Volunteer team helping students find sense of normalcy
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p>"<span word="Simon">Simon</span> <span word="says">says</span>, <span word="touch">touch</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="nose">nose</span>," <span word="Brendan">Brendan</span> <span word="Frentz">Frentz</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="class">class</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tent">tent</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="ground">ground</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Lushan">Lushan</span> <span word="High">High</span> <span word="School">School</span>. "<span word="Simon">Simon</span> <span word="says">says</span>, <span word="touch">touch</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="foot">foot</span>."</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="providing">providing</span> <span word="shelter">shelter</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 2,000 <span word="survivors">survivors</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="magnitude">magnitude</span>-7 <span word="earthquake">earthquake</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="Sichuan">Sichuan</span> <span word="province">province</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>.</p><p><span word="Canadian">Canadian</span> <span word="volunteer">volunteer</span> <span word="Frentz">Frentz</span>, 22, <span word="along">along</span> <span word="with">with</span> 14 <span word="other">other</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="teachers">teachers</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Southwestern">Southwestern</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Finance">Finance</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Economics">Economics</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="provincial">provincial</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chengdu">Chengdu</span>, <span word="set">set</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="class">class</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="temporarily">temporarily</span> <span word="placed">placed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="school">school</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="shelter">shelter</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Lushan">Lushan</span> <span word="county">county</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="class">class</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="afternoon">afternoon</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tent">tent</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="about">about</span> 40 <span word="students">students</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="organizers">organizers</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 200 <span word="applications">applications</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="afternoon">afternoon</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="class">class</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="sessions">sessions</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span>: <span word="from">from</span> 9:30 <span word="to">to</span> 11:30 <span word="am">am</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="from">from</span> 2:30 <span word="to">to</span> 4:30 <span word="pm">pm</span>.</p><p><span word="Besides">Besides</span> <span word="spoken">spoken</span> <span word="English">English</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="temporary">temporary</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="provides">provides</span> <span word="psychological">psychological</span> <span word="counseling">counseling</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sanitary">sanitary</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="earthquake">earthquake</span> <span word="protection">protection</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="basic">basic</span> <span word="finance">finance</span> <span word="curricula">curricula</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="students">students</span>.</p><p>"<span word="My">My</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="divert">divert</span> <span word="students">students</span>' <span word="attention">attention</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="grief">grief</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fear">fear</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quake">quake</span>," <span word="Frentz">Frentz</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="We">We</span> <span word="mostly">mostly</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="games">games</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sing">sing</span> <span word="songs">songs</span>, <span word="try">try</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="fun">fun</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="kids">kids</span>, <span word="making">making</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="earthquake">earthquake</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="now">now</span>."</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="groups">groups</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="mixed">mixed</span> <span word="together">together</span>, <span word="from">from</span> 6 <span word="to">to</span> 16.</p><p>"<span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="volunteer">volunteer</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="long">long</span>. <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="skipping">skipping</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="here">here</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p>
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