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the modern concept ethos and a perfect organizational system, the school has also strengthened all kinds of
rituals and layout, for example, ¡°The Science and Technology Festival¡± and ¡°The Literature and Art Festival¡± held annually are new platforms for teachers and students alike to show off their achievements in the activities, With regards to the curriculum reform, the school has also vigorously carried out international exchanges, and views our curriculum model from an international perspective.
Teaching Models
Our school has undertaken ¡°inquiry based learning programs and experiment¡± the subtopic of the ¡°eleventh five¡± special mission project by the Ministry of Education, and has opened up the municipal project ¡°effectiveness research and experimental learning programs in primary and high schools¡±, which mainly focus on how to choose the most optimal teaching methods and reform classroom teaching, as well as building a variety of classroom teaching models. Furthermore, it also focuses on promoting self direction, exploration and cooperation in learning, thereby encouraging students to participate under the guidance of learning innovatively and characteristically, together with increasing the importance of innovation and practical ability. Based on the class, the project that grasps the key to teaching reforms shows great foresight and intensive research has played a leading role. Our teachers have reformed classroom teaching and built an academic teaching model, from which has developed a unique style of teaching. Research reports won dozens of nation and provincial awards. More than twenty teachers promoted the achievements in the primary research lecture demonstration classes in cities and classes, and these were praised by experts and peers alike. According to the results of the ¡°classroom teaching model¡± every teaching research group developed its own school-based teaching materials and complied with the ¡°teaching and learning plans¡± highlighting the guidance of students' learning, inquiry, discussion, reflection and other activities in order to build a combination of teaching and learning modes of interaction. Practice has proved that our classroom teaching models are scientific, practical and feasible, and have improved the effectiveness of our teaching and learning; whilst also promoting students' initiative, comprehensive and personal development.
Activity courses
Our school spends 20% of the total time offering a variety of integrated curriculums to encourage students to be more innovative. These include: Spring buds poetry, debates, eggs hit the Earth experiment, model car making, administrative division puzzle, composition, live painting, English speech, animations, drama performances, poetry reading and other works in a variety of exciting performances, a visit to the ancient town of Huang Long Xi, new Shuangliu town, Sichuan science and technology museum, Du Fu¡¯s thatched cottage, the survey of water environment in Shuangliu, the urban transportation, and other social programs. The result of researches has shown the students' deep thinking and wisdom concerning society and their future in general, especially their independent research on the water environment of Baile river which got significant results, together with the research report ¡°concern water resource, protect mother river¡± which won the provincial second prize.
Optional Courses
In order to develop students' talents, our school has set up many optional courses like creative writing, public speaking and host training, film studies, oral English, science invention, robots, electronics, maths Olympic training, the use of physics, model making and agricultural studies to mention but a few.We give students the opportunity to choose one or two of these courses during their matriculation, meanwhile the optional courses formed as clubs have provided students with a more vivid environment to practice, such as the student radio station, science fans club, photography enthusiasts and so on. The magazine ¡°Spring Sprout¡± from the literature club of our school won the first prize in the second national school magazine competition. The teachers for optional courses were carefully selected based on their expertise. The text books that we use were created by ourselves using our school strengths. The optional courses have fully developed students¡¯ talents and hobbies, and our own school created text books such as the robot structures and procedures FVC robot, mathematics learning scheme, safety accompanying my growth have won prizes at national and provincial levels and are acknowledged and praised by scholars and experts. These textbooks, based on uniqueness together with great levels of comprehension and selection have remedied the short comings of the national curriculum and have moved forward the implementation of the Quality Education of our school. At the same time they have also promoted the development of the students in every aspect of life.
Specialized classes
The quality of education is a top priority. We develop the students¡¯ talents in all aspects by using advanced teaching methods.There are four different categories of classes based on areas of concentration (ie. English, math, science and art).
The curriculum has been enhanced with the following special classes which exceed the national curriculum standards:
Cambridge English
Maths Olympic competition
The use of computer math software
Science creation program
Physics/chemistry competition
Appreciation and creation of literature
These courses provide the students with space to enhance their abilities in the areas of their strengths and interests.
Science and Art Festivals
These two festivals are very important to our school culture. They set a stage for students to show their talents and develop their strengths.
The science festival allows students to showcase their creativity in the field of science such as: how electricity works, science creation ,science essays, science DV, designing the class homepage and the model car competition etc. The science festival has created a great learning atmosphere at the school, and it inspires many valuable and creative pieces which have won prizes from the Chengdu Science Competition.
The school art festival banquet attracts many students from the English Activity Month.
The English activity month has many facets including debates, dramatic performances handwriting and drawing competitions, and a poem party culminating with the English Christmas party. The students demonstrate their talents, creativity and energy during the festival. The moving short play ¡°I am a Spoiled Kid¡± had people in tears. The dance by the Origami Girls astonished the audience with ¡°joy of the harvest¡±.
The debate competition enthralled the audience and created an electrifying atmosphere. Our foreign friends have been impressed with the students' oral ability and comprehension in spoken English. .
The geography puzzle, cartoon dubbing, poem reading and story competitions have all been found to be exciting and interesting.
International Communication.
We have established good relationships with schools in the US, UK, Germany, Australia and Singapore in order to gain greater exposure on a world scale; we also work with international education programs and gather insights on their strengths.
Our E-COMM classes are co-ordinated with a language training institute in Australia, and this has allowed students to gain a good basis for IELTS.
We are also linked with foreign schools and have a teacher exchange program. With the aid of the internet and visiting foreign teachers and students ,our students gain experience and improve their communication skills with native speakers.
In 2009, teachers and students from our sister school in Germany visited us for the fourth time, and our sister school in the UK returned to us for the second time.
The foreign students learnt Chinese Calligraphy and Kung Fu, and experienced Chinese Culture. The English students discussed the importance of protecting and sustaining our environment in English with our students. Our report on the pollution of the Baile River was taken to the Copenhagen Conference by our English sister school, with the report also being covered by the BBC
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