Archive for September 5th, 2008

A New Term, A New Hope

Posted on September 5th, 2008 in Integrative Rural Education Program, Quality Education.

Autumn in Houjiazhuang has left behind the scorching heat of midsummer and the village tracks are once again covered with the vivid yellow of a new corn harvest, which mirrors the glow of the setting sun. As I step back into the school campus, everything seems to reverberate with the same freshness and tranquillity of [...]

Afternoon Activity Groups

Posted on September 5th, 2008 in Integrative Rural Education Program.

Afternoons are getting more exciting at Guan Ai School. Last semester, teachers brought up the idea of letting students spend part of their afternoon on extracurricular activities like arts and crafts or games. Since Guan Ai is a boarding school, it needs to keep students occupied for about 15 hours a day but focusing just [...]

School Starts at Guan Ai!

Posted on September 5th, 2008 in Integrative Rural Education Program, Other Organizations, Programs, Quality Education, RCEF, Volunteer Program.

The new semester has begun at Guan Ai Elementary, RCEF’s main program site! About 180 students, many returning from last year, are enrolled in six grades. RCEF has hired 18 teachers to work at the school, expanding the teaching force by five. This gives all the teachers a lighter class load so they can spend [...]