2021-08-15
Sponsored by the Rural Revitalization Leading Group Office of the China Association for Science and Technology (CAST), organized by the Rural Special Technology Service Center of CAST, and co-organized by Beijing Association for Science Education Museums (BASEM), the China Soong Ching Ling science & Culture Center for Young People and Travel Seminar,the special part-child research & study activity kicked off in Beijing from July 27 to 31, 2021.
Liao Hong, deputy director of the Department of Science Popularization of CAST, Chen Weicheng, vice president of Beijing Association for Science and Technology (BAST) and executive vice president of BASEM, Su Hongtao, executive vice president of the China Soong Ching Ling Science & Culture Center for Young People, addressed the opening ceremony at the China Soong Ching Ling Youth Science & Culture Center for Young People on July 28, 2021.
The participating families which mainly came from Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan, Guangxi, Gansu and Xinjiang were divided into 41 groups to attend the five-day and four-night research & study activity.
Under the theme of "Meeting science in Beijing", the activity consisted of 4 sessions: the "Science decryption" session at Lenovo Future Center was to explore the mystery of science, technology and future development; the "Wisdom of the great nation" session at the Forbidden City, the Temple of Heaven and other historic and cultural relics was to feel the charm of Chinese traditional civilization; the "Dream of space" session at the space breeding and research base of the Shenzhou Lvpeng Agricultural Science & Technology Co., Ltd. was to learn about the principles and advantages of aerospace technologies; the discussion and interaction session with professors at Peking University was to help the participating students to have a clear understanding of life ideals and learning goals.
Nearly 10 items of hand-on activities and scientific experiment courses were also included in the activity to help improve the practical ability of the participating students.
The activity aimed to implement the important instructions of President Xi Jinping on consolidating and expanding the effectiveness of poverty alleviation and boosting rural revitalization.
It is also an important measure to implement the Outline of the National Scheme for Scientific Literacy (2021 to 2035) to enhance scientific literacy of Chinese citizens and serve for rural revitalization.
The activity was synchronized with 4 live broadcast on media platforms of WeChat and Tik Tok, and the total number of broadcast was more than 12 million times.
The activity radiated science education resources in capital areas to areas with relatively fewer science education resources to help local young people to strengthen scientific thinking and improve scientific literacy, so as to contribute to the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
Tag: Rural Special Technology Service Center of cast, Science Communication, Science Education