study abroad programs in china

Culture Immersion & Service Learning in China and India

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IntroductionImpact Abroad: Volunteering in ChinaMinds Abroad: Studying in ChinaSummary

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Minds Abroad & Impact Abroad

Minds Abroad – A top 10 program U.S. State Department as a “Top 10 Program in Citizen Diplomacy” Study abroad program in China and India

Impact Abroad Non Profit volunteer abroad program in China and

India

Quick Intro to Minds Abroad

Max class size of 3College credit

available through university partner

All teachers have teaching degrees and at least 3 years of experience teaching Chinese

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If you've time for but 1 province, Yunnan should be it. - Lonely Planet

Quick Intro to Minds Abroad

Chinese school offering programs for: high schools, colleges, adults, and school groups

Programs in Beijing and Shanghai with main campus in Yunnan Province, in China, and in Kolkata (formerly Calcutta) in India

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Overview: Impact Abroad

Facilitate volunteers going to China and IndiaPartner with NGOs in need of English speaking

volunteersImpact funded by Minds Abroad:

o Never received any grants or outside funding o Never accepted any money from volunteers for our

volunteer placementHave facilitated English classes for hundreds of

underprivileged Chinese children.Impact Abroad provides the following to volunteers

for free: Program placement, orientation, training on how to

teach Three meals a day, cell phone, insurance

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IntroductionImpact Abroad: Volunteering in ChinaMinds Abroad: Studying in ChinaSummary

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In Depth About Impact Abroad

Facilitate American and other international volunteers going to China and India

In China Impact Abroad partners with local NGOs in need of English speaking volunteers

Volunteering placement, in-country orientation, housing and meals are arranged by usC

In Depth About Impact Abroad

Activities range from helping homeless children find a shelter to helping them do their homework or learn vocational activities

Founded by Columbia Teachers College Alumni passionate about education

Have facilitated English classes for hundreds of underprivileged Chinese children.

In Depth About Impact Abroad

Impact Abroad is funded either by in the future from Minds Abroad: Never received

any grants or outside funding

Never accepted any money from volunteers for our volunteer placement

In Depth About Impact Abroad

Impact Abroad provides the following for free: Program placement, Training on teaching English Three meals a day Cell-phone Orientation Insurance

Volunteers pay for their housing and international airfare

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Xieshou –Migrant Workers Children

Health Unlimited – Rural HealthJiaxin -

Homeless Kids

Yunnan Eco Network

Impact Abroad

Several Other

Smaller Placement

Sites

Our Major Placement Sites

Yunnan Green Environmental Foundation

Types of Placements

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Most volunteers teach English to homeless children and migrant workers children

Or help with homework

Or help students understand Western culture and life outside of China

Types of Placements

In addition, volunteers also work in environment, rural health, or cultural preservation projects

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Why Study or Volunteer in China: Language & Culture

Amazing Language spoken by more than

1.4 billion people in the world

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For individual students, we offer 3 programs

Mandarin Chinese language classes – Students can join a class any Monday of the year From total beginners to advanced students Classes held in morning and can be combined with culture

class or volunteering in the afternoonChinese Society and Culture Classes –

Students can join any Monday in the Summer Topics covered include: Chinese History And Beliefs,

Society and Economics, Daily Life, and Arts and LiteratureHigh School Summer Camp –

Two sessions in July & August Classes during the week, excursions to Beijing, Shanghai,

Vietnam, Laos, and other cities on weekends

Year Round Language School

Program include classes, housing, and all meals

Comfortable apartmentsFree language exchange

& regular cultural activities

Classes can be combined with: Afternoon volunteering &

interning Evening cultural activities Weekend excursions

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High School Summer Camp

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3 weeks long, visit 10 cities in China and 1 in Vietnam

Intensive language study in Kunming during the week

Extensive excursions around Yunnan and to Beijing and Shanghai

Held twice a summer: July August

Students can attend both sessions or only one session

24/7 chaperone

Customized Faculty Led Programs for High Schools & Universities

Language immersionEducational tours

We bring all groups around Yunnan and Beijing

About 50% of groups also go to either Shanghai or Vietnam or another nearby country

Culturally immersive activities like: Volunteering or Chinese cultural activities

We take care of everything from accommodations to meals to chaperoning students in excursions.

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Itinerary for both the High School Summer Program & a “Typical” School Group Program

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3 Days Beijing12 Days in Kunming:

Morning Class Afternoon Volunteering Evening Cultural Activities Stay in chaperoned apt or

homestaysDuring KM stay,

weekend excursion to Vietnam

5 days traveling Yunnan – from tropical Thai Villages to Himalayan Tibetan Towns

2 Days in Shanghai

Beijing

Kunming

Yunnan Province

Shanghai

Vietnam

Why Yunnan?

“No other province can rival Yunnan’s diversity in land & people.”– Lonely Planet

Yunnan’s has an astounding variety of climates and peoples, 25 unique ethnic groups From Thais in tropical

rain forests in the South

To Tibetans in Himalayan mountains in the North

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Contents

IntroductionImpact Abroad: Volunteering in ChinaMinds Abroad: Studying in ChinaSummary

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Quick Intro to Minds Abroad

A top 10 program U.S. State Department as a “Top 10 Program in Citizen Diplomacy”

Max class size of 3College credit

available through university partner

All teachers have teaching degrees and at least 3 years of experience teaching Chinese

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If you've time for but 1 province, Yunnan should be it. - Lonely Planet

Quick Intro to Minds Abroad

Chinese school offering programs for: high schools, colleges, adults, and school groups

Programs in Beijing and Shanghai with main campus in Yunnan Province, in China, and in Kolkata (formerly Calcutta) in India

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Overview: Impact Abroad

Facilitate volunteers going to China and IndiaPartner with NGOs in need of English speaking

volunteersImpact funded by Minds Abroad:

o Never received any grants or outside funding o Never accepted any money from volunteers for

our volunteer placementHave facilitated English classes for hundreds of

underprivileged Chinese children.Impact Abroad provides the following to volunteers

for free: Program placement, orientation, training on how

to teach Three meals a day, cell phone, insurance