xiamen no. 1 kindergarten explores a full-space education method - go to other classes and play at event sites
2024-09-27
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"i like to go to the big class the most. there are my good friends there." "i will take my little brother to watch the show." "i want to go shopping on the third floor." during the opening hours of xiamen no. 1 kindergarten, the children told reporters where they wanted to go.
in recent years, xiamen no. 1 kindergarten has set aside fixed time every week to break the class restrictions on children's activities, allowing children to go to other classes to play. at the same time, the kindergarten relies on clubs to expand children's activity space and develop sports, art, and life for them. regarding the activity venues, more game courses are set up. xiamen no. 1 kindergarten promotes their all-round development by organizing all the children in the kindergarten and allowing them to make independent choices and move freely.
open up the space and let the children choose where to play.
at xiamen primary school, open activity time is the happiest time for children. they can "cross classes": go to other classes to find their friends; they can go to clubs they like: singing, dancing, cooking food; they can also go outdoors: play ball, climb, slide, or watch performance and tea tasting.
in order to expand children's activity space, xiamen no. 1 primary school made an overall plan for outdoor and indoor student activity spaces.
in terms of outdoor activities, in addition to traditional projects such as climbing ropes and slides, the kindergarten has also developed the "sand and water qile island" sports project. there are sandpits and pools where children can play as much as they want. there is also a "tiao tiao fountain" where the faucet will spray water columns of different shapes, adding to the fun.
outdoors, there is also the "asakusa time zone". 28 kinds of chinese herbal medicine are planted here. at the same time, it is also a graffiti area where children can choose their favorite materials and methods to create.
xiamen no.1 children's school has transformed the comprehensive activity area on the second floor into an open, all-area activity space. it is more like a play space in a large comprehensive shopping mall. there are "yi xiaoxiao store" and "muxin supermarket" here, where children can experience "shopping activities". the salespeople here are all kindergarten students.
on the second floor, there is also the "cute rabbit express", where children can be "couriers" and deliver "couriers" to kindergarten teachers and classmates. there is also a tea-making activity area around the stove where you can make tea and relax. teachers can make tea with their classmates and experience the joy of leisure.
the public activity area on the third floor of the school has become a comprehensive activity space integrating ecological breeding, planting appreciation, observation and recording, game performances and other functions.
xiamen's "eight markets" is a typical urban vegetable market. it is a gathering place for seafood and fresh vegetables, and it also carries the memories of countless xiamen people. a teacher from a kindergarten in xiamen took the children to lujiang kindergarten near the "eight cities", and the children from the two kindergartens went to the market together. they purchased fresh ingredients and made xiamen delicacy "spring rolls" together.
yao lina, the principal of a kindergarten in xiamen, said that in addition to opening up activity space in the kindergarten, the kindergarten also pays attention to using family and community resources to extend the activity space to the outside world.
integrate mixed-age education and cooperate with community education
breaking the restrictions of class space also means breaking the restrictions of grade levels, and mixed-age education will naturally be carried out.
"the little rabbit i bought is going to be given to my little brother." xiao li, a girl from the top class, spent 20 "mucoins" to give a "plush" bunny to xiao cai, who is in the bottom class. xiao cai took the rabbit and fiddled with it left and right. when a reporter asked xiao cai if this rabbit was expensive? xiao cai couldn't understand. "sister" xiao li on the side quickly explained: 20 "mu coins" are "a lot of money."
at muxin supermarket, the reporter saw that students from the small class often couldn’t count the number of coins they needed when they were “shopping.” the “salesperson” from the big class would patiently “settle accounts” for the small students and help them “count the money.” ” and payment.
before the performance, the children in the upper class help the children in the lower class put on makeup; during sports, the children in the lower class help the children in the upper class pick up balls. in xiamen primary school, mixed-age activities can be seen everywhere.
