Hi, my name is Manuel! I am from Spain and I am a Student Advisor at LTL. I’m now based at our Seoul School after living 3 years in Taipei.
Hi, my name is Mojca! I am from Slovenia in Europe and I work as a student advisor at our Shanghai school.School Trip to China || When Ancona Came to Beijing (Again!)
3 Teachers, 10 Days, 17 Students + A Whole Lot of Fun
In April 2024, we welcomed Istituto d’istruzione Superiore Savoia Benincasa to LTL for the third time.
Our friends from Ancona previously studied with us in Beijing during 2019, and then again in 2023 to LTL Taipei.
With our friendship blossoming further, we welcomed them back again during the Spring time of 2024 – taking advantage of the two-week visa-free travel Italians get to Mainland China.
In this post, we briefly explain their time with us, share some of our favourite pictures, and show you exactly what they got up to.
Ancona School Trip to Beijing || The Program
Ancona School Trip to Beijing || Where They Went
Ancona School Trip to Beijing || Our Favourite Pics
Ancona School Trip to Beijing || FAQs
Ancona School Trip || Program
Every school trip is different, so we spend the months before speaking with the school to get everything in place.
This particular trip lasted ten days.
DID YOU KNOW || Typically groups like to come over for a minimum of days given the long flight.
In fact, school trips at LTL can last any length of time. The longest we’ve hosted to date is 21 days.
During the ten days, our students from Ancona came to LTL Beijing to study Chinese for four hours.
After this, we go for lunch together, and then in the afternoon engage in some form of outdoor activity.
We also organised a day trip to the Great Wall on Sunday – an absolute must-visit for any student coming to Beijing 😁
Here is how their schedule looked in full.
The program included 28 hours of Chinese, 7 after-class activities and 2-day trips.
Aside from visiting Beijing’s best tourist spots, we also organised some challenges for the students to practice using their Mandarin.
During our tour of the hutong’s we prepared a picture challenge to put them to the test. They passed with flying colours 🏆
We always find students love getting stuck into a bit of cooking as well, so we prepared a dumpling workshop which is a skill hopefully they will take back with them to Italy.
Ancona School Trip || Travel
Beijing has a wealth of things to see and do.
When preparing for the school trip we make sure our friends from Italy can tick off as many of these famous hot spots as possible.
Trips included:
- A day in the Summer Palace
- An afternoon at the Lama Temple
- An afternoon at the 798 Art District
- Tian’anmen Square, the Forbidden City and the Temple of Heaven
- A day trip to the Great Wall of China
We packed in as much as we could, so the students went back to Italy as tired, but fulfilled as possible 😉
Ancona School Trip || Pics
Here is a selection of our favourite pictures from the 10-day school trip 😎
As always, it was an absolute pleasure hosting our friends from Ancona at LTL. We hope you all continue to make great progress and would love to see you again very soon 🤩
Grazie a tutti. Ci vediamo
If you want your school to come to LTL for a memorable study trip just drop us a message and check out our school trip page to find out more.
School Trip FAQs
How long is a school trip to China?
This can vary. Typically 10 days would be the minimum given the long journey.
The long school trip we hosted was 21 days.
Two weeks would be the most common.
How many hours do students study at LTL?
Students study four hours a day with us.
Typically this is done in the morning so students have the afternoon to go out and explore Beijing and engage in cultural activities.
How many students can come and study with LTL?
As many as you want!
We’ve hosted over 30 students in one school trip before. The norm would be somewhere around 20 students.
What do students eat?
A bit of everything! Chinese cuisine is a lot more diverse than people think, so it’s a great chance to introduce a wide variety of new dishes to them.
Breakfast is normally taken at the hotel, but lunch and dinner can range from dumplings to Beijing Duck, hotpot to skewers.
Want more from LTL?
Want to learn Chinese from the comfort of your own home? Then our 24/7 online Chinese lessons might be the thing for you.
We offer a 7 day free trial to all new online students where you can study Mandarin 24/7.
Come and check it out free of charge and see what you think!
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