our special moments together. Many many thanks to our host families and 29 Georgetown student pen pals who made this experience incredible! You can also view this slide show on YOUTUBE.
Raey Guang and Georgetown students sit on opposite sides of cafeteria, waiting patiently to be introduced to their pen pals!
Just as we got to know our Raey Guang friends, it was time for them to depart for their home country, Taiwan!
If you have been following our blog, you are aware that much energy and passion has been devoted to their journey to meet us. We welcomed them on Thursday, June 3 at 8:30 am and we said goodbye to them at 12:30 pm today (June 4) at Meijer Gardens.
I will share more about the experience in an upcoming post. Until then, read this excellent article by Matt VandeBunte a writer from the Grand Rapids Press. His words sum up the experience very well and I am honored that he took the time to visit our welcome ceremony.
We are friends forever…two countries, two schools…ONE GOAL: learning together!
Our penpals are coming to visit! We found out at the beginning of this month that a group of students, teachers and parents will be making the journey from Taiwan to Michigan to meet us. Currently, they are scheduled to arrive in Michigan on May 29 and visit our school on June 3rd and 4th.
For those of you who are new to Georgetown within the past year, our school was matched with “sister school” in Taiwan in September, 2008.We have been communicating with Raey Guang Elementary through email and blogging. The BLOGPALS site contains highlights of our 
communication together. You can access this from the left sidebar by clicking on the map of Taiwan.
In addition, several of our students are matched with students from Raey Guang. They are emailing one another, sharing information about their families, interests and school life. You can read some penpal correspondence between:
Raey Guang School is situated in Pingtung City, Taiwan. Matthew Lawrence created a google map to show you have to get from Hudsonville to Pingtung.
As we learn more about the visit, we will post information on Blogpals site and link it to this blog as well.
