Nanyang Model High School

Coordinates: 31°12′11″N 121°25′57″E / 31.20306°N 121.43250°E

Nanyang Model High School

勤 俭 敬 信
Diligence, Thrift, Devotion, Honesty
Location

No.453 Lingling Road

No.1118 Tianyaoqiao Road (Southern Campus)
Shanghai
China China
Information
Type Public School
Boarding School
Shanghai Experimental and Key Paradigm School
Founded 1901
Founder Sheng Xuanhuai (Chinese: 盛宣怀), Minister of Transportation in Qing Dynasty
Provost Wang Hong (Chinese: 汪宏)
Principal Gao Yi (Chinese: 高屹)
Faculty c.130
Grades 10-12
Enrollment c.1,400
Publication Nanyang Model News
Nanyang Model News (English)
(Chinese: 《南模报》)
The Alumni Newsletter
(Chinese: 《校友通讯》)
Teaching and Research
(Chinese: 《教科研》)
National Defense
(Chinese: 《国防》)
Dean of Students Deng Ming (Chinese: 邓明)
Zheng Weiping (Chinese: 郑伟平) (International Division)
Website http://www.nanmo.cn/

Shanghai Nanyang Model High School (Chinese: 上海南洋模范中学), often referred to simply as Nanmo (Chinese: 南模), is one of the oldest modern Chinese schools, founded in 1901 by Sheng Xuanhuai, Minister of Transportation of the Qing Dynasty.

As "the beginning of public elementary schools", the school started as the Affiliated Elementary School of Nanyang Public School (now Shanghai Jiaotong University). After over five decades of development and several name changes, in 1958, the name of the school was settled on Nanyang Model High School.[1]

Two generations of national leaders Chairman Mao Zedong and President Jiang Zemin respectively entitled the Nanmo Student Poster "Qingfeng" ("Young Pioneer") for the Hundred Year Nanmo Message, and "Four Models" – the Model of Curiosity, the Model of Life, the Model of Patriotism, the Model of Aggressiveness. The school motto Diligence, Thrift, Devotion, Honesty, encourages students to form an ethos of solid academic, simple life, sound work, stout body. For a hundred years, the school has practised a teaching style of kindness, justice, strictness, and preciseness, and a study style of veracity, truth, refinement, and innovation with a commitment to foster the "Four Models" exemplary students.[2]

Nanyang Model High School has been the member of Shanghai Experimental and Key Paradigm Schools since 2005. School features includes basketball, Student Art Troupe of Symphony Orchestra, Aesthetic Education, Environmental Protection Practice, National Defense Education, and community services. In January 2012, Nanyang Model High School became a member of World Leading Schools Association.[3]

History

Nanyang Public School, first built in 1896 during the Qing Dynasty
The early years of Shanghai Nanyang Model High School

In 1896, Nanyang Public School (Chinese: 南洋公學) was founded by an imperial edict issued by Guangxu Emperor, under the Business and Telegraphs Office of the imperial government. Four schools were then established: the Normal School, the School of Foreign Studies, a middle school and a high school.

In 1901, Sheng Xuanhuai, the first president of the school, also the Minister of Transportation responsible for proposing the idea to Guangxu Emperor, then founded the predecessor of today's Shanghai Nanyang Model High School as an elementary school affiliated to the growing Nanyang Public School, which has now become Shanghai Jiao Tong University, a prestigious school renowned as one of the oldest and most selective universities in China.

The Elementary school affiliated to Nanyang Public School was one of the oldest new type schools in China found by Chinese. In 1927, the school was independent from the university and became private Nanyang Model Elementary/Middle School. Three years later, the senior department of the school was opened. In 1931, the school moved into Tianping campus. This campus is now the junior department of Nanyang Model High School which was separated from the school in 2000.

Chairman Mao Zedong inscribing “Qing Feng” (Young Pioneer) for the wall-newspaper of senior one students

In April 1950, Chairman Mao Zedong inscribed “Qing Feng” (Young Pioneer) for the wall-newspaper of senior one students. In 1956, the school became public school again and was renamed as Shanghai No.71 High school.

