After undergoing an intensive 2-month training process...
our program connects North American students...
as long-distance teachers...
who instructs weekly lessons...
for entire classes of rural students Grade 3-7 via video conference.
Why Teach English?
Job Market Advantage
Exposure to Global Culture
Open International Opportunities
The EFA Difference
EFA teachers are North American high school and university students who are fluent in both English and Mandarin. Our volunteer teachers provide several advantages over alternatives.
Effective Peer Teachers
Studies show trained peer teachers are one of the most effective learning agents because they can empathize with fellow students far better than adult teachers.
English Mastery
Our teachers speak English every day in conversation and understand the language far deeper than most teachers in China, many of whom first learned English in university.
Completely Affordable
While foreign teachers are normally paid almost double the salary of local teachers, our free lessons save schools the need to further exhaust their budgets. However, we do not let our quality be compromised by our affordability.
Enhanced Curriculum
Since China's English curriculum doesn't include the necessary material to produce students capable of prolonged conversation, EFA creates our own curriculum that heavily builds upon the required curriculum to ensure comprehensiveness.
Our Reach
In our 2021-2022 school semester, we have reached...
40+ Weekly Lessons
We strive to bring globalized, quality education to students in all circumstances with a community of passionate volunteers.
Our Partnered Schools
Learn more about the students, learning conditions, and ways we help our partner schools!
Our partner schools serve the 'left-behind' children of local villages; these children have migrant-worker parents who are employed in large cities, and only visit their homes for a few months each year. Due to the remote location, the kids’ education is nowhere near the caliber of large, urban schools. Teachers come and go; a single teacher often teaches more than 3 subjects. Funding is scarce: the only computers the schools have are akin to Frankenstein’s Monster next to today’s sleek, lightning-fast models. With poor living conditions, little educational opportunities, and a lack of parental support, the left-behind children’s futures are dim.
Our English Education program establishes a channel for students to open their eyes towards the global world.
Anhui | Wuhu Chisa School | 120 Students | 7 Classes | 3rd - 6th Grade |
Chongqing | First Primary School | 6 Students | 1 Class | 5th Grade |
Guizhou | Shaba Primary School | 20 Students | 1 Class | 3rd Grade |
Jiangxi | Ling Xia Elementary School | 30 Students | 2 Classes | 1st - 4th Grade |
Jiangxi | Tang Li Elementary School | 30 Students | 2 Classes | 4th - 6th Grade |
Jiangxi | Shangrao Wangcun Middle School | 150 Students | 6 Classes | 7th Grade |
Jiangxi | Shan Di Elementary School | 50 Students | 4 Classes | 1st - 4th Grade |
Jiangxi | Yang Lin Ai Xin Primary School | 30 Students | 2 Classes | 1st - 5th Grade |
Shanxi | Shangwang Elementary School | 80 Students | 4 Classes | 3rd - 6th Grade |
Shanxi | Jingyou Elementary School | 20 Students | 1 Class | 1st-5th Grade |
Shanxi | Xinzhou Liujiang Primary School | 25 Students | 2 Classes | 4th - 5th Grade |
