史表演进行了练习，然后我们参加了开幕式，并在开幕式上与来自美国各地的学生交换了NHD的中国徽章。中国的徽章是最稀有的，所以很多学生都来找我们的孩子。我们轮唱歌曲，挥舞中国国旗，玩得很开心。
6 月 10 日，我们在校园里完成了板报的布置
，并进行了面试练习。6 月 11 日是我们的大日子。这一天，我们的学生进行了比赛面试。他们的表现都非常出色。Ieva、Mabel 和 Mr.Potson还参加了著名美国历史学家Ken Burns 的特别讲座。伊娃还和他合影留念。我们还花时间参观了校园并拍了很多照片。现在，我们的许多学生都对留学美国充满了期待。
June 12th was our big day in D.C. All the students, except for Woo Jin were able to tour around D.C. Woo Jin was invited to showcase her exhibit board in the Smithsonian Museum of American History (America's most prestigious museum) where she spent the day with Miss Jessie Ren. We all stopped by to say hi to them and have lunch as a group. Mr. Potson and Woo Jin then went to a special exhibit for the students invited to showcase in the museum.
On June 12th the students that we were not in the Smithsonian toured around D.C. including the Washington Monument, the National Achieves, the National Air and Space Museum, the National Holocaust Museum. That evening we all had dinner with students from ISNS who were invited to D.C., at the Hard Rock Restaurant for an authentic American meal.
6 月 12 日是我们在华盛顿特区的重要一天。除了Woo Jin 之外，所有学生都在华盛顿特区游览。Woo Jin 受邀在史密森美国历史博物馆（美国最负盛名的博物馆）展示她的展板，并在那里与Ms. Jessie Ren共度了一天。我们都顺便拜访了她们，并一起共进午餐。随后，Mr. Potson先生和 Woo Jin 一起去参观了应邀参加博物馆特别展览的学生作品。
6 月 12 日，我们没有去史密森尼博物馆的学生参观了华盛顿特区，包括华盛顿纪念碑、国家档案馆、国家航空航天博物馆和国家大屠杀纪念馆。当晚，我们与应邀前来华盛顿特区的ISNS 学生在 Hard Rock 餐厅共进晚餐，品尝了地道的美式大餐。
On June 13th there was the awards ceremony. Woo Jin made the top 10 for Senior Individual Exhibit Boards and was recognized for her scholarship. That evening we took an evening tour of the Washington D.C. Monuments including Library of Congress, Capitol Hill, the White House, the Supreme Court, the WWII Memorial, the Jefferson Memorial, the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, and the Vietnam Memorial.
6 月 13 日举行了颁奖仪式。Woo Jin 进入了高级个人展板的前十名，并获得了奖学金。当天晚上，我们参观了华盛顿特区的纪念碑，包括国会图书馆、国会山、白宫、最高法院、二战纪念碑、杰斐逊纪念碑、马丁-路德-金纪念碑和越战纪念碑。
The following day we flew day home to Shenzhen. Overall, it was a great experience. Our students were able to travel internationally, act as scholars, experience campus life, and best of all showcase QSI and China with dignity and honor.
Shane Twaddell, the director of NHD China, said in an email to me, "I expect Concordia, SMIC, and QSI Shenzhen to be the big three schools of NHD China next year." I believe that 2025 will be an exciting year for us.
第二天，我们乘飞机返回深圳。总的来说，这是一次很棒的经历。我们的学生能够进行国际旅行、担任学者、体验校园生活，最重要的是，他们骄傲地展示了QSI 和中国。
NHD 中国区主任Shane Twaddell 在给我的电子邮件中说：“我预计明年协和、SMIC和QSI 深圳分校将成为NHD 中国区的三大学校”。我相信，2025年对我们来说将是激动人心的一年。
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