Beijing, the ancient historical capital with a long Chinese cultural context, has witnessed the rise and development of Chinese civilization. At the same time, it undertakes the mission of excellent cultural dissemination, exchange, development, mutual learning and integration. China's intangible cultural heritage, as the "narrator" of traditional culture, is not only an important part of Kyushu culture, but also a path for children to enter the culture and inherit the essence of culture.
Recently, Lecheng Courtyard Kindergarten, known as the "most beautiful" kindergarten in Beijing, relying on the architectural environment of the century-old courtyard and the first "Getaway" of the Taoist classic "Zhuangzi" as the context, opened the 2024 Lecheng Courtyard Kindergarten Spring Garden Party. Children, Chinese and foreign teachers, families in the kindergarten and members of the Lecheng community took this opportunity to "visit the century-old courtyard and look at the thousand-year-old collection".
Let the little doll understand the thousand-year-old literary classics
On the April day of the world, the begonias in the Xifu of the Sanjin Courtyard of the Lecheng Courtyard are shining. The spring garden party of Lecheng Kindergarten is coming as scheduled, and we invite you to listen to the voice of Chinese culture through the charm of begonias. With the theme of "Big Fish and Begonia", teachers and students took nature, culture and history as the "background" of education, took the begonia flowers in the courtyard as the exploration element, and took "Getaway" as the inspiration for the course, opening a series of explorations and experiences.
The colorful big fish created by teachers and students "swim" into the kindergarten, and through the splicing of watercolor paints and materials, the children carry out their own artistic expression; Stepping into the free art space, imagination is the canvas, creativity is the background color, and children and adults experience borderless creation together; Bamboo tube flying fish, 3D building, begonia in the mirror...... While mobilizing their five senses to feel all things in nature, the children interpreted their reverie and understanding of spring. The spring breeze passed by lightly, the begonia petals flew all over the sky, and the children listened to the stories of the collection under the flower trees, traveled thousands of miles together, and felt the same sense of embracing all rivers.
As the only civilization in the world that has never been interrupted, the 5,000-year-old Chinese civilization has created countless brilliant achievements. The literary works left by the great philosophers have precipitated the wisdom and thoughts of their ancestors, and have been highlighted in people's lives in the form of mutual integration and symbiosis in the context of different eras. The essence of culture needs to be inherited, and it also needs to resonate, integrate and innovate with the times and life, which is the true meaning of far-reaching and inheritance. Therefore, how to pass on the ancient culture to today's children, and influence their positive growth and values with cultural power, is the educational responsibility that Lecheng Courtyard Kindergarten has always explored and practiced.
The "aroma" of the educator's banquet
Begonias are known as "national beauty". Throughout the ages, countless poets have chanted poems to praise the appearance of its flower fairy. Li Qingzhao, the first talented woman in the ages, has "Like a Dream Order: Last Night's Rain and Storm" has: Last night's rain was sparse and sudden, and the heavy sleep did not kill the wine. I tried the curtain people, but the begonias were still the same. Do you know, do you know? It should be green, fat, red and thin.
With the fragrance of a handle of begonias, the Chinese intangible cultural heritage has traveled for thousands of years, not only staged a vivid modern interpretation in the Lecheng Courtyard Kindergarten, but also became a link between teachers and students, families in the park, and members of the Lecheng community, and continued to establish a sense of cultural identity and belonging. Yoyo, Elsa, and Evangeline, who graduated from BCIS Kindergarten and are now studying at BCIS, returned to their alma mater to spend a spring family feast with their younger students. The parents of the graduates all sighed: their children miss the courtyard kindergarten very much, miss the floating roof here, miss Teacher Andy, Teacher Deanna, Teacher Rachel...... For the children who have graduated, it is a home to create and create connections and interactions, so that they can learn from each other and grow together in a multicultural community; For the children in the kindergarten, Lecheng Kindergarten continues to provide opportunities to immerse and learn traditional culture.
Lecheng has 18 years of international education accumulation and exploration
Opened in 2019, Lecheng Courtyard Kindergarten covers an area of more than 10,000 square meters and can accommodate more than 300 children at the same time. The kindergarten is characterized by the fusion of ancient and modern, East-meets-West architecture and borderless learning spaces, and has won international awards including the A+ Award, which is known as the Oscar of architecture. In terms of education and teaching, based on the 18 years of teaching accumulation of Beijing BCIS School, the "Lecheng Early Childhood Learning System" with exploratory "play" middle school as the core has been created. While providing a high level of international education, the kindergarten highlights the immersion of traditional Chinese culture. The mission of the kindergarten is to let every child enjoy a positive and beautiful life, giving them the ability to be a person, to live, to learn and to create, and to face the future of diversified education models.
"Flowers can be broken straight and must be broken, don't wait for no flowers and empty branches", nature is inviting in a vibrant way, education happens around us, in nature, in life. Welcome more children and parents to enter Lecheng Courtyard Kindergarten, encounter traditional culture across time and space, and experience the treasures of Chinese wisdom in person.