BOP’s annual summer camp is a place where a multitude of cultures converge and mix. For current BOP tutors, it’s an opportunity to meet the students they teach. For students in rural communities of China, it’s a chance for them to interact with foreigners and improve their English. But for everyone, BOP’s summer camp is a place where campers can learn from each other, make friends, and have the best unsupervised fun they’ve had in the under 18 years of their existence!!! (All jokes aside, BOP’s summer camp is supervised by a large team of adult volunteers and older youth volunteers.)

     Student tutors and volunteers travel from all over the world to participate in our program. Set in rural regions of China such as Liangshan and Lijiang, campers and adult volunteers alike are transported to living conditions they previously may not have had encounters with.

Motto: Be a better self

What we do (general):

• participate in a sleep away camp in which we meet, teach, and socialize with students

• Camp is usually held in a more rural area of China, previous years were held in Lijiang and Liangshan

• Tutor students of impoverished communities in English  

Big Goals of Camp: 

• To learn more about the students that we teach (lifestyle, culture, family, etc.)

• To find areas of improvement in ourselves, learn from students!

• Make new friends! Make new memories! HAVEEE FUNNNNN

Staff:

• the majority of our staff- volunteers

• Mrs. Shen: 大老板

• Jade, Mrs. Qiu, Wu laoshi… reconfirm additional board members 

• Toby is one of the only full time/paid volunteers (insert Stanley’s love and admiration)

• Regional employees helping Bloom (hotel owners, cafeteria staff, etc..)

• Youth volunteers teaching elective classes

Structure of Camp:

• Typically 10 days, students travel in various ways… some with a big group coming from major cities, some on their own, others on long bus rides!! (Insert reflections on how some students/campers got to camp).

• The basic structure of camp includes various elective classes, English tutoring classes, group activities/team building, special field trips, and talent nights.

• Early morning start: morning exercises… 

• Campers are usually split into groups of some sort (teams or by dorm) for more efficient managing of activities 

• Breakfast- some campers may not be accustomed to the cuisines of the area- rest assured we have laxatives and Traditional Chinese medicine

• Morning: Check In- reflect on what we are doing for the day, set goals improvements, mindfulness

• Before lunch, usually at least one English class and 1-2 elective classes

• English classes taught by native English speakers from (the U.S., New Zealand, and Canada)

• Classes are usually one-to-one, may also have a teaching assistant

• Lunch

• Free time: naps, card games (no gambling), snacks, socialize!

• Elective classes, additional English classes 

• Dinner

• Special events and shows

• Free time/shower time (changes every year)

• Curfew… changes every year

• Student volunteers from the bigger cities of the world are called “青少年志愿者” or youth volunteers and have the opportunity to teach their own elective classes is they so choose

• experience: an opportunity unlike others, unique encounters with culture, people, and more

• THE PEOPLE!!!: Bloom is a multicultural program with members from all over the states, Canada, and Asia. Meet new people: whether it’s students from Liangshan/other parts of China or students just a few school districts away

Special events:

• Field trips experiencing culture, tradition

• Annual charity sale: selling merchandise and art products from elective classes for Bloom

• Talent nights! Showcase your talents!

• English final performance: show off what your student has learned from the days of teaching

We encourage you to donate any protective equipment you may have, such as masks (preferably N95), eye protection, gloves, and full-body suits, to our program. In turn, the Bloom Outreach Progam admin team will collect your donations and deliver the items to hospitals, police precincts, fire departments, and post offices in the NYC, Boston, and Washington D.C. Metro Areas. If you do not have these items, we will also accept monetary donations that will go towards purchasing this protective equipment.

   Fill out the form to donate. Once we receive your response, you will receive a confirmation email from us with shipping details and how to reimburse your courier fee. Thank you so much for your time!

Bloom Education Fund U.S.

Our contact information:

Email: info@bloomedu.org

WeChat: Stan_2204

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联系方式

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微信: Stan_2204