Technology & Education: Connecting Cultures (TECC) is a registered Non-Profit Organization in California, U.S. and Hong Kong, China. University students from the U.S. and China teach computer, Internet skills, English, and other relevant skills to disadvantaged communities such as migrant children in cities. TECC aims to improve education in a cost-effective, sustainable and scalable model through technology and an international student network.
The project “More for Migrant Kids” is a program of TECC which was launched in 2005 in Shanghai, China. Through the program, TECC volunteers provide extracurricular programs to migrant students. Students from Shanghai Jiaodong Technology University and Fudan University volunteer to mentor the migrant students in primary schools by giving reading, writing and computer workshops. Over the past year, TECC has held arts and science workshops in 13 classes of migrant students from five primary schools in Shanghai. International academic institutes such as Stanford School of Education provide student volunteers with expert curriculum and teaching guidance . There are both on-site teaching and long-distance education. Non-profit organizations partner with TECC to provide technological support such as donating computers and providing internet access. TECC also arrange donations of books, computers and other supplies from the society for students in migrant schools. Special events for migrant children, such as painting competitions, field trips to museums and summer camps are organized to develop students’ interests in art and culture.
The number of children as well as university student volunteers in MKK has been increasing since the launch of the program. Emphasizing on extracurriculum training, MKK is seeking solutions to the education problem of migrant children by leveraging technology as a teaching tool and a univeristy student network as the main teaching source.
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