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The word of the week is camaraderie #WOTW The person of the week is David Gradon who realised that the barrier to making friends as an adult was seeing the same people regularly and developing genuine camaraderie so David established The Great Friendship Project #POTW#AMDG pic.twitter.com/8nfSo5jSD0

China trip - on our way home! Students have had such an amazing time. Thank you to the MEP and everyone at Yunnan Normal University for organising the programme and looking after us so well! We hope have the opportunity to go back to China in the future!🇨🇳#AMDG@MEP_Excellence pic.twitter.com/iiGOyT5q5G

China trip- Closing ceremony. All our students received a certificate and Berat gave a speech about what he has learnt during the trip. Raphaell and Kevin performed the traditional Lion Dance accompanied by music from Charlie!#AMDG#Chinatrip @MEP_Excellence pic.twitter.com/pWBrmnrHz0

China trip - students are enjoying shopping and negotiating discounts using their Mandarin language skills#AMDG#Chinatrip@MEP_Excellence pic.twitter.com/HpEOlw7xen

China trip update We had a large portion of traditional rice noodles for lunch. We then headed to the Yunnan nationalities village where we saw buildings and traditions from different ethnic minorities. #AMDG #Chinatrip@MEP_Excellence pic.twitter.com/0A27Jgt8H0

China trip update. A visit to Cuihu Park - we saw traditional buildings and the lotus flower! Students also visited the traditional stage#AMDG#Chinatrip@MEP_Excellence pic.twitter.com/FAOYrIs5OH

China trip update A visit to the largest flower market in Asia by the underground - a beautiful variety of flowers and plants. Buying souvenirs and negotiating the price in Mandarin!#AMDG#Chinatrip@MEP_Excellence pic.twitter.com/pBLZKj4Z4x

China trip - Afternoon update. Making Chinese food , tasting bamboo and trying out so many different types of bubble tea!!! For dinner, we enjoyed local specialities like the hot pot.#AMDG#Chinatrip@MEP_Excellence pic.twitter.com/pDsTv4ETaD

China trip update. Our students took part in their own Sports Day activity here in China by learning Tai Chi moves. After doing it, students found it very relaxing! #AMDG#Chinatrip@MEP_Excellence pic.twitter.com/ihJXciN2ab

And they're off! Sports Day has got off to a wonderful start with students participating in a range of games and track and field events. It's great to see the competitive edge alongside teamwork and sportsmanship and everyone with a smile on their face!#AMDG #SparkingPassion pic.twitter.com/f8FuG5Uvk9

China Trip Our year 9 students also made bookmarks using traditional bamboo weaving techniques. Many of them wrote some sentences in characters to thank their family and friends. Ready-made souvenirs to bring back!#AMDG #Chinatrip @MEP_Excellence pic.twitter.com/RyFkHqDaZO

China Trip Students also learnt about Chinese medicine. They made their own sachets with Chinese herbs and 🌺 flowers. The majority of them went for the study and relax sachets because they wanted to sleep well and be focused in their Mandarin lessons.@MEP_Excellence #AMDG pic.twitter.com/kzZjqHjECf