{"id":2930,"date":"2012-06-04T11:23:16","date_gmt":"2012-06-04T11:23:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.williamchua.com\/blog\/?p=2930"},"modified":"2012-06-04T12:44:03","modified_gmt":"2012-06-04T12:44:03","slug":"bo-ai-school-feng-chun-feng-village","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.williamchua.com\/blog\/bo-ai-school-feng-chun-feng-village\/","title":{"rendered":"BO AI SCHOOL – Feng Chun ( feng village)"},"content":{"rendered":"

I was in Shanxi , China recently for a very meaningful shoot.
\nWas privileged to be tasked to document the lives of the students and staff at BO Ai School (\u535a\u7231\u5b66\u6821)<\/p>\n

Spent 3 nites staying in the school and getting to know the staff and students, the history and
\nmission of this wonderful school<\/p>\n

This series of pictures here is the start of many photos to come.
\nI might not be able to showcase the rest of the photos as yet, due to my
\ntight schedule.. but will definitely do so in due time<\/p>\n

The students arise at 6:30 AM every morning and bed time is at 9:00 PM, five days a week.
\nEach school hour of the day is packed with learning experiences, taught by a team of dedicated and enthusiast staff, who are graduates of
\nteachers-training colleges. Because of the distance that students have to travel to come to the school, students go home only on weekends.<\/p>\n

Understand from the teachers that some of the students still stay in caves.
\nTherefore the school provide them with better living conditions, showering them with
\nlove and concern and also teaching them about personal hygiene<\/p>\n

Learnt alot about the selfless love provided by the Founder, staff and teachers from the school <\/p>\n

Having photographed for school kids in Bhutan and Kenya.. this is definitely another humbling experience<\/p>\n

the sunrise is at about 4 am during this month
\nWalked around the school to take some pictures of the surroundings.
\nOutside the window is the construction of the new building
\nThe new building is to be used to house the secondary school students,
\nas BO Ai school will be educating them in the new term
\n( in the past, alot of the kids drop out after primary school, so this gives them
\nthe opportunity to further their studies)
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Start of a new day ,
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kids making their bed and getting ready to wash up
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flashing his bright smile in the morning..
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making their way to the bathroom
\nto minimize the school\u2019s expenses, the kids are allowed to bathe 2 times a week during summer.
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lots of English words on the walls of the bedrooms and classrooms to facilitate learning
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getting dressed for class
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kids always get excited in front of the camera..
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each bedroom has 2 older students taking care of 4 younger kids
\nthe older brother here is helping the young ones get ready for class
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the kids rushing out for assembly
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empty bedroom after they left..
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shoes are brought out of the bedroom to sun at the start of the day
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getting ready for assembly
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to be continued\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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