FAQs
| 1.Why does Suzhou Foreign Language School set up art classes? The setting-up of art classes follows the law of education and conforms to the characteristics of girls’ physical and mental development. The art classes in Suzhou Foreign Language School are equipped with foreign and domestic educational resources of high quality, and combine with the national syllabus for compulsory education, the whole process of which is run through by the practice and research of female education. The purposes of setting-up art classes are establishing an unique school-running mode, promoting the development of modern female education, and meeting the need of some (comparatively) well-off families which has higher requirements for bringing up girls, thus enabling art classes in Suzhou Foreign Language School to become a cradle for cultivating distinguished females. |
2. What are the educational objectives of art classes? The objective is to cultivate distinguished females in the future who are elegant and intelligent and well versed in the learning of both Chinese and Western cultures, and who are of elegant taste and of versatility. In addition, the educational objective of primary school is to cultivate school girls who are qualified in the performance of all courses, excellent in English, versatile and elegant. |
| 3.What is the curriculum of art classes? ①Internalized academic courses: language and literature course; English course; mathematics course and extracurricular reading ②Arts cultivating: dancing; body-building; painting; piano; selective and extracurricular practice ③Etiquettes cultivating: etiquettes; blogs and culture building of class ④supporting activities: sports; performance; contests… |
4. What are the achievements the art classes have made?
Academic awards:
Art class Grade 2009 Jiang Yinuo Champion in the final of The National POP English Talent Competition
Art class Grade 2009 Jiang Yinuo First prize of Provincial First Award of Cambridge English Competition
Art class Grade 2009 Jiang Yinuo Provincial First Award of CCTV “Star of Outlook” English Talent Competition
Art class Grade 2011 Dai Zhifei Provincial First Award of CCTV “Star of Outlook” English Talent Competition ( for lower grades pupils of primary school)
Art class Grade 2007 Kuang Duyin Starlight Award in the national final of CCTV “Star of Outlook” English Talent Competition (for lower grades pupils of primary school)
Art class Grade 2009 Wang Ziqi Provincial Second Award of CCTV “Star of Outlook” English Talent Competition
Art class Grade 2009 Wang Ziqi Suzhou First Award of Singapore-China English Bilingual Speech Competition
Art class Grade 2009 Zhuang Ziling Hope Award in the national final of CCTV “Star of Outlook” English Talent Competition (for lower grades pupils of primary school)
Art class Grade 2009 Huo Yidan Suzhou First Award and Second Award in the Singapore Final of Singapore-China English Bilingual Speech Competition
Art class Grade 2009 Zhang Xinjie Suzhou First Award and Second Award in the Singapore Final of Singapore-China English Bilingual Speech Competition
Art class Grade 2009 Ji Tianyue Suzhou First Award of Singapore-China English Bilingual Speech Competition
Art class Grade 2010 Xia Qianqi First Prize of The 17th Sun Jingwen Cup Children Story Competition and title of “National Excellent Little Story-teller”
Art class Grade 2007 Peng JIngshu Special Award of Suzhou Dandelion Composition Competition and “One Hundred Excellent Composition”Award
Art class Grade 2007 Kuang Duyin Special Award of The 11th Suzhou Lotus Composition Competition
Art class Grade 2008 Yao Xiaoyu Special Award of Suzhou Dandelion Composition Competition
Art class Grade 2010 Jin Yishu Special Award of Suzhou Lotus Composition Competition
Art class Grade 2010 Zhang Yuxin Special Award of Suzhou Dandelion Composition Competition
Art class Grade 2007 Kuang Duyin Certificate of Public English Test Level 3
Art class Grade 2007 Zhao Yuqian Second Award of The 4th Suzhou “Mandarin, Suzhou Dialect and English” Competition
Art class Grade 2009 Cheng Yijun Platinum Award for Opera in The 5th Hong Kong International Youth Arts Festival
Art class Grade 2009 Cheng Yijun National Silver Award of National New Silk Road Chinese Model Contest (for Children)
Art class Grade 2009 Cheng Yijun National Gold Award of Asian Superstar International Arts and Culture Exchange ( comprehensive group for children)
Art class Grade 2011 Wang Lele Gold Award of South Korea “Seoul Cup” Music, Dancing and Instrumental Music Arts Contest
Art class Grade 2010 Zhang Yuxin Gold Award of the National Final of New Silk Road Children Chinese Model Contest
Art class Grade 2007 Kuang Duyin Second Award of CCTV Music Hall “The Song of Hope” Promotion of Chinese Children Songs and The 2nd Charming Campus Chorus for Primary Group
Art class Grade 2007 Kuang Duyin First Award of “Charming Campus” the 5th National Campuses Arts Performance and Programs-collecting activity for The 10th National Campuses Spring Festival Gala
Art class Grade 2008 Chen Yi The only First Award of Paingting Group for Primary Lower Grades in Suzhou “Free Your Imagination in Expo and Embrace the Lake Tai” Calligraphy and Painting
Competition:
Art class Grade 2008 Xu Chanjie Special Award in Suzhou “Jianwu Cup” Youth Piano Competition
Art class Grade 2008 Xu Chanjie Excellent Award in “Xinghai Cup” National Piano Competition
Art class Grade 2008 Xu Chanjie Third Award in National Youth Calligraphy and Painting Competition (soft brush group)
Art class Grade 2009 Yang Yujing Platinum Award for Guzheng Competition in Hong Kong International Youth Arts Festival
Art class Grade 2010 Ma Yining Silver Award of “Smashing Award” in National Dancing Competition (Suzhou)
Art class Grade 2007 Kuang Duyin Dancing Level 10
Art class Grade 2007 Kuang Duyin Vocal Music Level 9 (the highest)
Art class Grade 2007 Kuang Duyin Piano Level 10
Art class Grade 2007 Kuang Duyin Jazz Drum Level 10
Art class Grade 2007 Gu Xinyu Piano Level 10
Art class Grade 2007 Gu Xinyu Guzheng Level 10
Art class Grade 2007 Liu Liyang Piano Level 10
Art class Grade 2007 Xue Danni Vocal Music Level 9 (the highest)
Comprehensive Awards:
Art class Grade 2011 Dai Zhifei Champion of Women’s Individual Sabre ( Group B for Children) in 2012 China National Amateur Fencing Tournament (Suzhou)
Art class Grade 2010 Yang Ziqi, Wang Yuting, Cai Shuheng,etc First prize of Suzhou Cheer Leading Competition