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Making Beijing Better<\/h3>\n

Read more<\/a> on what you can do to help the Migrant Children’s Foundation.<\/p>\n

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Make Beijing Better: The Migrant Children’s Foundation \u2013 an Interview with Helen Boyle<\/h3>\n

Interviewed by Jackie Park from Time Out Beijing Family<\/a><\/h5>\n

Helen Boyle is the founder and director of the Migrant Children\u2019s Foundation, an NGO that helps the children of migrant workers in Beijing, focusing particularly on their educational needs. In an exclusive interview with Time Out Beijing Family\u2019s Jackie Park, she tells us a bit about her organization and her motivations for starting MCF.<\/p>\n

Read the interview here<\/a><\/p>\n

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Continually seeking to serve the children of China through assisting with their English education needs, our press coverage provides a wonderful testimony to those who give of their time and energy to reach out where it can benefit our kids. Our most recent coverage is at the top, and you can scroll down for a growing history.<\/p>\n

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Working with the Migrant Children of Beijing \u2013 an Interview with Helen Boyle<\/h3>\n

Interviewed by Gabriel Corsetti from China Development Brief <\/a><\/h5>\n

Helen Boyle is the founder and director of the Migrant Children\u2019s Foundation, an NGO that helps the children of migrant workers in Beijing, focusing particularly on their educational needs. Originally from the UK, Helen first came to Beijing in 2008. After visiting a school for the children of migrant workers and being struck by the lack of resources, but also by the children\u2019s enthusiasm, she took the brave decision to stay and dedicate herself to working in this field. In an exclusive interview with CDB\u2019s Gabriel Corsetti, she tells us a bit about her organization and the important work it carries out.<\/p>\n

Read the interview here<\/a><\/p>\n

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April 2017’s Beijing Kids celebrates community stars and features our very own Volunteer & Curriculum Coordinator, Lorna Snuggs. In addition to this, three of MCF’s international school volunteers are celebrated for their contributions to the community. Tony from Dulwich College Beijing (DCB), Colleen Usher from BSB Shunyi and Tamika Sankar, also from BSB Shunyi. Keep up the good work guys!<\/p>\n

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British lady dedicated to helping less fortunate children<\/h3>\n

MCF on Radio am774<\/a><\/h5>\n

There is much more to MCF including ‘Fun with Science’, school outings, health checks, eye checks and Secret Santa! The idea is to give migrant children the opportunity to experience people and ideas they would not necessarily find in their day-to-day environment.<\/p>\n

Today Helen tells us more about this amazing organisation she founded and the wonderful work it has already achieved.<\/p>\n

Listen to the interview here<\/a><\/p>\n

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Helping to raise the quality and standards in schools for less advantaged students<\/h3>\n

MCF on Radio am774<\/a><\/h5>\n

Helen Boyle from the UK set up the \u2018Migrant Children\u2019s Foundation\u2019 (MCF)  five years ago to help raise awareness of these schools while generally assisting with improving teaching and conditions for the students.<\/p>\n

Listen the interview here<\/a><\/p>\n

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Wonder Woman: Helen Boyle, MCF Founder<\/h3>\n

Article on City Weekend<\/a><\/h5>\n

On a Tuesday morning in mid-December, Helen Boyle was riding in a van with Santa Claus. They were driving to a migrant school in Daxing to give students more than 350 presents as part of the Secret Santa program of her charity organization, Migrant Children\u2019s Foundation (MCF).<\/p>\n

Read the full article here<\/a><\/p>\n

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Tragic accidents just part of a hard life for China’s 60 million ‘left-behind children<\/h3>\n

Article by Wu Nan on South China Morning Post<\/a><\/h5>\n

When Du Juan, who is now 18, was abandoned by her solo father at the age of nine, she could scarcely imagine she would one day attend high school. After 18 months studying at Shangdong Tancheng Datang School, Du was selected as one of 10 national \u201crole model abandoned children\u201d by the Care for Abandoned Children Fund in Beijing last year.<\/p>\n

Her headmaster, Wang Yiyong, said the honour had changed Du – making her \u201cmuch happier\u201d and more motivated as a student.<\/p>\n

Read the full article here<\/a><\/p>\n

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Migrant children in Beijing had a rare chance to experience hands-on chemistry during the weekend science workshops set up by the Beijing Local Section as part of the IYC challenge competition Royal Society of Chemistry Annual Review 2012.<\/p>\n

The RSC\u2019s Beijing Local Section was formed in 2008 and now has around 50 members. Employees in the Beijing office organise many academic lectures and symposia in China, so we decided that the Local Section should focus on outreach activities.<\/p>\n

