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Proctor in China

July 2018

About The Program

This trip is a four-week culture and language immersion trip intended for Proctor students interested in experiencing cultural immersion, developing their Mandarin language skills, and earning one full year of language credit toward their graduation requirements. Students will travel through southwestern China to the town of Shangri-La in northwestern Yunnan Province, east of the Himalayas on the Tibetan plateau. Yunnan province, in particular, is a fantastic area to explore because of its enormous cultural diversity, historical significance in terms of trade, and its relative remoteness. There is very little air pollution in the area compared with cities on the east coast of China. In addition, the town of Shangri-La itself is a cultural crossroads due to its proximity to the Tibetan Autonomous Region, and 80% or more of the residents of Shangri-La are Tibetan. Once in Shangri-La, students will live with home stay families who speak Mandarin and have children roughly similar in age to them.  Students will also participate in four hours of language classes each weekday, and of course will have many more opportunities to practice their Mandarin in markets, with their home stay families, and with friends. During the weekends, they will embark on various exciting excursions, including a five-day trek around Kawagarbo Mountain, one of the mountains considered most sacred and holy by the Tibetan people. Each day, the group will meet to reflect and share thoughts and feelings about all that we experience. Through our group meetings, group excursions, and classes, students are supported in and can get the most out of their home stay experiences.

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