During the 11th Air Force Aviation Open Event and Changchun Aviation Exhibition, a photo was widely circulated on the internet: several sanitation workers wearing orange work clothes sitting on benches, looking up at the roaring war eagles in the sky. Their gaze is filled with the pride of the people towards the 'Wings of a Great Nation' and their expectations for accelerating the construction of a strong People's Air Force. On November 11th, which marks the 76th anniversary of the establishment of the People's Air Force, many parts of the country celebrated the Air Force's birthday through various forms: themed promotional videos were played repeatedly in airports, subways, shopping malls, iconic buildings, etc. in many cities, "light shows" were performed to light up the night sky, and people competed to take photos with the "Air Force Blue"... Each event became a vivid national defense education lesson. Huaping Girls' Senior High School in Lijiang, Yunnan Province, "Children of the Mountains Love National Defense". This is a new type of fighter jet J-20S model independently developed by China, which was reviewed during the 1993 military parade. Today, it was presented to the school. ”Recently, a retired soldier walked into Huaping Girls' Senior High School in Lijiang, Yunnan Province (hereinafter referred to as "Huaping Girls' High School") and presented a fighter jet model to Zhang Guimei, the recipient of the "July 1st Medal" and the principal, as a teaching aid for the school's national defense education. This donation is not the first time that Huaping Girls' High School has been associated with the Air Force. Since 2018, Zhang Guimei has organized the "National Defense Education Practice Course" activity every year, leading students to closely understand the development of military construction in local air force stationed units and enhance national defense awareness. Their faces are immature, but they have an iron will. ”In October 2023, Zhang Guimei led more than 140 teachers and students from Huaping Girls' High School to visit a certain unit of the Southern Theater Command Air Force. In front of the fighter jet, Zhang Guimei led teachers and students to sing the song "Ten Thousand Boundaries" for the official soldiers, conveying their love and longing for the troops. In August 2024, Zhang Guimei brought more than 300 students to visit and learn from a certain unit of the Air Force. Sister, can girls take the military academy exam? "" Sister, what is the height requirement for girls to join the army? Does my birthmark affect my enlistment? "A female officer from the brigade answered the questions one by one based on her experience of joining the army from a university campus and successfully advancing through hard work. In Zhang Guimei's view, national defense education is not an elective course, but a compulsory course. She innovates teaching methods and carries out regular national defense education activities at Huaping Women's High School: inviting experts and scholars to give lectures on national defense education, conducting military training and national defense knowledge competitions, and regularly organizing teachers and students to visit military camps. These 'children of the mountains' will all be the pillars of the country in the future, and the seeds of love for national defense should be planted in their hearts as soon as possible, so that they can understand what patriotism is, "Zhang Guimei often said. Li Shiyi, who graduated from Huaping Girls' High School, signed up for the military after graduating from university in 2021 and joined a certain unit of the Air Force as a signal soldier. Now she has successfully converted to a sergeant. Mom Zhang, I wish you a happy Teacher's Day! ”In September, on the occasion of Teacher's Day, officers and soldiers from a certain Air Force unit made a special trip to Huaping Girls' High School to visit Zhang Guimei and encourage female high school students to actively apply for military service. Nowadays, Huaping Girls' High School, located on the western Yunnan Plateau, has formed an inseparable bond with the "Air Force Blue". We are not only cultivating college students, but also people who are useful to the country. Huaping Girls' High School has established a "red education" system: singing red songs, watching red movies, reading red books, and telling red stories. National defense education display boards can be seen everywhere on campus, and classrooms are adorned with portraits of the top ten heroes of the entire army. The flower of national defense education is blooming brilliantly on campus. Xiaoying Primary School in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, is a "little soldier" who falls in love with the blue sky. "3, 2, 1, let go! ”On the campus of Xiaoying Primary School in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, students from Class 6, Grade 4, including Niu Chenyu, Xu Bixiang, and Liu Sichen, held their homemade "Elastic Rocket No. 4" and conducted their third test launch. The command was issued, and the "rocket" shot straight into the sky. After reaching the predetermined altitude, the parachute opened and slowly descended with the "rocket". Success! ”They cheered happily. These three students are members of the "Little Soldier Aviation Research Institute" research group at Xiaoying Elementary School. Not long ago, they received a "Aviation Exploration Challenge" task from their teacher: to create a rocket that can launch autonomously and showcase it at a press conference held at school. When discussing the production plan, some students felt that making "water rocket" materials was easier, while others suggested "trying elastic rockets for more creativity". Finally, they decided to produce the latter. Xu Bixiang found a few branches from his grandfather's tool room, Niu Chenyu brought an empty cola bottle from home, and Liu Sichen took out his bamboo dragonfly toy. At the press conference, Niu Chenyu introduced the production process and trial launch experience of using tree branches as slingshot frames, bamboo dragonflies as propellers, and Coca Cola bottles cut into the shape of rockets. "During the first trial launch, the 'rocket' twisted and flew half a meter high before falling down. The second time, just above their heads, the 'arrow body' fell down again." As they were dejected, student Zhang Shuyao walked over. I have checked the information and found that the number of rubber bands on the elastic rocket is crucial. "She pointed to the design and suggested," You can tie more rubber bands and make the leaves of the bamboo dragonfly bigger. "They improved this method by cutting the leaves of the bamboo dragonfly wider and firmly sticking them to the rocket body with hot melt adhesive. The third test launch was ultimately successful. Passion+persistence+creativity will lead to success, and you are one step closer to becoming a true aerospace engineer! ”During the evaluation session, the science advisor Chen Yanyan said. Nanjing Xiaoying Primary School is one of the first national defense education demonstration schools. In 2022, with the support of the military, the school will build the Eastern Theater Command Air Force Youth Aviation Experience Hall, equipped with simulation models, interactive touch screens, 3D holographic projections, flight simulators and other facilities, providing students with professional and detailed knowledge of aviation and aerospace. The VR viewing and virtual dressing up inside the Y-20 cabin model are the most popular among teachers and students. Not only can everyone wear VR glasses to watch movies in person, but they can also perform virtual dressing up, simulate wearing flight suits, wearing flight helmets, and so on. In order to help students cultivate an interest in aviation and stimulate innovation, the school also invites relevant experts and military officers and soldiers to hold special lectures, and establishes the "Little Soldier Aviation Research Institute" to encourage students to use their brains, practice and explore under the guidance of teachers. Entering the campus of Xiaoying Elementary School, military aviation elements such as the "Xiaoying" airplane model, the "I am a Little Soldier" national defense park displaying military training equipment, and the "Eagle · Zhi" national defense culture wall are scattered throughout every corner of the campus. We hope to infuse childlike innocence with wings to fly through immersive experiences, sow the seeds of a strong country and military, and care about national defense, cultivating new era youth who love their motherland, enjoy exploration, and are brave in innovation. ”Principal Dai Shouneng introduced that the school will continue to leverage its resource advantages and cooperate with units such as the Recruitment Center and the Military History Museum to enable more students to strive to grow into pillars of the country. (New Society)