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Visit Anji - October 12 to 20, 2019

Seven Day, Eight Night All-Inclusive Study Tour

~Details Below~

Join us as we visit the schools of Anji. Observe the practice of Anji Play at its source. Learn from local peers and communities. Meet colleagues from across the globe. Deepen your understanding of the Anji Play educational philosophy and connect with a global community of Anji Play practitioners during this week-long immersive program.

The Study Tour program includes daily visits to Anji’s kindergartens that serve children ages 3 to 6, seminars and dialogues with Anji’s early educators, and facilitated discussions with fellow participants to share experiences and insights.

We will visit kindergartens across the county, ranging from large programs (500+ children) in small urban areas to smaller programs (less than 10 children) in rural villages. We will have extended time to observe the practice of Anji Play and learn from and with children at the schools we visit. You will have the chance to build connections with colleagues who share a commitment to love, risk, joy, engagement and reflection in the lives of young children.

Above all, we will have the chance to experience how the educational practice of Anji Play grows from love and how children, schools, families and communities embrace the right to True Play creatively, constructively, and joyfully.

Program Costs:

EXPIRED: Super Saver: $2,500.00 USD (pay in full now - before 05/15/2019) + 3% credit card surcharge

EXPIRED: Early bird: $2,750.00 USD (make a $275.00 USD non-refundable deposit to reserve a space now with balance due 07/15/2019) + 3% credit card surcharge

Full Price: $3,000.00 USD (after 07/15/2019, non-refundable) + 3% credit card surcharge

Checks can me made payable to Anji Education, Inc. after the issuance of an invoice, to save the cost of the 3% credit card surcharge.

Program Fees Include:

Seven day/eight night program in Anji, China (10/12-06/20) (Travelers from North or South America must depart on 10/11 for 10/12 check in)*

Eight nights of lodging in Anji (10/12 check in, 10/20 check out)

Three meals per day

Transportation between Shanghai airports and Anji County Program Site**

Daily transportation within Anji

Interpretation and guide services from arrival to departure

Official letter of invitation

Program Fees Do Not Include:

Airfare

Visa fees

Insurance

Transportation to and from your local airport

Flight booking or travel agent services.

*IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR U.S. TRAVELERS:  because of the time difference between the United States and China you must book a flight leaving on 10/11 in order to arrive on 10/12. When you return to the United States you will depart and arrive on 10/20.

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Please note: with very few exceptions, you will require a visa issued by a Chinese Embassy or Consulate.*** We highly recommend that you apply for a type F visa. If you live near an Embassy or Consulate of the People's Republic of China, you may apply in person. You may also engage the services of a visa expediter to submit the application on your behalf. We can not guarantee that you will be issued a visa. However, in the event of non-issuance, we will provide any additional supporting documentation necessary for your re-application. In the event that you are unable to obtain a visa, we will refund all payments, less a $75.00 handling fee.

**Transportation from Shanghai Airports to Anji will be available at no additional charge on the day the program begins. Transportation to Shanghai Airports from Anji will be available at no additional charge on the day the program ends.  ***Citizens of these countries do not require a visa to enter the People's Republic of China.

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Love, Risk, Joy, Engagement, Reflection 

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:: ANJI UPDATE ::

Today marks the kick-off of The Ministry of Education's month-long national initiative to promote the values of "self-determined play" in all public and private ECE programs across China. The month will start with a series of major meetings and an exhibition about the history and principles of Anji Play in Anji. The meetings, exhibition and tour of Anji's kindergartens will be attended by the directors of ECE from every Chinese province and the Ministry of Education. These events also mark the beginning of the third, and last, three-year phase to bring national ECE standards and practices in line with the principle that true, self-determined play should be the fundamental activity in ECE programs in China (ages 3-6), and that elementary schools, through curricular reform, should accommodate playful joyous children as they matriculate. The next series of official documents and guidelines setting this national direction will be discussed and determined over the next two days in Anji against the backdrop of the joyous schools and children, and the educational ecology of love that Anji Play represents. We are honored to have been part of the planning, design and implementation of this groundbreaking exhibition and hope it grows and travels over the coming months and years. We send our love and congratulations to Ms. Cheng and the dedicated community of educators and families in Anji.

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Play often focuses on negotiating sudden changes in the environment #trueplay #madisonwi (at One City Early Learning Centers)

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Fighter jet, #trueplay

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Bo Stjerne Thomsen, Director of Research and Learning, The Lego Foundation, proves that to know play you have to know how to play. (at Anji)

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Room for expression (at Anji)

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A warm Anji welcome to the Play Futures board #trueplay

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Thrilled to be back in Anji with Ms. Cheng and excited to welcome Play Futures (Lego Foundation) today during their first visit here. #trueplay

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#visitanji

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What did you do today? #playstories #trueplay

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All play has a story #playstories #trueplay

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The joys of risk at One City Early Learning Centers in Madison, WI. First AnjiPlay pilot site outside of China. (at One City Early Learning Centers)

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“Weeks after my experiences in Anji, "joy" is the word that continues to be at the forefront of my thinking.* The amounts of joy present in the children, teachers, staff, families and all others is remarkable. Since returning home from Anji, I have tried to inject that type of joy into my own teaching practice, but still have so much to learn. I feel honored to have been able to experience true joy in Anji and I wish all educators had a chance to experience these magical schools.” -Krystina Tapia, Lead Teacher, The Primary School *In October, we spent five days together visiting nine schools. Each morning at breakfast we took time to discuss our plans for the day and reflect on the day before. We also invited our group to approach that day’s observations and experiences through a lens. Five days, five lenses: love, risk, joy, engagement, reflection. The joy in the kindergartens of Anji is moving and subtle and true. We are excited to follow how these experiences and expressions of joy enrich Krystina’s practice. (Photo: @akatoptop)

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#trueplay (at Haen Family Park)