How to help high school graduates choose a major that is aligned with their interests when applying for colleges? How to cultivate their innovative and entrepreneurial spirit through quality development curriculum and practice?
A few days ago, Changhailu Sub-District, together with Zhongyuan Middle School, launched a "Career Planning Program" science education and innovation practice class for youth. More than 150 senior high school students from this school visited the Shanghai Innovation and Entrepreneurship Exhibition and Experience Center to learn about the application scenarios of related industries to seek inspiration for career choice and planning.
During the activity, under the guidance of professional instructors, the students visited five major experience halls, including the creative product and experimental science experience hall, industry 4.0 and smart home trial production area, and refrigeration and air conditioning technology science experience hall. They experienced VR logistics technology and learned about the working principle of 3D printers and the whole process of refrigeration in the cold storage, feeling that this way of learning was quite innovative.
"I learned about Fudan University's solution to degrade organic waste: use purification equipment, cultivate functional bacteria, and decompose organic waste. I also saw many hand-painted artworks, which not only broadened my horizon, but also provided ideas for my future career choices." Fang Jiayi, a second-year high-school student from the school told the reporter.
According to reports, in 2017, Zhongyuan Middle School and Changhailu Sub-District jointly established the "High School Student Career Planning Training Base" to provide career guidance to students in the form of theoretical courses. In 2018, the base further introduced innovation and entrepreneurship resources and platforms from the sub-district, carried out entrepreneurship practical courses in a way that simulated real-life corporate practices, and cultivated students' career planning, innovation and entrepreneurship by creating an immersive learning environment.
Last year, the Human Resources and Social Security Bureau of Yangpu District, Changhailu Sub-District and Zhongyuan Middle School further deepened their cooperation and jointly launched the "Career Planning Program" class for students and parents, whereby learning modules including career theory, innovative social practice and others were used to help young people enhance their awareness of innovation and practice, and career planning ability.
Career theory module includes career planning courses and job experience sharing courses, and career planning courses are divided into 8 categories including technology finance and investment and financing, information engineering and the Internet, e-commerce and new retail industries.
Since September last year, Changhailu Sub-District has been inviting professional teachers of the school's entrepreneurial practice class to carry out specific counseling and job experience sharing courses with a focus on professional skills and social patterns.