* PLEASE NOTE:  Bring your passport, DS-2019 form, and I-94 card with you at all times.

Monday, June 23

                              Arrive in Virginia (see individual travel instructions)

                              Participants traveling to Norfolk will be met by Ms. Adrienne Fazzolara

                              Participants traveling to Newport News will be met by Ms. Katherine Forshay

                              Proceed to:              Days Inn Colonial Downtown

                                                            902 Richmond Road

                                                            Williamsburg, VA 23165

                                                            Tel: (757) 229-5060; Fax: (757) 220-9153

                                                            Contact: Mr. Dwayne Whitman

                              Transportation:    Tranquest Bus Lines

                                                            Tel: (757) 455-5555

                                                            Contact: Ms. Tina Mundy

6:30 p.m.               Arrival briefing at hotel

7:00                       Dinner at Sal’s by Victor

                              1242 Richmond Road

                              Tel: (757) 220-2641

                              Reservation Name: Katherine

Tuesday, June 24

7:15 a.m.               Breakfast at hotel

8:00                       College of William and Mary

Founded in 1693, the College of William and Mary is the second oldest college in the United States (Harvard University is the oldest).  It has 5,000 undergraduate students and 2,000
graduate students.

                              Contact:                Professor Craig Canning

                                                            Tel: (757) 221-1454

8:30                       Williamsburg: Virginia’s First City

                                    Vice Mayor Clyde Haulman, Williamsburg, Virginia

9:30                       The American Education System

                                    Ms. Elise Emanuel, Chair, Williamsburg-James City County School Board

12:00 p.m.             Lunch at James Shield’s Tavern

                              Duke of Gloucester Street

                             Afternoon              Explore Colonial Williamsburg

7:00                       Pizza pool party at hotel

Wednesday, June 25

7:45 a.m.               Breakfast at hotel

8:30                       Depart for Yorktown (via Colonial Parkway)

                             9:00                       Jamestown Settlement

Jamestown Settlement is the reconstructed site of the first permanent English-speaking settlement in the United States.  It was established by Captain Christopher Newport and John Smith, who sailed from England in 1607 with 102 others in three small vessels to establish a
colony in Virginia.

Contact:                Sarah

                                    Tel: (888) 593-4682     

                                    Reservation Name: Teachers Exchange Program

11:30                     Lunch at Jamestown cafeteria

1:00 p.m.               Yorktown Victory Center

Yorktown Victory Center retells America’s fight for freedom through a recreated colonial street where important events of the American Revolution are recounted.  The film “The Road to Yorktown” recreates the crucial sea battle off the Virginia capes and the rumbling siege of Yorktown that led to British surrender.  Visitors also see an outdoor reconstruction of an 18^th century military encampment.

3:30                       Depart for Washington, D.C.

7:30                       Proceed to:              New Hall (for check-in and key pickup)

                                                            2350 H Street, NW (Between 23^rd and 24^th Streets)

                                                            Tel: (202) 994-6883

                              Lodging:               Potomac House

                                                            2021 F Street, NW (Between 20^th and 21^st Streets)

8:00                       Dinner at Meiwah Restaurant

Thursday, June 26

* PLEASE NOTE:  Be sure to bring your passport with you at all times. Plan to travel as lightly as possible today as there will be several security checks.

9:00-10:30 a.m.     Human Rights Watch

Human Rights Watch is the largest human rights organization based in the United States. Here, researchers conduct fact-finding investigations into human rights abuses in all regions of the world. These findings are then published in dozens of books and reports every year, generating extensive coverage in local and international media. Human Rights Watch representatives also meet with government officials to urge changes in policy and practice -- at the United Nations, the European Union, in Washington and in capitals around the world.

In extreme circumstances, Human Rights Watch presses for the withdrawal of military and economic support from governments that egregiously violate the rights of their people. In moments of crisis, this organization provides up-to-the-minute information about conflicts while they are underway.

                              10:45-11:30           National Geographic Museum at Explorers Hall

This museum located at National Geographic’s Washington, D.C. headquarters features displays from past and current expeditions, adventures, and scientific research.  The following Exhibitions are currently on display: China’s Forgotten Fleet, Shaolin: Temple of Zen; Visions of China; and Human Footprint.

      Location:              National Geographic Society

                                    17^th Street and M Street, NW

                                    Tel: (202) 857-7588

11:30-12:15 p.m.   Lunch around National Geographic Building

12:45-2:00             Library of Congress

The Library of Congress was established by law on April 24, 1800, appropriating $5,000 “for the purchase of such books as may be necessary for the use of Congress.”  As the library has developed, the range of service has come to include the entire governmental establishment and the public at large, making it a national library of the United States.  The Library’s first responsibility, however, is still service to Congress, and one department – the Congressional Research Service – functions exclusively for the legislative branch of the federal government.  The Library of Congress is supported mainly by appropriations from Congress.

