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 next group of the 2014-15 school year students will arrive in Xizhou on March 7, 2015. Guests from around the world are encouraged to follow their journey--reading, responding to, and joining the learning adventure.
Featured Projects
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I am interested in learning about the local antiques and artifacts industry in Xizhou. I would like to learn the difference between real and replicas of artifacts and antiques, and how they are cared for, Antiques in general. In my daily life, I’ve been always been surrounded... more
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My Inquiry Project is Music. I love music, and I would like to see the differences between the music that people listen to in Xizhou and the kind of music we listen to here. When I am sad, I listen to upbeat music and it takes my mind... more
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I have decided to focus on the local recreation/hobbies of the children in Xizhou because I enjoy their company. I chose this field of study because I am a babysitter and I have a lot of experience.This topic is important to me because I want to spend a lot of time with the... more
