Educators - Visit China!

The 1990 Institute, Magic Moments program, is once again offering two fellowships this summer for educators to visit China.  This is an amazing opportunity for professional development and to learn about global education.

Two fellowships are available in Summer 2012.

• What's provided: All essential expenses including round-trip airfare from San Francisco, lodging and food (up to $3,500).
• What’s expected: A positive attitude, a team player, commitment, your expertise to enhance the trip. Share your experience with your school/institute after the trip.

Dates and details:

• Travel Fellowship: June 10- 28, 2012: The Magic Moments Travel Fellowship program has funded a fellow each summer since 2006 to join as a chaperone for Crystal Springs Uplands School’s annual summer study trip to China.

  The program, led by Bill Kwong, offers an 18-day, all-expense paid, professional development opportunity to learn how to lead a study trip for American students in China. The fellow chosen will participate in travel this year to the cities of Shanghai, Jiangyin, Chengdu, Beifengxia, and Beijing. The fellow will also have opportunities to establish meaningful educational contacts and participate in a number of cultural and service-learning activities. Click here for the Program Overview

  This ideal fellow is someone who enjoys community service as well as working with children. The candidate should be willing to discover, work collaboratively, be engaging, is organized and has a desire to learn about foreign cultures.

Download the Travel Fellowship Application Form

Download the Travel Program Flyer (in PDF) now! (Free software to read/print PDF files)

• Teaching Fellowship July-August 1 2012: The Magic Moments Fellowship program has funded a fellow each summer to join America Bridges China (ABC) Youth Community Service Team since 2007, mentored by Allison Lee.

ABC is a fun and rewarding group. The fellow will work with highly motivated volunteers (teachers, specialists and high school youth). The ABC team will be teaching English to Qiaoqi Elementary School summer campers through art, music, reading and games in the mornings.  The school will provide introductory classes such as Chinese language, musical instruments, cooking, chess, brush painting and ping-pong to the volunteers in the afternoons. The group usually visits nearby historical sites and beautiful cities on the weekends.

The ideal fellow is someone who enjoys community service as well as working with children overseas. The candidate should be patient, engaging, organized and adaptable to foreign cultures.

If this sounds like the fellowship you have always wanted please click on the link below and APPLY NOW!

* Download the Teaching Fellowship Application Form (in PDF) now!
* Download Teaching Fellowship Program Flyer (in PDF) now! (Free software to read/print PDF files)

Interested in learning more? Please call Jim Caldwell or Jeannette Wei at 650-678-2493 or 650-678-2492. Or, email them at magicmomentsface2face@gmail.com

This program is introduced by

The 1990 Institute, is a non-profit U.S. think tank and charitable service organization, focusing on China's Economic and Social Development - www.1990institute.org. Our website provides descriptions of past and current program activities: www.e-planet.org

Mr. Bill Kwong, the leader of Travel Fellowship group, is Director of Global Initiatives at Crystal Springs Uplands School, has taken students, teachers, administrators, and interested individuals to China and other Asian countries on study tours since 1991. Bill is a Hong Kong native and has been in education for almost 30 years. The objectives of his study tours are community service, historical learning, people-to-people exchange, and cultural immersion. This summer's tour will visit Shanghai, Jiangyin, Chengdu, Beifengxia, and Beijing.

Ms. Allison Lee, a Mandarin teacher, is the founder of the ABC program.  Allison graduated from Taiwan University, majored in Chinese Literature.  Her teaching career has spanned over four decades and two continents.  She is passionate about youth community service and giving her students a platform to serve, lead and learn through teaching. She is constantly rewarded when she sees students grow and become more mature and confident. Allison is also inspired by the progress the Qiaoqi students and teachers have made since the English Summer Camp started. Each summer, ABC team witnessed over 100 Chinese children working hard to improve their English.  She hopes to expand the ABC program to reach more children in China.

Some Magic Moments that occurred while Building Friendship through Art on the Environment:

When young people of two cultures meet and collaborate creatively in the universal language of art and environmental concerns, lasting bonds are formed that impact the future of individuals as well as nations. Young people’s friendships formed around a common concern for the environment can make a profound positive difference in the future of the planet and lead to a more sustainable and peaceful future world.

The Hillview school students visit Beijing and paint a mural together with Chinese children

"My teaching in Qiaoqi Elementary School was definitely not limited to just helping their students; It has also been a wonderful opportunity for me to grow as a better teacher and a better person. When I bring my own students to China next year, I hope they will acquire a better understanding and be aware of the fact that the American Way is not the only way and therefore learn to appreciate other cultures and other world-views." Karen Chu, 2007 Fellowship winner.

		After school Chinese chess class.
		3rd grade reading class group with their books from CSB- Summer 2010.
		We toured many fun local museums and gardens. Here are the boys during a local tour of the Xia Take museum.
		This is Alex Hillian reading to his 3rd grade group- Summer 2010.
		This is 5th grade reading group on the day we did tatoos.
		This is Connor and Max Fong with the 5th grade boys during our performance day- Summer 2010.
		This is the CSB boys and Connor all in there red t-shirts on our last day of summer 2010 camp.
		Students learning English songs
		Learning English through fun projects
		Chinese & American teachers having fun.
		MM Fellow Karen Chu teaching English through art.
		Eslendy Garcia, a Magic Moment fellow from the St. Marks School of Texas, examined the production process of tradtional clay figures in Wuxi, China.