Pao School celebrates CPC centenary

Date:July 01,2021

Author:包玉刚实验学校

The Communist Party of China has led the Chinese people on a glorious path over the past century. The past 100 years have written a story that provides a great source of inspiration and strength. To celebrate the centenary of the party’s founding, over the past few weeks Pao School has held a variety of activities over its three campuses.

United in our hearts

for the party

On 31st May, teachers and students on all three campuses celebrated centenary with a flag-raising ceremony honouring the theme of "United in our hearts for the party" with the song "Without the Communist Party, There Would Be No New China."

Primary School

Summer Concert

The end of the semester Summer Concert is an important showcase for students’ musical talent and has always been a school tradition. This year, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, Primary School students learned about the party and its history as they performed pieces that included “Red Stars Take Me Into Battle", "We Are the Successors of Communism", "Azalea", "Red Star Song","On Beijing’s Golden Mountain", "My Motherland", "Coral Lilies Blooming Red and Beautiful", and "Let the World Praise You".

Blair (Y5) said, "At this special concert, we praised our great party and nation through music. I not only enjoyed the wonderful performances but also felt everyone's love for the party and country."

In addition, Primary School students also participated in various activities organized by the Changning District Youth Work Committee. The weekly Young Pioneers activity is an important part of the Primary School's co-curricular programme. The Young Pioneers follows the guidance of Changning District Education Bureau to enrich the school’s focus on character education and organizes activities for students of different year groups.

Learning 100 years of party history

Primary students used their spare time to learn about the history of the Communist Party of China through reading books, visiting museums and watching films and studying touching stories of outstanding party members and revolutionary martyrs.

Primary School Video

The party flag and I

I accompanied my grandfather on a visit to Nanmatou Road Residential District Party Service Center. My paternal grandparents, maternal grandfather and father are all members of the Communist Party of China. I have seen since childhood how they love the country and party, and fulfill party member duties. I know that without the leadership of the Communist Party, our current happy life would not be possible. Under their influence, I also deeply love our country and support the party. Through my own study and hard work, I will continue to contribute to our country in the future.

——Tiger (Y4)

Y4 Tiger

Celebrating the 24th anniversary of

Hong Kong's return to the motherland

July 1 also commemorates the return of Hong Kong to the motherland in 1997. On June 27th, Primary School students attended the the celebration of the 24th Anniversary of Hong Kong's Return organized by Changning Overseas Friendship Association and Shanghai-Hong Kong Federation. Twelve students from Pao School performed "Coral Lilies Blooming Red and Beautiful" during the event.

Middle School

The Middle School campus celebrated with “The red scarf is loyal to the party” themed event featuring photos with the party flag and the making of a video. The students also cultivated patriotic sentiment through poetry reading and speeches.

In order to illustrate the fruitful results of children’s art education, on the 72nd anniversary of International Children's Day the Shanghai Municipal Education Commission organized the "Our Happy Life – The First Shanghai Children’s Art Exhibition ." Hao’s (Y6) "My Water Town" was shortlisted for this exhibition.

High School

On the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, Pao School’s high school students also enjoyed a variety of activities. Illustrating their knowledge of traditional Chinese culture and revolutionary culture and advanced socialist culture, the students produced party history posters and videos. Their work was displayed on campus, showcasing the “Four Matters of Confidence" and contributing to the 100th anniversary of the founding of the party.

Year 9 students worked together in their ethics and rule of law classes to produce a video which showed how, under the leadership of the Communist Party, China has strengthened itself in a number of areas, including economically, in science and technology, in national defence and comprehensive national strength.

Year 10 students worked in groups on poster and video projects focused on inheriting Chinese traditional culture and national spirit. The projects addressed spiritual qualities, classic stories and how young students can carry on the national spirit.

In history class, Year 11 students produced posters and videos in small groups to exhibit the party's achievements during different time periods. The students also worked on traditional Chinese paper-cutting projects to highlight the historical details of the revolutionary struggle as well as reform and development in modern times.

The High School’s Chinese Four Courses and ethics and rule of law classes strengthen students’ education in the "Four Histories", whilst cultivating their loyalty for their homeland. These classes can also help international students understand China's politics, economics, ideology, and cultural development.

Pao School Party Branch

The party branch of Pao School has been rated an excellent party branch by the Shanghai Association of Private Primary and Secondary Schools. Currently, 26% of the school’s faculty and staff are party members. Guided by Xi Jinping’s "Thoughts on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era", alongside the school’s whole-person education philosophy and its three missions, party members play an important role in the school at all levels. They have enhanced foreign employees’ understanding of party organization and ensure public support for all aspects of the school’s work.

Pao School has a wide mix of Chinese and employees and students from around the world. In this diverse environment, the leadership of the party plays a key role in promoting traditional Chinese culture, in strengthening the "Four Matters of Confidence" and upholding moral education for the students. Pao School’s Party Branch has also always adhered to a socialist approach for operating the school, through implementing the "Shanghai+" course in the compulsory education stage and the "International+" course in the high school stage.

For the Communist Party of China’s centenary, following the requirements of the Central and Municipal Party Committee, District Party Committee, and District Education Party Working Committee, the Pao School party branch has focused on party history education on Pao School’s three campuses. Following the theme of “Studying party history”, Party Branch Secretary Wu Zijian gave several special history lessons for party members.

At the same time, the party branch organized a number of special training activities. Party members visited museums and memorial halls featuring exhibitions of historical interest related to China’s revolution. During these visits, the party branch carried out on-site teaching, allowing participants to relive historical moments.

On the 18th of June, Party Branch Secretary Wu Zijian and party members visited the Yuyuan Road Cultural Celebrity Wall and led party members to revisit the party oath. Party members from Songjiang Campus also visited the underground museum of Guangfulin Relics Park to view an exhibition on the achievements of Shanghai under the leadership of the CPC over the past century.

In 2016, David Xiong and Amy Ren were awarded the honorary title of "Outstanding Communists" by Changning Education. This year, to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the party, with the theme of "Building dreams for the Party, Educating talents for the country" Fang Qi and Cathy Gao were again awarded the honorary title of "Outstanding Communist Party Member" in Changning District.

The Party Branch of Pao School urges party members to remain true to the party’s original goals, serve the people wholeheartedly, and play a leading role in better implementing the concept of "whole-person education".