MGO-2023-Jeff & Jan Teach English-Lesson 1 (09102023)

MGO-2023-Jeff & Jan Teach English-Lesson 1 (09102023)

After nearly half a year of communication and preparation, today marks the opening day of the 2023 Remote English Learning Assistance Program on the My Giraffe Organization (“MGO”) charity platform.

These programs are designed to serve 25 students from Minhe Junior High School and 9 students from Xinyi Elementary School in Xinyi Township, Taiwan.

For Minhe Junior High School, we have invited Ms. Sejee Kim, a dedicated high school English teacher from Northern California, USA, who is both professional and passionate about teaching. Through weekly video interactions, she collaborates with the school's English teacher, Ms. Sophie Cheng, to reinforce the students' English curriculum, enhancing their learning experience.

At Xinyi Elementary School, we have assembled a group of outstanding and socially engaged Asian-American high school students from Southern California to serve as peer tutors. With a high teacher-student ratio of 1:1, they provide interactive lessons to 5th and 6th graders once a week. We want to express our gratitude to our ESL Tutors Abby Lin, Alexandra Chou, Andrew Tan, Austin Tan, Benjamin Lee, James Leehealey, Mason Chen, Megan Cheng, Megan Vuong, Russell Lee and Senior Volunteer Jun-Wei Kao for their participation in this "Jeff and Jan Teach English" project, affectionately named after giraffes, where teaching and learning mutually enrich one another.

We also want to extend our appreciation to the principals, directors, and teachers of Minhe Junior High School and Xinyi Elementary School for their guidance and cooperation in making this educational project a success. And to MGO Mentor Teacher Mrs. Donise Lei and Senior Consultant Professor Wei-Lin Lei who devoted considerable effort and valuable time to curriculum development every week.

Special thanks to Chairwoman Lin Hsin-yi of the Taiwan Urban and Rural Cooperation Association; your warm recommendation has bridged this cross-Pacific connection.

The origin of this endeavor is enduring, and we look forward to continuing to share our experiences and joys with our friends and family who support and follow us in the future!

近半年的溝通與籌備，在今天迎來了齊徠福公益平台2023年遠距英語學習輔導課程的開課日。

服務的對象是位於台灣南投信義鄉25位民和國中以及9位信義國小的學生。

民和國中的教學是邀請到美國北加州又專業又有教學熱忱的高中英文老師 Ms. Sejee Kim來負責。透過每週的視訊教學互動，配合學校鄭佳雯英文老師幫孩子們複習英文課程，加強學習效果。

信義國小的教學安排則是網羅了一群品學兼優又熱心公益的南加州亞裔高中同學擔任小老師，以1比1的高規師生比例，提供5，6年級學生每週一次的互動式教學。

謝謝教學志工群Abby Lin, Alexandra Chou, Andrew Tan, Austin Tan, Benjamin Lee, James Leehealey, Mason Chen, Megan Cheng, Megan Vuong 和Russell Lee以及資深志工好友高鈞暐參與這次以長頸鹿命名的Jeff and Jan Teach English 教與學互相增長的項目。

也要感謝幕後的民和國中和信義國小校長，主任和老師們的指導與配合來共同成就這次的教學專案。我們齊徠福公益平台的導師Mrs. Donise Lei 和雷偉霖教授更是為了課程編寫投注許多心力和寶貴時間。

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