Guizhou offers students thrills, fun in first classes

Students from Wangfenglin ethnic school play folk music in traditional ethnic costumes. [Photo/ddcpc website]

Students in Southwest China's Guizhou province recently had a ball as they started their new autumn semester – with the province's schools reportedly offering stimulating and interesting first classes, to help the kids adjust to school life.

Liangfeng primary school in Yuqing county, Zunyi city, took its students to a paddy field for their first class of the new semester on Aug 30. The school principal taught the students how to thresh the harvested rice and gave them an insight into the back-breaking work involved in producing food.

Students of Wangfenglin ethnic school in Xingyi city wore traditional ethnic costumes and played folk music instruments to begin their new semester.

Teachers of Longchang primary school in Majiang county welcomed students with traditional dancing and singing of the She ethnic group on the first day of the new semester.

Students from the senior classes at Longchang Primary School welcome new students with She ethnic group songs. [Photo/ddcpc website]

Nanming District First Experimental Middle School in Guiyang held a school open day on Aug 30. Among the activities, students participated in anti-terrorism and anti-riot drills to learn to protect themselves in an emergency.

Dejiang county's fire and rescue brigade held fire safety awareness activities at Dejiang County First Middle School and Second Middle School, to alert the students to the issue.

Elsewhere in Anshun city, workers from the power supply bureau of China Southern Power Grid visited Qixin School and taught kids about using electricity safely through presentations and experiments.

Leishan county's public security bureau sent traffic officers to primary and middle schools to raise students' awareness of traffic safety through display boards and Q&A sessions.

Guiyang held a publicity activity themed around the harm that can be caused by drugs, to give teenagers a healthy start in life.

Nanming District First Experimental Middle School holds an anti-terrorism and anti-riot drill on the first day of the new semester. [Photo/ddcpc website]