2025 Program
After 5 years of trying to get started again, we are excited to announce that our Teaching in China program is back! We plan to form 1 team comprising 10 high-school students and 2 adult chaperones. Our teams will...
2020 Program Cancelled
After careful consideration, we are obliged to cancel our 2020 Teaching in China program due to the coronavirus pandemic. There is not enough time to obtain the necessary travel documents, and it is not safe enough to travel under...
February 8th Information/Application Session Postponed
Our informational/application session scheduled for February 8th has been postponed due to the recent outbreak of coronavirus during a peak holiday travel season. We will reschedule the informational session when the situation allows and keep you posted. Stay safe.
1000 Mile Initiative at Enloe High School
We are excited to announce that we have partnered with Enloe High School’s Asian American Association Club (a.k.a. Enloe ASA) to offer Enloe students an exclusive opportunity to travel together and teach abroad in China during the summer of...
Daniel Xie’s Reflection
The trip to Shennongjia was an unforgettable experience and I thank CAFA and Qiaobao for being able to make it possible. I learned a lot from this experience. One of the things that I learned was how different the...
Jessica Wang’s Reflection
This trip to teach children in China was fun and enlightening despite the unexpected difficulties throughout the experience. I traveled to rural China for two weeks in June with eight other students to help the students practice and learn...
Andrew Zhen’s Reflection
I would be lying if I said I wasn’t initially skeptical about this trip, traveling around the world with a bunch of strangers — some of whom were still freshies — for company. Looking back, I am grateful that...
2019 Teaching in China Program Concluded
We are pleased to announce that Thousand Mile has concluded its 2nd year of the Summer teaching program. Two groups of nine students embarked on a journey to two Chinese middle schools in Shennongjia and Ji’an. They worked to...
Final Update Before Departure
Earlier in April, we held a meeting for teams to practice teaching. Teams were to prepare teaching material (powerpoints) and “taught” for at least 20 minutes. Suggestions were provided throughout and after each “lesson” to help teams to improve...
2019 Updates
For the 2019 Teaching in China Program, we have formed two groups of 9. One group will be teaching in Shennongjia, and the other group will be teaching in Jiangxi. In late January, we held a combined meeting. During...