1906 (thirty-two years of Guangxu in Qing Dynasty), the school building of Pudong Middle School was completed, with Yang Gongsi, Qin Yanqi, Huang Yanpei, Gu, Lu, Zhang Bochu and Meng Ziquan as directors of the school.
1907 (thirty-three years of Guangxu in Qing dynasty) Pudong middle school officially opened on March 8. Mr. Huang Yanpei was appointed as the first headmaster.
1908 (thirty-four years of Guangxu reign in Qing dynasty) On April 30th, Yang Gong died from overwork. Descendants of dying wills "shall not interfere in school affairs". I am also worried that the blackboard in the classroom is somewhat reflective, and I have repeatedly told "the blackboard in the school must be improved!" "
19 1 1 In May (the third year of Qing Dynasty), the Qing government posthumously awarded Yang Gongshi the title of ambassador for water transport, which was recorded in the biographies of the National History Museum and was praised as "spending huge sums of money to build a school". 19 14 years, people from all directions raised funds to build a bronze statue, and even President Yuan Shikai and President Li each donated 1000 silver. The statue of Yang Gong has always been admired and missed by the old alumni who returned to school. Nowadays, every year in Tomb-Sweeping Day, all the teachers and students of the school will hold a memorial ceremony to remember Yang Gong's noble character and inherit the revolutionary spirit of the martyrs.
After liberation, the school moved back to its original site (1bombed by Japanese planes on August 3, 937, and then moved to Puxi, 195 1 year moved back to the ruins). With the joint efforts of previous leaders and faculty, the school has gradually revived.
In the past ten years, the government of Pudong New Area has carried out two large-scale overall transformations of the school, and Pudong Middle School, a famous historical school, has now taken on a new look. Based on the school motto of diligence and simplicity, the school leaders have made continuous reform and progress, made good achievements in education, teaching and scientific research, and formed certain school-running characteristics. 1996 school was named "the first batch of moral education bases in Pudong New Area" and "the first batch of patriotic education bases in Pudong New Area" in 2000.
Since the new century, the school has successively won the honorary titles of three-star model school with code of conduct for middle school students in the district, advanced collective of education and scientific research in the district, outstanding party organization in the district, advanced unit of science and technology education in the urban area, and civilized unit in the district. Students have won more than 500 prizes in various competitions at the municipal and district levels, published papers in national, municipal and district-level educational journals 150, and won the first and second prizes at the district level for many teaching and research projects.
In August of 20 13, the Education Bureau of Pudong New Area decided to appoint Ni Ruiming, the former headmaster of Lugong Middle School, as the headmaster of Pudong Middle School, and Wu Yuan, the former headmaster, as the party branch secretary of the school. Advanced teaching equipment and strong teachers.
Pudong Middle School is one of the earliest modern middle schools in Shanghai. The early Pudong Middle School covers an area of more than 60 mu (the playground covers an area of more than 20 mu) and has complete facilities. According to Mr. Huang Yanpei's recollection, "I designed the sketch of the school building in Pu Zhong, and Mr. Yang Sisheng personally supervised the work as an expert. The layout of the school is patchy, with the most magnificent and sturdy auditorium in the middle, which can accommodate more than 1000 people. There are two floors, upstairs and downstairs, and dozens of classrooms (including laboratories, dormitories and offices). Two Kuang-shaped faces face the audience. There is a primary school on one side and a middle school on the other, which has a large capacity. There are two canteens in the back, and then there is a playground in the wind and rain. In front of the audience is a large sports ground with various sports equipment. To the north of the school building is Mr. Yang's villa, with flowers and trees, beside the Bailian well, which is beautiful and unique. "
At that time, the teaching facilities in Pu Zhong were first-class in China. In terms of experiments, there are laboratories for physics, chemistry and biology, in which all kinds of instruments, equipment and labeling drugs are readily available, most of which are imported and equipped with full-time management personnel. There are also studios and woodworking classrooms, which pay equal attention to theory and practice, knowledge and skills, and general education and vocational education. Sports, playground, football field, basketball court, softball field, swimming pool, tennis court and other venues are complete; Single parallel bars, swing frames, all kinds of ball games, everything. There is also a magnificent library with a rich collection of books. "Shanghai Local Records" contains: "Pudong Middle School Library, which was built in 12, has collected more than 20,000 books by 2 1." Compared with the universities at that time, it was also among the best.