In 1958, the name of the school was changed to Nanyang Model High School.[4] In 1959, the school was appointed as one of the key schools in Shanghai.[5]

In 2000, following the reform of the education system in Shanghai, the junior department of the school was closed and separated from the original campus and the school then became Shanghai Nanyang Model High School.

Names in history

Nanyang Model High School has the following different names in history:

Campus

School facilities

With the development of more than one hundred years, the school now has two campuses named “Lingling”, which is the main campus for Domestic Division from senior one to senior two, and “Tianyao”, the southern campus only for senior three students. The total area of the school is about 64 mu, including 25,000m2 school buildings and facilities and 5,000m2 grassland for sports and student activities. The school has a 400m-track playground, nine outdoor basketball courts, one soccer field, one modern gymnasium with four indoor basketball courts and badminton courts, one multifunctional theater, one conservatory hall and one T-hall, either of which can seat over 500 people. In addition, the school has many multimedia and multifunctional classrooms, laboratories and teachers’ offices.[6]

A whole view of Nanyang Model High School Lingling Campus
The Red Building in autumn

Main school buildings

The Red Building

In 1938, the school moved from its previous location into 200 Tianping Road when there was only on red-brick villa named Hong Lou (Chinese: 红楼) (the Red Building) on the campus for teaching. This new building is name after its prototyped as a tribute to the school tradition.

Jing Xin Building

This building is named after the Chinese characters Jing and Xin (Chinese: 敬信) (Devotion and Honesty) from the school mottos. In 1910, Mr. Tang Wenzhi, then principal of Nanyang Public School, designated “Qin, Jian, Jing, Xin” (Chinese: 勤 俭 敬 信) (Diligence, Thrift, Devotion, and Honesty) as the four mottos of its elementary school, which also became the fundamental education philosophy of the school, as well as defined characteristics of every school student.

Jing Xin Building in an autumn afternoon

Shukui Building

This building is named in memory of Mr. Shen Qinghong, the school’s principal from 1911 to 1927, whose courtesy name was Shukui, and pername Xinggon. As an educationist, Mr. Shen Shikui was appointed principal of the former elementary school affiliated to Nanyang Public School in 1911, and devoted a lot to the foundation and development of the later Nanyang Model High School from then on. Mr. Shen was the founder of the modern school music education in China, and one of the first music teachers of the Chinese modern education.

A south view of Shukui Building in a January afternoon

Tongyi Building

This building is named in memory of Mr. Shen Weizhen, the former principal from 1927 to 1966, whose courtesy name was Tongyi. In 1927, the former elementary school affiliated to Nanyang Public School was restructured to a private elementary and middle school. After the founding of the People’s Republic of China, Mr. Shen remained principal till his retirement in 1966. Being the school principal for 39 years and having worked in the school for 55 years, Mr. Shen’s contribution was beyond unparalleled.

Tongyi Building in the early summer

Academics

Featured school programs

The International Division of Nanyang Model High School was established in September 2008 for two programs: OC Program and British Columbia (Canada) Offshore School Program:

OC Program

The main recruitment of OC Program is for Grade 10 to Grade 12 students from Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and foreign countries. Under the instruction of the Department of Chinese Ministry of Education, OC Chinese courses are provided to teach standard Chinese high school study materials and Shanghai PEP combination courses. The courses are taught in classes of no more than 30 students by the teachers of Nanyang Model High School Domestic Division. The students attend the Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan joint examination and the entrance examination for foreign students held by Chinese universities.

