Editor's Note Urban Support Education is a public welfare project launched by Qianhe Community Foundation to address the issue of educational equity for urban migrant children. By cultivating mothers in the Pearl River Delta region, community activities focusing on parent-child families, child growth, parent-child communication, and community exploration are carried out in urban communities. In addition, relying on the power of community mothers, we will revitalize community resources and establish and create a fixed, open, safe and friendly community space for children - "Xiaohe's Home", so that children can grow up to be active, responsible and happy in the community. Sensational person.

Since November 2018, the urban volunteer education project has trained 261 urban volunteer teachers and 20 Xiaohe homes.

We have "graduated"! Separation is for the next meeting

——Memory of the last training for urban volunteer teachers of "Xiaohe's Home" Huadu class

December 28, the warm sunshine in winter, following 2 days After the professional courses and one-day picture book class training, all the students in the Huadu class of "Xiaohe's Home" ushered in the "graduation class" at Dongfeng Nissan University - the last picture book training class. This also means that all the students in the Huadu class After receiving the training, trainees can organize parent-child picture book reading and sharing story sessions in Huadu for children in migrant children's institutions, communities, neighborhood committees and other public welfare units, aiming to help children develop reading habits through parent-child reading. , to promote parent-child relationships, and at the same time, it also allows Huadu residents to gather together and work together to create a better living environment.

"Please tell everyone about the story and picture book you want to recommend today."

The gentle and sweet teacher Xiaozhen taught the class that day. She made everyone present with her unhurried voice. The students tell the picture book stories brought by the students themselves. Everyone sat together like a family and took turns to introduce their own "favourite books" one by one. Some of them are favorites for children, some are favorites for parents, some are beautiful painting styles that soothe the soul, and some are simple essays that outline stories. As the saying goes, "There are a thousand Hamlets for a thousand readers," not to mention that each of the 20 or so students has to introduce 2-3 books. Everyone has a different understanding of a book, so this kind of picture book The sharing session not only allowed students to gain new inspiration, but also provided a collision of perspectives. There were also enthusiastic students present holding pens and recording the picture books introduced by others so that they could purchase and share them with their children in the future.

In this session, the most thought-provoking topic is a topic that humans have eternally discussed - separation and death. Some mothers are confused and dare not talk about this topic in front of their children. Firstly, it is very heavy, and secondly, they do not know how to express it. For example, "The Cat that Lived a Million Times" was praised in Japan as "a picture book loved by adults and children that transcends generations" and "describes life, death, and love, and has been read a million times." An eternal masterpiece that I will never tire of. "Perhaps, this topic of separation and death is also a problem faced by the Mesozoic generation, both old and young, in today's society - how to talk about it, how to talk about it.

But in the opinion of Teacher Xiaozhen, instead of avoiding talking about it, it is better to face it with a normal heart. Only by treating it normally and calmly as a parent can children not think that this topic is a very heavy topic. Topic, because birth, old age, illness and death are natural for human beings. The world has flourished and flourished for a long time. It is an eternal fact. Only by accepting it and comforting it can we treat life with a better attitude.

Preparing for a storytelling session, the required process

Qianhe Community Foundation is a non-public foundation based in the Pearl River Delta region. It has a history of 10 years. Huadu The four training sessions of the class were all conducted by professional teachers from the foundation. The training content included basic operating procedures and techniques for organizing story sessions, book list recommendations, picture book appreciation, etc.

"Preparation for a storytelling session requires location, recruitment, lesson plans and activity content." Teacher Xiaozhen introduced the general process of the activity to everyone. When it comes to location, the enthusiastic Huadu class students have already arranged the location early. There are residential communities and parent-child restaurants in shopping malls. They are ready to organize picture book stories. Some students' mothers said that there is actually no need to prepare anything. Sometimes, because of too many worries, the best opportunity is missed. Mothers are never prepared.

Indeed, most of the content in Huadu Class is female students, all of whom are mothers. For the sake of our children, our own growth, and to keep pace with the times, we all gather together and transform from strangers into Classmates discuss picture book preparation, practice picture book explanations, act as "troublesome children", brainstorm ideas and speak freely.

Picture books are energy. They bring different energies, giving readers warmth or gratitude.

The students practiced teaching picture books, which was lifelike.

All students sang songs gently to open their hearts for the day’s class.

Teacher Xiaozhen told everyone about the preparation for an event, carefully and in detail.

Being together is fate. Although the students of the Huadu Class of "Xiaohe's Home" have "graduated", the real tests and challenges are still to come. The students need to put all the four tasks into practice in practice. Learning and applying it is a "real practice" for children of different ages.

No matter what, we believe that the Huadu Class students are all great. Even if they graduate, they will still gather together as event organizers and appear in major communities, passing on the warm power of picture books and sharing lovely picture book stories. .