Piano solo "I Love You China", solo "Chiling", dance "You Look Good When You Smile", chorus "Tomorrow Will Be Better", ...... At the 15th "Art Flying Dreams" Shangmei Jincai Cup Student Art Exhibition and Performance of Shanghai Changning District Special Vocational and Technical School, students confidently stepped onto the stage and brought wonderful and moving singing and dancing performances. Behind this group of sparkling special children is the careful guidance and warm encouragement of career mentors.
Dressed in tailor-made exquisite costumes and painted with bright and beautiful opera makeup, Xiaoyu (pseudonym) on the stage is singing confidently with the ups and downs of the accompaniment. The high and clear drama is matched with the natural and skillful movements, and the solo song "Red Ling" amazed everyone. Against the backdrop of the stage lights, she seems to be a beautiful woman who has traveled from ancient times, graceful and moving.
Xiaoyu's excellent performance made Zhou Yingfang, a teacher in the audience, feel very gratified. As a career mentor paired with Xiaoyu, Zhou Yingfang witnessed the whole process of Xiaoyu's unremitting efforts and courage on the road of singing.
The academic difficulties encountered in junior high school made the cheerful Xiaoyu fall into self-doubt for a while and give up her beloved singing. Until she was promoted to Changning Special Vocational School, Xiaoyu's clear and beautiful voice accidentally attracted Zhou Yingfang's attention.
"You sing very well, and if you still like to sing, you can join the school choir. Seeing the desire for singing in Xiaoyu's eyes, Zhou Yingfang secretly decided to help her regain this hobby and help her regain that confidence and sunshine.
In the school choir, Xiaoyu met her another "Bole" - Meng Xue, a soloist and volunteer teacher of the Shanghai Song and Dance Troupe. "When I was directing the choir to sing, I found that Xiaoyu could sing opera, so we chose "Chiling", a song that combines pop singing and drama, to give full play to her special talents. ”
With the encouragement of Zhou Yingfang and the professional guidance of Meng Xue, Xiaoyu challenged the difficult singing voice over and over again, and practiced Xi well-designed opera posture and position without sleep or food. Finally, on the stage of the "Jincai Cup" student art performance, Xiaoyu confidently showed her singing voice in front of the public and won countless applause.
also shines on the stage, as well as Xue Xiaoqi (pseudonym), a second-year student from Changning Special Vocational School. In this performance, he brought a piano solo "I Love You China" to attract everyone's attention. On the keys, Xiao Qi's hands moved and struck coherently and quickly, and the smooth and beautiful sound of the piano poured out, showing good piano skills. And this is inseparable from the careful teaching of his career mentor Lu Chunyan.
"During the freshman admissions assessment, we learned about Xiao Qi's interest in piano, and after consulting with his parents, we decided to make the most of his specialty. In the process of piano tutoring, Lu Chunyan was pleasantly surprised to find that Xiao Qi, who is usually emotionally unstable, can be quiet and engaged when playing the piano, immersed in the ocean of music.
Because Xiao Qi can't read music, it is sometimes difficult to understand the emotions expressed in unfamiliar scores or the weight of the piano sound, so he must sing and demonstrate to him hand-in-hand, so that he can imitate them. Lu Chunyan patiently taught Xiao Qi over and over again. Although there are difficulties in communication in teaching, Xiao Qi has a strong memory, a good sense of rhythm and a good sense of coordination between his hands. As he learned more and more songs, the "small music library" in Xiao Qi's mind became more and more substantial, and his piano skills became better and better.
In Changning Special Vocational School, there are still many children like Xiaoyu and Xiaoqi. Under the personalized guidance of their career mentors, they have established a correct self-awareness, clarified their career development plans, and continuously explored their own strengths, gaining growth and self-confidence.
Since 2016, Shanghai Changning District Special Vocational and Technical School has launched and operated a mentor working mechanism. With the promotion of the policy of the full tutor system, the school actively creates a "special secondary vocational school career tutor system", where 1 student is matched with 1 tutor, and 1 tutor is paired with 2 students on average.
At the same time, the school combines the ability level, development needs and parents' opinions, matches teachers and students according to teachers' positions and specialties, provides three student career development directions of employment, further education, and home community life, matches different types of tutors such as college counseling, rehabilitation guidance, professional skills, and psychological counseling, and formulates a "personalized curriculum implementation plan" for students.
From curriculum implementation plans, career case guidance, growth case records, to home-school interviews, home visits, to students' daily activities and emotional counseling, Zhou Yingfang has witnessed the rapid growth of children in the process of serving as a career coach. "As a career coach, I should not only pay attention to the academic performance of students, but also pay attention to their inner world and future development. It is hoped that through such a personalized training plan, they can find a stage for self-realization and make them more confident and determined on the road in the future. Zhou Yingfang said.
Written / Photography: He Yuning
Editor: Chen Sha
Editor-in-charge: Gao Qin