Through their involvement in both curricular and extracurricular activities, volunteers pass on knowledge to students and serve as a window to the world at large.

Because of the low education attainment of the rural population in general, people do not immediately perceive the advantages of reading or how it can open up new doors.

1. Understanding the larger context of elementary school education
• Visited 4 middle schools, 2 elementary schools, and 1 university.
• Conducted interviews with school officials and teachers (valuable information on local school official corruption, art and folk history were collected)
• Analyzed the flow of student population across geographical areas (counties) and grade levels (from elementary school to university)
• Visited the home of Weiyuan, important Qing Dynasty intellectual that remains an important site for middle school patriotic education

• Each volunteer taught classes in their field of specialty for the entire duration of the stay at Louzhuang County Middle School (曹县楼庄乡中学).
• Classes included math, English, history, and music.
• Conducted after school interest group study.
• Conducted interviews with teachers and school officials at Heze No.1 Middle School, Huangkou Middle School, and Zhongyi High School (菏泽一中黄口中学，忠义学校).