Education: Peking University to open branch in Oxford

Peking University will be the first Chinese university to open an oversea branch in Oxford next year.

According to Peking University, its HSBC Business School has got a campus in Oxford from the Open University in Britain. This purchase comes as the government steps up efforts to build globally famous universities that will lead the world in teaching and research.

People: Chinese Cambridge student shares his experience

From a struggling student to attending one of the most famous universities, Han Zhenyu’s hard work seems to have paid off. Recently, Han shared his experience with students and their parents in his home city of Harbin, Heilongjiang Province. The 21-year-old student is now in his third year majoring in mathematics at Cambridge University, one of the top colleges in the world. Using his experience, he is helping seven other Chinese students to follow in his footsteps.

Society: Quake-hit areas given a new life

Visitors to Qinglongchang village in Longmen township in Lushan, a county in Sichuan Province, will be able to appreciate the new houses built for the residents following reconstruction work after an earthquake, which broke out on April 20, 2013. With the backing of governments at different levels, 232 centralized resettlement areas with brand-new houses were built for farmers within three years of the quake.

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Any day of the school year is a great day for an event! Here are some.

Many schools use the opening weeks of school as the occasion for holding special Pastries for Parents' Day. Since Grandparents' Day is celebrated in, September, this month is also a great time to hold a Goodies for Grandparents event or a Grandparents BBQ. Principal Donnette McNeill-Waters says, “We have also called this event Doughnuts for Dad in a specific attempt to get more fathers involved.”

November is American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month: With that in mind, wouldn't this month be the perfect time to focus student learning and a special parent night on the heritage of Native Americans? The students prepare projects related to a tribe of their choices. Those projects integrate history with language arts, communication, and presentation skills.

December is a busy month for everybody. But what would the holidays be without the annual holiday concert? Meanwhile, the local nursing homes or homeless shelters will be considered. Take the show on the road and share the good will. A cash donation that will be turned over to the local organizations is also a good choice.

The event requires children to log their reading books and hours. It lasts for several months and culminates in the Reading at Home evening at school. It invites guest readers, like local officials, police officers and firemen, retired teachers to read from their favorite books for students. It also creates themed settings for read-aloud guests.