In the eyes of the child, find that there is animism;
In the hands of the child, see all things reborn.
This is the core soul of art education in the New Tsingi Elementary School.
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The art world of whale treasures: plastic bottles, glass balls, old umbrellas... All things can be reborn
On January 9th, this splendid artistic soul was perfectly presented in Xinjin Baihetan National Wetland Park.
The first art exhibition of the New Tsingi Chengwai Elementary School, Whale Painting and All Creatures, was finally released as scheduled after two months of meticulous preparation by more than 400 teachers and students.
This is a unique art exhibition, where the familiar and inconspicuous objects in life bloom here in their other "life forms".
You see, plastic bottles also have spring. They liberate themselves and transform into a sea of flowers in the colorful lights, leading people to more mysterious places.
You see, glass balls also have a story. They carry the most beautiful memories of children's childhood, and in the mirror space, they are like stars twinkling and floating like stars, bringing people to a farthirsty past.
The students used songs, lights, and movements to take everyone into an unknown art world.
You see, old umbrellas also come to life. They are lightly dressed and full of heart, but they do not want to convey the sorrow in the rainy alleys of Jiangnan, only to light up a long galaxy in the summer, telling people, "We are paying tribute to Van Gogh".
You see, waste cartons also have dreams. Their combination of sizes, no matter how expensive or lowly, is assembled and assembled, and they keep the fairy tale kingdom of children.
There are cars, plush toys... After collage in the way of children's modern pop art, it has become a blueprint for preserving childhood time.
A short artistic journey, but it makes people feel like they have taken a cycle of life. The innocent and hopeful children, with their creativity and love for the good life, injected new life into this art exhibition.
This is the charm of the Niitsu Sungwai Elementary School Art Exhibition.
Pop-up performances, live paintings, intangible cultural heritage experiences, and on-site activities are endless
Picasso said, "It took me four years to paint like Raphael, but it took me a lifetime to paint like a child." ”
These small artists outside Xinjin Chengwai spent a semester presenting a beautiful way, which is worth everyone's stop to appreciate, sigh, and seriously consider the theme of this exhibition - all things are born.
Why is everything alive?
In the art salon session at the opening ceremony, President Zhang Yan, as the host, explained as follows:
With the theme of "Rebirth and Rebirth", the exhibition not only closely follows the topic of rebirth in the "post-epidemic era", but also hopes to express children's thinking about life and hope for the future.
So, why does Niitsu Seiki put so much emphasis on art education and open an art exhibition for the works of a group of children?
As an educator for more than 20 years, Zhang Yan knows that the reason why children like art is because art can make children understand a theme and a topic differently. There is no absolute right or wrong here, every child can be a perfect score! They can enjoy the joy of creation, the experience of success.
A study by the OECD Centre for Education and Research shows that art education is not only the acquisition of artistic skills, but also the overall improvement and development of the ability to observe, imagine, explore, persevere, express, cooperate and reflect.
"At the same time, we have also implemented the educational concepts of 'environmental protection' and 'sustainable development' advocated by UNESCO, so as to improve the comprehensive quality and artistic accomplishment of students." Zhang Yan said.
Not only paying attention to art education, but also showing children's works so vigorously, which is difficult to do in many schools.
"All of our courses will have an exit, including English, mathematics, and there will be similar presentations. Let students have a complete closed loop of learning, they see their own achievements in the display, applaud the achievements of others, feel their own growth, and will truly love learning. Therefore, even if it is difficult, we must strive for such an opportunity for our children! She said.
During the exhibition, Zhang Yan repeatedly stressed, "We must involve all children and use art to cultivate children's creativity, imagination and cooperation ability!"
As it turns out, she did.
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Parents' voices: This is the children's own art exhibition!
"Colorful Dreams" made by first-grade children with glass balls,
Second-graders use the old toys to synthesize the blueprint for their growth - "New Students",
Third graders draw a face wall with ultra-light clay and markers, "The Inheritance Of Time",
Fourth graders sketched their own "Little Heroes" with acrylic paint,
"Path of Flowers" made by sixth-grade children in plastic bottles,
As well as "Hand-painted Umbrella" and "Flowing Eternity" made by teachers and students together with fluid pigments...
Chinese painting, handicraft, paper cutting, comprehensive materials, fluid painting, acrylic sand painting, creative art, ultra-light clay...
These different kinds of artworks are all presented by the knowledge that whale treasures have learned in art class for half a semester.
Dai Xu, an art teacher at The New JinchengWai Elementary School, told us, "From the collection of works, production guidance, to curating, designing, and setting up the exhibition, after two months, the teachers have worked particularly hard, but seeing the whale treasures so happy today, I feel that no matter how hard I work, I am happy!" ”
In the exhibition, we saw that this group of children not only has super artistic expression ability, but also has first-class thinking and language expression ability.
