Fagang Li, Yunan Matang Ronghua Elementary School

“No longer there is the shabby classroom. What we see in front of us is a brand new building with shining tiles… Our dream has come true.”

My heart sank whenever I walked in to the campus. It is not that we are not hard working but the school was in such a poor condition. The tiny campus has a few shabby classrooms. The classrooms made of mud can hardly stand in the rain. The desk and chair were made and fixed again and again by our teacher. Even with such desk, we have to share a desk with 4 other kids. Windows are nothing but a wood frame. We are kids from the remote valley and we want to study--Our simple wish is to have our own desk and sit in our own chair, with a class room where we can concentrate on study.

Early 2003, China Tomorrow Education extended us with a helping hand. We were happy beyond ourselves and I cannot even sleep at night. I dreamed about what the new school will look like—big classroom with white wall? We counted our days for the new school construction. Every day, I asked my teacher when we can see the new school and teacher always smiled back at me, “soon”.

Finally it is the day! We all crowed to the playground and watch the constructing workers busy at work.

Soon new semester began and our new classroom was ready. No longer there was the shabby classroom. What we saw in front of us was brand new buildings with shining tiles. I cannot believe my eyes. Our dream comes true. The wall is white and bright, even better than I had pictured. There are aisles of brand new desk and chairs –they are not as good looking as we saw in TV but we do not have to share one single table anymore! The class room has the new lighting. I cannot wait to study! Outside in the campus, we saw beautiful flowers smiling in the sun shine and sweet rain—we all smiled.

Thank CTEF for the change you brought to our school, you provide us with such a nice study environment and help to make our dream come true. We will work hard and report you with our best effort.

云南省马塘荣华小学学生 李发刚

“以前破旧的教室已不见踪影，耸立在我们面前的是一幢两层高的小洋房，还贴着闪闪发光的瓷砖...我们的梦想终于实现了.”

一走进校园，心就沉了下来，不是因为学习不好，而是学校太简陋了。巴掌大的校园里几间低矮破旧的教室，土块垒成的泥房被雨水淋的不像样子；课桌椅是老师拼拼凑凑修过无数次的，四五个小朋友共挤一张桌子；窗户只能称得上是木头骨架。能每个同学有一套课桌椅，坐在宽敞明亮的教室里读书是我们山区孩子最大的愿望。

2003学年初，美国明日教育基金会向我们伸出了温暖的援助之手。听说要重建校园，小伙伴们高兴得手舞足蹈。我便是兴奋得整夜睡不着觉，脑海里浮现着新学校的模样，教室一定很宽很宽，墙一定很白很白……于是，我们天天盼着这一个梦想能早日成为现实。我老是忍不住的问老师什么时候重新的改建校园。老师总是摸着我的头，笑着说：“快了、快了”。

好容易等到了破土动工，我们站在操场上看着，心里别提有多高兴了，工人叔叔们热火朝天的干着，一锄一锄的用力挖着。

新学期开始了，我们的新教室也盖好了。以前破旧的教室已不见踪影，耸立在我们面前的是一幢两层高的小洋房，还贴着闪闪发光的瓷砖。啊！这就是我们的新教室吗？我们的梦想终于实现了。墙壁比想像中的更白更亮，一排排的桌椅整齐的摆放着，虽然没有电视里的漂亮，但再也不用几个人挤一张桌子啦！教室顶上还挂着明晃晃的日光灯，想到我们将在明亮的灯光下学习，我心里更来劲了。校园种上了美丽的鲜花，在阳光的照耀下，雨露滋润下，我们的笑脸更灿烂了。

校园有这么大的变化，得感谢美国明日教育基金会，你们为我们山区的孩子提供了这么优越的条件，帮我们实现了梦想，我们一定努力学习，有优秀的成绩向你们汇报。

Old Building 2003

New Building 2004

Picture by the students