The Summer "Fresh" English Teacher Training Program, held from July 20, 2009 to August 9, 2009, aimed to raise the educational quality of migrant schools by improving the English knowledge and teaching skills of migrant school English teachers. The training team for this program consisted of English teachers from the United States, English teachers trained in China and volunteers from various universities and institutions—from both China (Renmin University and PKU) and the United States (Stanford University). The training focused on English proficiency, English teaching skills and English conversational skills. After three weeks intensive training courses, almost all of the students successfully graduated from Summer Fresh and achieved progress in different aspects.

To honor their hard work, some were awarded Certificates of Distinction.

Shuqin Diao, who was the grammar teacher for Summer Fresh, started with 6 lessons of grammar and vocabulary per day. When she sensed the students were mastering the content, she accelerated to 8 lessons per day. With homework to boot, students did not have much night life. Students had a final grammar test at the end of the class which served to evaluate their work during the three weeks. According to the ranking from test, Shaofang Cheng, Youwei Li and Guocun Xiao were awarded *1st Place, 2nd Place* and *3rd Place* in their "English Grammar" Class.

Lisa Yiu, a Stanford Ph.D. student and former teacher from Los Angeles, lit up the days of the students as their English conversation instructor. She had them playing Bingo, doing Skits and Singing Songs. "Itsy Bitsy Spider" and many other songs were heard up and down the halls of the training facility. Not only did students improve their English conversation skills, but they also made friends with each other. In the end, three of them- Kequan Hou, Hui Huang and Li Zhang- were awarded *Excellence in English Pronunciation* for the "English Pronunciation" Class.

Last, but not least, Adam Ma opened the student's eyes to the world of the Theory and Practice of Being a Teacher. One of the most interesting lessons was one that divided the students into 5 groups to present a group "Lesson Plan" during the last week. During their hour "on stage," each groups presented a joint "lesson plan." Because of their impressive presentations, 3 students namely Jinyan Bu, Feng Li and Si Gao were awarded *Excellence in Teaching*, the *Greatest Potential* and *Best Teacher Presenter *for the "Theory and Practice of Teaching English" Class.

As Summer Fresh ended, the students and teachers and volunteeres all agreed, the goal of improving the English proficiency of the migrant teachers was achieved. In addition, teachers learned invaluable lessons in English teaching skills. But, perhaps most importantly, the entire class made new friends and have acquired a deeper grasp of English knowledge which we hope will make a difference in the lives of their migrant students.