As the state attaches great importance to and vigorously promotes labor education, labor has become a compulsory subject for primary and secondary school students. With its unique labor education practice, Chengdu High-tech New Town School has initially formed a labor education system of "participation and symbiosis", so that the concept of "symbiosis" is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and a group of young people in the new era who love labor, pay attention to ecological agriculture, and live in harmony with nature.
On April 18, 2024, under the eager expectation of students, Chengdu High-tech New Town School ushered in a unique labor skills competition. This grand event with the theme of "Hearing the Rooster in the Depths of the Peach Forest, Composing a New Chapter of Labor Songs" is not only an important practice for Xincheng School to deeply practice the labor symbiosis curriculum and the theme of ecological agriculture education, but also a gorgeous stage for students to enhance their labor awareness, improve their labor skills, show themselves and temper their abilities. The spring rain is dripping, moistening the flowers, trees, and vegetable seedlings on campus...... It also instills the students' love for labor, and everything is so vibrant.
Vice President He Lixia delivered a speech
Director Su Yan announced the competition items and venues
compere
躬耕“桃林”，收获成长智慧
With thinking about labor, the students started the competition in full swing. The junior students weeded in the peach forest, which not only exercised their bodies, but also consolidated their basic labor skills; the middle grade students gave full play to the spirit of innovation and made chicken feeding artifacts to show their ingenuity and ingenuity; the senior students cooperated to build a chicken coop, which not only exercised their teamwork ability, but also allowed them to learn breeding knowledge and understand the harmonious relationship between man and nature in practice; and the middle and senior students made ice powder and pastries inspired by peach blossoms, cultivating the spirit of innovation and the awareness of food culture.
Based on the age, physical fitness, labor skill level and interest characteristics of students, this competition sets up a wealth of labor challenges. Teachers also carefully guide students, skillfully integrating ecological agriculture knowledge into practical guidance, helping students understand the harmonious symbiotic relationship between man and nature, and stimulating their spirit of inquiry and innovation.
"I learned to distinguish between weeds and useful plants, and experienced the hard work and joy of labor. "Participating in this competition, I felt the joy and sense of accomplishment of labor. "In the process of building the chicken coop, my teammates and I worked together, and every step from design to construction was full of challenges and fun. "I learned a lot about teamwork and hands-on practice...... The school hopes that children of all ages can show their skills and experience the joy of labor in the labor skills competition.
The labor skills competition of Xincheng School is like a vivid idyll, depicting a beautiful picture of the harmonious coexistence of man and nature and the happy growth of students in labor. This is not only a wonderful presentation of the achievements of labor education in the school, but also an affectionate tribute to the concept of labor education and ecological symbiosis.
Participate in symbiosis and create a three-dimensional labor education platform
Xincheng School regards labor education as one of the core contents of the education system, and has carried out in-depth and innovative exploration in labor education based on the school-running concept of "for the sustainable growth of every life" and the top-level design concept of "symbiosis".
Planting melons, fruits and vegetables, raising chickens in peach forests, raising fish in rice fields, building green walls, cooking, storing and organizing, hand-cutting paper, printmaking, tie-dyeing, ...... Based on the students' age, physical fitness, labor skill level, and interest characteristics, Xincheng School has designed a series of labor courses that are distinctive and close to life, including crop planting, poultry breeding, handicraft, etc. These courses not only cover the traditional knowledge of agricultural production, but also combine modern scientific and technological means, so that students can experience the charm of science and technology in labor, and let students feel the importance of life growth and symbiosis in labor.
The symbiotic farm is another highlight of the school's labor education. Peppers, tomatoes, eggplants...... The green crops are neatly arranged, the growth is gratifying, there are flowers blooming in the garden, fish ponds that are about to be put into use, and peach forests that are fully prepared for raising chickens, and more than ten acres of gleaning gardens are thriving. The school divides the fields into grades and class, and students can experience the entire process from sowing to harvesting in their own "little world" where they can grow their own crops. At the same time, the farm also introduces the concept of ecological agriculture, so that students can understand the importance of ecological environmental protection and cultivate environmental awareness in their labor.
