Monthly Archives: October 2012

Watch BBC Video: China’s ‘left behind’ children

This is the story of a girl who lives in Anhui province where NCLS Support Education team will go next Spring.  She has not seen her migrant worker parents for eight years (yes, it is years, not months), but is determined to study hard, pass college entrance exam and go to college, buy a big house for her parents and transform her village to a city where parents can find jobs so there will be no more ‘left behind’ children growing up without parents.

She has competed in a speech contest. I guarantee that you will be amazed and moved by her beauty, grace, intelligence, idealism and resilience.

BBC News: China’s ‘left behind’ children: 1 October 2012,

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-19787240

For many people in China, the mid-autumn festival and National Day holiday, falling within days of each other this year, means a week off work and a chance to spend time with friends and family.

But for millions of China’s migrant workers, this is a working week like any other.

Many of them have young children back in their villages and do not see them for months or even years on end.

One Beijing organization, the All China Women’s Federation, estimates there are some 58m of these “left behind children”.

This is the story of just one girl, Tang Xiaoqian from Anhui province in central China.

2012-2013学年度我校支教:安​徽省肥东縣撮镇中学

Dear students and parents:

NCLS is looking for members to form a students volunteer group this year. Every student above 8th grade (whether you plan to join the team trip to China or not) is eligible and welcome to join this group. The students who are planning to join the team to China in April 2013 are strongly encouraged to join this group first. All the students who have joined this program in previous years are welcome back to join this group as well. This group will run fundraising activities, have regular meetings/trainings and build friendships, etc. If you are interested, please send an e-mail to Chen Hui at http://us.mc1117.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=shcchen@gmail.com as soon as possible. The school in China to be supported this year is Cuo Zhen Zhong Xue in An Hui (安徽省肥东縣撮镇中学)。More information about this school and the students there will be followed.

The NCLS support education plan is recruiting new working group members as well.  Any parent, teacher or staffs who are interested in supporting and contributing to this project is welcome to join the working group. The working group members are all volunteers. We will run fund-raising activities, have meetings and organize the students’ trip to China. This year it marks the 7th year of NCLS Support Education Plan. It’s a very exciting time to participate and contribute. Welcome all the volunteers to join the working group. If you are interested, please send an e-mail to Zhou, Qionglin at http://us.mc1117.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=qiong666@hotmail.com and Ni Jihong at http://us.mc1117.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=joanni2010@verizon.net before Friday October 5th, 2012.
Thanks! The NCLS Support Education Program Working Group.

Wei Jian Laoshi

第二课”中秋之夜” 附加教材及家庭作业: watch BBC News Video

Dear parents,

Please have your child(ren) watch this video.  In the next class, I will ask questions about the video contents.

This is the story of one girl who lives in Anhui province where NCLS Support Education team will go next Spring.  She has not seen her migrant worker parents for eight years (yes, it is years, not months), but is determined to study hard and buy a big house for her parents and transform her village to a city. 

She has competed in a speech contest. I guarantee that you will be amazed and moved by her beauty, grace, intelligence, idealism and resilience.

Wei Jian Laoshi

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BBC News: China’s ‘left behind’ children: 1 October 2012, last updated at 19:01 ET,

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-19787240

For many people in China, the mid-autumn festival and National Day holiday, falling within days of each other this year, means a week off work and a chance to spend time with friends and family.

But for millions of China’s migrant workers, this is a working week like any other.

Many of them have young children back in their villages and do not see them for months or even years on end.

One Beijing organization, the All China Women’s Federation, estimates there are some 58m of these “left behind children”.

This is the story of just one girl, Tang Xiaoqian from Anhui province in central China.