Archive for February, 2008

Winter Holiday （寒假） Flash Class

Posted on February 27th, 2008 in Information Technology, Integrative Rural Education Program.

From January 31 to February 7 a new computer class was held for lower middle school students in the village of Yinjialin, teaching students how to use Adobe Flash. Flash is a software that allows users to create simple (or very sophisticated) animations by using traditional animation concepts such as timelines and keyframes whilst using [...]

Teach For China?! – Part 2

Posted on February 18th, 2008 in Other Organizations, Programs, Quality Education.

We received a report from RCEF volunteer and Teach For America program director Jessica Shyu about her meeting in January with Shum Saitak, a friend of RCEF who funds and leads educational innovation in rural China. Jessica was a Special Education teacher on the Navajo Nation in New Mexico with Teach For America from 2005-2007, [...]

Meet the Parents

Posted on February 17th, 2008 in Integrative Rural Education Program, RCEF.

At the end of each semester, the homeroom teachers and principals of Guan Ai School make home visits. That means going to every student’s village to meet with their guardians and drop off exam scores. The top 10 students in each class also got bright certificates to honor their achievements. We took off in two [...]