Rongle Kindergarten is located in the old town of Songjiang, founded in 1994, is the only municipal demonstration public kindergarten in Songjiang District. In 2013, Rongle Kindergarten added a branch, which is now divided into Rongle Community Headquarters and Renle Community Branch, with a total of 21 classes in primary, middle and large schools. Rongle Kindergarten, which is known for its science and technology education, has won a lot of awards and has been rated as an excellent science and technology education school in Shanghai, an advanced collective in teaching and scientific research in Shanghai, and is now an experimental base for science and technology education of the Central Institute of Education.
Rongle headquarters park covers an area of six acres, with a construction area of 3,200 square meters, which is small but well-equipped. The park is equipped with a computer room, a library, an art room, a science room, a work room and other special function rooms. In addition, each class has its own activity room, nap room, washroom, restaurant, etc. In the outdoor field, there are a number of large toy areas for children, including a small castle, flying into space, the road of the brave, an ocean ball room, a paddling pool, a sand play area, etc., for children to play freely.
The characteristics of Rongle Kindergarten lie in the infiltration of science and technology enlightenment, advocating "playing science". The annual science and technology festival is the highlight of Rongle Kindergarten, which has been held for 11 sessions so far and has become a brand activity of Rongle. The science and technology festival was carried out in the form of a garden tour, and dozens of activities were set up for children of different grades according to the characteristics of children: balloon powered cars, magical tumblers and other science games; scientific production of power cars, kaleidoscopes, etc.; Potato power generation, liquid sandwiches and other scientific experiments. All activities were attended by children, parents, and teachers. Among them, the Edison Creative Contest for kindergarten children attracted the most attention, requiring parents and children to create their own science works and truly understand the principles of science and their role in hands-on production.
Where to go is another special activity of Rongle, which is held 3-4 times per semester, divided into multiple parts such as getting close to nature, handicraft, cultural experience, entering science and technology, and playing and visiting. In the nature session, children climbed Sheshan, visited farms, ecological gardens, botanical gardens, or picked strawberries, picked vegetables and planted plants. In the cultural experience, teachers lead children to take photos of historical buildings, shadow puppet plays, etc.; Handicrafts include cutting window grilles, baking biscuits, watercolor painting and other activities. In the science and technology module, children will learn about the filtration process of the waterworks, visit the science and technology museum, and the agricultural science museum.
The admission to Rongle Kindergarten is relatively simple, and there is neither a crowded interview, nor a "strip student" who struggles to support the relationship. According to the principle of independent enrollment and test-free admission, the kindergarten enrolls children from Rongle, Renle, Minle and Longxing Neighborhood Committee. When the number of new students applying for admission to the kindergarten exceeds the planned enrollment number, Rongle will be admitted according to three principles, one is to give priority to Rongle Neighborhood Committee, the branch is preferred to Renle Neighborhood Committee, the second is to give priority to children with the same households, and the third is to hold more than four years of real estate priority, which is fair and just. Rongle Kindergarten charges 700 yuan per month for childcare, and other fees are reasonable and public, and there is no arbitrary charge. Songjiang District also encourages entrance to kindergartens without examination, and coordinates the arrangement according to the nearest children's household registration, without computer allocation.
