Rural schools encourage 'left-behind' children with weekend club activities
China DailyOn weekends, the normally quiet campus comes alive with laughter. At Furong School, in a remote mountainous county called Sangzhi in Central China's Hunan province, children participate in fun educational activities like flying drones, playing soccer and choral singing under the care of their teachers. "This is a service that is being promoted in Sangzhi for left-behind children," said Peng Guofeng, director of the local education bureau. "Now, students in the mountains, like children in cities, can select clubs based on their interests," said Yang Xuejun, principal of Cuiying School in Sangzhi. "Students used to go back home on the weekends and became addicted to electronic products," said Chen Jiangfu, principal of Furong School in Sangzhi, "Now, the weekend club activities can help children balance cultural learning and interest development."
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