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The latest projects and plans for future learning and discovery

Netball Makes its Debut in Chinese Primary Schools: A New Era for the Sport in China?

Basketball is China’s most popular sport, yet its variant, netball, has no discernible presence in the country. As a female-focused game it is an ideal introduction to team sport for primary-school girls. And on this basis we ran a 10-day netball training camp for Chinese PE teachers and students in the seaside city of Qinhuangdao.

July 2024 Cultural exchange, Coventry

Historically, HBISP has organized exchanges with schools in the North-East of England. This July, we broke new ground with an exchange between Baoding High School and Cardinal Newman Catholic School in Coventry. Find out how it went here:

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Winter 2024 Visit

In a break with tradition we organised a visit to the UK in the winter for the Spring Festival (Chinese New Year),
Our students were a group of 40 from six Hebei schools along with their teachers.
Find out more about their action-packed 10-day programme in the UK.

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Shaping Future Stars: Charlton Athletic Coaches Train Next Generation of Chinese Footballers

In a new venture HBISP has teamed up with the Charlton Athletic Community Trust (CACT) to run week-long football courses in three Hebei cities.

Three coaches from CACT ran training sessions for over 180 aspiring footballers in typical Hebei summer conditions.