About The Dandelion Project

The Dandelion Project is a service learning trip that was started by Margie Harvey in 2005, after travelling to China with Primary Source. She created this program to begin a cultural exchange between the students of Winchester High School located in Winchester, MA and the Dandelion School located in the fourth ring of Beijing, China. The Dandelion School addresses the need in China for education for the children of migrant workers. Due to the Household Registration Policy of the Chinese Government, these children do not have access to free public education. Winchester High School students prepare English language lessons and teach at the Dandelion School for one week, while experiencing Chinese culture and making friends with the Dandelion students. Winchester students also travel to many of the historical attractions in Beijing. This year we will also travel to Shanghai.

Monday, June 21, 2010

Updates from Winchester Students: Alex Saich

Hi Everyone,
This is my second year going on the trip now, and so far there have been a lot of changes at the Dandelion school. We're now teaching the 8th grade and a completely new set of kids this year, so I won't have the chance to see all of the students that I taught last year. There are several other groups of foreigners at the school who are contributing and teaching the kids. This speaks a lot towards Principal Hong and the administration for being able to attract so much help from other countries. The school has grown a lot; they've instituted showers at the school and made the area much more hospitable and inviting with colorful art. Our schedule seems much more chaotic than last year's. Our itinerary last year was very structured and we knew everything that we were going to be doing and when. This year, things are slightly different so it is a little confusing. It's only the first full day at the school though so hopefully we can teach all of the lessons that we've prepared.

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