Two dozen Chinese teenagers likely gained more from a two-week visit to Bluffton University than just increased knowledge of English, according to their language teachers.
The students, ages 14-16, were in Bluffton July 23-Aug. 6 as part of a Summer English Camp sponsored by Mennonite Partners in China. They were from the city of Nanchong, China, which has partnered with Bluffton for a series of educational and cultural exchanges.
Activities are picking up for Bluffton Middle School students this month. Here's some important back-to-school information from the school website pertaining to students in middle school students.
2013-2014 SCHOOL YEAR REGISTRATION
MIddle School registration for students entering the 6th, 7th and 8th grades will be Wednesday, Aug. 14 and Thursday, Aug. 15, from 8 a.m. to noon and from 1 to 3 p.m.
The Gardeners of Bluffton/Pandora Area invite Icon viewers to a free program titled Storing Your Harvest, at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 6, in the lower level of the Bluffton Public Library.
You've turned the soil, planted the seeds, tackled the weeds, and now you have a bumper crop of green beans, tomatoes, cucumbers, hot peppers and other vegetables.
The program will instruct participants how to store their harvest for winter usage. Topics to include: canning, root cellaring, freezing and drying.
The program is open to the public with no admission charge.
