In order to consolidate the achievements of poverty alleviation and narrow the gap of educational resources between urban and rural areas and between the east and the west, Silk Road School organized SRS teachers and students from other countries and regions to help the students of Yinpan Middle School and Zhongpai Center Primary School improving their English level. On April 14th, the first meeting between the two sides was held online and offline simultaneously. SRS students from Pakistan, Bangladesh, Costa Rica, Ghana and Serbia gathered in Classroom 104 and gathered with the students from Ireland, Liberia, the United States, Cameroon, Sri Lanka, Italy and other countries and regions who could not return to school due to the COVID-19 epidemic. Together with the students of Yingpan Middle School and Zhongpai Center Primary School, they had a unique meeting.

Wang Hongli, Secretary of the Party branch of the faculty and staff of the Silk Road School, gave an opening speech. She said that the students of Silk Road School come from more than 50 countries and regions in the world with different cultural backgrounds. Most of our teachers also have a study abroad background or professional expertise. Hope students from the two schools can learn more English and cultivate the interests in learning through these series of activities, and welcome all of the students to study in Renmin University in the future.

Jiang Xiaoli, Deputy Dean of Silk Road School, combined her rich English teaching experience to encourage the students to speak more and practice more. She said that if the students communicate with friends from different countries with different backgrounds and accents, they will definitely be able to improve faster. Hope that the students will learn more about the culture of different countries, accumulate learning experience, and truly appreciate the communication role of English as an international language.

Afterwards, the students of Silk Road School introduced themselves from the aspects of study, life, hobbies and so on. The children in the two schools were a little nervous since it was the first time to talk with foreigners. However, with the encouragement of SRS students, they became more cheerful and the exchanges between the two sides became more and more pleasant! Everyone is looking forward to the upcoming activities!