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The team consisting of teachers and students from the School of Fine Arts, South China Normal University won the First Prize in the "2025 National Basic Skills Showcase for Undergraduate Students and Teachers in Art Education Programs at General Universities and Colleges", an event sponsored by the Chinese Ministry of Education.
This honor marks the second consecutive time the School of Fine Arts has claimed the award, following its victory in 2023 when it also secured the First Prize (First Place) in the event.
A group photo of the participants.
The SCNU team was comprised of instructor Lü Qing and Grade 2022 undergraduates Wei Qi, Luo Zhixin, Shi Chuxi. After four days of intense competition, they won the First Prize (First Place) for school team, the highest honor of the event, for the second year in a row. Among the awardees, Lü Qing claimed the Second Prize in the Individual All-Round Competition; Wei Qi secured the First Prize in the Individual All-Round Competition and swept four individual awards, namely Teaching Demonstration (Micro-Lesson), Professional Skills Demonstration (Calligraphy, Painting, Optional Item).
Besides, Luo Zhixin won the First Prize in the Individual All-Round Competition as well as two individual awards: Teaching Demonstration (Micro-Lesson) and Professional Skills Demonstration (Optional Item), while Shi Chuxi obtained the Second Prize in the Individual All-Round Competition and the individual award for Teaching Demonstration (Micro-Lesson).
As the sole national-level competition of its kind and the highest-level event for art education programs in China, this year’s contest drew participants from 86 universities and colleges across 31 provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the Central Government and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps. A total of 258 students and 86 teachers took part in the competition.
The participants give lessons at the competition.
In preparation for the competition, the School of Fine Arts has established a structured and echelon-based competition preparation mechanism. For the core modules- “Teaching Demonstration (Micro-Lesson)” and “Professional Skills Demonstration”- a dual-mentor team of key faculty and off-campus experts was assembled.
The Teaching Demonstration (Micro-Lesson) mentor team, led by Associate Professor Hua Nian, was jointly guided by the on-campus and off-campus mentors. Focusing on real classroom scenarios in primary and secondary schools, the team honed students' abilities in teaching design, language expression, and information-based teaching.
The Professional Skills mentor team was divided into specialized groups: Chinese painting, paper art, folk crafts, calligraphy, and other areas, with full-time teachers and external experts providing targeted intensive training, ensuring students mastery fundamentals, while highlighting their strengths in both "mandatory and optional items".
Here are the name list of the tutoring teams:
Teaching Demonstration (Micro-Lesson):
Team Leader: Hua Nian
Mentors: Liang Zheng, Liao Zhihui, Lü Qing, Li Yuqi
External Mentors: Luo Jinqiu, Xie Zhenkai, Pan Qianyun
Professional Skills:
Traditional Chinese Painting: Zhou Yaowei
Paper Art: Xiao Yinghe
Folk Crafts & Clay Sculpture: Zhang Haipeng
Calligraphy: Yang Lihong
Source from School of Fine Arts
Translated by Zhong Yiting, Tang Ying
Proofread by Edwin Baak
Edited by Li Jianru
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