I came to Xizhou as part of the SAS Microcampus program.
Microcampus is an experiment of experiential learning. This year, thirty-two students from SAS Puxi and SAS Pudong, sixteen from each, left Shanghai for the fresh air of Xizhou. I am part of the trip group, Cookie Monsters (April 20-May 17) , from Pudong. Our goal was to get out of the classroom and away from the textbooks, to learn for ourselves. Each of us had to pick a topic for our inquiry project. This is mine.
Microcampus is definitely a new approach to learning. Instead of writing essays and reading books, each and every one of us had to go out into a completely foreign environment. We had to connect with the people, learn from the locals, and rely on the others' knowledge. Pretty incredible.
This has been four of the best weeks of my life. I will never forget or regret it. Ever.
To learn more about Microcampus, please go to www.sasmicrocampus.org
Microcampus is an experiment of experiential learning. This year, thirty-two students from SAS Puxi and SAS Pudong, sixteen from each, left Shanghai for the fresh air of Xizhou. I am part of the trip group, Cookie Monsters (April 20-May 17) , from Pudong. Our goal was to get out of the classroom and away from the textbooks, to learn for ourselves. Each of us had to pick a topic for our inquiry project. This is mine.
Microcampus is definitely a new approach to learning. Instead of writing essays and reading books, each and every one of us had to go out into a completely foreign environment. We had to connect with the people, learn from the locals, and rely on the others' knowledge. Pretty incredible.
This has been four of the best weeks of my life. I will never forget or regret it. Ever.
To learn more about Microcampus, please go to www.sasmicrocampus.org