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Harrow College and its vocational partner school in Beijing, Shang Mao, are working together to develop an Enterprise Passport that will be in both English and Mandarin. The project is around the theme of enterprise where students will examine the skills, qualities and attributes that relate to enterprise and entrepreneurship in China and the United Kingdom. The partnership has financial support from the London Development Agency and the British Council. As a part of the project, the students from both institutions will work on a document called the Enterprise Passport.
Emma Weston, Head of School for English Studies, who went to Beijing to plan the project says, ‘the idea is that the students will compare ideas about the meaning of enterprise in the two countries and identify the skills which they think are most important to be successful in business. This will help us to develop and improve the Enterprise Passport in collaboration with Shang Mao. The final version will be produced both in English and Mandarin and we then hope to roll it out across more of the provision in both institutions.’
The Harrow College participants for the project will be selected through a competition. The students who went to China last year felt that it was a truly life changing experience so this will be a great opportunity for Harrow College students.
As the school was keen on the English language teaching techniques from last year, even this year, Emma was asked to deliver a lesson to a group of 40 students with over 100 students and teachers observing her. She says, ‘This time I taught a session about Enterprise – comparing business etiquettes in different countries and inviting the students to share ideas about how business is conducted in China. The students participated in a range of group and pair activities. I think the students found it fairly unusual to be running around the classroom but they all participated with enthusiasm and were able to produce some really good language and ideas. We are hoping to be able to get the students to contact each other via email or work through Moodle before the visit and we are still negotiating how we can achieve this with Shang Mao.’
