As a large region, only Qiwai in Minhang is a primary school that can be ranked alongside famous schools such as Shiwai, Shaw, and Shanda. Founded in 2005, Shanghai Qibao Foreign Chinese Primary School, has become one of the most popular primary schools in the city, despite its short existence. It is based on Shanghai Normal University and Shanghai Academy of Education Sciences, and cooperated with Minhang District Experimental Primary School in 2017.
The school is located near the Minhang Gymnasium, with a football field, a 400-meter running track, an open-air swimming pool and other activity venues, and a high greening rate. In 2016, there were 76 full-time teachers and 16 teachers with intermediate and senior professional titles, and about 80% of the teachers were under the age of 30.
Previously, there was a remark on the Internet that a primary school in Shanghai should look at the parent's figure when recruiting students, referring to the seven foreign countries, but the authenticity is not testable. In 2016 and 2017, the acceptance rate was 8.3% and 7.9%, respectively. The school only admits students to the district and only admits first-choice students.
In 2018, the interview questions mainly include: (1) find the difference between the two pictures; (2) Read English sentences and memorize words after watching English cartoons; (3) Find the corresponding picture according to the description; (4) Team building games; (5) Look at pictures to tell stories; (6) Listen to music and do exercises; (7) Substitution of equal amounts; (8) Look at a painting and name what colors there are. In addition, in 2016, when students participated in the interview, parents were required to fill out a questionnaire asking questions about their views on the school and how to deal with conflicts between the school curriculum due to personal matters at home. In 2017, parents were also asked about their views on the cooperation between Qiwai and Minhang Experimental Primary School.
According to the statistics of a third-party education information agency, the number of winners in the four major cups in 2016 accounted for 34.17% of the school, ranking fourth among the city's primary schools. And in terms of the gold content of the award (the number of people who won the first and second prizes), the seventh foreign school is second only to Shaw Primary School. In 2014, nearly 25 students were admitted to Huayu Middle School, ranking third among all private primary schools. In 2016, 23 students were pre-admitted to Huayu Middle School, while 22 were pre-admitted to Wenlai Middle School, 22 Southwest Models, 11 Southwest Weiyu, 32 Foreign Languages and 60 Shangbao Middle Schools.
The former principal of Qiwai once said that all the courses in the school are designed for exams. Therefore, the teaching method of Qiwai is highly controversial, and it also directly states in the admissions brochure that it is looking for "like-minded" parents. In terms of the use of textbooks, in addition to the unified textbooks of the city, the seven foreign languages supplement the textbooks such as "Interest Reading", "Morning Flowers and Sunset", "One Lesson and One Practice", and the school-based textbook "Mathematics Kingdom" is used for mathematics, and there are 3L, SBS, Kid's story and other textbooks for English.
The overall course progress of the school is fast, and from the first grade onwards, you need to write a diary, there are many reading comprehension questions, and you need to have a certain amount of literacy before entering the school. There is one paper in mathematics every day, and two of the big questions will involve the content of the Olympiad. English, on the other hand, has high requirements for students' oral English, and there are many points deducted in the oral test. Teachers also use the afternoon after school to make up for the students who have not learned enough during the week and need special tutoring. In addition, the implementation of the last elimination system for the seventh foreign school is more stressful for students with poor academic performance. The amount of homework varies depending on the teacher, and students need to finish their homework by 11 p.m. at the latest.
There are many extracurricular activities in Qiwai, including Halloween and Children's Day. Halloween is held in the form of an English drama festival, and Children's Day is performed as a class unit. There are more than 60 interest classes in the school, and students start to choose courses in the first year and change them once a semester. Interest classes are scheduled on Tuesday afternoons at no extra charge. Students are very encouraged to participate in interest classes, and if they are absent from school, they will not be able to participate in some school awards. Bridge is also a special course, with high quality education, and many students have won good results in international bridge competitions.
Qiwai is also known for its strict records, and its daily norms are even a little unreasonable in the eyes of outsiders, such as eating must bring a tablecloth and spoon, and cannot make a sound; The chair should only sit halfway, and the posture should be upright; You must keep to the right to go up and down the stairs, and you can't run for no reason, etc. In addition, schools often need the cooperation of parents in various matters, and many people bluntly say that being a parent of a foreign language is "very tired".
