China News Service, Menyuan, Qinghai, May 8th. Title: Menyuan, Qinghai: "Little Horns" in the depths of the mountains are warm and accompanied by left-behind children

  Author Li Jun

  In early summer, the reporter came to Menyuan County, Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province, at the foot of Qilian Mountains. After passing through winding mountain roads, the laughter and joy of the Children's Palace of Xianmi Township Boarding Elementary School reached the reporter's ears.

  On the red and green plastic playground, a group of children were playing football and volleyed, "The ball is in!" The child who scored happily turned several somersaults.

  "This child is our sixth grade Wanmaraga. When he first came to school, he looked at home in a daze every night. Our teacher paid special attention to him and cultivated him with heart. Now he is hardworking, active and cheerful. He is a good student with both ability and political integrity." said Wei Minghong, the principal of Xianmi Township Boarding Primary School.

The picture shows the teacher teaching children to cut paper.

Photo by Li Jun

  Wanmaraga's family lives in Tuola Village, Xianmi Township. When she was a child, her mother ran away from home and his father often went out to work.

He now lives with his grandparents all year round, both single parents and left-behind children.

When he first came to school, Wanmaraga was withdrawn, and his feelings of love and homesickness were very serious.

  "Since he joined our Children's Palace, he has come into contact with many'like-minded' children. Through participating in activities, his hobbies have become very broad, and his personality has become more and more cheerful. The bedtime stories accompany him to sleep every night. The thought of family also slowly dissipated. Gradually, the little boy who was melancholy and loves family has turned into a man of good character and learning." said Zhong Shoufu, head of the Children's Palace of Xianmi Township Boarding Elementary School.

  Wanmaraga’s favorite is to study robots with classmates: “It’s said on TV that even cars are made by robots. I just want to know how they do it. In the future, I want to make robots do more. thing."

  In the handcrafting room, calligraphy room, and dance room beside it, the children also learn to make under the careful guidance of the teacher.

In the comprehensive practice room, the children are holding small hammers and chisels, and the prepared small tables, small benches and agricultural utensils are displayed on the side... The colorful extracurricular activities allow the children to find their own interests and happiness, and also Let them look forward to their dreams while studying.

  However, the children's homesickness at night slowly breeds after a happy day.

According to Zhong Shoufu, the 141 students in the school are all children from 8 nearby villages, saying they are "nearby", but the child with the furthest home has to walk more than 30 kilometers on the mountain road, so all the children are boarding at the school. The vacation is only once every half a month.

  "Most of these dolls are left-behind children, who are still too young, especially the first and second grade students. At night, they start to miss home, grandparents, and parents. When the teacher on duty checks the night, they often hear their cries. The teachers are also very uncomfortable." Zhong Shoufu said.

The picture shows children studying robots.

Photo by Li Jun

  In order for the children to ease their homesickness and sleep easily, the school teachers worked hard.

"Since September 2015, the school committee has repeatedly negotiated to place a'small speaker' in each dormitory. We download children's stories, nursery rhymes and other content on the Internet, and automatically play them from 6:30 to 7 in the morning. Playing nursery rhymes in half and playing stories from 8:30 to 9 in the evening has effectively alleviated the problem of homesickness for children." Zhong Shoufu said.

  The children fell asleep easily, the principal and teachers were sincerely happy, the parents were relieved, the troubles were resolved, and the construction of the Children's Palace has also been greatly developed. Compare and learn from each other.

Zhong Shoufu said: "It can be said that the children have a running direction on the way to pursue their dreams."

  Xianmi Township Boarding Elementary School is a six-year boarding elementary school merged from nine schools including the original Dazhuang Boarding School, Qiaotan Elementary School, and Talihua Boarding School in October 2013 after the overall layout adjustment was completed.

The school was founded in 1952 and has a history of 69 years.

From the primitive “tent school” to today’s complete infrastructure, it has realized that there are many local special courses teaching auxiliary rooms such as dance, art, scientific experiment, computer, calligraphy, etc., and the physical and sound beauty and experimental equipment configuration have reached national standards. , Ban Ban Tong is fully covered.

The pupils make handmade.

Photo by Li Jun

  "The school mainly teaches cultural courses, and the Children’s Palace is a supplement to allow children to develop their various specialties. Compared with the previous single cultural knowledge learning, children’s enthusiasm for learning has increased, and the children’s enthusiasm for high-tech, cultural heritage, and life A strong interest in small skills has truly realized the comprehensive development of morality, intelligence, physical education, and art." Wei Minghong said.

  He said: “The school’s facilities are now complete. The'small speaker' is just a small way for children to learn with peace of mind. Families, if every child can grow up healthy and have dreams, then our social development will be more promising." (End)