As RCEF has evolved, so have our programs. Through the hands-on work of planning, executing, and evaluating our past programs, we have gradually moved from short-term, extracurricular education run by outside volunteers to year-round education sustained by career rural teachers. The experiences from these past programs have been very valuable and we invite you to explore them further below.

Summer Volunteer Program (2005-8) This 3-week summer program brought together carefully selected volunteers to put on rural summer camps. The program will be replaced in summer 2009 by a rural teacher training .

Native Soil Education Project (2006) Together with local NGOs, we developed a multidisciplinary curriculum that closely connects with the local community, allows students to learn actively through inquiry and empowers students to create positive change in their communities.

Weekend Education Project (2005-7) RCEF has worked with the community school in Yinjialin village, Shandong Province to provide a safe and enriching space for children when they are not in school and for children who have dropped out of school.