Exciting creative experiential activities in schools

Along with professional activities, many schools in the province have actively organized creative experiential activities, contributing to stimulating interest and joy in learning and helping students develop more comprehensively in terms of intelligence, skills and personality.

STEM Festival - English Exchange at Nghia Lam Primary School (Nghia Hung).

Every time Tet comes, My Trung Kindergarten (Nam Dinh city) is bustling with activities to experience the traditional Tet holiday of the nation. The space of a rural market with cultural and culinary stalls has been recreated by the school, in which, many activities are imbued with the cultural identity of the traditional Tet holiday of the nation such as: Wrapping Chung cake, writing calligraphy, red couplets, Tet fair, spring art program, folk games, giving gifts to poor students who have overcome difficulties to excel in their studies... In the activity of wrapping Chung cake, students are directly involved in the process of preparing ingredients, wrapping cakes, boiling cakes... helping them better understand the meaning of Chung cake in the culinary culture and spirit of the Vietnamese people. The Tet fair includes stalls selling food, handmade products made by students themselves to help them learn and practice necessary skills in daily life, get acquainted with housework, learn about customs and practices... Students also participate in performing music and dance performances; Folk games such as blindfolded duck catching, jump rope, solidarity steps... help students understand more about folk culture, connect students with friends, teachers, family and have fun relaxing moments. Ms. Dao Thi Tam, Principal of My Trung Kindergarten said: "Not only do we experience the traditional national Tet atmosphere, in this activity, the schooleducates children to help friends in difficult circumstances, sowing more meaningful love during Tet."

At Nghia Lam Primary School (Nghia Hung), the series of activities "STEM Festival - English Exchange" was organized to create conditions for students to experience creativity to develop their own capacity, promote the spirit of cooperation and practice life skills. With the STEM perspective of unlimited ideas, most of the products are on familiar and necessary topics for students to easily access such as: Environmental protection, I love scientific creativity... All topics are planned and prepared specifically, in detail and closely supervised by teachers so that students can absorb to the maximum, while demonstrating the interdisciplinary combination in teaching, closely linked to real life. For first graders, they use familiar materials such as paper, cardboard, boxes, some types of seeds... to create extremely creative and unique products that attract the attention of parents such as: Clothes folding kit, 10-grade learning tray, traffic model, tree model... In second graders, with recycled materials from plastic waste, cardboard boxes create meaningful products such as: Multiplication house, smart trash can, car model, airplane, utility tools... In third graders, using materials from plastic waste such as cardboard boxes, colored paper... have created eye-catching products such as: utility clock, happy house, kitchen utensils, flower basket, storage bag. Fourth graders with house models applied in lessons about angles, parallel - perpendicular lines; Dynamic model of water cycle with easy-to-understand principle of water vapor in ponds, lakes, rivers and streams rising to form clouds, clouds forming rain, familiar products applied in lessons such as: thermos, kites, photo frames... Grade 5 students with typical products such as: water wheel, musical instrument set, electric model... created from paper, plastic bottle covers, glue, candles have been recycled into very artistic models. Through science lessons using wind energy, flowing water energy, saving electricity, students creatively applied presentations and operations with the applicability of the products, the classes left a deep impression on everyone. Inspired by creativity by passion, the Fine Arts and Information Technology block brought technological products such as: Smart robots, televisions, touch boxes... Continuing the series of experiential activities is the English exchange section with interesting activities, attracting students to participate. This is a useful playground that helps children overcome the fear of learning English, love the subject more and develop their self-confidence.

According to the new general education program, experiential activities at primary level and career guidance activities at secondary and high school levels are compulsory educational content from grades 1 to 12. These activities are carried out in parallel with teaching and learning activities in schools. These activities take place in a variety of forms, helping students practice life skills, promote creativity in learning and daily activities. Along with innovation in teaching and learning methods, more and more schools regularly organize creative, practical and meaningful experiential activities, helping students "learn while playing, play while learning". Students at all levels participate in a variety of experiential activities such as: Visiting and picnicking at places of historical, cultural and educational value; life skills education; practical experiential activities, social activities, community service; Education of self-defense skills, survival skills, soft skills, etc. Through practical activities and specific tasks, students develop their role as subject, positive, proactive, self-aware and creative. They participate in all stages of the activity process from design, preparation, implementation and evaluation of results.

For preschools, many schools have innovated in educational methods and goals, enhancing educational activities through experiential forms. Not only limited to the school campus, many schools have organized for children to experience at some historical locations and sites. Thereby helping children acquire knowledge, skills and form attitudes towards things, phenomena and people around them. In particular, with the theme "Homeland - Country", many preschools in rural areas have helped children freely explore, discover and experience in their hometown fields, visit village roads, alleys...; learn about the professions of soldiers through games and outdoor activities; organize singing and dancing performances, visit martyrs' cemeteries, historical museums to celebrate the founding day of the Vietnam People's Army on December 22. These activities not only help children acquire knowledge and practice skills but also form positive feelings and attitudes towards the community and national history. Through this, children can express their feelings and gratitude to the heroic martyrs and try to study well, listen to their grandparents, parents, teachers, etc.

Implementing the direction of the Department of Education and Training on enhancing experiential activities that combine learning with practice, schools from kindergarten to high school have been actively implementing many learning topics in the form of creative experiential activities. This is considered the key to implementing learning by doing, learning through doing, learning to solve practical problems in life right in the classroom and at school. This teaching method also contributes to developing practical capacity, personality and promoting the creative potential of each student, contributing to strongly promoting the movement of innovative teaching methods, improving the quality of comprehensive education.

Article and photos: Hong Minh

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