Not just performances, these kindergarten art festivals bid farewell. Senior Class | Art | Kindergarten
At the end of the semester, many kindergartens are bidding farewell to this semester in the form of art festivals. This is not just a performance, but also a vivid practice of integrating curriculum and art. Art feasts will become a part of children's childhood memories.
Tell Chinese stories and experience Chinese culture
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Recently, the 18th International Art Festival of Soong Ching ling Kindergarten was held at the Shanghai Grand Theatre, with 730 children using the theme of "Children's Tales - Commemorating the 130th Anniversary of Soong Ching ling's Birthday" to tell Chinese stories and experience Chinese culture in their language.
When the art festival kicked off, hundreds of children who participated in the performance stood on stage and sang "Guardian of Love" together. When choreographing the dance, the teachers designed an opportunity for each child to stand in front of the stage and make an appearance. This is a process that allows children to experience artistic charm and show confidence. In the program "Water Sleeves and Ink Dance", the teacher leads the children to play with ink and feel the dynamic beauty of ink and water blending together, and also integrates into the water sleeves waved by the girls. The children in the senior class performed a program called "Learning from the Women's Volleyball Team". The teacher and children watched the women's volleyball competition together, discussed their favorite athletes and different types of competitions, and felt the spirit of never giving up, unity and cooperation in sports. In the theme sharing of "I am Chinese", the story of Mulan was discussed, and in the program, Mulan's balance of strength and softness, as well as her sense of responsibility, were portrayed.
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As an international kindergarten, Song Qingling Kindergarten always regards spreading ethnic culture and telling Chinese stories with an international perspective as its mission. In order to help children aged 3-6 understand and appreciate Chinese culture, teachers combine programs with courses. This is not only a performance, but also infuses artistic charm into the hearts of children. During each rehearsal, the children in the senior class will also capture the highlights of the program and design a program list to carry out charity sales activities. The funds raised from the charity sales will be used for charity projects.
[Childlike innocence has dreams, art "inspires" flight]
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At the Community Cultural Activity Center Theater in Wanli Street, Putuo District, a "Children's Dream Show" kicked off the 2023 Art Festival of the Children's Dream Art Kindergarten. The children in the senior class showed a strong interest in performing the story of "Turtle and Rabbit Race" and the traditional Chinese Peking Opera in the scene theater of the kindergarten art course "Happy Children's Dream Show". The teacher led the children to carry out a drama themed activity called "Turtle and Rabbit Race", and the children were curious about making props, clothing, and so on. The program "Turtle and Rabbit Race" has created dialogue, incorporating dance elements and children singing Beijing songs... The fairy tale drama "Golden House" brought by the mixed age classes in the small and middle classes is the only mixed age children's drama performance in the entire performance. The children hold hands big and small, from role allocation, prop production, venue layout, to complete performance presentation, it is the interaction and cooperation of older siblings and younger siblings, trying various ways to experience artistic performance activities.
Although the scene play performances brought by the children are still a bit immature, from the script to the rehearsal, the teacher fully listens to the children's voices and supports their ideas. Experience role-playing boldly, engage in exciting conversations, fully utilize the differences in language expression abilities among mixed age children, and effectively stimulate their excellent qualities of confidence, optimism, unity, friendship, and willingness to share. A "Dream Painting Exhibition" is also on display, where children use paintbrushes to depict their kindergarten in their hearts, filling their childhood with joy.
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Founded in 1953, Tongdi Dream Art Kindergarten was rated as a demonstration kindergarten in Shanghai in 2002. In 2007 and 2009, Yihe Branch and Zhonghao Cloud Branch were successively established. These two sub kindergartens, along with the main kindergarten and Wanli sub kindergarten, passed the re examination of Shanghai's demonstration kindergartens in 2014. In 2021, Tong's Dream Art Kindergarten also opened Wanquan Garden. As the scale continues to grow, curriculum brands in the form of art education and mixed age education continue to be inherited and innovated, allowing more people to enjoy high-quality preschool education at their doorstep, and making every child a confident child with dreams in their hearts and bright eyes.