PROGRAM OVERVIEW Planetwalk Zhejiang Change your world one step at a time Inspired by PlanetWalker Dr. John Francis, who spent 17 Depart Sunday Evening years silently walking instead of taking motorized Hangzhou Beijing vehicles, this program challenges students to listen and 1300km observe. Dr. Francis, during his 17 years of silence, OVERVIEW PROGRAM OBJECTIVES SCHEDULE Personal Development Community Building Global Citizenship learned through listening to the world around him To raise personal awareness through To improve awareness of community To broaden a students personal physical, cultural, and social challenges challenges and potential solutions perspective on China and Global Issues Navigation Challenge instead of talking.Students will aim to do the same, alongside activities with Coastline Kayaks, founded by Hangzhou East to Tongzhou entrepreneur Nick Dong. Like many rural villages, most Groups independently navigate to self- of the younger generations have left their family homes selected destinations while Planetwalking. to look for work in the big cities, leaving behind the elderly, children, and dilapidated development in their 3 Guesthouse or Camping wake. Students will be challenged to listen, observe, and engage with the environment and community Kayaking Tongzhou around them in a way that challenges their perspectives Fuchun River, Tongzhou Island while exploring Tongzhou island through kayaking, Groups paddle around Tongzhou Island, cycling, and walking. observing the island and exploring local villages. Guesthouse or Camping MIN # OF STUDENTS 24 Cycling Tongzhou MAX # OF STUDENTS NA Tongzhou Island PHYSICAL CHALLENGE Groups camp and live in the Tongzhou Island, using bicycles to explore the area. Day Kayaking,e Cycling,e Long Silent Walks on roads or varied terrain. Guesthouse or Camping COMMUNITY CHALLENGE Planetwalk Tongzhou Island Learning about the local area by navigating as a team with limitede resources.e Communicating without verbal Students reflect through a self-guided language. Planetwalk around Tongzhou. PRE-JOURNEY COMMITMENT On Hard Sleeper Overnight Train Research to understand background of John Francis and Beijing the connectione to ethe UN Sustainable Development Goals. Return Friday Morning JUMP! Experiences | 3 Ecoadventure Yunnan How will you impact the communities you visit? Yunnan, or “south of the clouds,” is described in Depart Sunday Night the 1933 book Lost Horizon by British author Lijiang 2600km Beijing James Hilton as the location of Shangri-La, or OVERVIEW paradise on earth. It is the location of China’s SCHEDULE Local Ethnic Naxi Culture highest diversity of flora, fauna, people, and terrain. As a result, tourism has exploded and Zhongyi Market environmental issues have become increasingly Students experience Naxi people's daily life serious. In this program students will examine and observe how tourism has reshaped Lijiang. what it means to be responsible tourists as they explore local communities and markets, visit Baisha There international Youth Hostel with local NGOs and activists, and hike and Environmental Challenges climb a Via Ferrata in Laojunshan National Park. Village near Shigu Town As a final challenge, students will design a way Students learn from local community leaders to promote responsible tourism in their local about how they empowered local villagers to communities. block the building of a dam. Shigu Shihong Inn MIN # OF STUDENTS 24 Eco- & Community- Building MAX # OF STUDENTS 100 Laojunshan National Park Groups hike beautiful Thousand Turtle Mountain, witnessing both the beauty and PHYSICAL CHALLENGE the carbon footprint left by modern society. Liming Holiday Inn Flat water kayaking. Day hike Turtle Mountain. Via Ferrata e e Personal Adversity Laojunshan National Park COMMUNITY CHALLENGE Students will be challenged to overcome Learn about impacts of tourism on local culture and physical and psychological challenges of Via environmente and promotee steps towards more responsible Ferrata. travel At Home - Flight back to Beijing PRE-JOURNEY COMMITMENT Beijing Researche on Naxi, eBai, and other local minorities Return Thursday Evening JUMP! Experiences | 4 Cultural Sketchers: Yunnan How does sketching impact how you experience culture? Inspired by the “Urban Sketchers” movement Depart Sunday Night and artists Tommy Kane and Danny Gregory, Lijiang 2600km Beijing students will have the opportunity to slow down OVERVIEW and learn about the process of artistically SCHEDULE Jade Dragon Snow Mountain capturing the essence of a location. Utilizing a variety of medias, students will explore the Jade Pond Village dialogue between place, art, and people while Students can experience Naxi traditional culture being immersed in the location they are in Baisha while sketching Jade