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Yang Shuang 2P a hit at Northern VA summer camp

Yang Shuang 2P's go class has been a big hit among kids attending the Hope Chinese School's summer camp in Northern Virginia. In the first week of the 10-day program, two dozen students learned the basic s of the game, including liberties, how to capture, snap-backs, ladders, the double-atari, and life and death.

 Yang's interactive teaching style has been effective at getting all the students involved, said camp director Dinny Li. "I am a bit surprised at how well kids respond to abstract go concepts taught by Ms. Yang,' Li said. A leader at the Hope Chinese School and an advocate of go, Ms. Li thinks summer camp is a great place for kids to learn go. Yang cofounded a go school in Shenyang, China over a decade ago. She has taught all levels, and will host a simul this Wednesday, July 26, 8p at the National Go Center in DC. She will also visit the NOVA Go Club next Monday, July 31, 7p in Arlington, VA and will be at the upcoming US Go Congress -- August 5-12 -- in San Diego. The Hope Chinese School will continue offer afternoon go classes at the school's summer camp August 14-25, where other Chinese arts will be offered, including fine art, music, kungfu. Contact 703-371-3414, hcscamp.va@gmail.com- reported by Edward Zhang