At the beginning of the night, the people of Futian, who had been busy all day, finally slowed down and were ready to switch to another "life frequency". Whether it is to devote yourself to the staggered gathering and feasting of friends and drinks, or to wander between major shopping malls and fashion stores, or to live in all kinds of interest classes, medical beauty institutions and fitness venues...... In Futian, Shenzhen's most prosperous business cluster, people seem to have more options. Not long ago, the term "night school" rushed to the hot search. As if overnight, ten streets in Futian District have launched their own unique evening classes. The scattered night schools not only constitute a map of night culture covering the whole region, but also point to a broader map of the mind.
The melody of "work during the day, learn art at night".
"When I was a child, I had a piano dream, but I never had the opportunity, but now it's a dream come true. Recently, every Thursday before 8 p.m., Ms. Wang, who works in the construction industry, will rush to the piano classroom of the Bauhinia Community Party and Mass Service Center in Lianhua Street to go to a "dream appointment".
Walking into this classroom, there are more than 20 seats arranged in the small space, each seat is equipped with a piano and sheet music, and piano teachers from professional colleges will lead everyone to hum along to the score. The students were attentive and interacted closely with teachers and students, as if they were in the music department of a university.
This day was just Ms. Wang's third piano lesson, and as a piano "white", she had already learned to play and sing three tunes. "What a goddamn talent," she teased as she "showed" off her results to reporters. Sometimes, even if she works overtime until 11 p.m., she will turn down the volume of the electronic piano to the lowest and keep practicing. "Work during the day, learn art at night", has followed the notes between her fingers into a fixed melody.
After a busy day, Ms. Liu no longer has an obsession with "learning art" and "progress", but chooses a more healing "nightlife". The night is a precious time for her to spend with herself. If you want to find a quiet place in the bustling world, the night school in the Shiling community of Lianhua Street has become a close choice.
"Some time ago, I was under a lot of pressure at work, and since I took a few yoga classes, I really feel healed. According to her observations, more and more people around her are beginning to pay attention to their spiritual growth, and instead of choosing to eat and drink after work, they are more willing to invest their time and energy in a more "nutritious" leisure way.
▲The parent-child cake DIY course of the Metaverse Party and Mass Service Center in Shenye Shangcheng, Huafu Street.
Evening school, a new starting point in the journey of life
"I've been busy for half my life, but now I'm relaxed and finally able to do what I love, just to have fun with myself. Aunt Li, who lives in Lianhua Street, became a "frequent visitor" of the night school of the Shiling Community Party and Mass Service Center as soon as she retired, and she regarded this place as the starting point of her new life experience.
Aunt Li's ancestral home in Bozhou, Anhui Province, has been engaged in bank loan approval business since she settled in Shenzhen in 1999, and her busy work has made her rarely take care of her personal hobbies, until she retired to usher in a "real life". The vocal music course of Shiling Community Night School not only compensates for Aunt Li's psychological "shortcomings" to a certain extent, but also provides a social space for her to share the emotion and joy brought by music with her friends who have just met.
Aunt Li in vocal class often sits in the first row, looking like a primary school student with a focused expression. For her, unlike the "routine" of her previous work, her focus in vocal lessons is often "immersive". "Singing is a beautiful thing, and the melody and lyrics are full of emotion, sometimes sad, sometimes full of love and hope. With so many life experiences, I feel more sensitive and empathize with songs. ”
In addition to vocal lessons, Auntie Li also learned paper-cutting at night school – in her words, beautiful things can make her happy. She laughed and said that she is sometimes busier than before she retired, but this time she is not busy, and now she is purely busy for herself.
In the Shiling community, in addition to the most popular piano lessons and yoga classes, there are also courses such as handicraft, musical instruments, floral art, dance, pottery, and short video live broadcast. Whether you're looking to improve your skills or cultivation, or to regain your inner peace, there's something for everyone.
▲Piano lessons in the Bauhinia Community of Lianhua Street.
The operation mode of "public welfare + low compensation".
It is understood that Lianhua Street has developed a series of unique evening school courses through the method of "public welfare class + low-cost class", which not only meets the diversified needs of community residents and various employment groups, but also implements enterprise services in detail, and further enriches the amateur cultural life of residents in the jurisdiction.
Taking the Shiling community as an example, the Chinese New Year's Eve School project in this community is led by the community party committee, and cooperates with enterprises and institutions in the jurisdiction to open low-cost self-funded courses for young and middle-aged people, breaking the old-style community and enterprise service model. As the main body of implementation, the Shiling community gave full play to the strength of community organizations and adopted the form of one course and one negotiation to ensure the quality and richness of the evening school courses. Each course is taught by the community and the course provider, specifying the specific content, form and charging method (or free or low-cost) to ensure that the activity is carried out in an orderly manner.
