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Arrive in Shanghai! Reputed as “the Paris of the East;” Shanghai is a vibrant, ever-changing city with a legendary history brimming with traditional Chinese culture. We will have a special picking-up staff in airport awaiting your arrival by holding a piece of paper with your name on it. Depending your arrival time, you will be transferred to a local hostel (close to the airport) if you arrive after 16:00 PM local time, where you will rest and prepare for the following day’s transportation to destination, OR you will be sent to take the airport shuttle bus to Hangzhou directly and then be picked up by local summer camp organisors’ delegate in Hangzhou. Normally, orientation regarding summer camp activities begins on the first night (if you are staing in Shanghai) or the second day in Hangzhou. You will also have an opportunity to explore nearby areas – observing China’s local life, people, and landscapes prior to the beginning of summer camp teaching.
Activities: Airport receive, transfer, preparation for orientation, free time
 Orientation of Summer Escapes
(July 8)
Start of summer Escape Orientation (in outlying areas of Shanghai or Hangzhou ) covering the following topics:
• TEFL methodologies in Chinese Summer Camps
• Practice of basic Mandarin words – greetings; some words of daily use
• Question/answer covering Chinese culture, people, and challenges of teaching job
• Discussion on program itinerary.
Once each participant is assigned their respective Summer Camp, there will be free time where participants can further familiarize themselves with fellow teachers from Global Crossroad.
Activities: Orientation lectures, Question/answer session, basic Mandarin lessons, practical TEFL courses
NOTE: No participant will be allowed to swap their locations with other participants. No change of placement is allowed once it is assigned Traveling to Summer Camp, July 9 -10
Travel/transfer to respective Summer Camp by plane, train, or bus (depending upon the location of said Summer Camp). Work as an English teacher for a maximum of 20 days (some camps are as short as 12 days) in Summer Camps scattered along China's southeast coast, south of the Yangtze River Delta, Inner-Mongolia, and Shandong Province. Teach conversational English (inside school classrooms) to enthusiastic Chinese students. In free time, explore the great land of China, meet people, observe and understand Chinese culture and their ways of life.
Activities: Transfer to Summer Camp (school), work as English teacher, self travel and exploration, and experience the greatness of China
 Teaching in Summer English Camp (July 10/11- July 30)
Work as an English teacher for a maximum of 20 days (some camps are as short as 12 days, and will be notified otherwise). Based on the orientation techniques, most of the participants’ will teach students (6–17 years of age) inside normal day-school classrooms. An English-speaking Chinese assistant will be assigned to participants on a daily basis to ensure successful classroom management and discipline. During free time, participants can explore nearby areas, visit with Chinese families, watch movies and attend various performances.
Activities: teaching in classroom. making friends, experiencing China
Participants are required to first receive approval of local camp manager/Chinese school teachers before independently participate local traveling.
FOUR- day Exploration and Travel, July 31 - August 3
Join a 4-day-group program traveling in and around China 's most attractive city, Beijing ! Visiting sites boasting numerous historic relics, sight-seeing the Forbidden City , the Olympic Gym as well as observing the ancient tombs of Emperors, climbing the Great Wall and such.
Activities: 4 days of China capital city tour
Program itineraries are merely samples and are likely to change to meet alterations in field conditions. This itinerary will be finalized in Global Crossroad's China Office during orientation period.
Please email a copy of your flight details to our China in-country coordinator Mr Jeff Gao at china@globalcrossroad.com once it has been booked so that rooms and meals can be arranged accordingly. Participants are required to pay for room/food if arriving before July 6 and/or 7. |
