The volunteer teaching team activities of Sun Yat-sen University’s Heart Fire Support Team

One of the activities: volunteer teaching

Volunteer teaching is the main work and central link of the teaching team. Since the establishment of the volunteer teaching team, every summer vacation, our volunteer teaching team will organize teammates to go to various supporting teaching points contacted in the early stage to carry out love teaching activities for about half a month. The number of people who go to support teaching depends on the specific situation of the supporting teaching site each year. Generally, there are about 10 to 20 people in one supporting teaching site. The supporting teaching teammates at each supporting teaching point form a supporting teaching team. The teaching content mainly includes two parts: basic courses and special courses, which respectively highlight the "informative" and "interesting" purposes of our class content. Basic courses include exam subjects such as Chinese and Mathematics; special courses include inspirational classes, drama classes, interesting life knowledge classes, music and art classes, astronomy and geography, popular science network, etc. It aims to bring the outside world into students' vision and strengthen the guidance of their outlook on life, world view and values. At the same time, it focuses on psychological counseling, and carries out citizen quality education and rural return education. We focus on guidance rather than indoctrination. The curriculum is just a carrier for us. All curriculum contents are designed to enable children to feel warmth and care in happiness, learn to grow, and approach their future life with hope.

Activity content two: Information construction in mountainous areas

In order to bring advanced production technology and concepts to mountainous areas, improve the problem of poor information resources and investment environment in mountainous areas, use information resources To promote the development of agricultural resources and at the same time respond to the call for informatization construction in mountainous areas of the country, informatization construction in mountainous areas has always been listed as a focus of the teaching team's work, and we have made corresponding efforts based on reality. Helping mountainous areas carry out informatization construction is mainly divided into two aspects: 1. Organize technical team members of the teaching team to offer computer knowledge courses in some mountainous schools to popularize relevant informatization knowledge and improve the local informatization level; 2. Through surveys Study the history and development status of informatization of relevant local government departments, and combine it with the current informatization construction of society to provide local suggestions for further promoting the development of local informatization construction.

Activity content three: 1 1 assistance

1 1 assistance, as the name suggests, means that an individual or a collective sponsor directly supports a poor student. 1 1 Assistance is a very important part of supporting education work, and it is a platform for children in poor areas to communicate with the outside world. During the teaching support period, the team members learned about the situation of local students through various forms (such as home visits) and collected information on poor students. After returning to school, a campaign to find sponsors will be carried out across the school, so that students or organizations who are willing to contribute funds to help poor students in mountainous areas can establish 1 1 direct assistance with the students. After that, the 1 1 team members will continue to follow up on the sponsor’s funding progress to ensure that the sponsored children can receive long-term care from the outside world.

In addition, the "Heartfire Bursary" has been established in supporting schools since 2010. The current scholarship agreement has been signed with each supporting teaching school and is initially scheduled to be implemented in 2011. Annual funding amount (yuan) Number of sponsored students (person) Number of sponsors (including collective and individual) 2007-2008 8,000 61 103 2008-2009 26,345 119 148 2009-2010 30,000 178 183 2010- 2011263751051352011-2012520161021352013-20143210064112 Activity content four: Material donation

The essential task of supporting education in impoverished mountainous areas is to bring knowledge to the local area and inspire them ideologically, but if we can give them material Funding, our love has increased a lot; before going to teach, we not only carried out large-scale fundraising activities in the school, but also actively sought cooperation from enthusiastic groups outside, and gathered the power of the masses to raise clothes, books, etc. for the children. A large number of supplies such as stationery and toys bring warmth and care to the children. At the same time, they also pass on the love of social welfare people to the children in the mountainous areas. The fire in their hearts is passed down from generation to generation.

In addition, in response to the shortage of local sports equipment, we also purchased 3,400 yuan of sports supplies for each supporting teaching point in 2010.

Since 2007, we have established long-term cooperative relationships with more than ten primary schools in Guangzhou. At the same time, with the strong support of the Guangzhou Love Team, we have set up a "Sunshine Bookstore" in each school where we teach.

Since 2013, we have started collecting books from primary schools in various communities in Guangzhou. Through cooperation with volunteers, we have established stable connections with many communities. Thousands of books are obtained through donations every year. 1. Recruitment

2. Internal training of each department

Technical group: computer technology training, such as video production, use of Photoshop, etc.

