The sign welcomed us to their school.
Many different riding toys than we have at the centers I've been to in the U.S.
Tunnel or climbing structure.
Coffee Cans for building walls or walking on like stepping stones.
Coat rack outside with pictures to show how to hang up a coat.
Ladder for children to climb. We don't have such "dangerous" items for our children to play on. This is such a functional skill and they were well supervised. We could take a lesson from this.
A wider variety of outside toys that we have at any center I've been to in the U.S.
After touring the playground we were given a demonstration on how they conduct lessons. The woman with the red hat in her lap is the teacher. She led her class in a music and movement activity where they had to work together to pass the hat around and act out characters in the song/story. The kids then picked a visitor to do the activity with them. I am in the pink shirt with my back to the camera. I think they emphasize team activities more so than we do in the U.S. where independence is valued.
This teacher was leading them in an exercise activity. To keep their interest, he told them to pretend they were noodles in the first game and sausages in the second game. Both were based on common foods that are made and eaten in China so the kids were familiar with them.
The school is tall and each classroom has a balcony with a great view of the city.
Shadow puppet stories are popular in China.
The center of the school is open on the front, but is covered with windows at the top floor.
Children are given more freedom to be creative. In the U.S. we would commonly hear that chairs are not for standing on, whereas these children created a stage for their performance.
They have a separate room with bunk beds for napping.
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