In a passage circulated on the short platform, the students of Huayan Nine-Year School in Anyue County, Ziyang City, Sichuan Province, carried "pots and pans", carried vegetables and fruits, firewood and bottled water, and embarked on a unique spring outing.
They no longer simply appreciate the spring color, but build the stove in the embrace of nature, wash and cut vegetables, make a fire to cook, and stage a lively outdoor life skills practice class. Once this ** was released, it quickly received a warm response and affectionate resonance from netizens, and gained 2530,000 likes and 410,000 comments, awakening countless people's fond memories of the innocent time of childhood.
On this spring outing on March 3, the children divided their labor in an orderly manner, not only cooking home-cooked side dishes, but also serving mouth-watering "hard dishes" such as bacon sausages and sauerkraut fish. Such a scene seems to be a breath of fresh air for today's society, bringing people back to that era of carefree and close to nature. Ms. Wang, a parent of the student, said that she supported her child to participate in this spring outing to exercise her self-care ability, and shared the story of her child preparing ingredients, pots and pans and snacks in advance, showing the family's positive attitude towards the activity.
In an interview with Cover News, the school's principal, Zeng Cheng, confirmed that this phenomenon is not accidental, but a long-term education method that the school has adhered to. He said that Huayan Nine-Year School has been implementing this form of spring picnic since many years ago, aiming to cultivate students' hands-on ability and love of life. Although there was a hiatus last year due to the pandemic, as soon as the school year started this year, students couldn't wait to ask when they would be able to resume their spring outings. In order to ensure safety, the school will carefully plan the itinerary, select the appropriate venue, and be accompanied by school leaders, class teachers and subject teachers throughout the process.
It is worth noting that the school requires each student to learn a specialty dish and make it by themselves at the spring outing, which is not only an exercise for students' personal life skills, but also a cultivation of their teamwork spirit. Principal Zeng Cheng revealed that from simple shredded potatoes to complex mapo tofu and sauerkraut fish, the students' performance was remarkable, allowing people to see their growth in practice.
However, behind such an ingenious spring outing, the pressure on the school is not small. In the face of the safety concerns of netizens, Huayan Nine-Year School did not evade, but took a series of strict measures, including stepping on the site in advance, strictly monitoring the activity process, and emphasizing environmental awareness, etc., to ensure the smooth progress of the spring outing and leave a good memory.
The reason why this spring outing can be "out of the circle" on the Internet, in addition to arousing the public's nostalgia for the traditional way of spring outing, is also due to its exploration and practice of modern education concepts.
In the context of test-oriented education, how to balance knowledge learning and life skills education, and how to let children experience life and accumulate experience in happiness have become topics of common concern for educators and parents. The spring picnic activity of Huayan Nine-year School undoubtedly provides a vivid example, which enlightens us that education should be people-oriented, pay attention to the cultivation of comprehensive quality, so that students can learn to be independent, learn to cooperate, and learn to be grateful for the gifts of nature through personal experience.
In the fast-paced and high-pressure modern society, how to reshape the education model, so that more schools can follow the practice of Huayan Nine-Year School, truly extend the classroom to life, and make each child's growth process full of practical fun and exploration meaning? "This issue deserves the in-depth and joint efforts of the education sector, parents and all sectors of society.