3. Course library preparation

4. Trial lecture

Trial lecture means that new members of the teaching team choose their own courses and give lectures under the observation of the old team members, and the old team members give lectures to the new team members. Provide guidance so that the courses they teach are as suitable as possible for the children receiving support education.

5. Pre-training training

Take 2011~2012 and 2013~2014 as an example: In the team cohesion training in November 2011, professionals were invited to design and participate in the entire training process, leading the team members to Experiential and psychological game-style group cohesion training. In December 2011, the gold medal course display course team collected the courses that received good feedback from students during the previous summer vacation and recorded them as open courses for display and promotion within the entire team. And launched the "Children's Teachers Also Learn" project. In December 2011, we contacted the sponsors that had been collected and established 1 1 assistance. Students or organizations who were willing to contribute funds to help poor students in mountainous areas established "1 1" direct assistance with the students. In January 2012, the summary meeting summarized the team's gains and experiences in the past year, arranged the work for the winter vacation, and began to prepare for summer volunteer teaching and winter vacation course design. The curriculum team organized the teaching team to continuously improve the existing course library, and began to design their own courses in 2012 In March of this year, the workshop training "Fire in the Heart" launched a 3-week training in various fields such as drama, child psychology, student work, and artistic inspiration. Invite professionals to lead members to think and experience in various ways. April 2012 Course Trial Teaching Each new team member participating in the summer vacation teaching will select a lesson from the course designed by himself or the existing course library (selected to within 10 minutes) for a trial course. In May 2012, the supporting teaching points will be equipped with 10-20 supporting teaching team members based on the personal choices of the team members and the comprehensive consideration of the team. In May 2012, the local trial teaching "Fire in the Heart" will be carried out in Guangzhou Suishi Primary School. Monthly, provide team members with opportunities to try out courses so that team members can have a three-dimensional and perceptual understanding of teaching. At the same time, it also enriches the extracurricular life for students in local primary schools. Suishi Primary School was held. June 2012 Volunteer Teaching Training In the early preparations for volunteer teaching, we conducted a number of trainings based on the specific needs of volunteer teaching, such as home visit training, medical training, and internal special training for each group. In July 2012, preparation of supporting teaching materials and team running-in were carried out. The donated stationery, books, and clothing were transported to various supporting teaching branches, and teaching aids, medicine, etc. needed for supporting teaching activities were prepared. From September to October 2013, the teaching team started recruiting new members one year in advance through recruiting publicity and interviews, marking the full launch of the teaching work in 2014. During this recruitment, 148 students joined the teaching team's courses. There are 5 departments including the group, publicity group, 11 group, secretary group, and external development group. In early November 2013, the gold medal course display was held. In order to enable Huo Miao to experience the volunteer teaching process first-hand and to answer many of their questions about volunteer teaching, the volunteer teaching team launched a "gold medal course display" activity for Huo Miao, and summoned Huo Miao to teach Huo Miao what they had learned during their volunteer teaching. courses and share teaching experience.

In the mid-2013 course return visit, due to the scattering of supporting teaching points, the teaching situation at each point was different. The supporting teaching team conducted a "curriculum return visit" activity, taking each supporting teaching point as a unit, and learning from the torches about the environment and climate of each supporting teaching point. , transportation and taboos, etc. At the same time, the torches also introduced some problems that occurred in teaching and gave solutions. The information collected from this event will provide first-hand teaching materials for the next teaching team members. The winter vacation for writing and revising lesson plans from mid-January to late February 2014 is here, and the team members are not idle. Based on the results of the points, each point forms its own curriculum system. The team members will start writing the lesson plans during the holidays, and then the torchbearers will be responsible for revising them, and finally a "lesson plan package" will be initially formed. NGO course training from early March to early April 2014 In order to improve the teaching level of the teaching team, the teaching team invited the NGO organizations "Spicy Youth" and "Lighthouse Project" to conduct two training sessions on lesson plan writing and teaching skills for the team members , to further prepare for supporting teaching. The farm icebreaker was held in late April 2014. Since the teaching team members come from the four campuses of Sun Yat-sen University, most of their daily contacts are through online social networking tools. In order to enable the team members of each teaching point to better understand each other and to test the team members' cooking skills, the teaching team organized all team members to go to Jinxing Farm for a cooking competition and ice-breaking activities, which enhanced the team members' feelings and solved the problems during the teaching period. Cooking problem. Course trial in mid-May 2014. After the course training, the Huo Miao team revised the lesson plan. The supporting teaching team once again summoned the torches to listen to Huo Miao's teaching courses, and then made suggestions for the torches, and revised the lesson plan again based on the feedback from the torches. In late May 2014, the local trial teaching support team contacted local primary schools in Guangzhou to carry out trial teaching activities, allowing the flamers to truly get in touch with the classroom and students, and the preparations made in the past year were reflected in the teaching. In mid-June 2014, there were only more than 20 days before the mobilization before the start of the volunteer teaching. The teaching team held a general meeting to clarify the purpose of the teaching, assign the teaching tasks, and emphasize the precautions during the teaching process... to cheer up the team members. In July 2014, I went to Guizhou to support teaching. I went to five teaching points in Guizhou and investigated the corresponding feedback information. 6. Story sharing meeting

