On April 23, the 29th World Book Day, Beijing Hengchang Charity Foundation (hereinafter referred to as "Hengchang Charity"), together with Sina Yangfan Public Welfare Foundation, medical workers from Beijing Children's Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University (hereinafter referred to as "Beijing Children's Hospital"), media "Spruce Ambassadors" and social volunteers, walked into Zhongzuiling Primary School in Jishishan County, Gansu Province to officially unveil the fourth "Spruce Campus" in the sound of reading aloud.
At the same time, Hengchang Charity donated 50,000 yuan to set up the third "Spruce Music Classroom" and "Spruce Library", and worked with teachers and students to open the first "Spruce Basketball Court" and plant the first "Spruce Garden", opening a new "five-in-one" public welfare education model with the all-round development of "morality, intelligence, physical fitness, art and labor". This move is not only a strong response to the national rural revitalization strategy, but also an innovative exploration of public welfare student assistance, demonstrating Hengchang Public Welfare's firm belief and unremitting efforts to promote the revitalization of rural education.
Hengchang Public Welfare Fourth "Spruce Campus" was officially unveiled in Zhongzuiling Primary School in Jishishan County, Gansu Province
Mountains and seas are connected, drawing a blueprint for rural education and igniting the fire of dreams
Jishishan County is located in the southwest of Gansu Province, and its full name is "Jishishan Baoan Dongxiang Salar Autonomous County", which is the county with the longest name in the mainland. The area is home to a number of ethnic minorities and has formed a unique cultural tradition. Due to factors such as geographical location and natural environment, the level of local economic development is limited, and high-quality educational resources are particularly lacking.
Since its establishment in 2019, Hengchang Public Welfare has adhered to its profound public welfare feelings and sense of social responsibility, focusing on the three original intentions of "helping doctors, helping the poor, and helping students", and deeply rooted its public welfare tentacles in the fertile soil of rural education. In 2023, Hengchang Public Welfare continued to work hard in the field of education, gathered various public welfare forces, and made great efforts to build the iconic student assistance project "Spruce Campus" in 2023, sending teaching materials and public welfare courses to three schools in mountainous areas. The project provides high-quality educational resources for schools in remote mountainous areas through targeted donations, helping rural revitalization and educational equality.
In particular, it is worth mentioning that starting from the strategy of "one school, one policy", Hengchang Public Welfare has explored and developed the "trinity" student assistance model of "Spruce Campus + Spruce Music Classroom + Spruce Library". This innovative move not only awakens the thirst for knowledge of rural children through material and spiritual rain and dew, but also injects a steady stream of vitality into rural equality education through implementation and practice. Up to now, Hengchang Public Welfare has set up 4 "Spruce Campuses", 3 "Spruce Music Classrooms" and 3 "Spruce Libraries" in the four remote areas of Yunnan, Guizhou, Guizhou and Gansu, and has provided special scholarship programs for poor students in the mountainous areas of the motherland.
The establishment of the fourth "Spruce Campus" on the fertile soil of Jishi Mountain, which not only reflects Hengchang's deep respect for rural education, but also shows endless expectations for the children here. Previously, Hengchang Public Welfare and Jishishan County, Gansu Province have formed a deep friendship. On December 18, 2023, a magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck Jishishan County, causing huge direct and indirect losses to the local area. Hengchang Public Welfare quickly launched the "New Year's 'Heart' Clothes to Help Gansu" public welfare activity offline, donating warm winter materials such as cotton clothes and cotton pants to the local people, and sending warmth in winter. The purpose of this year's World Book Day condolences to Jishishan County is not only to continue to provide material support, but also to devote itself to the deep cultivation of the field of education, so that the fourth "Spruce Campus" will become a harbor for local children's dreams.
Li Xianglong, principal of Zhongzuiling Primary School in Jishishan County, said at the unveiling ceremony that Hengchang's generous assistance has played an important role in the construction of the school. It not only stimulated the enthusiasm of the teaching team, but also sowed the seeds of gratitude and hope in the hearts of the children. This love from caring people from all walks of life will be transformed into the motivation for children to learn, through unremitting learning and growth, contribute their own strength to the society, and repay this deep kindness with practical actions.
Advanced "five-in-one" model to help all-round development
Hengchang Public Welfare not only takes dreams as the driving force and actively outlines the vision of education revitalization for remote areas, but also takes practical actions as the program, so that every education sowing can blossom and bear fruit, and every child's dream can thrive. In order to better cultivate students' ability to develop in an all-round way of "morality, intelligence, physical fitness, art and labor", Hengchang Public Welfare has upgraded the original "three-in-one" student assistance model to "five-in-one", and developed the "Spruce Basketball Court" and "Spruce Garden" projects in Zhongzuiling Primary School in Jishishan County for the first time, providing more space for students' physical literacy and labor practice education.
At the unveiling ceremony, Hengchang Public Welfare donated a batch of basketball and other sports equipment to the "Spruce Basketball Court" of Zhongzuiling Primary School in Jishishan County. These sports equipment greatly stimulate the children's enthusiasm to participate in sports activities, not only to enhance the children's physical fitness to provide material conditions, but also to help cultivate their team spirit of unity and cooperation. In addition, Hengchang public welfare volunteers also planted small saplings symbolizing hope in the "Spruce Garden" with the children, implying that the children will thrive under the care of love and become the pillars of the motherland.
