Primary and secondary schools in east China’s Jiangsu province have ushered in the new semester for different grades of students with the opening dates to continue until Sept 7 in a staggered schedule amid intensive COVID-19 prevention and control measures on campus.
The Jiangbei campus of Nanjing No. 1 Middle School kicked off a concert to welcome the 300 10th graders.
Chen Hongyi, a 10th grader
The school facilities are new, the classroom software and hardware are very advanced, the teachers are very kind and they are all very good. I have very deep expectations for the next three years of high school life.
7 schools in Kunshan will greet the students in the new semester after undergoing major repairs and renovations.
13 primary and secondary schools in Suqian city ushered in the new semester with the addition of 32310 seats for new students.
Luo Yangyang, a teacher in Suqian
Each of the schools has its own style and characteristics, allowing the students to feel the local cultural atmosphere when they go to school. At present, all our schools have met the admission requirements to ensure that the new semester will start on September 1st as scheduled.
The Lhasa Road Primary School in Nanjing greeted the new students with a balloon arch.
On the playground, the teacher and the children were playing games together to help the kids ease the tension of beginning their school life amid laughter.
Zheng Shu, a teacher of Lhasa Road Primary School in Nanjing
Pre-school education is a kind of game to allow them to adapt to the pre-school education life. We have also customized the first-year exclusive "small courses" for them, such as game movies, life movies, learning movies,including epidemic prevention and control.
Students across the province are celebrating the start of the new semester in a variety of ways.
Changzhou Juqianjie Primary School issued to each student a customized new semester commemorative "food stamp", calling for the prevention of food waste and advocating diligence and thrift.
Huang Hainuo, a student with Changzhou Juqianjie Primary School
It is very hard for farmers to grow grains. If you can't finish your meal in the restaurant, you should take it home instead of leaving it on the table.
All schools have cleaned and disinfected the classrooms and the teachers are required to return to the city where their schools are located 15 days before the opening of the new semester.
The students will be required to show their health code on their school card and their registration form announcing their whereabouts in the past 14 days.
