Mission
Shin Shin Educational Foundation has been providing resources, long term care, love and services to construct or renovate elementary schools in the remote, rural and despondent regions of China since 1997, and registered as a 501(c)(3) organization in U.S. on October 1, 1999. Our goal is to improve their learning environment, and so as to reduce the disparity in the quality of education between urban and rural areas in China.
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Teacher Training
It's a very hot summer, but we enjoy learning so much about computers and English teaching methods.
In the next school year, my students will get more engaged and interested in the classroom.
University Outreach
Let's remember this summer full of fun and learning, and those passionate young teachers who brought us warmth and knowledge!
Thank you for everything you’ve done for us. I wish you could always be my teachers!E-Learning
Computers opened a new window for us to be creative and curious!
We love to draw and explore freely with our imagination.Literacy Program
We got our new books!
These colorful books gave us knowledge, imagination, and hope to reach the outside world.Facility Improvement
We might not have a perfect school.
But, we can experience the same joy and love as we play and learn to get one step closer to our dreams each day.School Projects
I am like a little flower, so ordinary and small.
Thanks to Shin Shin for giving me a place to dream and a way to make the dream come true.Essay Contest
We love our reading class. We read all kinds of books, including English stories.
Reading helps us learn from the outside world, and encourages us to think more and express ourselves through writing essays.Scholarship Program
Thanks for your attention and passion to help!
No matter how little it is, it can bring hope and joy to these little children, and change their journey ahead!
- [2013-06-13] Shin Shin Annual Picnic Social on Saturday 6/29
Dear Shin Shin families and friends,
You are invited to Shin Shin's annual picnic social! Please come to enjoy food, have fun, relax, and catch up with each other!
The event will be held in the large picnic area 2 of Kevin Moran Park (12415 Scully Ave, Saratoga, CA 95070) from 11:30am to 3:00pm on Saturday...... - [2013-03-19] Shin Shin Received Official Approval to Establish a Representative Office in China
On March 10th, Steve Ting, the President of Shin Shin Educational Foundation (SSEF/Shin Shin) was interviewed by Qingwei Wang, a journalist at World Journal to share the exciting news that China's Ministry of Civil Affairs has formally...... - [2012-12-08] 2012 Shin Shin Annual Appreciation and Fund-raising Event
On Saturday Dec 8th, Shin Shin successfully held the Annual Appreciation and Fund-raising event in the Cupertino Quinlan Community Center. All the seats were fully booked, thanks to the strong support from Shin Shin members and their families and friends!
Shin Shin was honored to invite Mr. Xian-rong...... - [2012-11-16] You Are Invited on Dec. 8th---2012 Shin Shin Annual Appreciation and Recognition Event
On Saturday Dec 8th, please join us in Shin Shin Annual Appreciation and Recognition Celebration of a brand-new style. The event will begin with a buffet dinner at 5:30pm in Quinlan...... - [2012-07-19] President Began the Journey in China: Visit Schools and Assist the ECTT Programs
On July 7th, President Steve Ting took off with his wife Baoying back to China, to begin their 4-month journey of rural school visits and program evaluations. Meantime, they will also participate in the ECTT programs in Gansu and Hunan, serving as teaching assistants (TAs) and ensuring the success of the programs.
Their...... - Read more news...
- [2013-02-15] New Year Wishes
The Lunar New Year bell has rung on the vast land of China at middle night of Feb 9th. Far away across the Pacific Ocean on the same day, Shin Shin volunteers were attending a monthly meeting to update program progress and discuss project plans for the new year, while our hearts going out to those children...... - [2012-10-15] E-Learning Project Update by Qing Bai: Virtual Desktop Classroom in Jilin
On October 15, 2012, accompanied by Director Cui (Jilin Provincial Oversea Affairs Office), Director Liu (Board of Education), and Director Liu (Baicheng Municipal Oversea Affairs Office), President Steve Ting, Jenny Lin, Christina Simons and I visited a Shin Shin school in Tongyu...... - [2012-09-17] Reading Room Programs Approved for 31 Shin Shin Schools
In the past 6 months, the Literacy Program team worked diligently with Shin Shin's regional managers (RMs) to review the 2012 Reading Room program applications submitted by Shin Shin schools. They have approved more than $57K to build 31 reading rooms or reading corners for the schools distributed in 13...... - [2012-09-12] Unversity Outreach Teams Completed Summer Programs in Rural Schools
The 2012 Shin Shin University Outreach (UO) program kicked off on June
30th 2012 with a video conference between one of the partners, Jilin University and the Shin Shin
UO team. Shin Shin UO team leader Jing Sun began the video conference with an
introduction...... - [2012-07-30] First US-China ECTT Video Conference a Success: Sharing Teaching Ideas and Experiences Across the Continents
On July 25th, Shin Shin invited two experienced educators Grace Lee and Polly Huang to present their teaching methods and experiences through a video conference hosted at Ding Ding TV. It is part of Shin Shin's new effort in bringing together the successful ideas in Western and Eastern education practices....... - Read more news...
- [2013-04-29] Shin Shin School Affected Slightly by the Earthquake
On April 20, a major earthquake shook the core of the Lushan county in Ya'an, Sichuan Province in China. According to Sichuan Online, by April 25th noon, a total of 3566 aftershocks have occurred. In Ya'an, 176 people died, 19 people are missing, 1520 thousands people were affected, of which more than...... - [2012-10-26] Impressions and Thoughts: Visiting Schools in Guangxi, Hunan and Jilin ---by Volunteers Jenny Lin and Christina Simons
We never expected to learn so much about Chinaʼs culture, history, and people in eleven days. Our stay in the provinces was constantly colored by the inspiring stories exchanged by new friends, the massive efforts of the volunteers and schools, and the overwhelming curiosity and excitement shown by the...... - [2012-09-14] President Steve Ting's Third Trip in the West: Qinghai Schools
From Sept 12 to 14, President Steve Ting visited five schools in Qinghai Province, which has a population of more than 5.6 million with a relatively low income per capita, ranked second to last in China.
Travelled from its capital city Xi-ning, they visited four Shin Shin schools for minorities (one...... - [2012-09-11] President Steve Ting Visit 5 Ningxia Schools
Immediately after Xinjiang school visits, Shin Shin's President Steve Ting and his wife took a flight to Ningxia's capital city Yinchuan on Sept. 9, and began their visits to five elementary schools that are located in mountainous areas. President Steve Ting wrote the detailed report in Chinese....... - [2012-09-08] Shin Shin Team Visited 5 Schools in Xinjiang
Led by Shin Shin's Chairman David Tsang and President Steve Ting, a team of 7 volunteers visited five Shin Shin schools scattered around four corners of the vast land in the Xinjiang Autonomous Region in September. After all the tightly scheduled flights and long bus rides, they reached each school...... - Read more news...