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(中文翻译在英文后面）A number of energetic volunteers stayed up late last night playing Sardines (a form of hide-and-seek) around the Guan Ai School campus. However, any traces of sleepiness were wiped away in the morning icebreaker of “大风吹“ (a RCEF favorite) led by Zhang Jing. After a few rounds of bench snatching, everyone headed into the cafeteria, the only space in the school that can fit all 50+ participants. Each team had a chance to report on their curriculum development progress. The Nanzheng team designed a “theme-based” curriculum around building self-esteem and strengthening students’ awareness of their identity and environment. The Zhaizi team paired up volunteers with rural teachers and each small team will be in charge of level-appropriate curriculum for one of four grades. The Wang Zhuang team has a curriculum centered around five main classes with several shorter modules. Through this sharing exercise, some volunteers discovered similarities between their lesson plans and were encouraged to talk to each other more and exchange resources.

After breakfast, we heard from one of the most inspiring rural leaders in China. Zheng Bing is the founder of the Yongji Farmer’s Association which began in nearby Zhaizi Village. She was an elementary school teacher for 13 years in the same school we’re holding our training at. In 1999, she quit her job as a daike laoshi (“freelance teacher”) to work as a community organizer and adult educator. Beginning with reviving the spirits of rural women through dance and study, she has slowly but steadily built many community, economic, and agriculture development projects throughout the villages in this area. One of her biggest dreams is to someday create a rural school (kindergarten through high school) that is better than urban schools and serves local children’s unique needs. Over the past ten years, she has met with both tremendous success as well as devastating failures. Her articulate, heartfelt, and inspiring talk is summarized below.

We also heard from Zheng’s deputy, the head of their women artisans’ handicrafts organization. It produces handmade bags using handwoven cloth made with hand-spun thread of homegrown cotton. Some volunteers were quite interested by the marketing and business model of the organization. The Zhaizi team plans to invite some of the women artisans to teach a few art lessons at the RCEF summer camp in that village.

In the afternoon, Sara gave an overview of how to link curriculum with community resources. Then each team went to the villages they would be teaching in to directly investigate local people, traditions, plants, etc. which might be valuable for students to learn more about. At left, the Wang Zhuang Team investigates the fields and tombs around the village. Upon returning to Guan Ai, our training headquarters, they met to discuss what they learned and continued to build their curriculum.

Tomorrow morning they’ll be going to the villages and begin teaching the day after that.

A summary of Zheng Bing’s talk on rural issues and education follows the Chinese translation of this post.

翻译：Mustang

一些志愿者昨天睡的很晚，他们在关爱校园周围在玩藏猫猫的游戏。但是，由张婧在早晨主讲的激情四溢的开端使得大家睡意全无。在把长椅子排列成几排之后，所有的人都进入学校唯一能够容纳50多名与会者的餐厅。每个小组开始汇报他们的课程进展情况。南郑小组的课程主题是围绕学生在他们的自身和外部环境中建立自尊和自强的信念。寨子小组把志愿者和农村教师配对形成更小的小组，他们将负责为四个班级配备相应的课程。王庄小组的课程主要着重于围绕着五个年级建立几个简短的教学模式。通过这些培训的分享，一些志愿者发现他们的课程计划有相似之处，这样他们就更愿意在一起互相交流，交换信息。

早餐之后，我们听说了一个振奋人心的中国农村领导人。郑冰是在附近寨子村永济农民联合会的发起人。她有13年的小学教龄，而她所任教的学校，正是我们的培训所在地。在1999年，她辞去代课老师的工作，成为一名社区组织和成人教育工作者。通过一些文体活动和学习，农村妇女的思想开始活跃起来，她在这一带的村庄逐渐建立起众多的社区，经济和农村发展项目，尽管进展缓慢，却已经形成坚实的基础。

她的最大理想是有一天创办农村学校（从幼儿园到高中），它要比城市里的学校更能满足当地孩子的需求。在过去的10多年里，她取得过巨大的成功，也遭受了失败。关于她的善于表达、 真心真意、 振奋人心的讲话请看以下的摘录。我们也从郑的助手——妇女手工艺品协会的领导了解到，她们使用自己种的棉花纺的线和手织布来手工制作书包。寨子小组计划在RCEF夏令营的时候邀请一些妇女技工来讲一些关于手工艺品的课程。

下午,林治美介绍了将课程设计与社区资源有效衔接的总体思路。然后每个小组走进村庄，走访当地的人们，了解他们的习惯和农作物等，这些对于学生更好的学习是非常重要的。在离开的时候，王庄小组了解了村庄周围的土地和坟墓。

回到关爱，我们的培训总部，他们聚在一起讨论所见所闻，继续设计课程。明天早上他们将入住当地村庄，后天开始正式教学。

郑冰关于农村问题和教育的谈话概要：