Huang Service Projects 2010-2011

1. Huang Service Projects 2010-2011 Project Planning Document

2. Contents • Objectives • Summary • Service Project Profiles • Timeline • Next Steps

3. Objectives • Provide an overview of service projects planned for the remainder of the 2010-2011 fellowship year • Serve as a discussion document for identifying stakeholders, anticipating challenges, and assessing impact • Identify areas in which VIA can provide guidance and support • Throughout the document, areas that require direct VIA involvement are italicized in red text • Introduce an estimated timeline for completion of service projects • Note: this is NOT the document we would show to Natalie, the Huangs, or the administration; the intended audience is VIA and friends

4. Contents • Objectives • Summary • Service Project Profiles • Timeline • Next Steps

5. Considerations After a semester at OYY, we kept the following considerations in mind when developing service project ideas: • Teacher and student time is very limited – when possible, use classroom and English Corner time to plan and execute service projects • OYY is having trouble attracting and retaining top talent in both students and teachers, mainly due to its undesirable location in the countryside • The school administration is very traditional and often resistant to change – prove the value of new ideas by highlighting that they are modern and prestigious • Going up the chain of command for approval is time-consuming and often unsuccessful – when possible, plan projects so that decisions can be made by foreign teachers and those directly involved with project

6. Summary of Service Initiatives, Projects, & Impacts We have identified four Service Initiatives:

7. Summary of Project Ratings for Impact, Effort, & Cost The table below outlines the expected impact, effort, & cost for each project. Subsequent pages provide detailed profiles for each project.

8. Contents • Objectives • Summary • Service Project Profiles • Intensive English Program • Cultural Programming • Issue Awareness Building • English Teacher Scholarship • Timeline • Next Steps

9. Lay Groundwork for Intensive English Program

10. Lay Groundwork for Intensive English Program

11. Lay Groundwork for Intensive English Program

12. Provide Cultural Programming

13. Provide Cultural Programming

14. Provide Cultural Programming

15. Build Issue Awareness

16. Promote English Teacher Development

17. Contents • Objectives • Summary • Service Project Profiles • Intensive English Program • Cultural Programming • Issue Awareness Building • English Teacher Scholarship • Timeline • Next Steps

18. Estimated Timeline for 2011 Key Milestone

19. Estimated Timeline for 2011 Key Milestone

20. Contents • Objectives • Summary • Service Project Profiles • Intensive English Program • Cultural Programming • Issue Awareness Building • English Teacher Scholarship • Timeline • Next Steps

21. Next Steps & Questions • Gather feedback from VIA and friends, particularly in areas that require VIA support • Develop full-blown implementation plan for each service project, including the steps required to complete each activity and who is responsible for each step • Present a shortened and revised version of this document to WB Natalie • Is presenting all of this at one time the best strategy in China? Or should we stagger the introduction of ideas? Idea  one-page summary of projects, goals, and approximate dates • Begin communications with the Huangs • Should we be communicating directly with them or should our communications go through Patrick? (e.g. new teaching proposal, teacher scholarship) • Should we present both ideas (new structure and scholarship) at same time or stagger? • How long in advance should we schedule meeting times? • Do both of the sisters want to remain involved, or just Cecilia?