Minds Abroad offers study abroad and language programs in China and India, including intensive language classes, cultural courses, and customized school trips. Their programs are located in Beijing, Shanghai, and primarily in Yunnan Province, China as well as Kolkata, India. Impact Abroad, which is funded by Minds Abroad, facilitates volunteers to teach English and work on community projects in China and India by partnering them with local NGOs.

1. Culture Immersion & Service Learning
in China and India

2. Contents
Introduction
Impact Abroad: Volunteering in China
Minds Abroad: Studying in China
Summary
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3. Contents
Introduction
Impact Abroad: Volunteering in China
Minds Abroad: Studying in China
Summary
C

4. Minds Abroad & Impact Abroad
Minds Abroad – A top 10 program U.S. State
Department as a “Top 10 Program in Citizen
Diplomacy”
 Study abroad program in China and India
Impact Abroad
 Non Profit volunteer abroad program in China and India

5. Quick Intro to Minds Abroad
Max class size of 3
College credit
available through
university partner
All teachers have
teaching degrees and
at least 3 years of
experience teaching
Chinese
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6. If you've time for but 1
province, Yunnan should
be it. - Lonely Planet
Quick Intro to Minds Abroad
Chinese school
offering programs for:
 high schools,
 colleges,
 adults, and
 school groups
Programs in Beijing
and Shanghai with
main campus in
Yunnan Province, in
China, and in Kolkata
(formerly Calcutta) in
India
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7. Overview: Impact Abroad
Facilitate volunteers going to China and India
Partner with NGOs in need of English speaking volunteers
Impact funded by Minds Abroad:
o Never received any grants or outside funding
o Never accepted any money from volunteers for our
volunteer placement
Have facilitated English classes for hundreds of
underprivileged Chinese children.
Impact Abroad provides the following to volunteers for free:
 Program placement, orientation, training on how to teach
 Three meals a day, cell phone, insurance

8. Contents
Introduction
Impact Abroad: Volunteering in China
Minds Abroad: Studying in China
Summary
C

9. In Depth About Impact Abroad
Facilitate American and
other international
volunteers going to China
and India
In China Impact Abroad
partners with local NGOs
in need of English
speaking volunteers
Volunteering placement,
in-country orientation,
housing and meals are
arranged by us
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10. In Depth About Impact Abroad
Activities range from helping
homeless children find a shelter to
helping them do their homework
or learn vocational activities
Founded by Columbia Teachers
College Alumni passionate about
education
Have facilitated English classes
for hundreds of underprivileged
Chinese children.

11. In Depth About Impact Abroad
Impact Abroad is
funded either by in the
future from Minds
Abroad:
 Never received any
grants or outside
funding
 Never accepted any
money from
volunteers for our
volunteer placement

12. In Depth About Impact Abroad
Impact Abroad provides the
following for free:
 Program placement,
 Training on teaching English
 Three meals a day
 Cell-phone
 Orientation
 Insurance
Volunteers pay for their
housing and international
airfare
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13. Xieshou –
Migrant
Workers
Children
Health
Unlimited –
Rural Health
Jiaxin -
Homeless Kids Yunnan Eco
Network
Impact
Abroad
Several Other
Smaller
Placement
Sites
Our Major Placement Sites
Yunnan Green
Environmental
Foundation

14. Types of Placements
Y
Most volunteers teach
English to homeless
children and migrant
workers children
Or help with
homework
Or help students
understand Western
culture and life outside
of China

15. Types of Placements
In addition, volunteers also work
in environment, rural health, or
cultural preservation projects
Y

16. Contents
Introduction
Impact Abroad: Volunteering in China
Minds Abroad: Studying in China
Summary
C

17. Why Study or Volunteer in China:
Language & Culture
Amazing Language
 spoken by more than 1.4
billion people in the
world
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18. For individual students, we offer 3 programs
Mandarin Chinese language classes –
 Students can join a class any Monday of the year
 From total beginners to advanced students
 Classes held in morning and can be combined with culture class or
volunteering in the afternoon
Chinese Society and Culture Classes –
 Students can join any Monday in the Summer
 Topics covered include: Chinese History And Beliefs, Society and
Economics, Daily Life, and Arts and Literature
High School Summer Camp –
 Two sessions in July & August
 Classes during the week, excursions to Beijing, Shanghai, Vietnam,
Laos, and other cities on weekends

19. Year Round Language School
Program include classes,
housing, and all meals
Comfortable apartments
Free language exchange &
regular cultural activities
Classes can be combined
with:
 Afternoon volunteering &
interning
 Evening cultural activities
 Weekend excursions around
China & to nearby countries
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20. High School Summer Camp
C
3 weeks long, visit 10 cities in
China and 1 in Vietnam
Intensive language study in
Kunming during the week
Extensive excursions around
Yunnan and to Beijing and
Shanghai
Held twice a summer:
 July
 August
Students can attend both
sessions or only one session
24/7 chaperone

21. Customized Faculty Led Programs for High
Schools & Universities
Language immersion
Educational tours
 We bring all groups around
Yunnan and Beijing
 About 50% of groups also go
to either Shanghai or Vietnam
or another nearby country
Culturally immersive
activities like:
 Volunteering or
 Chinese cultural activities
We take care of everything
from accommodations to
meals to chaperoning
students in excursions.
C

22. Itinerary for both the High School Summer
Program & a “Typical” School Group Program
C
3 Days Beijing
12 Days in Kunming:
 Morning Class
 Afternoon Volunteering
 Evening Cultural
Activities
 Stay in chaperoned apt or
homestays
During KM stay,
weekend excursion to
Vietnam
5 days traveling Yunnan
– from tropical Thai
Villages to Himalayan
Tibetan Towns
2 Days in Shanghai
Beijing
Kunming
Yunnan Province
Shanghai
Vietnam

23. Why Yunnan?
“No other province can
rival Yunnan’s diversity in
land & people.”– Lonely
Planet
Yunnan’s has an astounding
variety of climates and
peoples, 25 unique ethnic
groups
 From Thais in tropical
rain forests in the South
 To Tibetans in Himalayan
mountains in the North
C

24. Contents
Introduction
Impact Abroad: Volunteering in China
Minds Abroad: Studying in China
Summary
C

25. Quick Intro to Minds Abroad
A top 10 program U.S.
State Department as a
“Top 10 Program in
Citizen Diplomacy”
Max class size of 3
College credit available
through university
partner
All teachers have
teaching degrees and at
least 3 years of
experience teaching
Chinese
C

26. If you've time for but 1
province, Yunnan should
be it. - Lonely Planet
Quick Intro to Minds Abroad
Chinese school
offering programs for:
 high schools,
 colleges,
 adults, and
 school groups
Programs in Beijing
and Shanghai with
main campus in
Yunnan Province, in
China, and in Kolkata
(formerly Calcutta) in
India
C

27. Overview: Impact Abroad
Facilitate volunteers going to China and India
Partner with NGOs in need of English speaking volunteers
Impact funded by Minds Abroad:
o Never received any grants or outside funding
o Never accepted any money from volunteers for our
volunteer placement
Have facilitated English classes for hundreds of
underprivileged Chinese children.
Impact Abroad provides the following to volunteers for
free:
 Program placement, orientation, training on how to teach
 Three meals a day, cell phone, insurance