|  2009-10 Teaching Program in China
Founded in 1977, the Colorado China Council (CCC) is a non-political, educational outreach organization dedicated to developing programs to deepen the American public's understanding and appreciation of China's history, culture and contemporary life. CCC does this by sending people from North America to China for either a month in the summer, or a full year to teach English, as well as other subjects, at Chinese universities. As teachers they will also share American history and culture with their Chinese students. Click here to learn more about us. We can ONLY accept people into the program who are currently living in North America.
Calligraphy above by Harrison X. Tu
Find out exactly what it's like to live and teach in China in the book,
"Dear Alice: Letters Home From American Teachers Learning to Live in China." This book is composed of letters, selected from 36 of the Colorado China Council's teachers, written to Alice Renouf, the Council's Director. Edited by Phyllis L. Thompson, Dear Alice is published by the Institute of East Asian Studies, University of California at Berkeley. Order your copy now by calling IEAS, UC Berkeley, 510 643.6325 or see www.amazon.com
Nominated for the Kiriyama Prize as best Pacific Rim book of the year. Two times on Boulder's Top Ten Bestseller List. A MUST READ IF YOU PLAN TO TEACH IN CHINA.
"Follow Ken Driese's blog with his wife, Ellen, and their four-year old daughter, Bei, from day one as they arrive in Shanghai through their incredible journey to their host college in the minority area of Lijiang, high in the mountains of Yunnan Province. I think his photography is some of the finest I have ever seen!" Alice -- http://kdriese.blogspot.com
Stupas at Feili Si, Deqin, Yunnan Province (photo; Ken Driese) |
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Lijiang, Yunnan Province
(photo: Ken Driese)
Here's what a couple of our teachers wrote to us:
Alice, if there is anything I can help you out with, please feel free to ask. Anything at all. I owe you and the CCC a great debt for believing in me and giving me the chance to do something interesting with my life.
-- Jim Page
Jessica Davis in an email from Nankai University, Tianjin, China, 12/25/02, wrote:"I'm sorry I haven't written you since I arrived in Tianjin but I can't tell you how happy I am here. I'm actually thinking about staying another year. I know it is early but I never expected to contemplate 2 years in China. Like everyone else in the group, I was anxious and admittedly apprehensive about my year in China but it has turned out to be one of the most enriching and exciting experiences of my 24 years. As an International Relations majors with an emphasis on European affairs, I came to China with very little knowledge of the culture and history of the country but with an open mind. Ironically, I think this has helped in my ability to accept my life and analyze my surroundings with an objective eye."Signed "Jessica" Davis
PS Jessica had to return home early from China due to SARS but then returned for a second year. |
Photo Gallery- Check out our on-line gallery to view the most recent photos from some of our teachers.
Application - Please fill out our application if you are serious about teaching in China.
Contact Us - For more information about the Colorado China Council, please contact us!
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