The symbiotic classroom is another innovative measure of labor education in schools. The outdoor labor classroom provides an open and natural working environment for students, allowing students to practice outdoors and feel the charm of nature. The Symbiosis Classroom is a multi-functional space integrating teaching, display and communication, which is used to display the fruits of students' labor, share labor experience, and promote communication and cooperation between teachers and students.
In addition, the school has also carried out a wealth of characteristic clubs, regularly held the city's symbiotic agriculture demonstration class and the labor skills competition with the participation of the whole school, and carried out labor-themed research, vocational experience, and public welfare services outside the school, so as to provide children with more diversified labor practice platforms.
Through the creation of symbiotic courses, symbiotic farms and symbiotic classrooms, Chengdu High-tech New Town School has successfully provided students with a comprehensive, in-depth and innovative labor education platform, bringing a rich and colorful labor education experience. Here, students learn practical labor skills, develop a sense of symbiosis, and lay a solid foundation for future life and work.
It has been widely acclaimed, and labor education has achieved results
In the view of Yang Qun, the principal of Xincheng School, labor education cultivates children's labor consciousness and labor spirit, and also requires children to have certain labor and life skills. Therefore, the school requires every child to master the necessary life skills.
Do what you can at home, clean up your school utensils, learn about crops and know how they grow, make rice dumplings, make homemade kimchi...... Teachers integrate the elements of labor in daily life into teaching, and strive to make every student deeply understand the value and charm of labor through practice. Xincheng School has a team of labor education teachers with high professional quality and rich practical experience, including full-time and part-time labor teachers, industry experts, parent volunteers and other diverse roles. They use a variety of teaching methods such as situational teaching and project-based learning to guide students to learn by doing, think while learning, and understand while thinking, and deepen students' labor skills and ecological symbiosis concept.
"I learned a lot of new skills in the labor class. We grow some fruits and vegetables every semester, and we are also exposed to high-tech things such as robots and drones, which is so cool, I feel really happy to learn in labor, and there are new discoveries every day!" Talking about the impact of labor education on themselves, the students said that labor not only improved their hands-on ability, but also made them know how to respect labor, cultivate the spirit of innovation, and understand the truth that man and nature should live in harmony.
The labor education of Xincheng School has achieved remarkable results, which is not only reflected in the individual growth of students, but also in the collective honor and social influence. Through labor education, many students have mastered the necessary life skills, become more passionate about labor, develop good behavior habits, and shape tenacious character. They continue to innovate and make progress in various labor skills competitions and scientific and technological innovation competitions. At the same time, the advanced experience of the school's labor education team has been widely praised and highly affirmed by the Education, Culture and Sports Bureau of the High-tech Zone, and has been shared and exchanged at national and municipal academic forums and education seminars.
Parents also spoke highly of the labor education and practical achievements of Xincheng School. For Li's mother, who has two children studying in Xincheng School, she is very satisfied with the school's emphasis on labor education, "Although children's academic performance is important, labor education is also essential. "The children actively participate in labor practice at school, become more and more sensible, share housework at home, and follow their mother to participate in public service on weekends, becoming more confident and caring. The various labor courses and labor practices of Xincheng School enrich the campus life, let the students harvest and grow, and make the parents full of praise!
With its forward-looking educational philosophy, scientific curriculum design, and abundant practical activities, Xincheng School has successfully created a labor education model with Xincheng characteristics. In the future, the school will continue to deepen the concept of "symbiosis", continue to optimize the curriculum system, combine labor education with science and technology, and information, make labor intelligent and modern, enrich the connotation of labor education, and cultivate socialist builders and successors with all-round development of morality, intelligence, physical fitness, aesthetics, and labor. (Huang Xiaolin, Fan Yujie)