"we don't deliberately do mixed-age education, but in fact, mixed-age education happens all the time." said miao ling, deputy principal of xiamen no. 1 kindergarten.
in xiamen no. 1 kindergarten, breaking the limitations of class space is also reflected in school club activities. the kindergarten now has more than 20 clubs, including traditional sports and art clubs, such as african drumming, playing fiddle, folk dance, basketball, taekwondo, etc., as well as life-style clubs such as food making and express delivery. the kindergarten also has technology clubs such as robotics.
in kindergarten, it is up to the children to decide which clubs they want to join. the children in each club come from different classes and are of different ages.
the activity space of the school provides a broad space for the development of clubs. for example, children in art clubs can be organized to perform at the "muxin stage". while other children can become spectators, they can also enjoy the tea service provided by the "teahouse", but they need to pay "muxin coins" to enjoy the service. ".
yao lina, the principal of a kindergarten, said: "we require teachers to give up their seats and only be collaborators and guides, so that children can become the protagonists of the activities."
kindergartens encourage children to spontaneously form associations, and at the same time encourage children from multiple associations to get to know each other, cooperate with each other, jointly plan and carry out theme activities, and promote their social interactions. activities such as "recruiting new members" of the club, publicizing and recommending the club to children are all completed by the children independently.
integrate into five major areas and focus on the process of activities
"exploring a full-space education method is not about 'herding sheep', nor is it about teachers not caring about anything." yao lina said that at each activity site in the kindergarten, there are dedicated teachers responsible for management. some of them guide children's activities, and some provide help to children, and some participate in mediating children's disputes.
when designing an activity, the school will conduct sufficient teaching and research, achieve comprehensive planning, and clarify whether it is integrated into the five fields of health, language, society, science, and art. on this basis, the kindergarten highlights the concept of educating people in the whole space. according to the laws of children's physical and mental development provide five major supports: material, language, psychology, time and manpower.
yao lina said that exploring the all-space education method does not mean to negate class management. in kindergarten, children’s sleeping, eating and other activities must be based on class units. all-space activities in kindergartens are generally arranged one hour after admission every morning. within the school, there are also two park-wide, full-space activities organized every week.
xiamen no. 1 children’s school divides the full-space activities into “planning link”, “implementation link” and “review link”.
in the "planning link", the school focuses on giving children the opportunity to express their thoughts and wishes, while the teacher's role is to understand the children's interests and needs and grasp the children's development level.
in the "implementation link", the kindergarten supports children to proactively discover problems and solve problems independently. during the game, teachers are required to observe the real development of children, so that they can understand their thoughts and discover their wisdom.
in the "review session", all teachers in the school will gather together to communicate and evaluate the children's performance.
"i want to give feedback to each child's performance in delivering express delivery to his class teacher, and evaluate the child's performance together." zhu yan, a teacher in charge of the "cute rabbit express" club, said that multiple teachers gathered together to evaluate , will have a more objective presentation of the child's performance.
in xiamen no. 1 primary school, some class activity areas are very popular among children, attracting many children from other classes to join the class. for example, the "rutin chicken breeding corner" in the sophomore class is very popular among children and has become a "hot spot" in the school. the teacher prepared the eggs, and the children observed and recorded the changes in the eggs every day from the time they hatched. the teacher asked: if the chicks hatch successfully, how should they be taken care of? some students designed the chicken's home in the art area, and some built an activity park for the chicken. in the end, two of the ten eggs successfully hatched into chicks. the children put the chickens in the constant-temperature breeding box in the natural corner. many children from other classes came to observe, take care of, and feed the chickens. the rutin chickens became the children's treasures.
the kindergarten also takes advantage of opportunities such as team visits from various regions across the country and educational community activities to allow children to participate in services and receptions. for example, before the visit of the heilongjiang provincial supervision team, teachers from a kindergarten in xiamen introduced the customs and customs of harbin to the children to expand their horizons. the children welcomed the guests according to the characteristics of their own groups.
children from art clubs performed songs and dances such as "harbin must go" based on harbin's regional characteristics. when guests visit, the children from the supermarket club prepare xiamen-specific delicacies and small gifts for the guests, and the children from the "cute rabbit express" club deliver them to the guests. the supervision team also prepared the 2025 asian winter games mascots "binbin" and "nini" as gifts for the children.
china education news reporter xiong jie correspondent liu xiaoqi
