What elements constitute the national flags of different countries? How to appreciate the thousand-year-old artworks? Interesting lessons were taking place at the class of the Experimental School attached to Donghua University (DHFX) in Shanghai, March 24, 2016. Strikingly, the teachers here were foreigners though they spoke fluent Chinese language.

Actually, these teachers are international students now studying in Donghua University and also among the first batch of teachers in the educational project titled "Laowai Take You to See the World". Since last October, they have given lessons to Chinese children at DHFX, presenting customs and practices all over the world.

The foreign teachers come from 8 countries, that is, Djibouti, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda, Russia and Bangladesh. They are well prepared for the lessons - making courseware, collecting photos and showing beautiful dress. The students are deeply impressed by the lively style of the lecturers.

Speaking of the project, Dawu and Sophia from Sudan said that they appreciate the scholarship support from China’s government and the teachers' help. "The project provides us opportunity to do something for China and to know more about China", they said.

In spare time, these Laowai teachers also become friends with the Chinese children. Elias from Kyrgyzstan presented his beloved traditional headwear to his student as gift.

The project hosted by Donghua and its attached school is aimed to enhance the interaction between international students and campuses in Shanghai.

Donghua University is among the first batch of universities recruiting foreign students. Currently, there are more than 4700 international students from over 140 countries.

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八国留学生进申城校园当起“洋老师”

        东方网记者刘轶琳3月24日报道，世界各国的国旗由哪些元素组成？如何欣赏跨越千年的艺术品？今天上午，在东华大学附属实验学校的课堂里，一堂堂有趣的“兴趣课”正在热烈进行，不过最引人注目的，是和学生有着不同皮肤的“洋老师”们。

        “洋老师”们来自吉布提、吉尔吉斯斯坦、蒙古、苏丹、埃塞俄比亚、乌干达、俄罗斯、孟加拉等8个国家。为了把课程讲好，“洋老师”们提前做足了准备。除了制作精美的课件，收集丰富的国家知识图片，他们还准备了漂亮的服饰，并通过清晰的板书以及生动的授课风格给附校学子留下了深刻的印象。

        除了授课，“洋老师”和孩子们还成为了好朋友。吉尔吉斯斯坦留学生伊利亚斯在授课后，将自己心爱的“卡尔帕克”高冠帽，即吉尔吉斯斯坦男性的传统头饰赠予了自己的学生，成为孩子爱不释手的珍贵礼物。

        去年10月，东华大学附属实验学校的校园里迎来了一批特殊的“老师”，他们肤色各异却能操着一口流利的中文向孩子们介绍世界各地的风土人情，他们是东华大学在读留学生，也是东华附校“老外带你看世界”教育实践项目的首批授课老师。

        谈及参加该项目的目的，苏丹留学生大吴和索菲亚兄妹表示：“我们非常感谢中国政府奖学金的支持和东华大学老师们的培养，参加这个项目让我们有机会为中国做点什么，也能够深入中国社会，加深对中国的了解。”

        东华大学与附校联动的“老外带你看世界”项目旨在加强留学生与申城校园的互动。据悉，东华大学是中国首批招收外国留学生的院校之一，经过六十多年的发展，目前全年留学生规模达到4700多人，来自140多个国家，其中攻读学位的留学生有1000余人。