"For example, our small-class piano lessons are low-cost public welfare classes, with a total of 8 lessons, and the first lesson is a trial lesson, which is more than half cheaper than ordinary piano lessons outside. Liu Jingbin, the person in charge of the Bauhinia Community Piano Class, said that the night school model of "public welfare class + low-cost class" effectively realizes the accurate matching of demand and resources through the way the government/community provides venues and enterprises/institutions provide teachers.
Li Haorong, head of the vocal music/Chinese painting class of Shiling Community Night School, also said that compared with traditional training institutions, the public welfare Chinese New Year's Eve School can not only reduce training costs, but also allow residents to feel the fulfilling experience of "working during the day and learning art at night", which is gradually becoming a new option for Futian residents' nightlife.
▲Hakka cuisine training course in Tian'an Community, Shatou Street.
The body and mind cannot be disappointed
At 7 p.m. on Friday, in the dance studio of the Tian'an Community Party and Mass Service Center in Shatou Street, a healthy fat loss class was underway. Under the leadership of the instructor, the students danced to the rhythm, and after a while, they were sweating profusely. The whole classroom was filled with the sound of clapping and the wheezing of the students, and in the later part of the health knowledge learning session, the students switched from "moving" to "quiet", listening carefully and actively interacting with the lecturer.
Inspired by Shanghai's "night school fever", since June last year, Tian'an Community of Shatou Street has officially launched a series of night school courses, covering yoga stress reduction, healthy fat loss classes, barista skills training, electrician skills training, Cantonese cuisine master Hakka cuisine training class, keynote speech training, etc., aiming to provide a space for young employees and new employment groups in the jurisdiction to decompress and heal and recharge their souls. So far, a total of 150 classes have been held, with thousands of participants.
Ms. Hu, a student, told reporters that she is already a regular student of the night school and has signed up for courses such as Pilates, hand-knitting rope, and healthy fat loss classes. "I work right around here, and it's only a few minutes after work. The atmosphere here is good, and many courses are also my favorites, and I have new gains every time I learn. In Ms. Hu's view, both the body and the mind should not be disappointed.
According to Feng Shuhui, a staff member of Tian'an Community in Shatou Street, the night school courses are divided into two categories: one is mainly for skill improvement, including barista skills training, electrician skills training, Hakka cuisine training, etc., and the other is for stress reduction and relaxation, including yoga stress reduction, health fat loss classes, etc. Because Tian'an Community is located in the Chegongmiao area, there are many surrounding enterprises, and the average daily activity of enterprise employees and new employment groups is very high, so there is a rigid demand for night classes.
▲Lianhua Street Shiling Community Chinese New Year's Eve School short video live broadcast open class.
"Whatever you need, you can take any class"
As a result, for the new employment group and the young employees of the enterprise, the neighborhood and the community have set the policy of "running schools on demand" and "opening classes on demand". In terms of curriculum planning, the Party and Mass Service Center has an in-depth understanding of the needs of various groups of people in the jurisdiction in terms of cultural life, skill improvement, physical and mental health in the early stage through online questionnaires and offline discussions, and actively links caring enterprises, community foundations, community talents and other public welfare forces, seeks accurate connection between supply and demand, and carefully creates a series of high-quality courses.
"Last year, under the leadership of the community party committee, we held barista skills training based on the people's livelihood micro-practical project, and the response was very good, and all the students passed the exam. Since March this year, 24 Hakka cooking skills training courses have been held, which are taught by senior Hakka cuisine masters. The new employment groups who come to the training can have an in-depth understanding of the historical origin, cultural connotation and cooking methods of Hakka cuisine, and these courses are very valuable and practical. The general principle is 'what needs to be done'. At the same time, the community party and mass service center not only provides students with the opportunity to obtain technician certificates and skill certificates, but also recommends jobs to cooperative institutions for students after the training.
What is the difference between this wave of night school "return" and traditional educational institutions? The Tian'an Community Party Committee believes that night school training has the characteristics of public welfare, convenience, individuality, and high degree of matching. "At present, our evening classes are free of charge, and citizens who work or live in the neighborhood have the opportunity to enjoy public cultural resources as long as they sign up. "As the employees in the district have seen with their own eyes, more and more young people have learned a skill in night school, and they have also expanded their circle of friends and expanded more possibilities for life. The value for money was perfect.
▲The yoga class of the Huafu Street Shenye Shangcheng Metaverse Experience Party and Mass Service Center.
Yoga classes in the "metaverse".
At the beginning of night, people from all directions begin to merge into the loft town of Shenye Upper Town, or go shopping, or gather in bars, or take a leisurely stroll, slowly revealing a corner of the nightlife. And in the Shenye Uptown Metaverse Experience Party and Mass Service Center located in the southeast corner of Loft Town, a yoga class that needs such a quiet environment and needs to devote all body and mind is underway.
