In a vegetable field next to it, the green peppers have sprouted, and the seedlings are stained with dew and facing the sun, growing together with the students.
The "Zhigeng Garden" project and the aesthetic education project are the characteristic courses of Mazhuang Primary School. Through participating in scientific practice, students' scientific literacy has been improved, the integration of disciplines has been accelerated, and the level of ideological education and subject education has been improved. The art club of Mazhuang Primary School has been rated as a five-star club in Yingze District, and its art works have won many provincial and municipal awards.
Mazhuang Primary School is located at the junction of urban and rural areas, and compared with urban schools, the campus land is relatively abundant. On the east side of the school, there is a diversified plant ecological garden of about 6,000 square meters with an area equivalent to the school, with dense plant growth and a wide variety of species.
In order to promote the implementation of science education, improve the ability of teaching and scientific research and the level of education and teaching, the school has tried the way of school-based national curriculum through interdisciplinary integrated teaching, and built the ecological garden as a planting base, and named it "Zhigeng Garden", which is a real classroom for students to practice, observe and get close to nature.
With the arrival of spring, the "Chikoen" is also lively. Under the leadership of the tutor, some of the students turned the soil, some weeded, and some cleaned up the branches and leaves, and soon, the flat and square fields were reclaimed. Under the guidance of the teacher, the students planted green beans, peppers and other vegetables.
"The seeds planted have become the hearts of the children." Ren Kai, deputy secretary of the Party Committee of Mazhuang Primary School, said that as soon as they arrived at the school every day, the students would go to the garden first to see if the seeds they had planted had sprouted.
With the passage of time, the vegetable seedlings begin to germinate and grow, and this process is also a learning process for students. By observing the growth and changes of plants, students develop their ability to observe, as well as pay attention to details and analyze skills.
At every stage of plant growth, students accompany them, and every change in the growth process affects the emotions of students. Curiosity at the time of germination, protection in the storm, and joy at the time of harvest...... "Zhigeng Garden" allows students to get in touch with nature, understand labor, and fall in love with labor.
Ren Kai said that by participating in the "Zhigeng Garden" project, students can learn about plant growth, agricultural production, soil, climate and other aspects, which helps to broaden students' knowledge and cultivate their interest in nature and agriculture. In the process of plant growth, the students took on the responsibility of taking care of the small vegetable garden, watering, fertilizing, and weeding on time, which cultivated their sense of responsibility and self-discipline.
In September 2021, Taiyuan Zhonglou Street was renovated and officially opened, attracting many tourists and consumers with characteristic style buildings, time-honored brands, and a commercial atmosphere that integrates trend and history, and soon became the most popular commercial pedestrian street in Taiyuan.
Mazhuang Primary School carried out a characteristic art education project with Zhonglou Street as the content, and guided students to design postcards for Zhonglou Street with the landmarks and characteristic buildings of Zhonglou Street as materials.
"Bell Tower Street, named after a bell tower. Today's Zhonglou Street, from the early years of Zhonglou Street and according to the Si Street, Dongyang Market and a street, with the 'Great Bell Temple' (Dazhong City) and 'Kaihua Temple' (Kaihua City) interdependent, is Taiyuan City has a long history of prosperous market, is Taiyuan more than 100 years of commodity distribution center ......" class, students in the study at the same time, but also understand the development history of Zhonglou Street and the evolution of Taiyuan City.
Under the guidance of the art teacher, the students combined the three major topics of the art class - "perspective law in art", "detail expression in painting" and "rich color application", through the way of painting to appreciate the culture of Zhonglou Street, feel the charm of "splendid Taiyuan City", and designed a series of postcards of Zhonglou Street.
On the postcard with the theme of the bell tower, the majestic bell tower is surrounded by auspicious clouds, and a round of red sun is rising, which sets off the simple and solemn bell tower, highlighting the rich historical and cultural heritage of Taiyuan. The postcard also uses gray, crimson, yellow and green colors, which match the theme of ancient architecture appropriately.
There are many time-honored brands in Taiyuan on Zhonglou Street, representing Taiyuan's history, culture and commercial civilization. Among the students' works, there are "Mouse Cave" Lantern Festival, "Double Synthesis" shops, and old shopping malls "Dazhong Market", postcards are integrated into the traditional style, and the charm of the time-honored brand is expressed very authentically.
"Every time I follow my parents to Zhonglou Street, I can see that the archway in front of Kaihua Temple is live-streamed, or taking wedding photos." Liu Yanxu created a postcard with the archway as the material.
In the city's characteristic education achievement exhibition organized by the Taiyuan Municipal Education Bureau, the postcard with the theme of Zhonglou Street designed by the students represented the school to participate in the event and was commended in the competition.
In addition, "Design Zhonglou Street Series Postcard" also won the first prize of "Excellent Teaching and Project Design" in Shanxi Province, and "Window Cutting Window Grille" Operation Design won the second prize of Taiyuan City Operation Design.
"Through the development of characteristic aesthetic education projects, the motivation of students' independent learning has been stimulated, the comprehensiveness and exploration of learning activities have been strengthened, so that students can exert their imagination and creativity in positive emotional experiences, improve their aesthetic awareness and ability, enhance their love for their living homeland, and express their desire to create a better life." Ren Kai said.