- YCYW ChinaOne -
Exclusive and Unique Research Programme Travelling Across China
About ChinaOne
The EdFutures Division of YCYW has launched the ChinaOne experiential learning programme. Participants will travel through Qinghai Province, Gansu Province, Hunan Province, Guangdong Province, and Hong Kong SAR during a three-week period. This immersive programme offers multi-disciplinary, contextualised learning opportunities in various fields, including biology, medicine, genetics, geology, computer science, mathematics, performing arts, drama, artificial intelligence, big data, and hospitality management.
Programme Highlights and Activities
- Building an environmental monitoring station.
- Observing topography and collecting topographic data.
- Saishiteng Mountain, visiting the national astronomical observatory on the mountain (not open to the public).
- Conduct experiment at Lenghu Laboratory
- Using solar telescopes to observe the Sun.
- Astronomical photography.
- Mars camp – exploring life in a capsule on Mars.
- Morphology, classification and geomorphology.
- Mogao Grottoes, Mogao Grottoes Digital Research Center, Mingsha Mountain, Crescent Spring, Mazongshan Desert (First Site for Scientific Field Research).
- Tent building, wilderness dinner, desert life, campfire party.
- Astronomy – using telescopes and observing astronomical features & events.
- Environmental science – using environmental monitoring stations – deserts.
- Palaeontology – dinosaur fossil excavation and making a plaster jacket to transport fossils, coordinate systems for archaeological work.
- Designing a palaeontological exhibition. Explore ancient rock paintings.
- Dramatic design and dance – exploring cultural interpretations through workshops at QianGuQing, watching the main shoe and water sprinkling.
- Technical production – sound, lighting, connecting the senses to emotions.
- Business of amusement parks Environmental Science – Caves, Rivers, Avatar Mountains
- Visual arts – oil painting workshops by local, a famous artist.
- Cave and Avatar mountains exploration.
- Explore neuroscience with BrainCo at Nanshan Science and Technology Park
- Experience the WRC Brain-Controlled Special Event
- Visit Tencent Lab and leading genetic research labs to explore the application of AI and genetic science.
- Optics experiment at Ned Optics
- SenseTime AI challenge Experiments on environmental science
- Hospitality and Tourism Management – lecture on future trends & innovation.
- Hotel management – front and back of house operations.
- Understanding and applying AI and Big Data for modelling tourism dynamics.
- Kitchen health, basic food preparation and food theme design.
- Designing and constructing fine desserts – workshop and group challenge.
- Entrepreneurship workshops Environmental Science – Cities.
- M+ Museum
- ChinaOne Presentations and Graduation Ceremony (parents welcome)
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