Since 2012, groups of Shanghai American School Grade 8 students have taken four-week journeys to the village of Xizhou in Southwest China's Yunnan Province as participants in the school's Microcampus program. As representatives of their campuses, these students leave the "bubble" of their home city of 22 million people and become immersed in a new community of 2000 people, 2000 kilometers from home, at 2000 meters above sea level.
The Wildfires group--the twenty-third--were in Xizhou from March 9th through April 5th, 2019. Guests from around the world are encouraged to follow their journey--reading about, responding to, and joining in the learning adventure.
Featured Projects
-
I chose water treatment as my inquiry project topic because I was curious about the long drought in Yunnan (according to research 30 years in a row and still hasn't ended.) I was really curious about how the province... more
-
I am interested in looking at religions in the area. I have been thinking a lot about my own spirituality for a while and I would be interested in exploring that more seriously. My plan would be to do some research ahead of time about the different religions in the area and... more
-
I’ve decided to choose Bai Nationality Study since I am really interested in their culture. I wish to specify on one special part about the Bai nationality, tea. I would like to study the evolution of tea culture. I would like to study the changes in the Bai minority tea... more
