Guest Speakers at Guan Ai
Sara Lam | Posted on September 28th, 2009 in Events, Integrative Rural Education Program, Local Culture, Other Organizations, Programs. 
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Emcee demonstrates how to deliver lines with emotion.
Seven teachers from the Yuncheng Preschool Normal School came to visit Guan Ai School on September 27th. (A “Normal School” means a school that trains teachers, in this case to teach in preschools.) They included several artists, a calligrapher, a singer and a professional emcee. The guests went to different classes to teach students about their own artforms. The artists demonstrated to the fourth and sixth graders how to draw portraits using Kiel as a model, the calligrapher taught the fifth graders techniques for writting different strokes and words, and the emcee taught students how to recite passages and poems with emotion. The calligrapher also wrote beautiful banners for the school, the teachers’ office and the library.
Artist draws a portrait as students gather around.
Calligrapher made signs for the school.
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Leandra says:
Added on September 29th, 2009 at %I:%M %pHi there!
Great initiative again! I enjoy reading your blog, just like the meeting we had in Xi’An with VSO. Thanks again and good luck with your good work! Hope to meet again sometimes!
David Pho says:
Added on October 5th, 2009 at %I:%M %pDear good people,
Really good to read that the instituional contacts are growing steadily, allowing Guan Ai and RCEF more opportunities to share and exchange ideas and experiences. Hopefully we can read some other time about what the big city Yuncheng teachers thought of Guan Ai school and its student-centered teaching. I wonder how the new generation of provincial teachers are different from their predecessors and how much is changing in China education. Keep up the good work and miss the inspirational environment of Guan Ai!
Warm regards,
David