Qianjiang Evening News·Hourly News Reporter Gao Huasheng Correspondent Wang Yiwei Jiang Siwei Photo courtesy Zhang Zhikun’s one-hour outdoor exercise time at noon every day is unbeatable at Hangzhou World Foreign Language Primary School (International Department), even in the sco

Qianjiang Evening News·Hourly News Reporter Gao Huasheng Correspondent Wang Yiwei Jiang Siwei Photo courtesy Zhang Zhikun

One hour of outdoor exercise time at noon every day is unbeatable at Hangzhou Shiwai Primary School (International Department), even in the scorching sun of June.

On June 27, the highest temperature in Hangzhou city reached 37.1℃, which was a veritable hot summer. However, the fourth campus touch rugby league of Hangzhou Shanghai World Foreign Languages ​​School PYP Department kicked off at this time. The children were running on the field under the scorching heat. Stella, the principal of Shiwai Primary School, Eric, the department coordinator, and Karen, the teacher, were also watching the game in the sun.

The school did not deliberately avoid the high temperature that day, which benefited from the school's Outside Play (outdoor sports) and rugby daily practice at noon every day. Outdoor sports are the tradition of the International Department of Shiwai Primary School. Rugby games have cultivated the students' healthy physiques and dark complexions, and also allowed them to develop brave and tenacious qualities that are fearless in the heat.

breaks the boundaries between grades and classes, and the competition is conducted in the form of Houseteam (all members) - students of each grade are divided into four teams, wearing uniforms of their own colors to fight for points and cheer for their teams. Intentionally or unintentionally, it has cultivated the cooperative spirit and team awareness of PYP students at Shiwai Primary School, and also enhanced the students' sense of belonging and honor.

The finale is the teacher-student competition, which is also the most exciting moment in the rugby league every year. The competition was divided into a teacher group and a student group. As the referee blew his whistle, both sides quickly entered the state. Facing the strong attack from the teachers, the children, despite their differences in size, were able to quickly adjust their strategies and cooperate with each other tacitly, which is remarkable.

Touch Rugby League is the embodiment of the campus culture of Shiwai Primary School. The athletes fought hard and sweated on the field, fully demonstrating the school's educational goals and concepts of "dare to try, adhere to principles, and develop in an all-round way".

Qian Feng, a member of the expert panel of the Hangzhou Asian Games Competition Department and secretary-general of the Hangzhou Rugby Association, was invited to announce the opening of the league and give awards to the children after the game.

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