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NARRATOR: In this classroom, teachers can access all the knowledge in the world, and so can students.
In this classroom, all the teachers' lectures can be captured and redelivered by an interactive whiteboard.
Once, this was a dream, and now the dream has come true.
Before the earthquake, the 21st Century School was only a dream, but since rebuilding, our students have experienced a new world.
In May 2008, Wenchuan was struck by a catastrophic, 8.0 magnitude earthquake.
Many lives were lost.
Countless houses were devastated.
Education and healthcare facilities were seriously damaged.
Cisco responded by partnering with Sichuan Provincial People's Government to form Connecting Sichuan, a three-year partnership focused on using information and communications technology to advance education and healthcare in the earthquake-affected areas.
HanWang Middle School is one of the Connecting Sichuan schools rebuilt and modernized with networking technology.
SPEAKER 1: It's not school infrastructure Cisco build. It's smart and connected classrooms.
SPEAKER 2: The network education cloud platform plays a significant role in the way that students learn and teachers teach.
SPEAKER 3: The network not only helps students broaden their horizons; it also changes the way students learn.
For teachers, the network provides a platform for accessible, high-quality instruction.
SPEAKER 4: The Connecting Sichuan education initiative has been critical to helping Sichuan successfully advance towards 21st Century education reform.
We hope this model can be replicated in Sichuan and beyond.
MICHAEL YUTRZENKA: In three years, Cisco has enabled many 21st Century schools, created an education cloud including curriculum resource centers, and expanded education capabilities.
We've helped the local schools develop their teaching staffs'skills and quality, narrowed the urban-rural gap, and provided tools and expertise for successful education transformation in Sichuan.
NARRATOR: The work that began in Sichuan does not end in Sichuan.
Together, we can help ensure that the 21st century education, healthcare, and ICT capacity solutions developed through this program continue to expand, evolve, and benefit people around the world.