We don't want to sigh with you that children are getting farther and farther away from nature.
I don't need to tell you how the countryside and Yuan arouse children's curiosity and thirst for knowledge.
This is not only a winter camp and a summer camp,
It's not just a weekend parent-child tour.
What we want to do is to spend eight years with nature and grow up with our children.
I am He Yaqi, the founder of Xinyuan Academy of Natural Sciences.
My self-report
In the Internet age, we all dream of slowing ourselves down. Looking back suddenly, I found that this child has been matured by the fast-paced life. My name is He Yaqi, a former mall animal and a mother who dreams of slowing down with her children.
I grew up in rural Hunan. Sunshine, architecture, rivers and mountains are all my childhood memories.
My husband Cao Weiguo and I started our business in 2000. From the initial husband-and-wife file to a factory with more than 200 people and a network of dealers all over the country, we have become "successful people" in the eyes of others. Business in the factory is booming, but many employees from their hometown don't see their children several times a year, and there is a strong demand for parenting education. Seeing the sadness and helplessness of the employees, I organized a parent-child summer camp in the factory to let the employees take over the children and re-learn how to establish contact with them and how to understand and accompany them. The three-day event received a very good response.
After the summer camp, several children begged their parents to stay. I am also looking for a school for my children, but I can't find a satisfactory school in Guangzhou. Some parents came to me and said, give classes to children. "As soon as I heard that this idea was good, I made room for employees' community activities and built a natural kindergarten in the factory to recruit employees' children.
By the end of 20 1 1, my son and several other children have reached the age of primary school entrance. I have expectations for education in my heart. A boss in Taiwan Province Province once told me that there is a forest school in Taiwan Province Province, where children learn and grow happily in nature. This scene has been haunting me. I hope my children can grow up in nature in the future. I decided not to send my son to a traditional primary school, but to discuss with other like-minded parents to run an ideal natural school.
Let's do it. My husband and I transferred the shares of the company and concentrated on education. My parents and I each donated some money to establish Xinyuan Natural College under the scenic Maofeng Mountain.
After four years of development, Xinyuan Natural Science Park has more than 65,438+000 children, 25 full-time teachers and some part-time teachers. In school, besides Chinese, mathematics, foreign languages, music, handicrafts and painting are also listed as study subjects. All-round learning is our greatest feature, and exercise is set for children's physical development. Home economics education, which is neglected by everyone, is also a compulsory course here. In addition, courses such as carpentry, blacksmith and agriculture are offered.
In order to realize the desire of running a school independently, Xinyuan Natural Science Park was defined as a non-profit educational institution from the very beginning. The financial revenue supports the development of the school, and there are no shareholders and no dividends. All assets belong to the school.
It takes a village to raise a child. I took my teachers and parents out and invited local villagers to carry out many activities, such as temple fairs, bazaars and flea markets, so that more people could understand the cultural background of the school. Through our publicity, we also attracted more public welfare and business people and formed a vibrant community around the school. The "Toupi Community Cultural Activity Center" was set up by social workers from universities in Guangzhou, and the ancestral temple side project was initiated by a director's parents. It has been insisting on 28 open-air movies and sharing.
My husband Cao Weiguo led the establishment of Ami private cuisine and Ami B&B.
For the better development of the school, we decided to move the school from its original address to the fourth team of scalp village with better conditions. There is a children's swimming pool with spring water, 20 acres of space for us to practice our better concept of nature education, a 6,000-square-meter building and a gymnasium (also a small theater) for our development.
Why crowdfunding:
It is our common responsibility to care for the healthy growth of children's body and mind. By integrating into nature, releasing children's potential, cultivating children according to nature, and cultivating children's comprehensive literacy and survival ability such as self-reliance, self-confidence and self-care at school age are the fundamental purpose of nature education and our common desire.
After five years of practice in nature education, I found that there is a deep connection with nature. Children who grow up under the concept of slow life are healthier, more confident, more focused and more motivated to learn independently. Therefore, I hope my nature school can be shared with more people, and we can also invite more children to experience our community culture and the charm of nature schools through crowdfunding.
Crowdfunding returns:
A package (688 yuan) Xinyuan gakuen natural parent-child experience ban
Package B (1888) Two Days and One Night Experience of Xinyuan Academy
C packages (3888) Xinyuan gakuen 7-day parent-child class
D Bao (6888) Xinyuan Academy Natural Summer Camp (Winter Camp)