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Our English Education Program
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Our English Education Program serves the impoverished, left-behind, and under-resourced school children of rural China. We partner with rural schools and work directly with their English departments to schedule classes during their English class time blocks.
After undergoing an intensive 2-month training process...
our program connects North American students...
as long-distance teachers...
who instructs weekly lessons...
for entire classes of rural students Grade 3-7 via video conference.
Why Teach English?
Job Market
Advantage
Strong English fluency places rural students on the same playing field as urban students. According to estimates and studies, less than 1.2% of China's
Exposure to Global Culture
Growing up knowing only the confines of their village, it's difficult for rural students to imagine any other life. For many, EFA classes are their only
Open International Opportunities
Strong English fluency places rural students on the same playing field as urban students. According to estimates and studies, less than 1.2% of China's
Our English Education Program
EFA teachers are North American high school and university students who are fluent in both English and Mandarin. Our volunteer teachers provide several advantages over alternatives.
Effective Peer Teachers
Studies show trained peer teachers are one of the most effective learning agents because they can empathize with fellow students far better than adult teachers.
English Mastery
Our teachers speak English every day in conversation and understand the language far deeper than most teachers in China, many of whom first learned English in university.
Completely Affordable
While foreign teachers are normally paid almost double the salary of local teachers, our free lessons save schools the need to further exhaust their budgets. However, we do not let our quality be compromised by our affordability.
Enhanced Curriculum
Since China's English curriculum doesn't include the necessary material to produce students capable of prolonged conversation, EFA creates our own curriculum that heavily builds upon the required curriculum to ensure comprehensiveness.
Our Reach
We strive to bring globalized, quality education to students in all circumstances with a community of passionate volunteers.