Hengchang volunteers believe that every child has unlimited potential and deserves better educational resources and growth environment. In the "Spruce Library", the sound of the pages turning is undoubtedly the most beautiful music, in the "Spruce Music Classroom", the melodious sound of the piano is close at hand, dispelling the silence of the mountains, in the "Spruce Basketball Court", children run and play with joy and swaying their youth and sports, composing a vibrant chapter, and in the "Spruce Garden", they learn to talk to nature, and every sowing and harvesting is an important lesson in life.
The exploration and practice of Hengchang's "five-in-one" public welfare has provided practical help to the disadvantaged groups in remote areas, turned the concept of educational equity into practical actions, and interpreted the breadth and depth of public welfare assistance. In the eyes of Hengchang public welfare volunteers, the student assistance program should not only focus on the academic performance of students, but also pay attention to the multi-faceted cultivation of their physical and mental health, artistic accomplishment, physical exercise and labor skills. Only in this way can more children in remote areas have the opportunity to receive a comprehensive education, pursue broader dreams, and inject new vitality into social progress.
Spruce Campus students and Hengchang public welfare volunteers planted saplings in the Spruce Garden
"Benefit" road peers to build the future together
Educational equity is a long-term and arduous mission that requires the cooperation of all sectors of society. In the relatively scarce Jishishan area of Gansu Province, the fourth "Spruce Campus" was inaugurated, which not only significantly optimized the teaching environment and promoted the development of rural education, but also opened up an unprecedented path for children's quality education in remote areas. This also fully demonstrates the remarkable achievements and far-reaching impact of the "public welfare ecology" built by Hengchang Public Welfare in bringing together the forces of all walks of life, helping rural revitalization and promoting educational equity.
In the "Spruce Classroom" of this event, Ma Wei, director of the Medical Social Work Department of Beijing Children's Hospital, with her rich professional experience and deep love, told the children about the importance of mental health and guided them on how to maintain a good psychological state in daily life. In addition, she focused on the prevention of accidental injuries, so that students can protect themselves and reduce the risk of injury in the event of an emergency. At the beginning of 2024, Hengchang Charity established a partnership with Beijing Children's Hospital to visit Jishishan County for the first time, aiming to further expand public welfare care to more children in remote areas and help them grow up physically and mentally.
In the "Spruce Classroom", there were also caring volunteers from the media "Spruce Ambassadors" to share the cases of reading around them to change their fate, encouraging children to establish lofty ambitions from an early age, and put them into action in a down-to-earth manner, read more and read good books. It further enhances the children's confidence to work hard and be positive. The students said that they benefited a lot from the "Spruce Classroom", which not only taught them a lot of health knowledge, but also strengthened their courage and confidence in facing difficulties.
In order to promote educational equality and motivate outstanding students to work hard, Hengchang Public Welfare has developed a scholarship program with partners. At present, Hengchang Public Welfare has helped 20 students with difficulties in Luchun County, Honghe Prefecture, Yunnan Province to realize their dreams on campus. In addition, it also donated 5,000 yuan in scholarships and the first laptop in their lives to poor students who were successfully admitted to Shandong University, a "985" university, and Sichuan Agricultural University, a "211" university. This time, Hengchang Public Welfare once again awarded scholarships to 20 students from poor families in mountainous areas with excellent grades to help them bravely pursue their dreams.
Ma Wei, director of the Social Work Department of Beijing Children's Hospital, talked about mental health in the "Spruce Classroom".
Before leaving, the relevant person in charge of Hengchang Public Welfare said that the "Spruce Campus" will also provide opportunities for some outstanding students to go out to study. Let children from remote areas have the opportunity to go out of the mountains and come to the capital Beijing to listen to the concerts of world-renowned cellists up close. We hope to broaden their horizons, stimulate children's love for music, enhance their self-confidence, and lay a solid foundation for their all-round development in life.
Under the promotion of the "Spruce Campus" project, more and more students in remote areas have received substantial help, and their life trajectories have undergone subtle changes. At the same time, the project also provides a platform for all sectors of society to participate in public welfare, so that more people can devote themselves to public welfare undertakings and jointly contribute to the improvement of the current situation of education in mainland China. Through the active participation of partners and caring people, Hengchang Charity not only enhances the sustainability of the "Spruce Campus" project, but also builds a bridge of cooperation and education between all walks of life.
The most beautiful April day in the world, the fragrance of books opens a new chapter. On the occasion of its 5th anniversary, Hengchang Public Welfare will light the way forward for more children in remote mountainous areas through the construction of "Spruce Campus" and diversified education projects. Looking forward to 2024, Hengchang Public Welfare will continue to join hands with the caring forces of all walks of life to deepen the field of rural education, so that more "spruce" can take root and grow on the land of the motherland, and help every child open a new chapter in a wonderful life in the great strategy of promoting rural revitalization.
Source: Hengchang Public Welfare