Broken homes left behind, dreams ahead(2)

Feng's schoolmate, Zhang Jing, from Taiping Township in Lushan, said her home was destroyed in the quake.

Zhang said she felt sad but had to leave. "My granny is at home and she has nowhere to live now."

Other students seem stronger though.

Yue Rui said she also missed her parents, who are now living in a tent.

"But with such good living conditions here, we have to make full efforts so that we can get a good point in the exam," Yue said.

All expenses for board and lodging of the students in Chengdu will be covered by the university, according to sources with the SUFE.

Moreover, the university will provide the students with psychological assistance to help them recover from the quake trauma.

Feng Weidong, director of the SUFE's mental health and human resources center who came to Lushan to pick up the students, said the teachers from the middle school would receive training to better help the pupils get familiarized with the new environment.

Feng and his team participated in the psychological assistance program five years ago after the Wenchuan earthquake left about 87,000 people dead or missing.

"What we should do is create a familiar environment for the students and make them feel at home," he said.