Guidebook aims to teach good behavior abroad

EF Education First Kids & Teens China, a Swedishowned global language teaching company, has published a guidebook, Nine Golden Rules to be a Global Citizen, for every child attending its summer camps to inform youngsters about good behavior and encourage them to be global citizens.

“As a committed education company, we hold the belief that ‘ education breaks boundaries in the world’, which makes us feel obligated to promote proper behavior among youngsters,” said Bai Jiaoyu, general manager and executive vice-president of EF Education First Kids & Teens China.

Youngsters heading to summer camps will be told to study the guidebook before they depart.

The guidebook contains advice on lining up, speaking in a gentle voice, and minding other people’s personal space. To make it more readable, the book contains illustrations and explanations of the tips.

“We invited education experts from China and abroad to write this bilingual guidebook based on their understanding of Chinese and Western cultures and etiquette. A growing number of Chinese people are keen to travel overseas, but Chinese tourists have been labeled as an ‘undesired’ group because of cultural differences and lack of etiquette,” Bai said.

He hopes the guidebook will not only teach children but also influence their parents.

Wan Pei, lead teacher of an EF summer camp in the United States, said the guidebook and communication before