In early August, a group of DENER volunteers came to the mountainside of Yushu in Qinghai Province to visit the boarding school. The school was more than four hundred kilometers one way from the city center. On the way to the school, the scenery was very beautiful but the road was especially rough and bumpy.

The boarding school has more than two hundred students; they all came from the mountains of Qinghai. School facilities were very primitive and the living conditions were very harsh. The principal told us that there are usually water and electricity shortages due to its remote location.

During lunchtime, children gathered together, sitting on the ground to eat their noodles.  Then, the kids quietly take their dishes and wash them at the well.

What impressed us most at the boarding school was the little boy in the photo.  After lunch that day, we visited the children’s dormitory.  Just in the staircase, I saw a few children holding washbasins and towels and were going to wash their faces outside.  Because there is no place for bathing in the school, the teacher said the children would wash their faces during the break at noon when weather is warm.

The little boy stood behind a group of girls, and seemed very small.  He wore a not-so-fitted blazer, shy eyes, and a smile that looked like a little gentleman. He bowed very politely and said to us “Hello, teacher.” At this moment, we found he had a running nose on his immature face, and we couldn’t help but feel sad.  Perhaps he was wrapped in that thin quilt every night, which was not always warm enough!  As the school teacher said, because of the lack of water and cold weather, they can only take the children to the river to take a bath and wash clothes on Sunday.  No wonder the little boy looks so thin in that suit.

While walking around the school, the principal mentioned that this year, the number of students has increased and the school beds are inadequate. Even in some cases, two children would cram into one small bed. Although the condition is rather difficult, teachers still teach the children to maintain good habits. The children’s rooms are all very clean and tidy and the quilts are nicely stacked.

After seeing the school, it was time to distribute stationary to the kids. Children all lined up in the playground waiting to receive the stationary. The naive and sincere smiles on their faces made all of us there so happy as well.

We were very grateful many volunteers joined us on this special journey. Every visit to the schools provides a learning opportunity to get to know the kids, the teachers, volunteers and also ourselves. We look forward to more people joining us on our future visits!
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