Card, colouring pens and pipe cleaners made for a fun and creative session this morning at a migrant infants school. Our volunteers also did a good job teaching the children ‘heads, shoulders, knees and toes’ while the kids did a good job of just being so darn adorable!
CONTINUE READINGA great day spent adding two new schools to our list. Helen and I visited a primary school and an infants migrant school where we got to unpack and settle into another office -plenty of boxes. We arranged a one-off session for Friday! Lots of photos taken plus a bag of, something akin to, Sugar […]
CONTINUE READINGThe 15 – 18 year old music students from Dulwich College Beijing have been busy delivering classes to the kids at MCF which combine learning of English Language through developing a love for music. The students from Dulwich have been blessed with the opportunity to travel to the school every week, and planning classes, preparing […]
CONTINUE READINGOn 25th February, I visited the Canadian School (CISB) this morning to discuss the upcoming semester with them (teaching, fundraising, volunteering) and also to collect 1350 RMB from Jane, a CISB student, who took it upon herself to do the following… “Just recently, I started a “New Year with Love” sale. You said that the […]
CONTINUE READINGXiaoyun, the young teacher with breast cancer has undergone chemotherapy treatment to the point where an operation is now to be undertaken. This means there will be post operation care and treatment which will be an additional cost. I feel it’s my responsibility to continue calling upon your generosity and support at this critical juncture. […]
CONTINUE READINGOn Wednesday 27th and Thursday 28th, Helen and I had the pleasure of speaking to Northwick Park (www.rcnp.org.uk) and Harrow Rotary Club in London to speak about the conditions of migrant children in Beijing and it also gave us the opportunity to thank the Rotarians for the generous donations they recently made to MCF. Lorna,
CONTINUE READINGOn Wednesday one of our amazing long-term volunteers came to school to do some hygiene talks with the students. A trained nurse, she delivered two excellent talks to over 100 children, advising them on the best way to brush their teeth and wash their hands to help stay away from nasty germs. Thank you Eunice […]
CONTINUE READINGAnd that’s a wrap for MCF’s Saturday sessions until the new year. A lovely morning was spent making Christmas cards, tree decorations and giving presents to our awesome students. Thank you to all of our volunteer teachers for your hard work. See you next year…Merry Christmas A Happy New Year !
CONTINUE READINGOn December 13th, Helen went with a group of volunteers from Rotoract for their first visit to a nursery for children with hearing problems that MCF supports. The kids had so much fun with the volunteers making Christmas cards and getting to know each other. We’d like to thank all the volunteers for giving their time […]
CONTINUE READINGAnd FanFan also had the chance to meet Santa and receive some presents too. He also met Mrs Claus, otherwise known as the chairwoman of the British Club, who will be supporting FanFan as the British Club’s cause next year. They will be raising money to get FanFan access to a special school so he […]
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