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
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I have chosen to study Bai Minority music. I will interview local musicians, see how instruments are made, find the meaning behind the pieces, and hope to play a couple of pieces in the process. I believe that I will get to truly interact with the locals this way, and get to... more
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I would love to investigate the meaning of the big character propaganda and what it meant to the people of Xizhou during that time, as well as what it means to them now. I also would love to find someone who was around and remembers the time when some of the government... more
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I decided to choose this topic because for a long time in my life I have found economics and finacials... more
