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Culture Immersion & Service Learning in China and IndiaTRANSCRIPT
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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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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IntroductionImpact Abroad: Volunteering in ChinaMinds Abroad: Studying in ChinaSummary
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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