Field Notes
The ground breaking Vietnamese preschool that just wrote 43 children’s books
When teachers at Da Nang Early Learning Center in Vietnam were asked to write a book for children they cared […]
Can you jump up high for grandma?
Measuring left-behind children’s development in rural China. Can your four-year-old catch a ball? How about hopping two meters? Or pedaling […]
The story behind this epic game of peek-a-boo will warm your heart (VIDEO)
What you see in the video below may look simple — just two happy children playing a game. While their […]
Still smiling: the amazing grandmothers bringing up children in rural China (PHOTOS)
Throughout rural China, grandparents are raising families as parents leave for factory work in the city. In villages where OneSky […]
Meet Vietnam’s most under-pressure child caregivers—now they want to give even more
These are the women Vietnam’s factory workers rely on to care for their children. The home-based childcare centers where they […]
Tet homecomings – why this Vietnamese child has only met her grandparents twice
Just 3-years-old, Thu will travel 200 kilometers to spend Lunar New Year – known as Tet in Vietnam – with […]
How teachers give migrant parents the most thoughtful Tet gift imaginable
In Vietnam the Lunar New Year is known as Tet – it’s a special time for families, fun and hope […]
Children with Bad Luck Beginnings Start Year of the Pig with Love
In China and throughout much of Asia, the Lunar New Year is a special time spent with family – but […]
How a special garden is helping grow little minds in Vietnam
Their parents were farmers before they left Vietnam’s rural provinces for factory work in the city. Now, these children are […]
China’s left-behind children – loved and learning this winter (PHOTOS)
Wrapped up against the cold, their parents hundreds of miles away, as the temperature falls below freezing but there is […]