When we approached the children, we talked about the "Hailiang Cup" in their eyes.
The children who participated in the previous "Hailiang Cup" expressed the "extra" gains they received in addition to the trophy. We are pleased to find that in the eyes of the children, the "Hailiang Cup" is not only a scientific and technological innovation activity, it is a petri dish of interest, a cradle for the growth of scientific and technological education, and a practice base for the concretization of future dreams.
Let's listen to the children's voices about the "Hailiang Cup".
"I grew up building Lego. When asked why he was interested in science and technology, Jiang Zhicheng traced back to his close friend when he was a child, Lego. Those colorful pieces were transformed into various wonderful shapes in his hands, stimulating his endless imagination. So Lego bricks became the starting point for his creativity.
In the second "Hailiang Cup" Maker-a-thon project, according to the theme of "Smart Asian Games", Jiang Zhicheng and his teammates jointly designed a smart awning. "That way, under the scorching sun, neither the athletes nor the spectators feel very hot. They tried and tweaked and finally succeeded in completing the work and won the first prize. "I am very happy after winning the award!" Jiang Zhicheng also shared his experience with the students who will participate in the "Hailiang Cup" in the future, "You can take some inspiration from life and turn your ideas into practical works." ”
▲ The smart court awning made by Jiang Zhicheng and his teammates
Maybe science and technology innovation is not far away from children, and the budding of interest can start from small Lego bricks, and of course, it can also start from the platform of "Hailiang Cup".
Fang Xuanqi's love for robots stems from his encounter with the "Hailiang Cup": "I fell in love with robots after participating in the Hailiang Cup last time." Last year, Fang Xuanqi participated in the AI robot project, and through training and practical operation, he designed a line-following robot according to the theme. The robot's head is equipped with a clamp that allows it to follow his instructions to precisely find the designated cup and hold it securely in place.
▲ The line-following robot made by the students
"I'm still learning about AI robots. Fang Xuanqi is grateful for the knowledge and skills he gained during the event, not only did he win the first prize, but more memorably, he "made a good friend with like-minded people - a junior high school grand prize winner". When more students with an interest in science and technology meet here, the "Hailiang Cup" has also become a platform for cooperation and exchange, so that more children can go hand in hand for the dream of science and technology.
▲ Students cooperated and exchanged ideas at the event
"I got the workout and got the trophy!" Liu Yiran happily recounted his results in the last Vitality Scratch Competition, "We designed three puzzles for the Asian Games mascots. ”
▲ Liu Yiran (middle) took a group photo with the students
At school, Liu Yiran signed up for the online course "Scratch Creative Programming". Scratch turns program instructions into "building blocks", so that children can easily program without memorizing complex instructions, so as to quickly create animations, games, and interactive programs. From the course study and practice, Liu Yiran opened the door to science and technology education, "I feel very interesting, I like creative programming very much, I highly recommend students to participate in the 'Hailiang Cup'!"
▲ Interesting Scratch "building blocks" in the course
Why did you choose to participate in the "Hailiang Cup"?"Because it can focus on our growth and exercise our thinking ability, it can make me go further and become more proficient in the direction of programming." ”
Before participating in the "Hailiang Cup", Hu Yichen, the winner of the C++ Grand Prize in Creative Programming, also signed up for an online programming course. In this course, students can systematically learn the basic grammar and basic algorithms of C++, continuously develop the ability to think independently and solve problems, and train in combination with the online assessment system and get in touch with whitelist competitions. "I am very grateful to Mr. Zhou Longgang for bringing me growth, and I want to continue to learn programming in the future. ”
▲ When the creative programming in the activity is in progress
At present, Hailiang Quality Education focuses on science and technology innovation education and has opened a series of course products. In the "Hailiang Cup" science and technology innovation platform, students can combine what they have learned in class, share their creativity and use technology to solve problems in the creative experience, and become future talents under science and technology education.
What is your dream? When this question was asked, the students began to imagine the future. I want to be a scientist, an astronaut, an engineer...... When these dreams sprout in their hearts, they are not just naïve "fairy tales", but science and technology education will help them draw a blueprint for the future and empower growth with science and technology.
"Hard work may not be rewarded, but if you don't work hard, you will definitely not be rewarded", at the opening ceremony of the second "Hailiang Cup", Li Zheyu took the stage as a student representative to deliver a speech, and won the first prize in the creative programming Python project. In the four-year programming learning run, he overcame many difficulties and won high scores repeatedly, and he was down-to-earth on this road of exploration. For the upcoming new "Hailiang Cup", he did not hesitate to say that "I still want to continue to report", "I want to achieve a better ranking, I want to win the special prize!"
▲ Li Zheyu (right) reports his work with his teammates
Of course, in the training process, as Fang Xuanqi shared with us, mistakes are inevitable. "It's a bit of a pity that there was a small mistake when the robot was near the finish line, which led to not winning the grand prize, but it also made me more careful and will check it well in the future. ”
On the learning path of artificial intelligence and technological innovation, science and technology education encourages children to explore and make mistakes, because the two cores of AI are "iteration" and "trial and error". AI is not only a technological change, but more importantly, a profound thinking change, in the process of continuous exploration and problem solving, children can sharpen their hearts and make progress, so as to lay a solid foundation for the future.
▲ In the activity, the children worked together and practiced hands-on
"Hailiang Cup" is committed to providing a platform for children to show their talents and realize their dreams, stimulate their curiosity, imagination and desire to explore, link excellent teachers and expert resources, help students learn artificial intelligence innovative knowledge in an interesting way, and strive to make high-quality education benefit every corner, and cultivate a group of outstanding young people with the potential of scientists and willing to dedicate themselves to scientific research.
▲ The third "Hailiang Cup" is about to start and will open on April 30!
We also hope that more students can achieve more gains in this "Hailiang Cup", and move towards the future of science and technology innovation step by step in this natural science and technology education base.
Mini programs, create a big future!