From Croxteth to China, globetrotting St John Bosco Arts College is the first to send a delegation of students from the UK to the Chinese city of Wenzhou.

St John Bosco Arts College Liverpool is the first school to send a delegation of students from the UK to the Chinese city of Wenzhou, after being selected to represent the city as an ambassador school in China.

Students and teachers from St John Bosco Arts College in Croxteth travelled to Wenzhou in China to explore the city and visit its sister school, Wenzhou No.2 Foreign Language School.

The school lies in the city of Wenzhou, which is in the South East of Zhejiang Province and has an urban population of over 3 million.

St John Bosco was selected as an ambassador school by Access China UK, an organisation which funds school partnerships in China and promotes the exchange of ideas through different international programmes.

Headteacher Darren Gidman, Jane Kennedy from the School Leadership Team and seven students from Year 9 travelled over 5,000 miles to China to meet representatives from its sister school and begin the exciting new partnership.

Both St John Bosco and the Chinese Education Bureau are passionate about widening the horizons of the young people in its care and providing opportunities for students to gain a greater understanding of each other's cultures.

"As a school we always look to enhance the learning experience for both students and staff and this trip was the epitome of this. By forging international links and promoting Mandarin, this programme is really improving our students' learning and developing them into global leaders. We're looking forward to welcoming students from Wenzhou to Liverpool this summer to develop our partnership further."

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