Dragon Snow Mountain in the distance. illustrating. In Lijiang, students will have the opportunity to draw famous and picturesque Baisha There international Youth Hostel sites such as Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, Shaxi Cycle and Draw Baisha Village, Shaxi Old Theatre, Shibaoshan Shaxi Old Town Grottoes and Lashihai Lake. They will also Students cycle around Shaxi Valley and have experience Dongba calligraphy class, cycling, cooking class at the Pear Orchard Temple, cooking class and market challenge among drawing along the way. other culture and adventure activities. Determined by Accommodation Group Shaxi Cycle and Draw MIN # OF STUDENTS 24 Shaxi Old Town MAX # OF STUDENTS 60 Students cycle more around Shaxi Valley and hike to Shibaoshan's grottoes for a scenic view of the PHYSICAL CHALLENGE area. Determined by Accommodation Group Walking with art materials. Cycling and short hiking. e e Artists in Yunnan Zhiyun Tibetan Buddhist Temple COMMUNITY CHALLENGE Students draw at the Zhiyun Temple by the Lashihai Lake and visit a local villager's home that Complete market challenge in teams. e e hosts artists from around the world. At Home - Flight back to Beijing PRE-JOURNEY COMMITMENT Beijing Building website to display work. Research to understand Return Thursday Evening local ande historicale context. JUMP! Experiences | 5 Culture through the Lens: Shanghai Unveil powerful stories of a culture Photography, once an exclusive practice of the Depart Sunday Morning few, has now become accessible to almost all Shanghai 1200km Beijing through the development of smartphones and OVERVIEW the mass production of digital cameras. SCHEDULE Orienting Shanghai However, few understand basic tenants of photography like “The Exposure Triangle” and People’s Square the art behind taking photos. This program will The group will explore one of most visited tourist provide students with essential and foundational locations in Shanghai and observe how other tourists interact with the city. knowledge on photography, from composition and picture-taking techniques, to the chance to Phoenix Hostel operate vintage twin-reflex cameras, develop A Vintage Lens to Shanghai and enlarge film and to practice their learning in Vintage Camera Museum varying environments. As an ultimate challenge, students will be working together as a group to The group will learn photographic imaging theory, while photographing in the French concession. exhibit their art work in the heart of Shanghai. Phoenix Hostel MIN # OF STUDENTS 24 A Vintage Lens to Shanghai MAX # OF STUDENTS 40 Camera & Propaganda Museum Students will finish the vintage camera workshop by enlarging their photographs from the film, and have the PHYSICAL CHALLENGE opportunity to visit the Propaganda Museum. Phoenix Hostel Extended periods of walking around the city e e When the Past meets the Modern Jewish refugee museum, M50 COMMUNITY CHALLENGE Students will visit the Jewish Refugee museum and the surrounding neighborhood to learn Manage total food budget. Organize exhibition in about its history and significance. Shanghaie and/or ISB.e At Home - Train back to Beijing PRE-JOURNEY COMMITMENT Beijing Locate local restaurants. Locate potential sites for Return Thursday Evening photographs.e e JUMP! Experiences | 6 Learning History: Nanjing Massacre How does the Nanjing Massacre continue to impact the lives of those who learn about it? Learning History is the practice of telling the stories Depart Sunday Evening and events of others in a collaborative audiovisual Nanjing 1200km Beijing format. This storytelling practice is the inspiration for this program. StudentsOVERVIEW will conduct research at the SCHEDULE Nanjing Massacre Memorial, viewing exhibitions, Sharing Hike reading archives, visiting some of the most famous Dr. Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum massacre sites, and meeting researchers who have conducted extensive interviews with massacre Students hike the purple mountain while sharing their knowledge of the Nanjing Massacre in order to survivors. Through this research process, students will prepare for the emotional conversations and debates. gain an overview of the Nanjing Massacre and this dark period of Chinese History. Students will also Determined by Accommodation Group discover the important role of foreigners like John Women in War Rabe, Minnie Vautrin, and Bernhard Arp Sindberg’s Memorial Hall & Comfort Women Museum who protected locals in Safety Zones and collected war crime evidence. Finally, students will construct a Students will explore the impact and use of Learning History, providing different perspectives, comfort women by the Japanese in World War II. including that of Japanese soldiers in a documentary or multimedia format. Determined by Accommodation Group