The End of My First Year Teaching in China
By Shawn Wright, Teacher in Nanjing 2019 – 2020 With the end of the school year looming, it’s been a [...]
Life After Lockdown in Nanjing
By Shawn Wright, Teacher in Nanjing 2019 – 2020 It’s been around 6 weeks since I was released from quarantine. [...]
What A 14-Day Quarantine in China Was Like
By Shawn Wright, Teacher in Nanjing 2019 – 2020 My experience of mandatory quarantine in China wasn’t nearly as bad [...]
Essential apps for your time in China
By Shawn Wright, Teacher in Nanjing 2019 – 2020 As I’m sure you may well know, all of the schools [...]
How to Build a Rapport with your Students
Natasha Lock, State School Teacher in Suzhou It’s true what they say, first impressions are everything. And even more so [...]
The Run Up to Chinese New Year
By Shawn Wright, Teacher in Nanjing 2019 – 2020 Everyone’s favourite period of the Chinese school year was here, Spring [...]
How Did Moving to China Impact my Future? What’s Next?
By Jessie, teacher on our Private School Teaching Program in Fuzhou, 2017-onwards Often times both before and during my trip [...]
Reviewing Chinese Literature: The Good Earth, Pearl Buck
By Sean Harris, Long-term Private School Teacher 2020 Private School Teacher Sean has been preparing for his teaching placement by [...]
Overcoming Common Grammar Mistakes your Chinese Students Make
Any ESL teacher will be very familiar with common difficulties their students face when learning the English language. Despite having [...]
Have Yourself a Merry Chinese Christmas
By Shawn Wright, Teacher in Nanjing 2019 – 2020 It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas in Nanjing. Almost [...]
Staying Busy in Xiamen
Eight weeks ago to the day, I arrived in Xiamen. That said, it has absolutely flown by. I have been [...]
Why Do the Chinese Give Apples Around Christmas?
Christmas is not typically celebrated in China, since only a small percentage of the population are Christians. That said, no [...]