Host Community Work Projects Summary
Endowed with a pleasant climate, Kunming is adorned with more than 400 kinds of flowers, and is known as the "City of Eternal Spring." Yunnan Province is home to 25 minority nationalities -- comprising almost 50 percent of the total ethnic groups in China.
Learn more about Kunming here.
The Kunming Municipal Region Department of Education has requested English-speaking volunteers to provide a "Teaching the Teachers" program for their primary, secondary and post-secondary English teachers. This program was established in January, 2005 through the Sino American Society and Global Volunteers. Traditional Chinese teaching of English concentrates on grammar and writing needed to pass examinations. Please note our host in Kunming has set an age limit of 80 for volunteers serving on this program.
An inland province along the middle reaches of the Yellow River and a gateway to northwest China, Shaanxi links west with east and north with south. Learn more about Shaanxi Province here.
As Beijing is the political heart of China, Xi'an is its historical center. Several primary and secondary schools, along with public and private universities host Global Volunteers in Xi'an. Volunteers teach conversational English skills in classrooms and in small groups. At summer language camps, students and volunteers meet for conversation and informal learning activities.
