Trinity-Pawling Trip 2014 The educational exchange with Trinity-Pawling School in Pawling New York was another unforgettable experience for all those who took part in it. This year, it was our turn to visit them. On 5 April, five students from F.4 and F.5 (Kelvin Chau, Louis Yun, Ben Tong, John Mak and Faith Lai), Mr. Alan Yuen and I gathered at the Hong Kong International Airport for what we knew would be a backbreaking flight. Despite the length of the flight, the boys still seemed very excited about the week to come, no doubt because of the thought of seeing New York City for the first time. During the 15-hour flight, with limited options for killing time, some of us managed to watch as many as 5 movies! Instead of having all seven of us stay at Gamage House, the residence of the Head Master of Trinity-Pawling School, which is certainly big enough for hosting twice as many people, the T-P staff, at our request, arranged for the boys to stay in the dormitories. One obvious reason for doing that was to give the boys a taste of life in a boarding school. Our boys stayed in different dorms and enjoyed the hospitality of their T-P hosts, who were kind enough to put them up for a week in their rooms, which, to be honest, were not designed for additional occupants. Our boys learned a lot from their hosts about the school, education in the US, and American culture through daily interactions with them. Mr. Yuen and I, as for us, felt very much at home at Gamage House, got to know each other very well and were happy to be temporarily relieved of our duties at night, knowing that the boys were in good hands. The visits to NYC brought as much excitement as could have been expected. Some highlights included the current exhibition inside The Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine by Chinese contemporary artist Xu Bing featuring two phoenixes suspended from the high ceiling of the cathedral (Feng and Huang) made of detritus from construction sites in Beijing. What was even more impressive was the breathtaking view from Top of the Rock, which was so spectacular that, for a moment, it was as if time had been suspended. It was equally incredible for the boys to realize where they were as we approached Time Square on 42nd Street. There was nothing in the world that could have stopped us from taking a selfie with the iconic buildings and neon light signs at the junction of Broadway and Seventh Avenue in the background. Most of the boys also looked forward to doing some shopping at an NBA store, which they found in no time. Some of them had long shopping lists given to them by friends and family back in Hong Kong for jerseys with names of their favorite basketball stars on them. Speaking of sports, we were even taken to see a baseball game at the Yankee Stadium which “pitched” the New York Yankees against the Baltimore Orioles. After several innings, a couple of Nathan’s hotdogs and an oversized coke, all of us were practically Americans. Sadly speaking, it was not a good day for Yankee fans. Other activities that made up this enriching trip included a visit to Springwood (Hyde Park), the estate President Franklin D. Roosevelt called home, a walk on the Walkway over the Hudson overlooking the mighty river, an afternoon helping out at Marvel Valley Farm where the boys learned about organic farming, and a pleasant hike up Cats Rock just off the Appalachian Trial for a view that would stay etched in our fond memories of Pawling. To our friends at Trinity-Pawling School, we would like to thank them from the bottom of our hearts for taking such great care of us and for putting together this wonderful program for us. Thank you for your friendship. See you at St. Paul’s next year. Mr. Alex Wong

We are back

Hiking at Catrock rock

All of the students and teachers from St. Paul's as well as two TP students went on hiking this afternoon. It is truly awesome! 

Shopping at Outlet

We but a lot of things!!!

Bowling Game

We went on Bowling Game with TP student tonight, Mr. Alan Yuen did a good job, he got 211 points and won the 'King of bowling' !!!

Organic Farm

We have spent a beautiful afternoon at a small farm in Conneticut, a state near New York State. We did some farming work. It was tired but it is interesting. 

Baseball game: Orioles vs Yankees

On 8/4/2014, we went to the Yankees stadium and watched a Major League Baseball game, Orioles vs Yankees.

Most of us do not know the rules of baseball. Thank you for the detailed explanation by Mr. Matt Travis, we all have a very fruitful Physical Education lesson.

A basketball game after dinner

On 7/4/2014, after dinner, some of the TP boys and our SPC boys played basketball together at the gym. In the photo, there are two students, Justin So (2nd from the right), and Jack Fong (3rd from the right), who are our former SPC students but are now studying in Trinity-pawling.

From the left: Harrison, Kevon Olstein, John Mak, Thomas Wolkenstein, Luke Murray, Kelvin Chau, Faith Lai, Jack Fong, Justin So, Desmond Hatter.

Outside view of the FDR museum

Breakfast at Scully

FDR Museum

It's much more interesting than expected. 

Right outside Springwood

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

We are visiting FDR Museum at Hyde Park New York. We enjoy the exhibition about President Roosevolt life story as well as the free wifi!!!😙😙😙

Trinity-pawling has a huge campus

Trinity-pawling has a huge campus. Most of the students from grade 9 to 12 and most teachers live inside the campus. It is like a big family.

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Eating dinner now ( it is 21:29 in New York) in Hong Kong, we are ready to go!!!

Going to the airport

Just checked in with Mr Yuen and Louis in Central. On our way to the airport on Airport Express. 

Welcome to this blog!

Five students and two teachers will be visiting Trinity-pawling School from 5 April to 12 April, 2014.

The five students are:

• Ben Tong (S5) 
• Faith Lai (S5) 
• John Mak (S5) 
• Kelvin Chau (S4) 
• Louis Yun (S5) 

The two accompanying teachers are:

• Mr. Alex Wong 
• Mr. Alan Yuen