STUDENT EXCHANGE · APRIL 2026
New friendships.
A wider world.
Park Community School · 11–19 April 2026
Shanghai & Zhangjiagang
A school exchange becomes something special when students stop feeling like visitors. For Park Community School, this journey to China brought shared lessons, welcoming buddies and friendships that continued after the flight home.
LEARNING SIDE BY SIDE
A place in the classroom. A connection beyond it.
The programme centred on five days of school immersion in Shanghai and Zhangjiagang. Students joined lessons with their buddies, shared school meals and took part in cultural and sporting activities. It was a chance to experience everyday school life through the people who know it best.
The itinerary also made space for dinner with buddy families in Zhangjiagang. In the feedback, one student singled out meeting their buddy and visiting her home as a favourite memory.
“I met a lot of great people that I still talk to now”
— Park Community School student
SEE THE EXPERIENCE
Moments from the China exchange
Two cities. So much to discover.
Alongside the school programme, the itinerary connected students with historic streets, Chinese arts and the energy of modern Shanghai.
Shanghai
Zhujiajiao Ancient Town, Yu Garden, Nanjing Road and the Bund at night, alongside school immersion with local buddies, shared lessons and cultural activities.
Zhangjiagang
The ancient street and Guqin Art Centre, alongside school visits, lessons with buddies, Chinese language and cultural activities, sports and dinner with buddy families.
“It really alters how you view things, in a good way, after spending time in a completely different culture”
— Park Community School student
IN STUDENTS’ WORDS
Confidence, welcome and lasting memories
All five students whose feedback was approved for anonymous promotional use said the trip helped their confidence and independence “a lot”. All five also said they learned “a lot” about Chinese culture.
5/5 · Overall experience
5/5 · Safe and supported
5/5 · Would definitely recommend
Based on five student responses with permission for anonymous promotional use, collected in May 2026. Scores shown are the average ratings from those five responses.
“I made memories I wouldn't have been able to make on an independent trip”
— Park Community School student
Where could an exchange take your students?
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