Week Without Walls Sichuan Province, China
Jan 30, 2011
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Last week I had the good fortune to travel with three colleagues and a group of 30 students through Sichuan Province for NCPA's Week Without Walls. We volunteered at the Panda Conservation Center, helped with construction in a small town ravaged by a recent earthquake and learned about Chinese culture in this particular province.
Post-earthquake Repairs
While there were many memorable moments during this trip it was seeing my students push themselves to work harder, think in a different way or put the needs of others before their own was by far my favourite part of this experience and the main reason why I feel that programs like Week Without Walls are so beneficial to students. seeing my students push themselves to embrace new challenges,
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