In the face of the "soul" questions of the art celebrity guests, the whale treasure explainers did not shy away from the stage, thinking quickly and answering like a stream, which won the applause of teachers and parents.
A mother with an elegant temperament told the editor, "This is the real exhibition of the children themselves!" I think this is the biggest highlight of the exhibition, rather than designing it with the ideas of adults. ”
It turned out that her two children were studying outside Xinjincheng, the eldest son was in the third grade, and the younger son was in the first grade, and both children participated in this exhibition. The children did not prepare too much for the exhibition, reflecting a kind of creation of the children's daily life. But the effect presented is very amazing!
Another mother in the education industry also praised the exhibition, "This time is very different from the previous exhibitions we have seen, it is not in the number of works, but in the expression of each theme and space." The most important thing is that they are very attentive, and each work has an audio explanation. ”
It is understood that this mother specially came from other places to participate in her daughter's art exhibition, and her daughter was studying in the sixth grade outside of Niitsu Shing, and she not only painted the work in this exhibition, but also recorded the audio of the work. I feel that the child is very proud, and he has to come to the scene!
Talking about the reasons for choosing Niitsu Seiki, she said, "I wanted her to be able to reach out to better teachers here. Also considering the environment, atmosphere and educational philosophy here, it is very much in line with the nature of children. ”
Regarding the concept of education, the mother also stressed, "The school attaches great importance to the cultivation of quality education, and in This comprehensive evaluation system in China, it can provide children with a space for the release of their hearts and talents, rather than relying on traditional brushing into famous schools, I think this is very important!" ”
After coming to the school for half a year, she found that the school often held some theme activities, such as museum visits, which really helped children open up a broader vision.
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"Where the competence of children in the future is, where our current curriculum will be!"
"You see, we not only have paintings, but we also have these poems, which we have written ourselves!"
A handsome sixth-grade boy stood next to the display board of his class and proudly introduced himself to the editor.
Speaking about his studies at school, the boy said, "I am very happy! ”
The boy said that outside of Niigaki, both day students and residential students are elated every day when they eat, go to class, and even leave school.
"For example, in the past, when we took math class, we practiced problems, but here, it was also doing exercises, and the teacher talked about it very interestingly. One will talk about Huarong Dao, one will play Rubik's Cube, everyone is very happy! ”
Another form of education, so that every child falls in love with school, love learning, enjoy learning, this is a major success of Zhang Yanzhixue.
In 2019, Zhang Yan accepted the invitation of Chengshiwai Group to serve as the principal of Xinjin Chengwai Primary School. This year, the school started as scheduled, and half a semester just ended, and she has won high recognition from all parents and children.
It can be seen that Zhang Yan has a deep thinking and cognition of primary education.
She said, "Professor Liu Yunshan of Peking University said that in the past, education was a tortoise and rabbit race, and at present, the turtle sitting on a BMW has entered the runway! ”
Such educational competition has led to a more diversified appearance, parents have more educational choices, and children have more ways to seek knowledge. What the teacher wants to teach the student is no longer a single knowledge, but the ability to acquire knowledge, the ability to feel happiness.
Therefore, the school's understanding of talents and the selection criteria for teachers must also be repositioned.
"The competition for future talents is not how good your grades are, but your diversity!" In a thousand resumes, what really makes you stand out must be your diverse abilities! ”
Speaking of this, Zhang Yan introduced Dai Xu, the art teacher in charge of this art exhibition, the master of art of Sichuan University, and the art teaching of different painting types and different materials, all of which were completed by her alone.
"And the person in charge of photography on the spot is our physical education teacher!"
Teachers are versatile, and the curriculum should be diversified, which is also a magic weapon for Zhang Yan to pilot the primary school.
She said, "Where the competence of children in the future is, where our current curriculum will be opened!" ”
It is understood that the quality development course of the Xinjin Chengwai Primary School is divided into 6 categories, and there are many subjects in the single humanities and arts course section. In addition to the fine arts presented today, there are also compulsory drama, music, and dance; there are also extracurricular quality development courses such as flower arrangement, film appreciation, language performance, and speech.
Moreover, some of the teachers of the course have specially invited experts and professors to teach, "If you want to play, play really!" Use the best resources and the most professional teachers you can find to support the development of children's diverse qualities. ”
In the most distinctive integration lessons, children learn in challenges; and learning doesn't just happen in the classroom, where children walk out of the classroom and explore life around them. In this class, children will learn science, art, history, biology and other subjects, children will discuss their ideas with foreign teachers, collaborate with their peers to complete different projects, and learn to express themselves and respect others.
In this process, children's different understandings are respected, different ways of expression are understood, so each child will look at the world from a unique perspective and express their imaginary world with unique artistic expressions. Therefore, we can feel the exquisite and vivid works of children today.
Childlike mind, colorful world. This art exhibition, from the perspective of children and with the theme of "the new life of all things", symbolizes the future of artistic creation, and also brings more hope and beauty to the visitors in the new year.