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Oct - Dec, 2011 |
| The impression of the school and the pupils, the impression of the people in Shanghai,
their thinking, their behaviour, the feeling of living and finding my way in such a big city, to work and spend time
with different people and much more. So I really did great experiences during my time here and I learned a lot.
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Email: Julia |
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Aug 26-Nov 25, 2011 |
| Now, at the end of my stay, I feel sad. I will miss so many people from all over the world, my children, street noodles, etc.
I think I developed in this 3 months like I never would be able to at home... This project was exactly the experience I needed
and I will surely come back... |
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Email: Stephanie |
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June-July, 2011 |
| I have learned a ton about traveling and about myself on this trip and I know that
what has already happened and the 5 and a half weeks I have to come are times I will remember for the rest of my life. |
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Email: David |
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Spring, 2011 |
| I am at home now, sleeping in my own bed in my own room, eating with knife and fork. A lot of things are different between Shanghai
life and my life at home. But I notice that stronger now than when I came to Shanghai. |
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Email: Alexandra |
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July-Aug, 2010
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| There were the cornflakes in the picture and
some pupils did not know them. I then decided to have a Western breakfast the next morning. The French Carrefour store was close
to our flat. I got a box of cornflakes, simple bowls, toast, butter etc. The following morning we moved some tables together
and pretended to be at the breakfast table. |
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Email: Karin |
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June, 2010
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| I'm now three weeks into my three-month trip to China and I'm loving it! I arrived in Shanghai at the end of May and will spend a total of nine weeks in the city, with one month teaching English in a kindergarten and one month working in a primary school summer camp. |
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Email: Daniel |
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January, 2010
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| I am really happy to had the oppurtunity to work in the Minhang kindergarten in Shanghai during January. I was a great
experience to see a (from the German perspective) different way of educating little children |
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Email: Carolin |
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Aug-Oct 2009
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| A normal day started depending on the lessons between 8.00 and 12.30. My first lesson began suddenly.
I got my translated timetable and knew the classroom I had to go to. As I stepped in front of the Class a spontaneous
hurricane of applause started. Obviously they seem to like their new German teacher with the long blond
(“yellow”) hair (“like a Vampire”) |
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Email: Marietta |
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August 2009
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| I really enjoyed participating in the University camp. It was my first time in China and I felt very welcome when I arrived.
I was not sure what to expect from the University camp, so I was a bit nervous... |
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Email: Katie |
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August 2009
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| For us, one of the best parts of the volunteer work was “Irish Day”. Most Fridays, the kindergarten holds
“One World Days”; days of fun and games with a particular country as a theme, depending on the nationalities
of the volunteers there at the time. ... |
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Email: Orna Sinead |
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August 2009
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| Jinwei was being a show-off today and I was doing just the same, singing his favourite
song in a very loud voice...he's so happy when I sing for him! You have no idea how beautiful it is to
see him laughing, it's such a small thing but it really makes my day! |
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Email: Cate |
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Summer 2009
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| The kindergarten is a very nice institution for children and you will easily get to know the children. For the communication part,
don’t worry - you always have your body language. They are very smart... |
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Email: Jens |
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Summer 2009
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| Im Juli diesen Jahres wurde von der Xu Bo Art and Culture Exchange Organisation zum ersten Mal ein so genanntes “German
amp” fuer Shanghaier Universitaetsstudenten veranstaltet. |
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Email: Michael |
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Spring 2009
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| Every day I held
some English lessons with them. Since they were young (between 3-6), I had to come up with games that would motivate
them to speak English. It went very well, the children were highly motivated and had lots of fun. There is also always
some teacher around you to give support if it is needed. |
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Email: Robert |
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Dec 2008 - Jan 2009
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| ... I can say that this was really a great experience... the students, the teachers and the
whole school staff were really, really friendly to me!! The students were absolutely motivated and worked a lot!! |
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Email: Timo |
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Feb-April, 2009
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| I was really happy with my placement. I liked teaching at Ming Hang Kindergarten a lot. The
teachers were very helpful and friendly. Every day, the children gave me a warm welcome when I enterd the class room. There was a
very positive atmosphere at the school. |
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Email: Annemarie |
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Jan-Feb, 2009
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| No words can express what you feel, when you know
that you can offer those children some nice moments. A small "piece of you" that you give them, as
tiny as it may be, gives back an enormous reward, a unique feeling of doing something so precious, so worthwhile!! |
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Email: Lena |
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January, 2009
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| The group I assisted consisted of five adorable kids aged six to nine
years, who were all physically disabled and some were not able to speak, but they were all very
bright and so lovely! I helped with classes .... |
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Email: Wei |
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April-May, 2008
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| How do I even begin to describe an amazing once in a lifetime experience? It all started with the first words I spoke in Shanghai... |
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Email: Henry |
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Summer, 2007
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| A day volunteering in China: I get up quite early, around 6, as school starts at 7am. After
grabbing something to eat at the bakery I ride for 5 minutes to school.... |
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Summer, 2007
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| If you're reading this you've probably made the best decision ever and decided to
volunteer to teach! It's been about 6 months since I got back from China but it all still feels like yesterday so
I'll try and pass on anything that'll be useful for you.... |
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Volunteer Stories
Julia - Teaching in Shanghai
Stephanie - Teaching in Shanghai
David - Teaching in Shanghai
Daniel - Teaching in Shanghai Creativity Kindergarten
Katie - Shanghai University Camp
Cate - CareCare Wellness Center, Shanghai
Jens - Teaching in MingHang Kindergarten, Shanghai
Annemarie - Teaching Kindergarten, Shanghai
Lena - Cere Care Wellness Center, Shanghai
Henry - Teaching English in Shanghai