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美國加州Cupertino
City（庫柏蒂諾市）與新竹市締結為姊妹市，每年並相約進行短期的學生交流互訪活動。自去（105）年起，本校也加入了這項極有意義的交流活動，由黃芳芷校長領軍，帶領實中行政團隊及中學部和雙語部共15名學生，到庫市進行交流參訪，意欲與庫市建立起長久的合作模式，期許能藉由短期交流，讓雙方學生都能從彼此身上學習。
庫市位於美國加州矽谷，正如竹科園區一樣，皆是科技業重要的發展地區，也是全球化最快速的城市。而實驗中學位於科學園區，在各項新創企業的環繞之下積累科技發展的能量，除了內化各項學習成果外，也希望能透過國際教育活動展望世界。這次庫生回訪，獲新竹市政府邀請，成為庫生來台的參訪學校之一。接待學生周德佾對於能夠擔任接待家庭，款待去年參訪時陪伴她的朋友Natalie感到十分興奮，他們利用週末時間帶著Natalie走訪北埔老街、內灣，還到尖石體驗泡湯文化，給庫生十分特別的回憶！
4月13日當天，庫市參訪師生來到實驗中學，透過入班上課的方式體驗完整的臺灣教育。一早的歡迎會上，庫市學生藉由影片認識了實驗中學的校史及創校理念，並與今日的接待大使歡喜見面。歡迎會上，來自光武國中的庫生Ben靦腆的分享他來到臺灣的感受：「沒想到臺灣也有KFC（肯德基）！我要找機會吃看看跟美國有什麼不同！」庫生分別到實驗中學的中學部及雙語部入班上課。其中已經是第二天來到實中的「老鳥」Tim熟門熟路，由於也通曉中文，所以很快就能融入班級，甚至還能帶著「菜鳥」Ben一同參與課程呢！
這次的活動牽起了臺灣學生與庫市的友誼橋梁，不僅讓雙方學生對於另一個國家的學習型態有所認識，更讓科技交流能夠從小做起，加強學生的國際競合力，讓學生在未來全球化的國際村中大展全才！
國二3班 李皓宇Skyler Lee
To be a host
I am one of the host students of
the Hsinchu-Cupertino exchange student program. It is my
pleasure to host Tim Chen on his trip here in Taiwan a lot of
times. So, at first, we had a tough time deciding where to take
him and how to give him an extraordinary visit. But after his
arrival, I noticed that although his numerous short trips to
Taiwan, he hadn’t really seen the smaller sights.
We took him to Big City and cycling
at Nanliao on the first day. On third day of his visitthe
exchange students and host students took a trip to Taipei and
visited the presidential office palace museum and Shilin night
market. On Thursday, another two exchange students came to class
in my classroom Sohum and Emily. Because of the classes the day,
both of them couldn’t actually catch up, so they spent most of
their time on their E-books.
On Friday afternoon, there was a
farewell party, the food and the entertainment were excellent
and I was surprised when four exchange students were called on
by the host saying that they were on the newspaper. On the last
two days of the exchange students’ visit, my family took him to
Taichung and Lugang. We also visited the National Science
Museum. During the trip, Tim was so happy to play game in the
night market and got one gift that he thought it is so wonderful
for him.
All in all, I believe that this is
a very special experience for me. I will remember all my life,
and Tim will be a friend forever.
國二4班 侯尹媗 Sharon
在Ashley來之前，我們全家已興奮不已，因為之前去美國時，就是Ashley他們家接待我的，所以這次要接待Ashley一點也不棘手。我和我媽開始計畫要帶她去哪裡玩，幸好Ashley有想來臺灣體驗的東西----「大都市的臺灣味」，不然我媽可是準備一籮筐的點子呢!擬定好主題後，我向媽媽提出帶她去市區和巨城逛，因為她滿愛逛街的，再來去臺灣的首都---臺北……
這禮拜幾乎都在玩、玩、玩，去了新竹各大景點看過之後，發現她對文具還是最有興趣（美國那邊文具好像很貴），尤其光南去了兩、三次，她買了很多。
在她來之前，雖然知道男生們一定會很興奮，但看到現況還是覺得很糟糕。雖然她聽得懂中文，但我們的課程對她而言還是太難了，當然英文除外啦!班上的人大部分都跟她處得很來，但她有跟我說坐我隔壁的好吵喔（哈哈平時還更吵哩）
希望這次她來臺灣有很多收穫，並且以後想再來臺灣!
雙語部10B 楊景富 Wesley Yang
In April, I hosted a Cupertino
exchange student at my house for a week. His name was Alex
Huang, a 7th grader at Miller Middle School. I had lived in his
house as an exchange student myself back in October, so now it
was my turn to return the favor. It was actually an unlucky time
for him to come, since I had midterm exams on the following
Monday, but I tried my best to accommodate him throughout the
week while maintaining my studies. Since the program set a
travel schedule for the exchange students, it was my
responsibility to escort him around school, make sure he was
safe, and that he went to the right place at the right time. My
favorite part was when we went on a trip to Taipei on Tuesday. I
had a great time exploring around Taiwan with him and
interacting with the other exchange students. I especially
enjoyed going to the Shilin night market, which I haven’t
visited in years. At home, I accompanied him around my
neighborhood and helped him out with his errands, such as
mailing a package that his mother asked us to send. We went out
to many places together and had dinner together every day, which
I always looked forward to. On Friday, we had the farewell
dinner. It let me reflect on the memorable moments I had
throughout the week, in addition to tasting the great food that
was served. Through this experience, I learned to take
responsibility of someone younger than me and not let my
personal business get in the way. Later on some of his 7th grade
classmates he became friends with even thanked me for bringing
Alex to their class. I was really glad to hear their compliments
and see that Alex had a great time during his visit to Taiwan.
Although we could’ve spent more time together if it weren’t for
midterms, It was still a great week for me and I hope we can
meet again someday in the future. After all this, I feel like
I’ve established a deep connection with our sister city
Cupertino, even though I have only lived there as a baby for a
few years.
