Rose - Childhood - Song of the Four Seasons in Chuntung

? Chuntong School in Zhuhai is the place where children spend their childhood. Unlike traditional mainstream schools, Chuntong practices the Waldorf educational philosophy, adheres to the natural law of "everything has its time", and carries out education in accordance with the actual development of children's body, mind and spirit, as well as the combination of traditional Chinese culture. As time passes, the past is like smoke, some of the scenes of the children's learning and living at that time are still vivid in my mind. On the occasion of Chuntong's 10th birthday, I will take a few pieces from my memory, and with the children's perspective, I will write a poem to express my blessings to Chuntong!

The spring breeze woke up the green trees under Phoenix Hill,

and we scribbled sunshine on the leaves.

You said

The sun is not always as round as the answer says,

Outside the window, as if she heard it pulls the shadow longer and longer,

It turns out that nature is so magical and interesting!

Summer rain thrives on the lotus leaves in the small pool,

We waved colorful golden dragons around the pool.

You said

The Dragon Boat Festival is not only about the beautiful dragon boats in books and the boxed dumplings in the supermarket,

but also about calamus, mugwort leaves, orchid soup, and the stories that can be sung and cried.

The most precious thing is the blood and tears that flowed in our bodies!

Autumn like water caressing the garden of that small adobe house,

We measured one foot step by step, one hand and one shovel to add soil.

We were surprised to find that

those boring and stereotypical symbols in books

can really be used to build a lovely house,

so the power of knowledge is hidden in the corners of life!

It is not possible to stop the starry candlelight and the footsteps!

Based on the inherent order, direction and wisdom of child development. It is characterized by the following:

Early in schooling, children learn through a variety of activities that involve the whole hand, heart, and mind, and academic learning is not promoted. Waldorf kindergarten has no academic content despite extensive skill development. Academic requirements are also minimized in the first grade of elementary school. The first and second grade curriculum cautiously introduces text, and children are not taught to read until the second and third grades.

There are no textbooks, such as those used in mainstream schools, from first through fifth grades. What students have are exercise books that are gradually filled as they progress through the curriculum. The exercise books record the experiences of the students and what they have learned. In essence, the children themselves created their own textbooks. And the textbooks used by students in higher grades were only meant to supplement their course work.

Activities that are often seen as window-dressing in mainstream schools are central to the Waldorf curriculum, such as art, music, and gardening. There is no other educational system in the world that puts the arts at the center of the curriculum like the Waldorf School. In the younger grades, all subjects are taught through the arts. Even math is taught through the arts in the form of dance, drawing, and movement. Children respond more positively to this approach than to boring lectures and rote learning.

In elementary school (grades 1-8), each classroom has a classroom teacher who works with them. They are committed to creating authentic, caring learning environments, utilizing forms of instruction such as art and activities, and abolishing competitive testing and grading to intrinsically motivate students to learn.

(Baidu Encyclopedia)