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Huju Middle School Library, Hunan 湖南株洲茶陵县虎踞镇中学图书室
Dream Corps is recruiting about 65 international volunteers to participate in its 2011 Summer Volunteer Program in rural schools (township elementary or middle schools) and villages of China. Volunteers will take part in activities that include:
The program consists of 4 days of training in Beijing, 3 weeks of volunteer work on assigned volunteer sites, and 3 days concluding forum in Beijing. Check out the summer program schedule.
Please read the summer program schedule and make sure you are able to participate in the entire program. Attendance in the entire program is absolutely required.
- Application form
- Personal Statement (see guidelines for details)
- Resume or CV
There is no application fee.
- Phone interview via Skype
- In person. Six locations: Beijing; New York City; Philadelphia; Charlottesville, Virginia; Toronto; Montreal. Space is limited in each location. Additional candidates will be interviewed by Skype.
Qualified applicants will be interviewed over the phone or in person, depending on location, availability and preference. The length of the interview is about one hour.
- February 14-February 25: Those selected for an interview will be notified.
- February 20-March 20: Interviews will be scheduled by email by the interviewers and interviews will be held.
- March 21: First group of accepted volunteers notified.
- March 25: Deadline for first group to confirm participation.
- March 26: Second group of accepted volunteers notified.
- March 30: Deadline for second group to confirm participation.
- April 9-30: Online training (4 sessions, about 2 hours per session)
- May 19: Volunteer registration in Beijing, program begins; Team leader training in Beijing
- May 20-23: Volunteer and librarian training in Beijing
- May 24: Volunteers departing for sites
- May 25-June 17: Working at sites
- June 20: Return to Beijing
- June 21: Team reports in Beijing
- June 22-23: Concluding forum in Beijing
Please keep your statement between 500 words in Chinese or English. As a general guideline, please cover the following:
- Why do you want to volunteer with Dream Corps and what do you want to accomplish through your volunteer work?
- List your previous social work or volunteer experience. Please include dates, locations, activities, and your roles.
- Have you traveled or lived in rural China? for how long? If not, have you traveled or lived internationally? for how long? If so, please describe briefly (locations, dates and activities).
- Have you had any experience working with children or teachers? If so, please describe briefly (subjects, target audience and formats)
- What do you believe are the value of books and reading to the lives of rural children in China?
- For Team leaders: Have you had experience working as a team leader? Share your experience, what you learned, and challenges that you faced.
- Do you hope to conduct a personal or academic research project during your possible stay in China with Dream Corps? If so, please describe briefly.
Volunteers pay their own airfare to Beijing. All volunteers pay a 2000 RMB (300 USD) fee at the beginning of the volunteer training in Beijing. The fee covers the cost of accommodations and lunch during training and the concluding forum, transportation to and from the program sites, lodging at the sites, travel health insurance, training handouts and a T-shirt. Volunteers should also bring some money for other meals during training and forum and for other personal expenses.
The following communities and schools are the sites for 2011. Some changes are possible. Applicants can indicate preferences, but preferences cannot always be honored. During the online training more information about the sites will be provided.
Established sites:
New sites:
If you have any more questions regarding our program, please visit Dream Corps 2011 Summer Volunteer Program FAQ. If you have any questions regarding the application and volunteer selection process, please contact us
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