In the huge space, there are a number of different functional areas, including a reading area, a metaverse VR experience area and a night school activity area, but they can do their own things without disturbing each other. Under the leadership of professional yoga teachers, the stretching exercises of the students are both stretching and rhythmic. Ms. Wang, who lives in Lianhua Village, has "never missed a class" from signing up to learn Zumba last year and attending a yoga class this year.
As she spoke, she also showed her "achievements" to reporters, and her dancing and steps seemed to be eye-catching. In the past, her legs trembled as soon as she did the movements, but after 7 classes of practice this year, her core strength has improved significantly. "When you register for a yoga class outside, you have to start with 10 classes, and each class is about 100 to 200 yuan. Ms. Wang admits that the main reason why she chose Shum Yip Upper City Evening School is because it is "free" and "close to home".
In addition to the yoga class every Thursday, Ms. Wang also signed up for the aerobics class held every Tuesday by the Lianhua Village Party and Mass Service Center. "In the past, when my children were small, I lived for my family, but now that my children are older, I have to live for myself. Ms. Wang also suggested that evening schools should add some courses, such as folk dance, jazz dance, and other courses that are widely popular among young people.
The night school course of the Shum Yip Upper Town Metaverse Experience Party and Mass Service Center, planned and organized by the Huafu Street Women's Federation and the trade union, is based on yoga classes every Thursday and "Gift of Confucianism" every Friday, both of which are free public welfare courses. According to Ms. Lu, the operation staff of the center, before each public welfare course, the street and community will solicit the opinions of residents, such as yoga classes and Zumba dance, which received a good response last year, will continue to be retained this year, and in the future, it is planned to open Xiaohongshu operation, video shooting and editing and other skill improvement courses. Neighborhoods and communities are also considering the way of joint construction by the government and enterprises, with the Party and Mass Service Center providing venues, enterprises or institutions providing teachers, and developing more courses that are popular with the masses and have high gold content.
▲Fat loss aerobics class in Tian'an Community, Shatou Street.
A quiet nightlife
As a party building worker stationed in the community by the Organization Department of the Municipal Party Committee, Miss Zhan is also an "honor student" in the evening school course of Shenye Shangcheng. She said with a smile that since she signed up for it last year, she has never missed a class, and she has been able to win the "full attendance award"! She usually works in an office building near Shenye Upper City, and when she gets off work, she comes to the night school to attend classes, and she switches between work and leisure smoothly.
Miss Zhan's "A-side" belongs to the "sedentary group" in the office, and many office workers suffer from shoulder and neck pain, and she is not immune, while Ms. Zhan's "B-side" is a deep lover of fitness and health. In order to improve the health of her neck and shoulders with the help of exercise, she has practiced yoga at other institutions. But as she said, the exercise intensity of the institutional course is high, and I feel my whole body aches after every practice. The evening school has a gradual curriculum, which is easy to follow even for those who have no foundation, and it is "very friendly" for beginners.
Some time ago, with the successful realization of the "five-park connection" in Meilin Mountain, Yinhu Mountain, Beacon Mountain, Lianhua Mountain and Central Park, Shenye Shangcheng, as a commercial complex in the middle, is located in the hub area of the five parks, and has obtained a unique spatial advantage of "park + business". In addition to enjoying the ecological benefits of park hiking, nearby residents can also experience the cultural and sports services carried by the business district. Miss Zhan often sipped a cup of coffee in the loft town after evening classes and took a walk in the nearby park.
"The 'Five Gardens Connection' gives nearby residents more choices for leisure and entertainment. Every weekend, the Happy Town Party Member Service Market in Shum Yip Uptown will open as scheduled to provide more and more humanized services for enterprises in the business district. A while ago, the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Flower Show was held in Beacon Hill Sports Park, the main venue of Lianhuashan Park and the branch venue of Xiangmi Lake Four Seasons Flower Valley, which brought popularity to the business district." In Ms. Lu's view, the night classes launched in various streets of Futian District have undoubtedly added a touch of calm and elegance to this colorful nightlife.
"It's not that I can't afford to go to interest classes, but night classes are more cost-effective. A joke shows the freedom of people to take care of their leisure time, and it also shows that they are more inclined to return to their original hearts when it comes to "learning". Whether it is the demands of "self-shaping" and "skill improvement" for workplace whites, or the consideration of "decompression" or "soul recharging" for young office workers, or the "dream fulfillment" needs of retirees, they are all trying to break the boundaries of life and expand new possibilities. The night school courses launched by various streets in Futian not only "undertake" various imaginations about life, but also revitalize the venues and teachers in the community, providing a new reason for people to check in the business district.
Source | Crystal APP
Reporter: Wei Ding, Gao Zhiming, Feng Yan