                              Contact:                Sylvia, Group Tour Operator

                                                            Jefferson Building

                                                            101 Independence Ave., SW

2:30-4:00              United States Department of Education

The U S. Department of Education is the agency of the federal government that establishes policy for, administers, and coordinates most federal assistance to education. It assists the president in executing his education policies for the nation and in implementing laws enacted by Congress. The Department's mission is to serve America's students -- to ensure that all have equal access to education and to promote excellence in American schools.

                              Friday, June 27

* PLEASE NOTE:  Be sure to bring your passport with you at all times. Plan to travel as lightly as possible today as there will be several security checks.

10:00-12:30 p.m.   Voice of America

The Voice of America (VOA) is the global radio network which seeks to promote understanding abroad of the United States, its people, culture, and policies.  VOA’s character requires it to serve as a “consistently reliable” source of accurate, objective, and comprehensive news; present a balanced and comprehensive projection of significant American thought and institutions; and present the policies of the United States clearly and effectively along with responsible
discussion and opinion on those policies.

§         Tour of VOA Offices

§         Briefing with Chinese Bureau

§         Briefing with Special English Bureau

12:30-1:15             Lunch at the National Museum of the American Indian

                              Location:              Fourth Street and Independence Ave.

                                                            Tel: (202) 633-1000

2:00- 3:30             United States Department of State

                              The State Department is the Cabinet-level foreign affairs agency of the United States government, equivalent to foreign ministries in other countries.  It is administered by the Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice. 

                               * Call Dorothy Tapscott upon arrival: (202) 647-7180

5:00 p.m.               Depart for John F. Kennedy Center via Metro; free shuttle bus from Foggy Bottom to
Kennedy Center

5:30                       John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts – Millennium Stage

Since its inception in March 1997, the Millennium Stage, launched as part of the Performing Arts for Everyone Initiative, has presented more than 26,000 performers from all 50 states and more than 40 different countries.  This evening’s performance is part of the Summer Social Dance Party series and features The John Luskey Band.  This local trio, which has appeared with Kenny Chesney, Brooks-n-Dunn, Rascal Flatts, and Toby Keith, performs straight-ahead, good-time country music.  Dance lessons will be offered 5:30-6:00, with the performance to follow.

中文四的学生一直提议说要重画教室，改变原来的南美风格，于是在学校的允许及支持下，学生上网搜索所需的资料，确定要画的主题，草图通过之后，买来所需的材料，学生就开始动工了，今年的中文四有三个学生获得了艺术奖，人才济济啊，中间一度进展缓慢，但终于在他们毕业之前完成了，下图是一个获得艺术奖的学生在画最后的收尾部分，小小的中文教室终于有了浓郁的中国气息。

The projected sales volume of a video game cartridge is given by the function where s is the number of cartridges sold, in thousands; p is the price per cartridge, in dollars; and a is a constant. If according to the projections, 100,000 cartridges are sold at $10 per cartridge, how many cartridges will be sold at $20 per cartridge?

In the xy-coordinate plane above, line contains the points (0,0) and (1,2). If line m (not shown) contains the point (0,0) and is perpendicular to , what is an equation of m?

	(A)
	(B)
	(C)
	(D)
	(E)

Multiple Choice

A special lottery is to be held to select the student who will live in the only deluxe room in a dormitory. There are 100 seniors, 150 juniors, and 200 sophomores who applied. Each senior's name is placed in the lottery 3 times; each junior's name, 2 times; and each sophomore's name, 1 time. What is the probability that a senior's name will be chosen?

	(A)
	(B)
	(C)
	(D)
	(E)

NOONTIME TEMPERATURES IN HILO, HAWAII

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
66	78	75	69	78	77	70

The table above shows the temperatures, in degrees Fahrenheit, in a city in Hawaii over a one-week period. If m represents the median temperature, f represents the temperature that occurs most often, and a represents the average (arithmetic mean) of the seven temperatures, which of the following is the correct order of m, f, and a?

身为母亲，我为地震中的那些孩子泪流满面，虔诚地希望更多的人能够获救.....

