Shanghai s Children s Palace was first built in 1953 by Song Qingling (the wife of Sun Yatsen) and it offers talented children after-school-education in the form of a wide selection of extracurricular activities, like music, dance, art, model making, science, technology, and computer science. Every year, there are many art performances and science and technology contests which interest kids from far and wide. Visitors are also encouraged to attend special performances.
In fact, the Children s Palace is a kind of extracurricular school, but kids do not learn the same knowledge and skills as they do in schools. All children, ranging from 5 to 14 years of age, can come here when they have passed a simple examination and pay a small sum of money. Here they can take part in one or two programs in accordance with their interests, like painting, piano, dancing, calligraphy and computer skills. The Children s Palace has assisted the country in training many gifted children into sporting world champions and musicians.
In fact, the Children s Palace is a kind of extracurricular school, but kids do not learn the same knowledge and skills as they do in schools. All children, ranging from 5 to 14 years of age, can come here when they have passed a simple examination and pay a small sum of money. Here they can take part in one or two programs in accordance with their interests, like painting, piano, dancing, calligraphy and computer skills. The Children s Palace has assisted the country in training many gifted children into sporting world champions and musicians.