Great books, great libraries, great

activities, all for the children of

rural China!

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LIBRARY & READING
VOLUNTEERING
TEACHER TRAINING

LIBRARY & READING


We donate carefully selected, high- quality picture books, novels, and nonfictions. We renovate library space to make them inviting. We

catalogue books and deploy digital library management system. We train teachers and students to be librarians. We promote book corners

in classrooms. We help teachers organize reading activities. We demonstrate within campuses and communities. Through such

comprehensive support, we ensure that libraries remain open regularly and books are used effectively so that reading in and out of the

classroom can become an integral part of student life.

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VOLUNTEERING


Each year, we recruit volunteers from both China and abroad. After four weeks of online training and three days of training camp,

volunteers travel in teams to library sites to work for about a month. While on the site, our volunteers open up libraries and implement

circulating practice that is suitable for the schools' specific conditions. They also work closely with teachers to design and run reading

activities and promote reading both in school and in the wider community. We also recruit volunteers in metropolitan areas to serve in

migrant communities, where they run regular reading activities for migrant children.

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Join the 2023 Dream Corps Summer Volunteer Program

Join the 2023 Dream Corps Summer Volunteer Program


Dream Corps is recruiting 25 volunteers to participate in its 2023 Summer Volunteer Program (SVP).

Interviews will be given on a rolling basis. Our application deadline is March 19th, 2023.





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TEACHER TRAINING


Teachers from our sites across China are annually invited for days of training in library and reading. During training, rural teachers work

together with domain experts and Dream Corps organizers to share experience and learn from each other. Besides introduction to small

library management and children's literature, much of the training is devoted to practical methods for providing guidance and support for

students in sustained silent reading, in reading aloud stories, etc. Through many immersive, hands-on sessions, teachers come to be

equipped with skills for organizing effective reading activities.

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Training programs for local teachers

Training programs for local teachers


Dream Corps engages experts in developmental psychology and elementary education to rural schools in China, conducting short-term training programs for local teachers

Intensive training program

Intensive training program


Right before the annual Summer Volunteer Program, Dream Corps invites teachers from its program sites to Beijing for an intensive training program with new volunteers. Program contents include library construction and management, children's picture book recommendations, reading activity designs and execution, developmental psychology, and many other related topics.

Aims of teacher training

Aims of teacher training


The Teacher Training Program aims to enhance local teachers' skills and inspire their drive and passion for elementary education.

WHAT WE HAVE DONE ?



74

Libraries

60,000+

Children

108,709

Books

563

Volunteers

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Whatever you do might be insignificant,

but it is very important you do it.

——Mahatma Gandhi


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