Ho Pe-sun interacts with a child at school. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

With help from local education authorities, the school — called Go Aims — has been in service since 2019.

The school has a lot of local features. For example, its stone architecture is made from material collected on the islands of Pingtan.

"We want children born here know their hometown by getting to know and touch the stones," Ho said.

She has been integrating teaching with children's daily lives. She  also keeps an archive for each child in her school to record their changes as they grow up.

Ho has made a lot of friends. "People and things in Pingtan make me feel at home," she said, adding that as long as children and their parents need her, she will stay.