A museum is a school. Shanghai Museum, Shanghai Planetarium, Shanghai Museum of Natural History and other places are widely popular among children and are a feast for primary and secondary school students to practice outside of school. In the future, these venues will be included

A museum is a school. Shanghai Museum, Shanghai Planetarium, Shanghai Museum of Natural History and other places are widely popular among children and are a feast for primary and secondary school students to practice outside of school. In the future, these venues will be included in the Shanghai primary and secondary school off-campus practical education venue resource database and implemented hierarchical management.

html On the morning of August 22, the 15th meeting of the Standing Committee of the 16th Municipal People's Congress voted and approved the "Regulations on the Promotion of Off-Campus Practical Education in Primary and Secondary Schools in Shanghai", which will be officially implemented from September 1 this year.

“This is the country’s first local regulation targeting out-of-school practical education in primary and secondary schools.” Yan Rui, deputy secretary-general of the Standing Committee of the Municipal People’s Congress and director of the Legal Affairs Committee, said that this creative local legislation strengthens overall planning and coordination and promotes the education resources of the whole society. Integration and convergence provide legal guarantee for promoting off-campus practical education in primary and secondary schools that matches the city's positioning and adapts to the talent training needs of the new era.

Build a resource library and implement hierarchical management

Off-campus practical education plays an irreplaceable role in comprehensively improving students' comprehensive quality. The survey found that some schools want to organize off-campus practical activities for students, but are stuck in the lack of good venues.

To alleviate the mismatch between the supply and demand of off-campus practical education resources, it is necessary to explore the education resources of the whole society and build an "education community inside and outside the school". Yan Rui said that this is a promotional legislation that focuses on promoting the potential pooling and effective utilization of the resources of the whole society, especially seeking support from forces outside the education system.

To this end, the "Regulations" clarify that this city implements hierarchical management of off-campus practical education venues and promotes the establishment of a resource library for off-campus practical education venues.

Gu Hongliang, deputy director of the Municipal Education Commission, said that "hierarchical management" mainly involves establishing resource libraries at the municipal and district levels, and including venues that meet standards into the municipal and district off-campus practical education site resource libraries. The resource library should be announced to the public, stating the "name of the place, address, contact information, opening hours, number of people that can be accommodated", etc., and make dynamic adjustments.

In order to fully tap resources and give full play to the role of off-campus practical education venues as educational fronts, the "Regulations" clarify that off-campus practical education venues should combine their own conditions and characteristics to cooperate with schools in developing off-campus practical education course resources and optimize management and services. Among them, units such as youth activity centers that have relevant responsibilities play an exemplary role; museums, science and technology museums, art galleries, etc. actively participate in off-campus practical education and provide support and assistance to schools; social forces are encouraged to open or build off-campus practical education venues.

The legislation also makes it clear that practical education venues are encouraged to provide delayed services and staggered services to meet the needs of students for off-campus practical education.

Encourage social forces to donate

A high-quality off-campus practical education activity requires the establishment of a stable funding guarantee mechanism. During the survey, some primary and secondary schools reported that there are certain gaps in the existing financial funds to guarantee off-campus practical education, and a mechanism to encourage all parties in society to participate has not yet been formed. In addition to charging admission fees, some off-campus practical education venues are in disrepair due to insufficient funds and have safety hazards, making it difficult to maintain operations.

This legislation clearly strengthens support in terms of funding and personnel security, and stipulates that "municipal and district people's governments should include the funds required for off-campus practical education in the fiscal budget of the same level."

encourages social forces to participate in off-campus practical activities for . The "Regulations" also make it clear that social forces such as enterprises, institutions, social organizations, and citizens are encouraged to support off-campus practical education through donations, funding, etc., and social forces participate in off-campus practical education. Investments will enjoy tax incentives in accordance with relevant national regulations; at the same time, off-campus practical education venues are encouraged to implement fee reductions and exemptions for schools to carry out off-campus practical education.

The "Regulations" also make it clear that schools should use faculty members' participation in off-campus practical education as an important reference for professional title evaluation, merit evaluation, and assessment and evaluation.

Gu Hongliang said that he will work with relevant departments to conduct further in-depth research on issues such as the organization and implementation of off-campus practical education, site construction, team building and incentive guarantees, develop supporting policies, formulate timetables, and integrate the implementation of off-campus practical education by governments at all levels and relevant departments. Implement management, guarantee, promotion and other work in detail. Regarding the off-campus practice of junior high school students, the normative document "Implementation Measures for the Management of Social Practice of Junior High School Students in Shanghai" is being revised and will be released in the near future.

Adding a "safety lock" for students

Safety is the top priority of off-campus practical education. Off-campus practice should add a "safety lock" for students. Article 13 of the "Regulations" clarifies that off-campus practical education venues should perform safety responsibilities in accordance with the law, formulate safety management systems, equip safety protection equipment and personnel, and set up necessary safety warning signs to ensure the safety of student activities; develop emergency response plans in accordance with regulations Prepare plans and organize emergency drills.

According to the "Regulations", the industry authorities of off-campus practical education venues should work with the education, public security, emergency management and other departments to guide and supervise the implementation of safety management responsibilities in off-campus practical education venues, and promptly investigate and eliminate safety hazards.