The Beijing wheat shop has a "Niu English old man"
origin: Beijing evening news reporter Zuo Ying
68 year old Meng Shuhua is a common and special resident in the southern community of the Chaoyang District Mai zzao street. . It is common because she is as warm and enthusiastic as the big mother we see in our community. It is special because she is the "most English old man" in the community and 11 years of English volunteering. For the present Meng Shuhua, like buying food and cooking every day, it has become an essential part of life, and the initial heart of volunteer service has never been changed in 11 years.
the most moving
the first word learned is "volunteer"
"I used to know Lei Feng, I don't know what volunteers are. Having joined the English class and contacting so many Chinese and foreign volunteers, I understand that volunteers are good deeds, and even promises, commitments must be done. Over the years, I never wanted to leave. I paid my happiness. This is the embodiment of my life. In the community English class, I can realize my value. Tokio Toshinaga spoke in the roots of the royal city of Meng Shuhua, who had a unique and straightforward Beijing wife. "In 2004, the community opened English class to meet the Olympic Games. At that time, the first volunteer teacher in the English class was Shi Bin, a Chinese American. I remember now that the first word he taught me was volunteer, the meaning of volunteers, and that was the first time I heard about the concept of volunteers.
it is precisely this first class of English listening class that has brought Meng Shuhua into a new world. "When I heard about the concept of volunteer service, I felt so great that I joined the volunteer team without hesitation." Meng Shuhua told reporters, "our Shi Bin teacher in the community for half a year of volunteers after their own reasons to leave, but he did not say walk, but to publish the recruitment of information, once recruited 11 foreign teachers, let English classes can continue to leave. What impressed me most is that he has never forgotten the commitment and responsibility of our English class. He has not ignored it. Even if he wants to leave, he must do a good job of handover. This is the first lesson he taught me. "
the most coincidental
the bank saved the money to find the new teacher
11 foreign volunteer teachers came to the community to teach, although it was a good thing, but it also paid Meng Shuhua a lot of brain. "These volunteers are native to English, and almost none of them speak Chinese. I am the monitor of the English class. I have learned more than half a year's English, and it is very difficult for them to face these teachers." At that time, the most flexible Meng Shuhua was to receive a weekly phone call from the teacher. "I'm not good at English. The phone is a teacher on the other side. Sometimes I can only understand the time and place. All the others know half of it."
many foreigners couldn't keep up with the English Teaching of foreign volunteers, and at the end of the first more than 60 community English classes there were only a dozen or so people left. "Basically, it was a small class and a small class. At that time, it was also persuaded that everyone had been scattered, but I couldn't think of it. Because I was the monitor, I promised, as long as there was one student, the English class was going to go on." It was with this perseverance and perseverance that the English class in the community was skating like a thin ice, and a chance, Meng Shuhua, met the retired English teacher of Shih Qing middle school.
"it was a coincidence that one day I went to the bank near my home to save money, so many people got in line, and I was waiting on the back of the word, and I met Mr. Yao Shijing." Speaking of this experience, Meng Shuhua has always felt that it was a rare fate. "Mr. Yao saw that I was so touched that I knew about our English class in the community. I asked myself if I could come to be a volunteer and teach you English. I was happy and happy."
, later, Mr. Yao Shijing took the students of Shih Qing middle school to the community to teach oral English. Two times a week, the English corner was red and red, and another community resident Zhou was joined by English volunteers, and a new concept English course was offered to students in the English class. Zhou's four foreign language oral class, community English class passed the difficulties, gradually on the right track. At
2008 Beijing Olympic Games, as a volunteer, Meng Shuhua, together with other students in the English class, asked foreign tourists from all over the world to guide and relieve their difficulties at the door. "To be honest, our English is not good enough to catch up with those college volunteers, but after four years of study, at least foreigners are not afraid." Meng Shuhua felt that the four years had not only learned a language, but also learned a new life attitude. "One is diligent, and the volunteer service is really full of fun and a sense of achievement." During the period of
11, more than 300 residents participated in the community English class, and there were 127 Chinese and foreign volunteers. "I am very grateful to the students and volunteers of the University of foreign trade and economic cooperation, as well as the small volunteers in the middle school. These years have their adherence to the continuation of the English class to the present."
the most creative
set up the "sunshine class" to set up a multi type public welfare course
with the development of the community English class more and more stable, Meng Shuhua has gradually learned that the needs of the residents are becoming more and more diverse in the volunteer service, thus the idea of opening different types of public interest courses, and the streets are also very supportive With this idea, "sunshine classroom" came into being. This is also the autonomous management organization established by the residents of Zao Nan community, which is supervised by the community, and the street offices give some financial support.
"our community English class started from 2004 for our volunteers to pay for it. Now the sunshine class has the support of the street, feeling the bottom of the heart." Meng Shuhua told reporters that several of the foreign volunteers who had been taught in the community were in general economic conditions. "But they can give up their opportunities and time to work in the community to give free English lessons to the elderly and children. The volunteer spirit really touched us." There are many foreign volunteers lecture at noon, the community residents from the home to hot food, or simply to invite the volunteers to dinner, "we had a good cook at the time, the foreign volunteers most love to eat her cooked bean curd and fried peanuts."
but the sunshine class established in April this year will not have such an embarrassment. After absorbing a number of retired veteran experts, teachers and other volunteers, in addition to the English class, sunshine class has added more than ten courses such as popular science, performance, Chinese Pinyin, computer, paper-cut, Allegro, and diabolo, and it has also become a resident. They carry out cultural activities and community education.
in order to find more volunteer teachers for sunshine classroom, Meng Shuhua used almost all his "human resources". "The model teacher is my upstairs neighbor and the astronomy teacher is an old classmate," Meng Shuhua said with a smile. "Our volunteer ranks are growing, including retired teachers, folk artists, Haiyan salon and young volunteers in foreign trade and foreign trade, and many foreign volunteers, all of which have been added to the sun class. Our enthusiasm and expertise will serve all of you. "
"learning English before is for the Olympic Games, and now many community elders are learning English for a better life." Referring to his deepest feelings in the community English class, Meng Shuhua also shared a small story. "Now our community English voluntary service has opened different classes to the elderly and children. The old class from more than 50 to more than 70 years old, everyone is learning English now because the living standard has improved, and the travel abroad is getting more and more." Many of them will be more convenient in English, and some elderly people will be able to learn some English because they have a son-in-law at home or a foreign daughter-in-law. Meng Shuhua said: "not long ago, a class of English class students went to South Africa to travel to South Africa, lost with the team, and then met a South African police, though he was nervous to forget how to say lost, but on a 'I lost my leader', the police understood him, and finally found a group of friends. After returning to school, the student often said to other students in English class that he could save life at the critical moment in English.
according to the introduction, at present, in addition to a dozen public welfare courses that have been set, the next step is to set up mobile WeChat and computer classes to meet the more diverse needs of the elderly in the community.