"Between going to work and being motivated,
I chose to go to night school. ”
"Work during the day and attend classes at night."
How did the "night school" with a sense of the times enter the life of contemporary young people with a new attitude, and why are physical education courses so popular?
On the evening of June 3, there was still a hint of coolness in the dry heat of Hangzhou in early summer, and the Hangzhou Youth Activity Center was in full swing at the moment. Signing up for a class during the break time not only catches up with the trend but also improves oneself, which has become the daily life of many parents and parents, and also makes Hangzhou, a city of youth, glow with more vitality.
In the spring of 2024, the center will offer a total of 30 adult courses, 296 classes, and 2,955 students. Compared to the same period last year, nearly 50 classes have been added.
Zhang Weifeng, director of the sports department of the center, introduced that the adult sports courses have been greatly expanded, and many new sports have been added, such as Pilates, street dance, belly dance, golf, squash, fighting, etc. The top three most popular are Pilates, squash, and badminton. Zhang Weifeng said that the number of applicants reached 16,000 last year, and this year it is still in progress, which is obviously more popular, such as the Pilates course is 40 people to grab one place.
Whether it is a contest to brush questions, take the postgraduate examination, or fly together with online classes and sports night classes, hard work has always been the background color of this class of young people.
At present, Hangzhou is strengthening the construction of a youth development city, and making every effort to build a city of youth development and a place of yearning. While serving young people, Hangzhou Youth Activity Center offers a large number of adult courses to actively help improve the quality of life of young people.
In Zhang Weifeng's view, the explosion of the Chinese New Year's Eve school is convenient in time, and there are classes from 9 o'clock to 8 o'clock in the evening from Monday to Saturday, which is convenient for everyone to choose. Second, the emerging fashion sports meet the diverse needs of young people, "young parents born in the 90s are particularly interested in fashion sports, and they can also learn and improve after sending their children to class." ”
Simulated ski lessons
In Zhejiang, Chinese New Year's Eve schools have sprung up like mushrooms all over the country. The first 400 places of the Chinese New Year's Eve School in Zhenhai, Ningbo were sold out, and the Baduanjin course was "second light"; Since May this year, Jinhua Sports Center has taken the lead in opening a Chinese New Year's Eve school to provide badminton training, and will listen to everyone's opinions to enrich the training program. Quzhou Open University also offers evening courses including Yijin Jing, Baduanjin, Yoga and so on.
According to data from the Zhejiang Provincial Cultural Center and the Hangzhou Women's Activity Center, more than half of the young people enrolled in evening classes. The emergence of night schools has also allowed more and more businesses to smell business opportunities, not only providing young people with rich sports and cultural activities and high-quality educational resources, but also driving the flow of customers in surrounding restaurants and shopping malls.
Postscript
For contemporary young people, Chinese New Year's Eve School is not only an interest and a way to recharge, but also a "change of life", providing a harbor that can satisfy spiritual sustenance.
The explosion of the Chinese New Year's Eve School reflects the spiritual world of the vast number of young people embracing the times and being positive, and is a microcosm of many young people's willingness to help each other and make progress together.
Zhejiang is making every effort to build an army of Chinese-style modernization builders with the "great talent concept", among which young talents are the new force. Therefore, let more public cultural service venues such as the Chinese New Year's Eve School emerge to better meet the new expectations of the people's spiritual and cultural life.
Figure provided by the interviewee
Sports Daily reporter: Chen Suqin