Category Archives: VIA's China Program
China volunteer Signe Knutson explores the lessons she’s learned about community at her post – OYY Middle School. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Martin Luther King Jr. once spoke of a Beloved Community. An interrelated, global community founded on nonviolence, tolerance, and respect. I … Continue reading
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Kaj – one of VIA’s volunteers at the University of Science and Technology Beijing (USTB) – explores creating an environment conducive to cross-cultural learning. ———————————————————————————————————- I teach the accelerated oral English class to freshmen here at USTB, and as per … Continue reading
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Signe Knutson reflects on her first celebration of Teachers’ Day at Ouyang Yu Experimental Middle School (OYY) in China with fellow VIA vol, Shobana Modur. —————————————————————————————————– Teachers’ Day is a wonderful tradition here at Ouyang Yu Experimental Middle School (OYY). … Continue reading
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Kelsey Broderick and Nnenna Ozobia were this year’s Dr. CJ Huang Teaching Fellows. Text by Kelsey, photos by Kelsey and Nnenna. The Ouyang Yu Experimental Middle School (OYY) has many English traditions. English corner is held three times a week, … Continue reading
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One of the many great things about joining VIA is getting connected with a community of like-minded people volunteering across Asia. During vacation, volunteers are often able to visit each other’s posts. Read more about Amanda Meier, one of our … Continue reading
Seigi Karasaki writes about his first month as an English teacher in China. I’m officially a teacher at Guyuan No. 1 Middle School in Ningxia province. I started classes last month! I must admit, I was pretty nervous. I still … Continue reading
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On July 2, 2011 two runners completed half marathons 10,000 miles apart. Through their run, with the support of friends, family, and VIA family, they raised scholarship money for a Guangzhou English Training Center for the Handicapped (GETCH) student to … Continue reading
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VIA’s Huang Fellows at Ou Yang Yu Middle School (OYY) in Hunan Province, China, have been envisioning an English Resource Room (ERR) for some time. Over the last ten years, the foreign teachers accumulated an impressive collection of books, magazines, … Continue reading
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Current VIA volunteer Kailah Weiss-Weinberg recently organized a field trip for her students at the Eastern Tibet Training Institute (ETTI). Staff accompanied the students who could ride bikes on a sponsored trip to the Napa Wetlands 纳帕海 and ShiKa Snow … Continue reading
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Alumna Anna Sophie Loewenberg (China, 1996) has for the past 5 years been the producer, writer, editor, and host of a web video series that has drawn fans from across the globe. Recently Anna Sophie wrote to us to say, … Continue reading
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