Fang Jin Heads to Chengdu, Investigates the Progress in "For the Future: Secondary Vocational Education Program", and Advances the "Digital Program of

On March 12, 2019, Deputy Secretary General Fang Jin and the team of "For the Future: Secondary Vocational Education Program", which was funded by Apple Inc., investigated the progress in piloting the program in schools, in an effort to advance the "Digital Program of Child Development in Impoverished Areas".

Last year, Mr. Cook, CEO of Apple Inc., announced in the China Development Forum that Apple would fund RMB25 million to promote digital learning in poverty-stricken areas. This funding covered three programs of the Child Development Center, namely, "One Village One Preschool”, "China REACH" home visiting program, and "For the Future" secondary vocational education Program. Jintang County Vocational High School (Jintang County Technical School) in Sichuan Province was the first pilot organization.

On the morning of March 12, Deputy Secretary General Fang Jin arrived at Jintang Vocational High School (Jintang County Technical School) in Sichuan Province, and held a symposium with Ge Yue, Vice President of Apple Inc. and Managing Director of Greater China, leaders of Jintang County Technical School, leaders of Jintang County Education Bureau and members of the Team of Building Information Technology Studio. During the symposium, they exchanged views regarding the preliminary IT development and future plans in Jintang County Technical School, and indicated that they would work together to facilitate the implementation of the "Digital Program of Child Development in Impoverished Areas" in the pilot schools of the "For the Future: Secondary Vocational Education Program".

Figure 1: Symposium on Advancing the "Digital Program of Child Development in Impoverished Areas"

Subsequently, they observed two IT-based demonstration lessons in mathematics and child health, visited the school's bases for practical courses, psychological counseling rooms, newly-built digital classrooms and digital libraries, and also communicated with teachers and students about the changes caused by information technology. Ge Yue, Vice President of Apple Inc. and Managing Director of Greater China, recognized the efforts in project progress and by the technical team, and proposed suggestions on technical application and resource allocation of digital teaching, hoping that the educational resources of Apple can benefit more students in underdeveloped areas.

Figure 2: Demonstration Lessons of IT-based Teaching

Figure 3: Visit to Digital Library and Communication with Students

In the afternoon, Deputy Secretary General Fang Jin, together with the "For the Future: Secondary Vocational Education Program", went to and visited the Senior Secondary Technical School of Pujiang County. They visited the main campus and Shouan Campus of the school, held a symposium with school leaders, teachers and students, and discussed about the progress in the "For the Future: Secondary Vocational Education Program".

Figure 4: The Delegation Led by Deputy Secretary General Fang Jin Held a Symposium at Senior Secondary Technical School of Pujiang County

Figure 5: The Delegation Led by Deputy Secretary General Fang Jin Conducted Investigation into Senior Secondary Technical School of Pujiang County