British Columbia (BC) Offshore School Program

In British Columbia (Canada) Offshore School Program,[7][8] all students are registered in BC Ministry of Education like Canadian students.[9][10] The BC Ministry of Education has a strict control of the education quality and indicators in the system.[11] Students in the BC program are required to have sufficient English language capabilities to either meet or exceed the Prescribed Learning Outcomes and curriculum requirements when they enter the BC program. Students who do not meet the minimum English language requirements for entry into the BC program must not be admitted to the school.[12]

All courses are selected by the BC Ministry of Education, taught by highly qualified foreign teachers graduated from the University of British Columbia, Simon Fraser University and other well-known schools in Canada entirely in English. All students in this program use textbooks approved by the BC Ministry of Education's curriculum management. In June, every student has to participate in unified all-electronic BC Provincial Examinations which the BC Ministry of Education is responsible for marking score. Graduate students passing the examination will receive a diploma in international recognition from the BC Ministry of Education. The British Columbia Certificate of Graduation or "Dogwood Diploma" is awarded upon successful completion of the provincial graduation requirements. Each year, student recruiters, representatives, and advisers, coming from schools all across the Canada visit Nanyang Model High school with detailed application and admission information to the students and faculty. All the students have equal chances to talk to the directors and coordinators of admissions from University of Toronto, McGill University, University of Waterloo, University of British Columbia and other well-known schools face-to-face and raise questions for detailed admission information.[13] The graduate students from the BC Program with high school diploma and credits can apply for post-secondary institutions in Canada, the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia and English-speaking schools in other countries like Sweden and Switzerland.

Besides the strong academic and language requirements, all the students must also demonstrate they have met the following requirements for Graduation Transitions Program:[14]

Personal Health - Daily physical activity and a commitment to fitness and physical and emotional well-being are key to healthy living. In this component of Graduation Transitions, students develop the knowledge, attitudes, and habits needed to be healthy individuals by maintaining a personal health plan and participating in at least 150 minutes per week of moderate to vigorous physical activity in each of Grades 10, 11, and 12. Boards are responsible for providing options to give students a number of choices for how they meet the daily physical activity requirements at school, at home, and/or in the community.

Community Connections - Life after graduation includes the world of work and community responsibilities. As part of Graduation Transitions, students gain employability skills through participation in at least 30 hours of work experience and/or community service.

Career and Life - Graduation Transitions requires students to explore personal and career goals during their secondary school years and create a plan for life after graduation. Transition planning is an ongoing process throughout the graduation program years and requires the completion of a transition plan, culminating in a final Grade 12 presentation.

Academic Enrichment Program

Skills Development Programme

Skills Development Programme in Nanmo is a new expending course for students’ critical thinking and study skills which is designed and validated by University of Cambridge International Examinations (CIE).[15][16][17] The aims are to help students develop their critical thinking, teamwork, and leadership abilities; enhance students’ communication skills; and encourage students to be independent reflective learners through various ways of research and inquiry.

Sports

Culture Crossover - Nanyang Model High School visited Cathedral Preparatory School, IN, US

Sport is a major feature of Nanyang Model High School. Basketball has become a traditional event in Nanyang Model High School.

Since the school renaissance in 1979, Nanyang Model High School has won Shanghai senior high school basketball championship more than 80 times. The major achievements include runner-up of Chinese High School League in 2004, champion in 2005 Reebok National High School basketball Invitational Championship, Champion of the Thirteenth Shanghai Sports Meet in 2006, and champion of Shanghai Student Sports Meet in 2008. to dates, Nanyang Model High School Basketball Team has won over 70 champions in Shanghai and five national basketball championships. The school has also fostered the former China men's national basketball team captain Zhang Dawei, former China women's national basketball captain Zhu Jinyun and many well-known athletes.

In October 2007, The Shanghai High School Sports Association Basketball Working Committee was established as the first sports organizations founded by Chinese Student Sports Federation in Nanyang Model High School by the school principal Gao Yi as the director. The commission's mandate is gradually assume the Shanghai high school students in training, competition, research work. Since its inception, it has hosted the high school league in 2007, Li Ning Junior Basketball League, and the basketball training observe lessons held in Baoshan Shanghai traditional basketball school.

Nanmo Cup

Students in Nanyang Model High School hosted their own basketball tournament since 1982. The "Nanmo Cup" has been held every year since then and have more than 50 matches each season.

Music and arts

Student Art Troupe of Symphony Orchestra

The Student Art Troupe of Symphony Orchestra of Nanyang Model High School was founded in August 1992 by Mr. Cao Peng who is also the Artistic Director and Principal Conductor. The orchestra staff comprises professors from the Shanghai Conservatory of Music and senior performers of professional orchestra for each part.

