China Summer Program 2006
China Summer Program 2006 - Resources

Students teach in China
Barriers make trip tough for students
Anna Christy
Contributor
Monday, September 25, 2006 Vol. 92, Issue 17
Daily Aztec at San Diego State University

The Educational Poverty Alleviation Project initiated by Tsinghua University in 2002 is a public cause aimed at benefiting the poverty-stricken areas in China. Its goal is to provide people in underdeveloped areas with the opportunity to utilize high-quality educational resources through the support of modern technology. The program's ultimate goal is to eliminate poverty by spreading knowledge. We have selected 100 state-targeted counties (i . e. those with a standard of living below the national poverty line), mainly in Western China, to assist them in establishing distance learning centers free of charge. We then provide critical educational resources to officials, primary- and middle-school teachers, students, and farmers via free satellite broadcasting .

2006 Summer Program
This summer, with the support of the Wang Foundation, we have created the Service and Learning Program in rural China . There will be 394 students from Tsinghua University and 67 students from 12 different American Universities, accompanied by more than 70 faculty members from Tsinghua and American universities, dispatched to 52 rural counties. The program aims to enhance the communication between the youths, to learn about the real rural China, and to learn about Chinese history and culture.

China Trip - Diary and Photo Montage

Tsinghua Project Details - Chi Cheng, Hebei

Date and Contents for the Orientation Course in Tsinghua University

July 22nd, Saturday - Settling in at Tsinghua University

July 23th, Sunday - A Day out in Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City

July 24th, Monday - Lectures and Realizations
8:30-9:30 a.m.
Welcome and G reetings : By Professor Hu Dongcheng , Vice Chairman, University Council, Dean of School of Continuing Education, Tsinghua University
Venue: Back Hall of the Main Building
Participants: All
9:50-11:50 a.m.
Lecture : Shift from being a student to a good English teacher - By Professor Lv Zhongshe , Vice Dean of Foreign Language Department, Tsinghua University
Venue: Back Hall of the Main Building
Participants: All
2:00-5:00 p.m.
Campus Tour (Organized by team)

July 25th, Tuesday - More Went On Then What Was Taken
8:30- 12 : 00 a.m.
Lecture: English teaching skills , By Professor Zhang Wenxia , vice dean of Foreign Language Department, Tsinghua University
Venue: Room 2301, NO.3 Teaching Building
Participants: All
2:00-5:00 p.m.
Team meeting, preparing the teaching material
Venue: Depending every team Participants: All

July 26th, Wednesday
8:00am-5:00 p.m.
Visiting the exhibition of the China Children¡'s English, in Shun Yi District of Beijing,
Venue: Beijing Niu Lanshan NO. 1 Middle School, Shun Yi District

Participants: American Participants

July 27th, Thursday - Beijing Bicycle, The Great Wall, and a Club
8:30- 9:30 a.m.
Introduction to travel the rural areas - Travel tips , By Mr.Chen Qiang/Mr . Wei Bo, the Youth League of Tsinghua Committee
Venue: Room 5101, NO.5 Teaching Building
Participants: All
10:00am-5:00pm
Great Wall Tour

July 28th, Friday
9:00 -1 1:00 a.m.
Opening Ceremony
Venue: Report Hall of Architecture Building

11:00 a.m.
Group Photo
Venue: Main Square before the Main Building

1:3 0- 5:00 p.m.
Drill and Presentation and Evaluation , by teams
Venue: Room 4301/4302/4303, NO. 4 Teaching Building

July 29th, Saturday - Peking University, Wangfujing, and Xidan
Activities in Rural Locations

July 30th, Sunday - Getting to and settling down in Chi Cheng
Trip to Chi Cheng, Hebei, China

July 31st, Monday - Official Functions and Beads

August 1st to 13th
English training course for the local primary and middle school teachers;
Interview local teachers, students and farmers;
Lectures , tutoring, social research, evaluation of the e-learning stations.

August 1st, Tuesday - The First Day...
August 2nd, Wednesday - Second "A Typical" Day...
August 3rd, Thursday - Chi Cheng...
August 4th, Friday (Part 2) - Basketball
August 5th and 6th, Saturday and Sunday - Big Big World
August 7th, Monday - Images...
August 8th, Tuesday - More images... and the "Student's" Final Day Presentation
August 9th, Wednesday - Strange Friends
August 10th, Thursday - The Last Day With The Kids - A Tearful Farewell

Activities after Returning to Tsinghua

August 11th to 14th, Friday to Monday - Wangfujing, Beijing Duck, a Massage, and a Long Walk at Tiananmen Square

August 15th, Tuesday - Yong He Gong, Hutongs, and the Beihai Park

August 16th, Wednesday - Group Dinner
6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Venue: Tao Li Yuan, Tsinghua Campus
Participants: American Participants, representatives from every team

August 17th, Thursday
Preparation for presentations , by teams
Venue: Depending on Every Team

August 18th, Friday - Making Human Contact... the Presentation
9:00-10:30 a.m.
Presentation and Closing conference for the all participants, awards ceremony
Venue: Report Hall of the Tsinghua Graduates Career Guidance Center ...

August 19th, Saturday - The Summer Palace, Beijing "Opera," and Night Shopping at Tiananmen