Seeds of Hope: Spreading Love and Charity 希望种子：传播爱和慈善

Last Friday, Yew Chung International School of Beijing staff and students took a trek several hours south of Beijing to spend the day at their Seeds of Hope partner school in Xilian.  Established after the devastating Sichuan earthquake in 2008, Yew Chung’s Seeds of Hope Charity has built multiple schools in rural areas around China with the purpose of giving local students access to better educational opportunities and the hope of a brighter future. The charity also supports local schools through providing teaching resources, teacher training, and facilities improvements, such as with the Xilian school.

上周五，北京耀中国际学校师生向南坐了几个小时车，去探访我们在西联的希望种子合作学校。2008年四川大地震后，耀中机构设立了希望种子慈善项目，并帮助中国贫困地区建立了若干所学校，旨在给当地学生一个更好的受教育机会，期望他们能有一个好的未来。同时，希望种子慈善项目也通过提供教学资源、教师培训以及设备改善来支持本地学校， 如西联学校。

Seeds of Hope charity projects are not simply something that Yew Chung does, it’s something that Yew Chung is. With projects run throughout the year, students raise money for worthy causes while developing important character traits such as empathy and compassion.

希望种子慈善项目并不仅仅是耀中某一次的行为，而是耀中常年运营着的项目。学生们为这个有意义的项目筹款的同时，也培养了他们重要的品格特质，例如同情心和怜悯心。

Below, Casey Fanning, Community Development Division Coordinator at YCIS Beijing, shares more information about last week’s Xilian School visit, as well as details of upcoming Seeds of Hope projects that the school community will be involved in.

Casey Fanning老师是社区发展项目主管。接下来，他将和大家分享更多有关西联小学探访的细节，以及未来学校将参与到的希望种子项目活动。

To learn more about Seeds of Hope and how you can get involved, please click “Read More 阅读原文” below.

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*Photos by YCIS Beijing Mathematics Teacher Richard Payne.

*供图：北京耀中国际学校数学老师Richard Payne

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