Sanming: After-school extended service “Fun time” for students

Recently, when I walked into the No. 7 Middle School of Youxi County, Sanming City, there was a lively scene on the campus? On the playground, the students in the martial arts class, under the leadership of the teacher, moved neatly and uniformly, with strong and powerful moves; football The students in the class are practicing basic movements such as dribbling and shooting, chasing their dreams on the green lawn; the classes in the classroom are also exciting, including African tambourine, dance, calligraphy, and painting? This is the after-school extended service launched by Youxi County No. 7 Middle School , let after-school delayed courses become students' "interesting activities", and make after-school delayed services a vivid portrayal of students' "interesting time".

According to Lu Jiashen, the vice principal of Youxi County No. 7 Middle School, starting from the autumn of 2021, in order to implement the national "double reduction" policy and effectively reduce students' academic burden, the school has launched after-school extended services , implement the working day "2+N" course model for all students in the junior high school. This autumn, based on summarizing last year’s experience, the school has successively invested in the construction of a dance training room, purchased guzheng, basketball, football, table tennis tables and other equipment, and actively introduced external service resources to create a menu-based after-school service system. It offers 21 special courses such as football, painting, calligraphy, Latin dance, guqin, guzheng, roller skating, taekwondo, and practical self-defense, with a total of 54 teaching classes.

The after-school service implements the "5+2" model, that is, the school provides it 5 days a week, 2 hours a day. The first phase of the day is mainly for academic tutoring, using "face-to-face, one-to-one" methods. Patterns help students solve homework problems. ?As for weekend after-school services, Lu Jiashen said that the school carries out tutoring, training, competitions, and performance activities in sports, art, technological innovation, excellent traditional culture, computer programming, etc. on Saturday mornings based on the needs of students. Students can according to their own needs Freely choose your talents and preferences.

Zhan Manling, an eighth-grade student who likes to sing, rarely shows off her singing voice in front of everyone. After a small choir course was opened in school, she took the initiative to sign up. She said: The after-school extended service provided by the school not only helped me regain my confidence and hobbies, but also improved my learning enthusiasm and efficiency. ?

Parent Cai Ailing said: ?My child signed up for the football project, which not only enhanced teamwork skills and physical fitness, but also released study pressure. I think this activity is very special. Makes sense. ?

Zheng Meifeng, an information technology teacher at No. 7 Middle School in Youxi County, said: ?Through the after-school extended service, students sign up for programming courses they are interested in. During the learning process, students can draw inferences from one example to other cases. Grow through constant thinking and experimentation. ?

Southeast Network learned from the Elementary and Early Childhood Education Section of the Sanming Municipal Education Bureau that in the fall of 2018, Sanming City began to carry out pilot work on after-school services in two municipal primary schools, and gradually expanded them in various counties ( Municipal and district) primary schools to promote after-school service pilot. In 2020, the Sanming Municipal Education Bureau joined forces with eight departments including the Civilization Office of the Sanming Municipal Party Committee, Sanming Civil Affairs Bureau, Sanming Finance Bureau, and Sanming Human Resources and Social Security Bureau to coordinate and promote various departments in various regions to carry out the "1+N 4:30 School" work according to local conditions. Build a "1+N" service pattern with the education system as the mainstay and other departments as the supplement, forming the Sanming characteristics of after-school services. In 2022, the Sanming Municipal Education Bureau issued the "Notice on Further Improving After-School Services for Compulsory Education", requiring schools in various places to comprehensively implement compulsory education school working days? 2+ based on student needs, school conditions and special resources. N? After-school service model. ?2? That is, the two basic services of homework tutoring and sports activities, ?N? that is, the school combines its advantages and characteristics and student needs to carry out science popularization, literature and art, labor, reading and other interest groups and club activities to expand services. At present, all compulsory education schools in Sanming City have achieved full coverage of the "2+N" after-school service model, and schools in urban areas have achieved full coverage of the "2+3" model. According to statistics, there are 346 compulsory education schools in Sanming offering after-school extended services, with more than 285,000 students voluntarily participating.