On May 23rd, the 8th Student Day of Tsinghua University High School entitled "Flying with 'Cloud', Youth in Fighting COVID-19" comes to a successful conclusion. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Student Day is held online by Online Class of Tsinghua University High School, Bilibili, and Tencent Meeting. All teachers and students meet via Cloud, participating in watch nearly 6,000 in total.
Program of the Student Day
Students of different grades participate in the Student Day via different platforms
In his opening speech, Wang Dianjun, Principal of Tsinghua University High School expressed his expectation for this grand “Cloud” event, and shared his understanding of the theme and significance of the Student Day. He hopes the students could take advantage of this opportunity to discover a wider world while looking inward for the more authentic self, shoulder the development mission assigned by the new era, and become responsible persons with the sense of social responsibility and an ambition of contributing to the world by continuous knowledge accumulation, skills learning and morality cultivation. He wishes the Student Day a complete success.
Wang Dianjun, Principal of Tsinghua University High School delivers an opening speech
Zhang Yuanzhi (the left) and Wu Menghan (the right) as hosts of the Student Day
This event is divided into three sections: “Singing Ambition and Sparkling Rhythm” “Daily Learning, Thinking and Practice” and “Youth Talent Show to Cheer China”.
I. Singing Ambition and Sparkling Rhythm
This section highlights students' talent shows.
Preview of activities in Section One
Dubbing competition entitled “Voice and Language Are Alive”
On this Student Day, the first dubbing competition for all teachers and students of Tsinghua University High School is organized, attracting active participation of many teachers and students.
VCR of the dubbing competition
“Fighting COVID-19 with the Spirit of Art” -- talent show
During the outbreak, many people cheered medical staffs on the front line and the whole country on in the COVID-19 fight online. The students’ talent show conveys their determination to win the fight against COVID-19 as well as their confidence in completely eliminating the epidemic in China.
Enhance morale in COVID-19 fight with programs -- talent show
“Word Game and Poem Competition” in summer
Students participates in the “Poem Competition” through Tencent Meeting in four sessions a day, attracting interactions from nearly 100 people.
Online Word Game and Poem Competition
Topics for the Online Word Game and Poem Competition selected through Tencent Meeting Room randomly
II. Daily Learning, Thinking and Practice
This section focuses on the competition among students on critical thinking.
Preview of activities in Section Two
“Insight into Matters” debate competition
“Insight into Matters”, as the traditional debate competition for students of Senior Grade 1, is still organized online in full swing this year. The highlights of preliminaries and finals carefully edited by the Subject Department were shown to the audience, displaying the spark with intelligence.
Online “Insight into Matters” Debate Competition
“Right Hemisphere” knowledge contest
It is also one of the highlights of the Student Day. Students answered questions related to encyclopedia knowledge and school history through “Online Classroom”.
“Right Hemisphere” knowledge contest in Online Classroom
Test paper of “Right Hemisphere” knowledge contest
Display of students’ innovation projects
Tsinghua University High School has always been focusing on the cultivation of students' innovative capabilities. To this end, the Science and Technology Office of school organized the following two activities: display of students’ innovation projects and “Cloud” popularization of science.
The activity to display students’ innovation projects provides a platform for students to show their novel or practical ideas intensively. On top of that, six high-tech research laboratories shared their recent research results and future visions, which incorporated multiple elements including popular science experiments, experience interaction, cultural and creative products, etc. Students of high-tech research laboratories provided an audio-visual feast through live broadcast.
The “Cloud” popularization of science organized online co-sponsored by Tsinghua University High School, SenseTime, AWS, ESRI, Tsinghua Innovation Education and Training Center, IBM, Tencent and other technology enterprises, it invited top experts in the industry to share a full range of hardcore science popularization including career planning, artificial intelligence, geographic information technology, future city, IBM mainframe, design thinking, etc. With the support of the Information Center of school, a live broadcast platform was built with AWS to help students learn about technology enterprises via Cloud and explore cutting-edge black technologies.
Live broadcast of students in the display section of students’ innovation projects
Introduction of lecturers on "Cloud" popularization of science
TED-type speech entitled “Youth · Mission”
The speech is delivered around three topics including “paying a tribute to heroes in harm's way”, “contributing own power to our motherland” and “youth critical thinking”.
PPT of speakers in TED-type Speech entitled “Youth · Mission”
The lecture given by the speakers in TED-type Speech entitled “Youth · Mission”
III. Youth Talent Show to Cheer for China
In this section, students shows their wonderful artistic achievements, which fully reflects their high artistic accomplishments and rich spiritual world.
Preview of activities in Section Three
“Cloud” auction of art works
As of May 18th, 2020, the "Cloud" Auction Organizing Committee had received more than 160 works from the students of Tsinghua University High School. The finalists included 10 paintings, 9 calligraphy works, 10 handicrafts and 10 computer design and works in other categories. The "Cloud" auction is broadcast live through Bilibili, attracting nearly 2,000 viewers. After students return to school, the school will arrange the delivery of these auctioned works offline. The amount of proceeds from the auction higher than the price set by the owner will be donated to the "Little Banyan Tree" Student Public Welfare Activities Fund of Tsinghua University High School.
Live broadcast of "Cloud" auction live broadcast
Distinct ingenuity -- exhibition of the cultural and creative products regarding the campus
The activity organizer collected the cultural and creative products regarding the campus designed by students in advance, and exhibited them for sales on the Student Day. Canvas bags, bookmarks, pen containers, storage boxes, key chains, puzzles and other cultural and creative products with unique characteristics of the school receive favorable reviews from students. To spread love both inside and outside the campus, the designers promise to donate at least 50% of the proceeds from the sales of the products to the "Little Banyan Tree" Student Public Welfare Activities Fund.
Distinct ingenuity -- exhibition of the cultural and creative products regarding the campus
Display of vlog works about students’ life in 2020
Students had been studying online at home for nearly 4 months as a result of COVID-19. They recorded all the dribs and drabs during this period in the form of vlog and turned them into wonderful works of art.
Display of vlog works about students’ life in 2020
All the students sing the anthem of Tsinghua University High School together
At the end of this online Student Day, all teachers and students sing the anthem of Tsinghua University High School together, extending their best wishes to Tsinghua University High School and our country!
Fang Yan, Secretary of the Party Committee of Tsinghua University High School delivers a closing speech.
Staff list of the Student Day
Since its inception in 2013, the Student Day of Tsinghua University High School has become a bond enhancing friendship among students. This “Cloud” event organized online cheers everyone fighting against COVID-19, lightens students’ pressure in stay-at-home study and encourages them to prevail over difficulties.
Writers: Hu Yueming, Ren Xingyang, Cheng Weihang, Jiang Qi, Zhou Yushan, Gui Yun, Xiao Yulin
Photographers: Zhang Jiayu, Tan Hongzheng, Zhou Xue, Ben Ziyuan
Reviewers: Bai Xuefeng, Zhang Jie, Dang Shengjun
Proofreaders: Zhao Ran, Chu Luxing, Gao Hongchao
Editor: Administrative Management Center