As part of our activities, I give demonstration lectures to audiences ranging from primary school pupils to non-chemistry undergraduates. I particularly enjoy giving lectures to students who are beginning to study science in depth. After a recent lecture as part of the Beijing Science Festival, year 8 student Zheng Yufeng wrote on his school\u2019s website that \u201cthis unforgettable lecture really inspired our interest in science and left us longing to study more physics and chemistry\u201d. Encouraging comments like this make me feel that even in the digital age, live science lectures really can make a difference.<\/p>\n

It was thanks to the International Year of Chemistry Challenge (IYC) grant from the RSC that we were able to expand our outreach activities from one person (namely me, standing at the front of a lecture theatre) doing experiments to many. In collaboration with the Migrant Children\u2019s Foundation (MCF) charity, <\/strong>we set up the Fun with Science programme for children of migrant workers from the Chinese countryside working in Beijing. Many of these children are unable to obtain a place in a state school and attend poorly-funded migrant schools that don\u2019t offer the chance to study science.<\/p>\n

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Helen Boyle: Be Inspired by Chinese Migrant Children<\/h3>\n

Article by on Women of China<\/a><\/h5>\n

Helen Boyle came to China in 2008 but she never expected that her life would one day be closely linked to the lives of migrant children. Helen visited many schools in China and stumbled across a school for the children of migrant workers. She was appalled at the lack of educational resources available at the school but was inspired by the children’s enthusiasm to learn. Her desire and drive to help others motivated Helen to give up her job in the UK and start a new life by founding the non-profit Migrant Children Foundation in 2009.<\/p>\n

Read the full article here<\/a><\/p>\n

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Buddying<\/span> up with migrant children<\/h3>\n
Article by on Beijing Today<\/a><\/h5>\n

Every Saturday morning at 8:30, Helen Boyle waits outside the Guomao subway station for volunteers. Sometimes 50 people show up. Sometimes, only five or six. But regardless of the number, she\u2019ll wait, because she knows that children in the outskirts of the city are also waiting for her. After the volunteers have gathered, Boyle leads the group to a migrant school to spend a day with children of various ages…..<\/p>\n

Read the full article here<\/a><\/p>\n

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A Beijing state of mind<\/h3>\n

Article by Fergal Keane on BBC Travel<\/a><\/h5>\n

I am here on a Beijing Buddy visit, one of several programmes<\/span> run by the Migrant Children\u2019s Foundation, which promotes cultural exchanges between foreigners and the schools. Helen Boyle, who runs theprogramme<\/span>, has watched children grow in confidence: \u201cWhen we started teaching over a year ago, they weren\u2019t able or very willing to speak at all and were quite shy. Now they can make sentences and are always very enthusiastic….<\/p>\n

Read the full article here<\/a><\/p>\n

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Easy as ABC<\/h3>\n

Article by Innovation Earth<\/a><\/h5>\n

“Have you ever heard the saying \u201cit\u2019s as easy as ABC?\u201d This is a common expression, but many small children struggle to learn to read at first. It takes a good teacher to support students through all new lessons, whether big or small. I was shocked to learn that something as simple as the ABC song is actually taught differently here in China. This blows my mind:”<\/p>\n

Does good teaching look different in China? I don\u2019t think so. Since I arrived here, I\u2019ve met three inspirational women who have taught me a lot about what it means to be a great teacher. I will strive to….<\/p>\n

Read the full article here<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"helen_BSID-01\"Interview with Helen<\/h3>\n

Article on Beijing Social Innovation Digest<\/a><\/h5>\n

“Many expatriates come to China and find themselves staying long after they originally planned. Few, however, are able to stay and make as big a difference to the lives of so many as Helen Boyle. Helen is the founder and director of the ‘Migrant Children’s Foundation’ \u2013 an organization which helps children of migrant workers in Beijing, and beyond, to improve their educational opportunities.”<\/p>\n

Listen to the interview here<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"helen_gbtimes-01\"Giving migrant children a foundation in English<\/h3>\n

Article by gbtimes<\/span><\/a><\/h4>\n

The Migrant Children\u2019s Foundation (MCF) in Beijing is dedicated to teaching its students in English because they believe that language skills offer an advantage in life and that education is also the key to success.<\/p>\n

The initiative was launched a few years ago by Helen Boyle, a British woman, who decided to make a contribution to the migrant children of Beijing. However, she acknowledges that there is still a lot of work that needs to be done to give each child a sufficient level of education.<\/p>\n

Radio86 recently visited one of the migrant schools with which the foundation works… …read more<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"CNTV_201206\"MCF-Organized Dance Show<\/h3>\n

Article by CNTV<\/a><\/h5>\n

MCF organized a dance show for the school children of Beijing to take part in. Here’s the video report.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Migrant Children\u2019s Foundation – Inspire and be Inspired<\/em><\/h3>\n

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