Since 2012, groups of Shanghai American School middle school 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 current group of students arrived in Xizhou on April 19, 2014. Guests from around the world are encouraged to follow their journey--reading, responding, and becoming a part of the learning adventure.
Featured Projects
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I plan to investigate Bai Minority architecture. I am always fascinated by the different architecture around the world. This started off when I started getting more interested in the history of building when I went traveling in Europe with my parents. I also enjoy noticing... more
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I have decided to work on the reasearch of embroidery. Cross... more
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For the Microcampus inquiry project, I decided to focus on the textiles of Xizhou. I got the idea over Chinese New Year when I traveled to India for a week. My mom was really excited to see all the beautiful... more
