We've drawn upon our insider knowledge and exclusive access to design our first Summer Camp in China. Open to participants aged 14-18 years, expect to go off-the-beaten path and immerse fully into China's rich cultural heritage through local homestays. You'll even have a chance to exemplify the true meaning of giving back as you take the lead on community service projects. The Summer Camp runs from July 25th to August 8th, 2019.
Pack up your backpacks and get ready for a summer camp like no other. On this educational adventure, you will travel across the far reaches of the Middle Kingdom from the Great Wall, where you'll learn to cook regional delicacies with a local farmer, to rural Guangxi, where you'll advance your Mandarin skills learning to fish in the local style. This summer camp is not just about what you'll gain but also what you'll give. You'll make a meaningful impact in every community you visit, designing and building infrastructure projects in small villages and farming side-by-side with ethnic minorities.
Arrive into Beijing • Get to know everyone at a welcome dinner • Learn to make traditional Chinese dumplings on a rural farm • Hike along the Jinshanling section of the wall • Bond with your fellow travelers over a BBQ dinner at the base of the Great Wall
Gaze across Tiananmen Square and reflect on it's historical importance • Enter the Forbidden City, where emperors rules, concubines their fans and eunuchs schemed for 500 years • Get lost in Beijing's hutong alleyways and learn about the preservation Beijing's traditional way of life • Practice your Mandarin as you make crafts with the handicapped residents at Huiling Community Center. They will later sell the crafts to support themselves
Take a morning flight to Xi'an • Join the hustle and bustle of the city's famous Muslim Quarter • Step into the Great Mosque and listen out for the chime of a bell calling local Muslims to prayer • Watch a traditional Shaanxi puppet show • Fill up on a delicious dumpling banquet • Learn about China's Qin Shi Huang Emperor at the Terracotta Warriors Museum • Visit Xi'an's Huiling Community Center and get to know the residents
Take the morning flight to Guiyang and then drive to Kaili • Participate in a trip orientation and community service project briefing • Savor a traditional fish hot-pot dinner • Drive to Wuyao village • Trek into the rural countryside to the villages who will host you for the next couple of nights • Become guest of honor at a Miao welcome ceremony • Get to know your host families over lunch • Work as a team to design a cultural exchange presentation
Visit a local school and take part in a cultural exchange • Contribute some 'sweat equity' to the Miao people by working in the fields alongside community farmers • Enjoy the fruits of your labor with a dinner of local cuisine • Spend the evening with your host family
Wave zaijian to your local hosts and take the bullet train to Yangshuo • Enjoy lunch as a group and then have free time to pick up souvenirs on West Street • Join the briefing meeting for your third community project, when you will address a pressing ethnic community need for trash collection • Get your hands dirty with some local construction work as you design and build a recycle receptor and trash incinerator • Set up camp near the village and prepare for a cooking competition
Cook your own breakfast on a camp stove • Help local villagers to finish building their recycle receptor • Congratulate yourself on a job well done and spend the afternoon rock climbing and raft building • Reflect on your community service project and present your ideas and findings to the group • Head down to the river to participate in the unique fishing style of the Guangxi people
Drive to Guilin and catch a morning flight to Shanghai • Visit Yu Garden, the most celebrated classical garden in Shanghai • Get a taste of Shanghai snacks at Chenghuangmiao bazaar • Enjoy dinner in Xintiandi, the face of old Shanghai • Stroll along the Bund and reflect on your journey • Wave goodbye to your new friends as your WildChina journey draws to a close
Service
Whether it's working alongside farmers in Guizhou or building recycling receptors for rural villages in Guangxi, this program empowers participants to make a difference in every community they visit.
Culture
From experiencing the unique culture and history hidden in Beijing's hutong alleyways to learning the intricately beautiful details of Miao culture through your host family, this immersive program gives students the opportunity to experience China's rich cultural heritage.
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