2010 Nanjing Summer Program

Hosted by the Colorado China Council at the Nanjing University of Science and Technology (NJUST), Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, this program is a great opportunity to explore China and Chinese culture from a perspective that most tourists never see. Professional teachers and couples are encouraged to apply. Older children between the ages 12-17 are also welcome. While the parents teach we will organize a program for the younger people to interact with their Chinese peers in a fun, interesting and educational setting at a school next to the campus. We can offer sports, martial arts, and traditional Chinese arts and crafts for students depending on the size of the group and interest level. Fees for students are the exact same as for the adults.

You must at least be going into your senior year of college to teach.

• Travel/Dates

This is a three-week program, from July 1-24, 2010, with an option to travel at the end of the formal program. Group will depart from the US July 1st and classes will run from July 5-23.

You will arrive in Shanghai to be picked up at the airport by representatives of NJUST who will then take the group by train to Nanjing which is approximately two hours away.

If you choose to stay on in China to travel at the end of the program, our travel coordinator can make arrangements for you.

• Teaching
• Teaching English language, US history and culture to Chinese middle and high school students, college students, and college teachers for approximately three hours in the morning, 5 days/week for three weeks.
• Showing English language films and lead discussions.
• No Chinese required but teaching background very helpful.

Professional development credit is available for Colorado teachers. One semester hour of credit may be accepted for each 15 clock hours of educational travel (cultural activities such as demonstrations, museum visits, etc. while in China). Professional development credit may be available for teachers licensed in other states. Please contact us for more information.

You must be fully capable of standing up in front of a class room of Chinese people of ALL English language levels from minimal English to fluent and provide interesting material and interaction for THREE HOURS, with appropriate breaks.  We can suggest texts and ESL resources to use but you are essentially on your own for lesson planning! You must be the judge of whether or not you are capable of doing this with credibility and competence.   The emphasis is on conversational English and the resources out there are vast. 

• Cultural activities
• Learn about Chinese history and culture in the afternoons with demonstrations and lectures on Chinese cooking, wushu, tai chi, paper-cutting, calligraphy and painting depending on group’s size and interests
• Tour fabulous Nanjing, China's former capital city during the Ming Dynasty and again during the Republican era of the 20th century. Nanjing is a city rich in history, culture and physical beauty. Its gentle hills and heavily forested land make it a great city in which to spend time.
• Visit Zijishan or Purple Mountain, Nanjing Museum, Ming City Wall, Dr. Sun Yatsen Mausoleum, and other major historical and cultural sites.
• Room & board
• All classrooms and housing accommodations are air conditioned. Nanjing is one of the hottest and most humid cities in China in the summer so be prepared for a real sauna-like experience!
• Housing is provided on Nanjing University of Science and Technology campus:
  • Private hotel room with private bath.
    OR
    
  • Two-bedroom flat/apartment, which includes private bath, TV, kitchen and refrigerator. The apartments are usually in a fourth or fifth floor walk up with no elevator so you must be in EXCELLENT physical condition to handle this.
    
  • Housing assignments will be decided after we know the number of participants and individual or family needs.
  • Teachers will receive a modest stipend for food. The university has a number of cafeterias on campus and there are many small restaurants within walking distance of your housing.
• Fees & expenses

Fee covers the above and all administrative costs, plus:

• Transportation with the group by bus or train from Shanghai International Pudong Airport to Nanjing University of Science and Technology
• Chinese visa
• Books and orientation materials
• Room and board
• Cultural activities

Note: Roundtrip airfare not included in program fees

$1,350/person for application received before Dec. 1
$1,550/person for applications received between Dec. 2 and March 2
$1,750/person for applications received between March 3 and June 1
$1,950/person for applications received after June 2, if space is still available

Of the above fees $150 is considered an application fee and is NON-REFUNDABLE if you have to cancel---see cancellation policy below.

Based on previous summer airfare costs to China we guesstimate roundtrip fares to run about $1,100-$1,200 USD

• Deadlines

To secure a position please submit half of total fees with application and submit any remaining program fees by June 1. Passports and visa applications must be sent directly to our travel coordinator in New York. These must arrive by June 1. A Chinese Tourist Visa Application may be downloaded directly from the Chinese Embassy site.

• Cancellation policy

IF WE DO NOT HAVE AT LEAST FOUR PEOPLE SIGNED UP FOR THE PROGRAM BY MAY 1ST WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO CANCEL WITH A FULL REFUND, MINUS THE $150 APPLICATION FEE.

If at least four people have signed up before June 1, we will refund all but $300 of your fees.
After June 1, no fees are refundable.

• Applicant rejection

The only reasons we would be unable to accept someone into this program is because we have reached our maximum number of teachers; we feel that there is a genuine health concern such as diabetes, hearing or visual impairment, severe asthma, a weight issue, etc. or too little classroom experience.