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 W group--the twenty-third--will be 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.
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I would like to take a close look at the local education system. My parents constantly remind me about how lucky I am to be going to a very good school; I wonder how different is it from the school nearby to where we are going. I want to learn about what kids learn in these... more
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I have decided to investigate the daily life of the children of Xizhou... more
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The topic that I will investigate is the importance of Dongjing music. Originally, I came to Xizhou not knowing the different genres of Bai Minority Music. However, when I went to a Dongjing music performance, the genre really caught my eye and made me want to learn more about... more
