Leading the World with National Confidence | Research Report on Social Practice of the Academy

Suzhou High School Xiangcheng Experimental Project International Academy

China Canada Integrated Curriculum

Conduct research on social practice during the academic year

Good education

Guide students to step out of books and into the world

Real learning

Starting with questioning, finally taking responsibility

In the early summer of the 2024-2025 academic year, the International Academy will organize a social practice activity with the theme of "Exploring the Integration of International Perspective and Cultural Confidence" for all students of the China Canada Integrated Curriculum through project-based learning (PBL) and interdisciplinary research.

Review score: 90.5 points (first prize)

Highlight: Complete planning, infectious on-site display, sharp thinking, truly demonstrating the comprehensive literacy of "culture+creativity+expression"

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 Old Street Optimization Team

When Generation Z meets the old street,

They continue the tradition in another language

Zhengyi Old Street is an ancient street that preserves the architectural style of Jiangnan and is also a cultural space that carries historical memories. But in the face of the new era, it also faces the challenge of "how to develop in protection and connect youth in inheritance".

The group aims to design a youth friendly ancient town and conducts on-site observations and interviews around architectural style, convenient navigation, intangible cultural heritage display, and commercial ecology. Based on the research, a systematic optimization plan was proposed, including a bilingual tour guide system, QR code interactive maps, youth cultural and creative markets and exhibition spaces, tourism route optimization, etc., attempting to reactivate an ancient town in the language of young people.

In the presentation of the results, the presenter Kaicheng Jing delivered a fluent presentation in all English, expressing himself naturally and logically, which won the recognition of the entire audience. They are still conducting creative tourist interviews on site, collecting real feelings through interaction with tourists, and further improving the plan.

Cultural inheritance is not static, but constantly finding ways to engage in dialogue with the present

— Yuanyi Wang

Review score: 80 points (second prize)

Highlight: Impressive English expression, creative interview design, reflecting the new generation of students' genuine understanding of cultural space

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 Kunshan Duke Research Team

Dialogue with the world, starting from a real interview

In the context of globalization, where does a university's core competitiveness come from

The students from the Duke research group walked into the campus with this question. They are not here to take photos and check in, but to deeply contemplate the essence of international education from the perspective of investigators and researchers.

On the day of practice, they not only visited the campus, but also had the opportunity to have a face-to-face exchange with a professor from the United States - from the curriculum system to international exchange programs, from academic ability cultivation to multicultural integration.

After conducting research, they regarded Duke Kunshan University as an excellent example of Sino foreign cooperative education. In the results presentation, they depicted an educational sample of a Sino foreign cooperative university taking root in China with clear charts, rigorous language, and real interview clips.

The value of international education is never just about studying abroad, but about measuring one's own possibilities with a global perspective

— Zimo Wang

Review score: 77 points (third prize)

Highlight: In depth interviews with foreign professors; Complete structure, content with professional depth and international perspective

Let's pave the way towards the world

Starting from seeing, listening, and taking action

This social practice spans across the East and West, connects ancient and modern, and integrates three core skills: global perspective, patriotism, and public speaking expression. Students move from 'knowing' to 'understanding', from 'participation' to 'design', and from 'execution' to 'reflection'.

They gradually realized

Culture is about participation, not observation

They are no longer just passive learners

More importantly, it is a young narrator who faces the world

cultural identity

Not just memorizing history

But rather finding the true relationship between oneself and culture