The story sharing meeting is a brand activity of the Heart of Fire teaching team. The story sharing meeting stimulates the spark of love by sharing the different teaching experiences of the team members, creates a platform for communication and learning for the team members, and allows more people to understand the teaching team and participate in charity activities. The stories of volunteer teachers include laughter and sadness. Story sharing will bring team members together to reminisce about the unforgettable time of volunteer teaching and grow together with the teaching team.

Sharing the feelings of the members of the supporting teaching team:

1. From a materialistic world to a simple and simple paradise, it is not only a change in geographical concepts, but also a reincarnation of human nature. . Our mentality when we go to teach determines how much we gain. I don’t want to be a bystander in the children’s lives, and I don’t want to stand aside and feel sorry for them. I just want to do my best to integrate into their lives, laugh, cry, and go crazy with them. Don't say that our fifteen days are like small drops of water dripping on hot iron. They will evaporate in an instant. The unforgettable memory will always be buried in our hearts. The clear river water in Jiai is rushing every moment, wishing the children a wonderful performance on the stage of their lives!

————Ou Yanling

2. Angels cannot guard everyone’s side, so there are us. Although we do not have the power of angels, we are determined to walk into the mountains and bring love and hope to the children in the mountains. Singing and laughing all the way, the shouts in the mountains echoed. They were answers of love and songs of true love. I don't always feel moved, but now it always accompanies me. During the days in Guizhou, our teaching team and the children grew up together, experiencing hardships and joys. Teamwork and friendship were strengthened here. This is an unforgettable experience. In summer, Guizhou is a place worth remembering for a lifetime. Let us continue to work hard to extend this hope, remember the smiles in the mountains, and try to bring them back to the mountains to spread the message.

————Gan Xiaozhen Our journey started in July 2007, "Dream, Set Sail", "The Fire in the Heart, Passed on by You and Me", "Love and Hope" Along the way, we are sometimes moved There are times of tears, times of hard work, times of happiness... Generations after generations, with different faces and the same dreams, devote their youth to the volunteer teaching career without regrets. As the teaching team slowly grows, we are the ones who The distance between each other's hearts shrinks.

In the summer of 2007, Sun Yat-sen University’s Heart Fire Support Teaching Team, together with South China Agricultural University and Southern Medical University, went to Rongjiang County, Kaili, Guizhou to carry out a 15-day teaching activity. The activity was well received by the local government departments. , received enthusiastic support from the local people, and many media reported on the event. The Guangzhou Daily also sent reporters to follow up and report.

In the planned township of Rongjiang County, one of the poorest townships in Guizhou, the teaching team members carried out teaching activities in three different schools. Teaching children every day, making fires to cook, singing and dancing, home visits... little by little, we get into the children's hearts and lead them to perceive the outside world, strive for their own future, and pursue the direction of life. Although the conditions were difficult, the children's smiling faces were enough to make everything go away.

After returning to school, the teaching team demonstrated their achievements in the school and carried out "1 1" assistance activities. All poor students found sponsors, which meant that they could continue to go to school.

In July 2008, after a year of development, the scale of the supporting teaching team gradually expanded, from the initial 27 to 70 members, and the number of supporting teaching points from the initial 1 to 4. On this basis , the supporting teaching team summarized the experience and lessons learned last year and embarked on our journey of love again.

2008 is a special year. The Olympic Games and the Wenchuan earthquake in Sichuan all gave 2008 a unique color. Therefore, the content of volunteer education in 2008 is all centered around the "Olympic Games" and "disaster relief". We hope that children can share the glory of the motherland and be grateful for the preciousness of life.

