Crazy Week: Thrive in Happiness
2017-08-14

Childhood is really good, you can imagine and try as much as you can, and even do something crazy occasionally. Anyway, there is no failure in youth. Everything has just begun and everything is possible. So just fly with braveness and dreams, even broken wings are a kind of growth. The craziness is not the original intention, instead the most important thing is to thrive in happiness and spend a childhood without regret.








From August 7th to 11th, 2017, the ninth BEST Fund Summer Camp ushered in the Crazy Week which composed of five exciting themes. Eight children from Madao primary school in Liuba county, Shaanxi province started this exciting journey with other children.



The Crazy Socks Day - Show your true personality!


Even a small pair of socks must be different, refuse the mediocrity, show your true style.


On the Crazy Socks Day, the children wore all kinds of socks and ran happily to show everyone their unique personality and taste.


Second-hand Books Exchange Day - Share the hapiness of reading.


Books are irreplaceable mentors and friends during children's growth. They answer questions, give directions, and accompany them through childhood.


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On the second-hand books exchange day, children from the mountains shared their reading experience with a group of new friends and talked about the power and joy that books had brought them. Their strong desire for books has deeply moved children of the city.


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The Pet Toys Day - The good partners for growth.


The invincible Ultraman, the adorable Minions, Winne the Pooh, the clever Mickey Mouse ... all of them make everyone’s childhood no longer lonely but full of warmth.


On Pet Toys Day, children share pet stories and let happiness pass on to each other.


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The Mysterious Angel Day - Friends are the wealth oh the lifetime.


Friends are the wealth of a lifetime and they accompany us through pride, frustration, happiness and sorrow. Gifts were prepared for friends to bring hearts closer to each other.


On Mysterious Angel Day, the Liuba students deeply felt the value of sharing, mutual assistance, friendship and equality.


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The Superheroes Day - Be the little warrior of life.


Every kid has an omnipotent hero in his or her heart, and it is the best at all times.


On Superheroes Day, the children introduced their beloved heroes and dreamed of being able to be as confident, strong, brave and resourceful as the heroes who can solve all kinds of problems in their lives and help people in need.


Disneyland - Light up the dreams.


On August 12th, 2017, the Liuba students ended the wonderful Crazy Week, and greeted the most anticipated day, the Dream Discovery Tour, the trip to Shanghai Disneyland. The Disneyland is a fantasy world that children in the mountains had never seen before, lighting up their long-awaited gorgeous dreams. Here, everyone was shocked and infected by thrilling and entertaining rides with infinite imagination. Throughout the day, the children enjoyed themselves under the leadership of the BEST Fund volunteer, “brother” Lin Mu.





So far, children have gone through more than half of their journey of the 9th BEST Fund Summer Camp. Their English ability has made a qualitative leap, and their ability to manage themselves has been greatly improved. Furthermore, they have increased their confidence, happiness and friendship. This made the efforts from the BEST Fund team more meaningful.


Q: What is the BEST Fund?

A: The BEST Fund started in June 2009. Tewa Srilaklang (chairwoman of the Beijing Liang Dian Design Center), Tang Zhi (chairman of Shanghai Giraffe English Training Center), and Dominique Phommahaxay, general manager of LDPi Lighting Design Partnership International (China Branch) teamed up with primary schools in Liuba County, Shaanxi Province to annually select outstanding students in financially challenged rural area and send them to the Giraffe English Training Center in Xuhui District, Shanghai for a unique 1-month summer camp. This self-organized public welfare education project has also received great attention and support from the Liuba County Education and Sports Bureau.


Q:What is the purpose of the BEST fund?

A: The BEST Fund is a reward fund for English learning. Its purpose is to focus on the education of children in remote mountainous areas, to allow children to increase their knowledge and learn English, and to motivate them to study harder. Set great ambition to go out of the mountain area and change destiny with knowledge.


Q: How to join the BEST Fund?

A: To join the BEST Fund, please call 139-1137-8140 (same number with WeChat), Ms. Wu.