在网上看了很多报道，中文的，英文的，晚上还看了电视上的播报，几乎都是正面的报道，说我们的救援迅速有效。

附了一篇文章，比较了中国政府和缅甸政府处理灾难时的应急能力。

Two disasters, contrasting reactions

By Bridget Kendall  Two powerful natural disasters, wreaking havoc through large swathes of territory. Aid has been slow to reach Burmese due to restrictions on foreign help Two Asian countries reeling from the horror of tens of thousands of people probably dead and hundreds of thousands more made destitute and homeless. And two governments, one a military junta and the other a Communist oligarchy, both traditionally suspicious of outside intervention. But what a contrast between the different ways they are handling their situations. Since the cyclone that hit Burma on 3 May, the government there has been wary of giving access to outsiders, sluggish in its own response and reluctant to contemplate flexibility. From the outset the military regime allowed in only a small percentage of the relief experts who were needed to assess the devastation and set up supply routes to reach survivors. Journalists, usually welcomed in such circumstances so the world knows what is happening, have had to slip in incognito. Immediate offers of airlifts and naval support from as far afield as the United States were greeted with hesitation. And even when shipments were grudgingly accepted, government spokesmen tried to insist that while aid was welcome, foreign aid workers were not and the Burmese army could manage without them. The Burmese army was notably absent in the days following the cyclone Yet the immensity of the tragedy seems to be far beyond the means of the Burmese themselves. In some places lucky survivors appeared to have been the recipients of government dispersed tents. But elsewhere snatched glimpses of bloated bodies left floating in flooded paddy fields, and pictures of soldiers at Rangoon airport unloading aid sacks by hand sent an eloquent signal that this inward-looking regime was ill-equipped to cope with the scale and urgency of such a monumental disaster. People, it seems, are not the first priority. A referendum to adapt the country's constitution went ahead as planned on Saturday, except in the inundated areas of the Irrawaddy Delta. Maintaining a firm political grip on the country, it seems, is more important to the Burmese generals than meeting the desperate needs of some of their own citizens. Swift action Compare that to the response of the Communist government in China to this week's catastrophic earthquake, where the government has sent the message it is prepared to be swift, flexible and surprisingly open. Within hours the prime minister was on a plane to the region, and Chinese state television, not known for its quick response to emergencies, was rolling with a special disaster programme. China's premier (left) flew to the scene within hours of the earthquake Pictures of collapsed buildings and trapped survivors have sped around the world. Some foreign journalists have been able to get to the region to send eyewitness reports. In contrast to Burma's inflexibility over its referendum plans, in China a swift decision was taken to scale down ceremonies surrounding the once controversial Olympic torch relay and add a daily minute of silence, out of respect for the victims. As for offers of outside help, there has been an official welcome for the pledges of relief that have been pouring in. And even if, like Burma, the Chinese government has stopped short of accepting disaster relief workers, it has moved fast to announce it is mobilising its own considerable resources into what appears to be an impressive rescue mission. Tens of thousands of Chinese police and soldiers have been making their way to the disaster zone by truck, plane, parachute and some even on foot. How effective they will be in managing this disaster will no doubt emerge in the next few days and weeks. Whether outsiders - journalists and aid workers - will continue to be allowed near the disaster area remains a question. Already the Chinese foreign ministry is warning that foreign journalists may be kept away from the earthquake zone "for their own safety". But at the very least, the Chinese government clearly wants to demonstrate to its own people - and to the outside world - that it can cope, and that it cares for its citizens' welfare. Different pattern To be fair, though the scale of the two disasters is perhaps comparable, the logistical problems thrown up by a cyclone and a tidal surge versus the upheaval caused by a major earthquake in heavily populated areas are difficult to equate. And even if one could, the sheer size and wealth of China, and the resilience of its infrastructure in comparison to Burma meant it was always going to be in a better position to shoulder the burden locally. But what is particularly striking is how different this week's reaction in China is from its own inadequate response to disasters in the past, and from the other ways in which it tries to hide sensitive political information. The Chinese army was quickly mobilised to help earthquake victims Its slow and secretive handling of the outbreak of Sars (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) in 2003 led to accusations of a cover up, even though it claimed it was trying to avoid a mass panic about a medical outbreak. In 2005 when an explosion at a petrochemical factory contaminated a river supplying the northern city of Harbin, the Chinese authorities were severely criticised for failing to own up to the disaster quickly enough. Yet now it seems that a different pattern is emerging. Earlier this year when millions of Chinese were stranded by ice and heavy snow in the worst winter storms in decades, the authorities again moved swiftly to try to get on top of the emergency. Hundreds of thousands of troops were deployed and easing the crisis was declared a number one priority. Whether because the eyes of the world are upon it in this Olympic year, or because the Chinese themselves, particularly the increasingly affluent and empowered urban middle class, demand more of their own government, these days in China - unlike in Burma - there seems to be a greater sense of the need to be accountable.