In 4 different teaching centers, different touching stories are staged every day. Lack of material, insufficient nutrition, suffering from diseases... these not only did not make our team members succumb, but on the contrary, they gave them a deeper understanding of volunteer education, a deeper cherishment of feelings, and a deeper love for children. Deep love. "We need to teach them the strength of life, not just knowledge."

In 2009, with the foundation of the previous two years of teaching, the teaching team has expanded to six teaching points, and the number of team members has further increased. The number of courses increased and the courses were further enriched. With full hope, we continue to move forward, willing to spread love and hope to every corner.

In just 15 days, more than 100 team members gave full play to their strengths, demonstrated the spirit of CUHK students, and successfully completed voluntary teaching, 1 in 1 home visits, information research and material research Donation distribution and other teaching support work.

1. During the support teaching activities

From July 5th to 20th, 2014, 110 members of the support teaching team went to 5 support teaching points to carry out support teaching activities. During the teaching period, basic courses such as Chinese, mathematics, physical education, and English were offered, as well as special courses such as drama, reading, sign language, painting, music, sex education, law, chemistry, physics, biology, and educational games to broaden children's horizons and cultivate children. their wide range of interests and hobbies.

2. During the home visit

Promote peer education, pay attention to spiritual companionship, and pay attention to the spiritual growth of children. During the teaching period, the team members conducted home visits and research every day, went to the students' homes to understand the students' family situations, communicated with parents, and discussed their children's future education issues with them. Based on the student's situation, a complete set of student files about the child's academic performance, family situation, personality characteristics, and teacher evaluations will be established for future recruitment of sponsors and understanding of the student.

1. Ten minutes between classes

2. Volunteer teaching life

Since the establishment of the volunteer teaching team, during every volunteer teaching activity, the team members have always adhered to the spirit of excellence. On the principle of adding burden to the school and not causing trouble to the villagers, we carry our own luggage, use the desk as a bed and the classroom as a dormitory. Buy your own ingredients and cook your own meals.

Although life in just half a month was relatively difficult, the team members enjoyed working together to enhance their relationship with each other.

(3) Follow-up work

After the volunteer teaching is over, the teaching team will also organize team members to sort out excellent teaching plans for easy reference; organize student files so that sponsors can understand the status of sponsored students. Family situation; organize team members to hold story sharing meetings, exchange what they saw and heard when supporting teaching, and summarize the experience of supporting teaching.

Harvests and effects

(1) About students

1. Expand horizons and learn knowledge

Through the provision of basic courses and special courses during volunteer teaching, we help children develop in all aspects, satisfy their thirst for knowledge, improve their interest in learning, and cultivate their love for knowledge. And to a certain extent, it helps them fill in the gaps left by previous learning.

2. A fulfilling summer vacation

The supporting teaching team is committed to providing children with both "informative" and "interesting" courses, and innovatively carries out various special courses. Gathering children in school during the summer to study and play with the teaching team members improves the efficiency of the children's summer vacation, allowing them to acquire knowledge while reaping the joy of the holiday.

3. Child care

Through getting along with children during the summer and providing psychological counseling during home visits, we will alleviate the psychological problems of left-behind children and further explore the educational issues of children in mountainous areas; at the same time, we will cultivate Their local pride, while constantly learning and developing from outside, does not forget to protect their traditional culture.

4. Sponsor poor students

Establish complete student personal files, including family situation, self-development status, education status, etc., and find loving sponsors inside and outside the school to alleviate their problems. Financial burden on the family to help them complete their studies.

5. Long-term attention to life and study

After the teaching team has finished teaching, they will still contact the students through various methods (letters, QQ, phone calls...) and pay attention to their lives and studies. , encourage them to study hard, help them solve the confusion they encounter in life, and do their best to help the children.

(2) About the supporting teaching team and the supporting teachers

1. Every successful organization of a supporting teaching activity is an overall improvement for the supporting teaching team, and the scope of the supporting teaching team continues to expand. The expansion of our locations in Guangzhou and Guizhou also enables more people in society to understand us and give us recognition and support for our future work.

2. For each of us who participate in volunteer teaching and work in the teaching team, there is no doubt that this will be an unforgettable experience. Along the way, we have gained precious friendship (and love); The independent life in a foreign country makes us stronger; as college students, we are very gratified to be at the forefront of the times, helping the development of education in remote areas and contributing to society.