Since 2003, OCEF(Overseas China Education Foundation) and EEP(Enlightenment Education Project) have a collaboration project to build schools in rural China (in Sichuan, Guizhou and Guangxi). In October 2003, I joined a group of EEP volunteers for a school inspection trip. All volunteers paid for the trip cost themselves.
The school kids were having a physical education class.
On top of one classroom door, hangs a picture of Lei Feng–a selfless role model promoted by the government in early 60s. A relic of time one does not see any more in big cities.
The muddy road leading to a school we were going tovisit. A group of kids passed us quickly, chasing each other and running with hearty laughers. Sorry, at the moment I was too busy keeping balance for myself to take a picture.
The kids were playing in front of the new school. This school has about 80 kids, divided to three grades and taught by two teachers.Both teachers have been teaching there for almost 30 years and areapproaching retirement age. They are concerned if there will new teachers to continue their work.
