Fukuoka (Japan) Education Delegation Visited Clifford School In the afternoon of 7 Nov., a refreshing autumn day, Clifford School met its Japanese guests coming afar -- Fukuoka (Japan) Education Delegation. Accompanied by Feng Zhu, a government official from Guangzhou Education Bureau, the seven-member delegation headed by Ukitomiko, chairman of the Committee of Education of Fukuoka, came to Clifford School for a visit. At the reception hall of the school, a warm and simple welcome ceremony was held hosted by Principal Luo Jieming. Dr. Zhang (School Director) delivered a welcome speech in which he made a brief introduction of the school’s achievement over the past decade in its “bilingual education integrating the strengths of both the Chinese and Western education”. Ukitomiko in his counter speech thanked the invitation and warm reception extended by the Guangzhou Municipality, thanked the Clifford School for providing such a wonderful opportunity, and said they would bring our successful experience in education back to Fukuoka. The School Director and Principals then showed the delegation around the distinctive Chinese & English bilingual classrooms and the special-purpose activity rooms. They came to a halt at the door of E120 for listening, attracted by an interesting class taught by a Western teacher, and commended the bilingual program unceasingly… in S319, they saw G8D students in groups busy with collage –– using various materials of different colors for a quasi-3D composition to bring out a sense of beauty. The students’ creativity and fine quality left the guests a deep impression. Six Japanese students of Clifford School joined the reception ceremony. Seeing the Japanese children growing in health and harmony with schoolmates of multi-nations, Ukitomiko, excitedly, thanked the Chinese and Western faculty for the cares granted to the Japanese students, and mentioned repeatedly the unusual success made by the Clifford School in bilingual and multi-cultural education. As a token of welcome to the Japanese guests, the School presented gifts to the Delegation –– a paper-cut of characters in the Chinese classic of Dreams of the Red Mansion and Selected Works by Clifford School Faculty & Students. The Delegation gave their own gifts in return, all which has revealed a shared wish by the two peoples for eternal friendship.