Nanyang Model High School Symphony Orchestra

Nanyang Model High School Student Symphony Orchestra regularly participates in the performance of the Shanghai Arts Festival, major social celebration, multiple performance and the exchange of secondary school students of the United States, Canada, Australia, Japan, Singapore and Hong Kong, Taiwan and other arts organizations.

The Symphony Orchestra also participates in the exhibitions and activities of the Shanghai World Expo, Taipei International Flora Exposition, and the 65th session of the Chicago World Music Festival exchange of performances. It has won the first, second, and third national primary and secondary school art festival first prize; the 15th Australian International Music Festival Gold Award; and the gold medal first place of the 35th International Youth and Music Festival, Vienna, Austria.[18]

Aesthetic education

School aesthetic course experiment has been emphasized for 19 years. One of the important content in aesthetic lesson is the appreciation of the ten styles of arts, which has been the solid artistic constitution in Nanyang Model High School, as a support feature of the students’ personality of quality education. The school has been organizing art appreciation courses and activities for a long time. There is a variety of enriched content in this aesthetic course which stress both Chinese traditional culture and the mainstream western cultures. The student experiences range from the drama Shang Yang, En attendant Godot, the opera Eugene Onegin, the Kunqu, to ancient Egypt exhibition, Joan Miró’s Paintings, Auguste Rodin’s sculpture Exhibition, international photography exhibition, and Henry Moore’s sculpture exhibition. In this featured program at Nanmo, students have gained a broad aesthetic education that is rarely comparable in Shanghai's Experimental and Key Paradigm Schools.

School magazines

Nanyang Model News (Chinese: 《南模报》) is the school's official published news with a regular monthly release. Nanyang Model High school also has other school publications such as The Alumni Newsletter (Chinese: 《校友通讯》), Teaching and Research (Chinese: 《教科研》), National Defense (Chinese: 《国防》) etc.[19]

Principals in history

There have been 11 principals in the school's history:

Notable alumni

For over a hundred years, nearly 40,000 students graduated from the school, including 5 selected to U.S. National Academy of Engineering, and 46 to Chinese Academy of Sciences and Chinese Academy of Engineering. They end up being university presidents, world champions, ambassadors, army generals, and martyrs (Chen Yuqin, Fang Nengji, Zhao Youguo) for the protection of a people.

Business

Military and politics

Technology

Literature, history and economics

Art and sports

References

  1. ↑ Shanghai Nanyang Model High School Official Introduction
  2. ↑ "An Introduction of Shanghai Nanyang Model High School". Shanghai Nanyang Model High School. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
  3. ↑ "Introduction to the World Leading Schools Association (Foundation)". European Union Education Foundation. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
  4. ↑ Office of Shanghai Local History Website
  5. ↑ Education in Xuhui District
  6. ↑ Nanyang Model High School Official Website
  7. ↑ Offshore School British Columbia Programs
  8. ↑ School's Introduction of BC Program in 2008
  9. ↑ Nanyang Model BC Offshore School Program has passed Candidate Status inspection by the BC Ministry of Education in July 2008.
  10. ↑ Offshore School British Columbia Programs
  11. ↑ Canadian Offshore Schools in China
  12. ↑ British Columbia Global Education Program - Operating Manual for Offshore Schools
  13. ↑ University Representatives and Recruiters come to Nanmo
  14. ↑ Offshore School British Columbia Programs Graduation Program Requirement Details
  15. ↑ Career development from European Union Education Foundation
  16. ↑ Career development from European Union Education Foundation
  17. ↑ Report from Xuhui District Education Bureau
  18. ↑ The Introduction of Shanghai Nanyang Model High School Student Art Troupe of Symphony Orchestra
  19. ↑ "School Information Network Management Working Regulation". Shanghai Nanyang Model High School. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
  20. ↑ 中共中央政治局委员、中组部部长、我校66届校友李源潮携夫人重返母校 (in Chinese). 南洋模范中学. 2011-11-21.

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