Two schools in Tianhe have signed sister-school cooperation memorandums with the UK-based Outwood Grange Academies Trust, marking a new step in the district's push to internationalize basic education.

Guangzhou Tianxing Experimental School and Outwood Grange Academies Trust sign a sister-school cooperation memorandum. [Photo/WeChat account: tianhefabu]

A delegation led by Trust CEO Lee Wilson and Chief Executive Principal Julie Slater visited Guangzhou Tianhe Foreign Language School and Guangzhou Tianxing Experimental School.

At Tianhe Foreign Language School, the delegation toured the sports facilities, the library, and the science building, and joined a computer class to talk with students. School Party Secretary Hu Dong outlined the school's philosophy, curriculum and its "foreign languages plus technology" talent-training model. Wilson said he looked forward to online teaching exchanges and teacher-student visits that would build a bridge between Chinese and British classrooms.

At Tianxing Experimental School, Vice Principal Yu Tingting welcomed the delegation and proposed deeper cooperation in cultural exchange and teacher-student exchanges. Wilson noted that the Trust's network of 42 schools could offer systematic support for teacher training and student study tours.

The UK delegation tours Guangzhou Tianxing Experimental School and observes its courses and facilities. [Photo/WeChat account: tianhefabu]

Under the guidance of the Guangzhou municipal education bureau, the partnerships help build a regular international exchange platform for Tianhe's basic education and deepen Sino-foreign cultural exchanges.