MYP 4
20-25 Oct 2019 62 students + 6 teachers
Trip Leader: Ms Cindy (IP) Assistant Leader: Ms Khai Rol (SJ)
Imagining a hopeful future Amid Xi’an’s skyscrapers and highways are monuments and museums housing artefacts from the distant past. Students had the opportunity to explore these and learn about the value and way of life of society then and now. A visit to Xi’an would not be complete without going to see Qin Shi Huang’s terracotta army. Our students considered how the emperor pursued his hopes of unifying China and attaining immortality, and whether the ends justify the means. Read about the highlights of this expedition from the students’ perspective in the following pages, including their simple gesture of planting a hope for a greener future. WRITER Cindy Tham
Fairnews Travel Journal issue 20
The theme for the Xi’an expedition was “Imagining a Hopeful Future”, an exploration strand taken from the IB global context of fairness and development. The dream of a brighter future has inspired society to venture outside their comfort zone to explore different places, cultures, systems, and perspectives. This had paved the way for trade and cultural exchange routes when the West market in the Tang Dynasty Chang’an city (known today as Xi’an) welcomed traders from Europe and the Middle East.
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