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More From Xi’an

March 18, 2016

(Written by Ms. Andreozzi) Lilo, Abby, Julia and Ms. Andreozzi arrived today to join the rest of us in Xi’an. The girls have done  a beautiful job joining us all. They met their hosts that…Read More

Music without Borders Presents Encore Recital

January 4, 2016

Mark Demidovich, an alumnus of several seasons of the summertime Music without Borders International Piano Festival at Gould Academy, will appear on campus for an Encore Recital at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, January 8, 2016…Read More

Gould Presents – “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum!”

May 15, 2014

  The students of Gould Academy and Telstar High School present: “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum!” This hilarious musical, with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by Burt…Read More

Rhapsody in Blue – Multi-media Dance Performance

January 9, 2014

The Mahoosuc Arts Council and Gould Academy present Rhapsody in Blue  a multi-media dance performance to the famous Gershwin tune. Featuring Artistic Directors Debi Irons and Nikki Millonzi and musicians James McLaughlin and Todd Brunel. The…Read More

Physical Performance – November 1st and 3rd

October 29, 2012

Physical Performance, a new Gould Academy activity that combines elements of dance and acting to explore how stories can be conveyed through physical movement and voice, will present Mary Zimmerman’s play Metamorphoses in Bingham Auditorium…Read More

CEFLS Chendgu visits Giant Buddha in Leshan

February 25, 2012

We met the students at school this morning and boarded a bus to the city of Leshan, about a 2 hour ride south of Chengdu, to visit the largest carved Buddha in the world. Upon…Read More

CEFLS Chengdu visits Monastery and Temple

February 23, 2012

We boarded the bus today heading for the Baoguang monastery where students had time to relax and write in their journals and explore the Buddhist monastery complete with the Ahrat Hall that houses 577 life-size…Read More

CEFLS Welcomes Gould Academy

February 22, 2012

The students arrived at school with their hosts and attended classes before we were introduced to the entire school at a welcoming ceremony in the courtyard outside. The students were given a school uniforms as…Read More

Chendgu CEFLS has arrived

February 21, 2012

We woke this morning and went for a walk after we finished packing. We explored the area around the hotel visiting the newer restored hutong and also the older traditional hutong. It was a great…Read More

Beijing – Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Silk and Night Markets

February 20, 2012

The best way to truly see any city is on foot, and in a city as large as Beijing, public transportation runs a close second.  So we began our day headed by subway for the…Read More