SARAH GONG
Education projects & programs
Wuxi Tianyi Experimental Primary School, China, 2013 - 2017
My roles and contribution
Program director of the inquiry-based learning program
English teacher
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Revitalized the department by redefining the vision, coordinated with collaborative teams from different departments, and leading the inquiry-based learning program that consisted of 14 teachers, 1120 students and 20 projects. Projects included Discovering Local Cuisine, Exploring Ancient Chinese poems, Eastern and western cultures, Creating Bilingual Picture Books, Fan Festival, field trips and so on.
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Initiated the English, Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math (E-STEAM) program.
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Encouraged the faculty to maintain a healthy work-life balance by organizing bi-weekly physical activities.
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Taught classes of 112 students daily, and liaised with each student’ parent at least once a month. Over 50% of students won a variety of local prizes each year. Taught accumulatively over 800 students in 4 years.
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Successfully conducted the "English Festivals" projects. Over 4000 students participated and 6000 audiences visited the exhibitions.
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Published a school textbook and completed 8 books on lesson planning (internal).
Project: Exploring Ancient Chinese Poetry
Singing and acting Chinese poems
Students’ handmade poem collections
Project: When the East meets the West - Exploring Eastern and Western Cultures
Chinese culture and festivals
Decorating the classroom for the Christmas and the Chinese New Year
Students' handmade Thanksgiving cards
Making masks for Halloween
Project: Bilingual Picture Books
⇽Writing and drawing Chinese and English picture books in pairs.
A bilingual picture book collaborated with students. The story was adapted from the British illustrator Anthony Browne's My Dad. ⇾
Project: Fan Festival
Fans created by students
Field trips to local historical sites
E-STEAM program
The goal was to integrate English subject in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math curricula.
Students are participating in science and technology competitions
3D objects printed by students in 3D Printing Club.
Teaching and Researching
English Festivals - Hello UK!
The goal was to increase students' cultural awareness, create cross-cultural communication, and build global perspectives.
This project consisted of 5 sub-projects: "Let's know" "Let's sing" "Let's read" "Let's make" and "Let's talk."
It was conducted among 80 classes, over 4480 students.
More than 6000 audiences viewed students works.
More information can be found in this news report.
Some posters made by students and teachers
Students are watching some exhibits
English speech contest
Teacher Professionalism
Participating in a local teaching competition.
Giving demonstration classes audited and studied by colleagues.
Building collaborating with parents: hosting regular parent meetings
A Chinese handwriting gift for a student's birthday
Daily teaching
A storytelling class activity
Individual mentoring
An activity for students' social and emotional learning:
The Tree of Wishes.
The blackboard design for a class
Writing blackboards to welcome students back to school
Teacher activities
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Organizing teacher ping pong competition
Giving a speech in the Teachers' speech contest. ⇾
Our team
