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on september 12, the 2024 ciftis education service special topic held a roundtable meeting on the construction of national primary and secondary school science education experimental zones. beijing business daily reporters learned from the meeting that at present, many districts and schools in beijing have been selected as national primary and secondary school science education experimental zones and experimental schools. focusing on science education, many primary and secondary schools in beijing have begun to innovate curriculum design and theme activities to cultivate more primary and secondary school students' interest in science. in order to showcase the achievements of scientific education in the capital, this year's education service special exhibition also set up a special area for primary and secondary school science education experimental zones for the first time, focusing on displaying the achievements and practical cases of science and technology education in primary and secondary schools in various districts. according to the plan of the municipal education commission, in the next step, beijing will strive to create 100 characteristic brands of science education through 3-5 years of efforts.

six districts in beijing were selected as national primary and secondary school science education experimental areas

according to wang pan, deputy director of beijing municipal education commission, in order to do a good job in adding science education in the "double reduction" of education, beijing has initially established a large-scale scientific education work pattern with cooperation between education, science and technology departments, cooperation between universities, middle schools and primary schools, and coordination between families, schools and communities. it has also created a number of well-known scientific education brands including the "soaring plan", jinpeng science and technology group, and student science and technology festival.

at present, beijing has six national primary and secondary school science education experimental zones, namely dongcheng district, xicheng district, haidian district, chaoyang district, mentougou district and shijingshan district, and 37 national primary and secondary school science education experimental schools, including beijing no. 12 middle school. among them, three districts and nine schools also assume the task of being the leader of the coordination group.

how is science education presented in these primary and secondary school science education experimental areas? liu qiang, party secretary of chaoyang district institute of education and science, said that chaoyang district is building a smart science curriculum resource system. it has developed more than 3,500 curriculum resource packages and launched more than 300 practical course menus in cooperation with more than 100 social resource units.

to further promote the development of science education, chaoyang district has also co-built an affiliated middle school with the chinese academy of sciences and formed the chaoyang district science education alliance. the country's first "science cabin" has also been established in chaoyang district. according to reports, the "science cabin" is a high-standard scientific mobile laboratory that can expand the laboratory space on campus. in addition to the laboratory table and desks and chairs, it can also be equipped with a dome movie exhibition system, which can accommodate up to 40 students at the same time.

the special exhibition sets up a special zone for primary and secondary school science education experimental area for the first time

beijing business daily reporter learned that in order to highlight the achievements of the capital's education and teaching reform, this year, the education service special exhibition area has set up a primary and secondary school science education experimental zone for the first time, focusing on displaying the achievements and practical cases of science and technology education in primary and secondary schools in various districts. some artificial intelligence technology companies will also jointly display the application of artificial intelligence in primary and secondary schools.

wang pan said that in order to give full play to the leading role of experimental areas and experimental schools, on the one hand, beijing will support experimental areas and experimental schools to take the lead in key areas and key links such as curriculum resource development, teaching method reform, education evaluation reform, and teaching scene construction, so as to solve the difficulties and bottlenecks in the implementation of scientific education and explore effective ways to implement scientific education in primary and secondary schools. on the other hand, by giving full play to the leading role of experimental areas and experimental schools, beijing will also explore the formation of a new pattern of primary and secondary school science education with a complete primary and secondary school science education system, organic integration of social resources, joint management of various departments, and coordinated promotion inside and outside the school.

in august this year, the beijing municipal education commission issued the "implementation plan for deepening basic education curriculum teaching reform in beijing", which clearly stated that it would deepen the reform of science education in primary and secondary schools. it proposed to support schools in creating complex comprehensive experimental teaching environments such as subject function classrooms, comprehensive laboratories, innovation laboratories, and educational maker spaces.

according to the plan of beijing municipal education commission, in order to promote the development of science education in primary and secondary schools, beijing will coordinate the five major actions of improving the quality of school science education, improving the social classroom, building a team of science teachers, cultivating students in primary, secondary and university, and educating students in a collaborative way between home, school and society. we will strive to create 100 science education brands through 3-5 years of efforts, guided by the construction of national science education experimental zones and experimental schools.

beijing business daily reporter zhao boyu