 Creating “Thank You Transparent Fish Fund Banner” Xingzhi Migrant Art School is a non-profit organization that offers art lessons for the children of migrant workers who otherwise would not have this opportunity. This update was written by Director Gu, the founder of and a teacher at the Art School in Beijing. “A heart full of gratitude, I am thankful to have you! Accompanying me my entire life, giving me courage to be myself. A heart full of gratitude, I am thankful for fate, the flower blossoms and falls, but I will cherish them the same.” This song made me understand that there will be no warmth without sunlight and no life without water, and without them both the colorful world would not exist. Because of the dreams we share for change, children from different provinces come together to form "Little Workers" under the leadership of Teacher Gu. Each student is fighting for the continuation and growth of this home. We are setting up more and more courses with the development of Little Workers. We would like to thank Transparent Fish Fund for sending us help when we most needed it. With the support of TFish, we are able to study peacefully and grow happily as children of parents who leave home to seek work in the cities. We are able to attend graphical design classes and English classes. During this time, we also learned to write our stories in the Transparent Fish Blog. At first, we did not understand how the blog worked and could not post pictures of ourselves, so we would always be late on deadlines. TFish’s staff would remind us and patiently teach us, allowing us to grow and learn. Sometimes I think we are very lucky children. No matter where and when, there are always people who care about and support us, who understand our situation, and who believe in our potential. We realize that a lot of our lives are pieced together by their love and kindness. We now study well and grow up happily. We will repay those who helped us with our accomplishments in the future. Original article written by Xiaochen Gu, translated by Allison Zhang, edited by Yanyan Zhang
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Migrant Art School is a non-profit organization that offers art lessons for the children of migrant workers who otherwise would not have this opportunity. This update was written by Director Gu, the founder of and a teacher at the Art School in Beijing. May is a busy month. Teacher Gu Xiaochen arranged new course to the students who were excited. To improve student design in illustration for the text, he planned illustration design according to Chinese idiom stories for the students. The students were expecting and curious about the story they were going to design. During their discussion, they were eager to know what the idiom stories of the other classmates are. The students learned the variety of Chinese language during the process. Original article written by Xiaochen Gu, translated by Maggie Li, Edited by Yanyan Zhang
 Xingzhi Migrant Art School is a non-profit organization that offers art lessons for the children of migrant workers who otherwise would not have this opportunity. This update was written by Director Gu, the founder of and a teacher at the Art School in Beijing.
Zhang Zhengwei is 15 and is in Grade 6. He is 1.7 meters taller but he is not able to speak clearly. His father is a rubbish collector and supports the whole family of 4. His mother is mentally disordered because one of her sons died in a car accident. He has a younger sister who is in Grade 1. Teacher Gu noticed him in an art class. He was tall and was about to finish primary school. His family was so poor he was about to drop out of school to help his father collect rubbish. Teacher Gu decided to teach him life skills to give him a brighter future. Gu asked him if he liked art. He nodded excitedly. Thus, Zhang Zhengwei became one of the members of Xingzhi. Boys like him, for he can play basketball with them. His classmates care deeply for him. He always helps people as much as he can. He will be integrated into the family of Xingzhi soon. Teacher Gu cares about his life. He would ask him what he ate when he went beck home. The answer was always noodles, steamed bread or pickles. He seldom ate meat. Teacher Gu often bought food for him. Sometimes, Gu brought one more portion for him from home. In one year, Zhang Zhengwei made quick progress under the instruction of Teacher Gu. He developed confidence and accomplished his goals. Most children in migrant families are not able to go to middle school let alone college. Some of them follow their parents and work for other people. Some of them have nothing to do or go back home and find someone to marry. They work in the bottom level of society like their parents. Seeing his progress, Teacher Gu encouraged him to create his own work. Gu asked him to collect rubbish with his father and sketch their lives in his workbook. Step by step, Teacher Gu taught him about artistic realism. Then he asked Zhang Zhengwei to enlarge his drawings onto bigger paper. The picture was so big Zhang put it on the blackboard. Soon, he will complete the realistic picture named Rubbish Collecting. Original article written by Xiaochen Gu, translated by Maggie Li, Edited by Yanyan Zhang |
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