They also help to orient the participating Huizhen teachers before they leave for the U.S., and assist the Foote teachers in adjusting to life in Ningbo. The curriculum tries to accommodate necessary preparations for college entrance exams, but also includes more liberal components. The school enjoys excellent facilities at its new campus, which includes a new gymnasium and playing field. Fellows teach oral English classes to students in all grades of the high school. Enrollment in all English classes at Xiaoshi is limited to 25 students, so teachers at Xiaoshi have many opportunities to engage their students in participatory activities.
Fellows work closely with the Chinese teachers from the large English department.
Yale-China's instructors are housed on campus in a dormitory for unmarried teachers. They each have their own air conditioned rooms. Today, Guangzhou has taken advantage of China's economic reforms to continue its tradition of trade and industry. Only four hours from Hong Kong by boat or train, Guangzhou has capitalized on its linguistic and cultural ties with the territory to become a main gateway for foreign investment and Chinese exports. Guangzhou is now one of the most prosperous and rapidly-developing cities on the mainland, with over five million residents and a steady stream of migrants from other provinces.