Dream Corps is "one of the first of its kind in the North American academy, an academic activism at its best." The organization believes that one day all children in China will enjoy quality education, and makes its contribution by promoting education equity in China through quality resources and...
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Dream Corps is "one of the first of its kind in the North American academy, an academic activism at its best." The organization believes that one day all children in China will enjoy quality education, and makes its contribution by promoting education equity in China through quality resources and sustained participation.
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We build libraries. We believe libraries that combine quality resources and community participation offer a solid way towards quality education for all in China.

We promote libraries as public space. In these libraries children enjoy learning and playing, adults read and acquire...
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We build libraries. We believe libraries that combine quality resources and community participation offer a solid way towards quality education for all in China.

We promote libraries as public space. In these libraries children enjoy learning and playing, adults read and acquire information, and community cultural activities find their home.

We champion local initiatives. We open libraries through supporting the initiatives of local schools and communities and recruit librarians from the schools and communities that they serve.

We cultivate a genuine relationship with the local people. We strive to learn from and understand their lives and environment, involve them in envisioning, constructing, and evaluating the libraries, and listen to all parties involved: government officials, community leaders, school teachers, parents and students.

We promote the use and awareness of libraries through fun-filled activities. We run summer activities for children at our library sites including, but not limited to, reading program, English teaching, essay contest, talent show, art and technology projects.

We return every year until the libraries become sustained by the local communities they serve.
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Dream Corps is an inno­vative non-profit organization dedicated to bettering the learn­ing environment for students in disadvantaged communities in rural and urban China.
Dream Corps is recruiting 30 to 40 international volunteers to participate in its 2009 Summer Volunteer Program in...
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Dream Corps is an inno­vative non-profit organization dedicated to bettering the learn­ing environment for students in disadvantaged communities in rural and urban China.
Dream Corps is recruiting 30 to 40 international volunteers to participate in its 2009 Summer Volunteer Program in rural villages and urban migrant communities of China. Volunteers will take part in activities that include
• Building basic library infrastructures
• Developing library management system
• Reading programs
• English teaching
• Facilitating community initiatives and projects
• Community understanding
The program consists of 3 days of training in Beijing, 3 weeks of volun­teer work on assigned volunteer sites, and 3 days of concluding camp in Beijing.
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