Stories from T.School
Read about a day in the classroom, a question that became a project, or a conversation that helped someone choose what to study. Students and tutors share their experiences here.
From the woods to the stage: making theatre in Nanjing
A walk through the woods, a few coloured scarves and stories offered by an audience. At the October 2026 programme in Nanjing, these became the starting points for making theatre together.
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From the woods to the stage: making theatre in Nanjing
A walk through the woods, a few coloured scarves and stories offered by an audience. At the October 2026 programme in Nanjing, these became the starting points for making theatre together.
Read the story: From the woods to the stage: making theatre in Nanjing → - Programme life
Planning a psychology study, one revision at a time
At the sixth Psychology Summer School in Shanghai, students learnt that an interesting question is a beginning. Turning it into a proposal takes discussion, revision and a good deal of patience.
Read the story: Planning a psychology study, one revision at a time → - Student voices
Chen Feier on distraction, decision-making and learning to do research
Chen Feier arrived with an interest in psychology and a question about what lies behind behaviour. Eight days at the Brain and Cognitive Science Research Summer School gave her a first taste of designing a study of her own.
Read the story: Chen Feier on distraction, decision-making and learning to do research → - Programme life
Tea, movement and mental health: psychology across three cities
Tea, movement, museums and conversations about mental health: the February 2026 winter school followed psychology beyond the classroom, from Zhuhai to Hong Kong and Macao.
Read the story: Tea, movement and mental health: psychology across three cities → - Student voices
Why Anna Xu chose psychology over business
Anna was deciding between business and psychology when she joined T.School’s first Psychology Summer School. Now studying psychology at Monash University, she looks back at the conversations and group work that helped her understand her interests.
Read the story: Why Anna Xu chose psychology over business → - Student voices
How psychology led Lü Heyu to industrial design
Heyu arrived at summer school convinced that she wanted a psychology degree. What she learnt made her think more broadly. As an industrial design student at ShanghaiTech University, she still finds herself drawing on the experience.
Read the story: How psychology led Lü Heyu to industrial design → - People and ideas
Gao Yan: choosing a degree without planning your whole life
Gao Yan began in marketing before finding her way to psychology. In this interview, the career development tutor talks about interests, degree choices and why an early decision need not settle everything.
Read the story: Gao Yan: choosing a degree without planning your whole life → - Beyond the classroom
Headsets on: exploring brain–computer interfaces at ExBrain
During the 2026 Brain and Cognitive Science Research Summer School, students visited ExBrain to see how brain activity is recorded and to ask where the technology might be used.
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When words are hard to find, students turn to movement and art
At the first Expressive Arts Learning Camp in Zhuhai, students spent five days exploring how they express themselves and relate to other people. Movement, role-play and conversations all had a place.
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What a care home visit taught Du Jiahao about listening
Being the only boy in the group, hearing classmates who knew more than he did, and talking with older residents all challenged Jiahao’s assumptions. Here, he looks back on his Psychology Summer School.
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