/kloc-comrade dong chuncai, an alumnus in the 1920s and former vice minister of education, once said, "I am in Pudong middle school-it is the best school in China", which of course includes the evaluation of school facilities.
Since its establishment, Pudong Middle School has been very strict in the selection and appointment of teachers. Mr. Huang Yanpei said in the memory of "Eighty Years": "Bochu and I were directly entrusted by Mr. Yang. Teachers in all subjects are strictly selected by me. " Since then, successive principals such as Qin Yanqi, Qin Jingyang, Zhu Shuyuan, Gu, Shen Xiuzhai, etc. have attached great importance to the selection of teachers, including hiring foreign teachers. Mathematics teachers Zhou Hanlan, Wang Jimei, Xu Songyun, physics teacher and chemistry teacher Lu, all of whom were famous for their professional knowledge and later served as university professors. Paul Meng, an American English teacher, and Greenshu, a Danish German and French teacher, all have rich teaching experience.
According to the memory of Pu Zhong teacher Xu Chuanlie in the 1920s, "China teachers are full of energy and sensitive to the subset of classics and history. Mathematics and physics teachers can not only recite backwards, but also be familiar with relevant textbooks. " Ye Fusun, an alumnus in the 1930s, also said: "The teaching level of my alma mater is very high, especially in foreign languages, Chinese, mathematics and physics"; "At that time, the mathematics and physics textbooks used in science classes were all original foreign languages", which shows that the teachers were strong at that time. In addition, famous speakers are widely invited in the school. Dewey, Cai Yuanpei, Chen Duxiu, Guo Moruo, Hui, Walter, Mao Dun, Zhang Naiqi and other well-read people at home and abroad have come to our school to have face-to-face communication with teachers and students. According to the needs of students and society, set up academic system, establish teaching objectives, set up teaching materials and courses.
Pudong Middle School implemented a five-year system at first, and then changed to a four-year system. 19 16 was divided into arts and sciences in August. 19 19 was changed to a five-year system in August, which was an academic year, and was upgraded once every semester to reduce the excessive time loss of repeat students. 1923 implements the new three-thirds system. 1924 in order to meet the personality hobbies and social needs of young students, high schools are divided into three subjects: continuing education, general education and occupation (teaching and business). 1924 began to implement the credit system, with junior high school students graduating from 168 and senior high school students graduating from 150. Those who complete graduation credits in advance can graduate in advance. In addition, all students who are really good at a required course can be exempted from the course by the school and still get the credits due to the course as an incentive. This kind of education system obviously provides encouragement and support for students to become talents at an early date.
In addition, the school has attached a "special class" to recruit students from backward border areas, old middle schools in the mainland or students with equivalent level. When Luo Ergang, an alumnus in the 1920s, first entered Pu Zhong, he was Ding Bai in England. After special tuition in school, he was admitted to Peking University, where he never stopped studying and achieved excellent results. He recalled: "My hometown is Guixian, Guangxi ... In my old middle school, English, mathematics, physics and chemistry teachers were often not available ... Pu Zhong set up special classes in high school ... They could choose courses at all levels in high school according to the shortage of courses, take classes in ordinary classes, and live in another place ... When I was at school (1925), this special class. This is a great training for senior middle school students in the border areas and the mainland by Pudong Middle School. "
In the early years of Pudong Middle School, "mathematics and science were particularly emphasized in the curriculum, and there were specialties", but "science was emphasized but literature was ignored". The subjects in junior and senior high schools are divided into compulsory courses and elective courses. As for the study scope of compulsory courses and elective courses, it depends on students' learning ability and is not limited by fixed grade courses. 1May, 924, in order to let students know the contents of related disciplines in advance and make a decision, the teaching materials of various disciplines (including: weekly teaching hours and credit system, teaching years, course selection procedures, teaching purposes, teaching materials outline, etc. ) specially compiled into a book, and provide a brief introduction of the system for students to choose from.
Because "in view of the inefficiency of injection teaching method", he "strongly advocates self-study counseling method", which means "students finish their studies and work automatically, and teachers are only responsible for counseling subsidies." In order to study and improve teaching methods, teachers of various subjects set up various seminars for professors, regularly study teaching methods every month, and sometimes invite experts from outside the school to discuss and discuss, but also examine and approve curriculum standards, teach books, compile teaching materials outlines and edit periodicals.
At that time, in addition to compulsory mathematics and physics, there were also elective courses in science: advanced algebra, analytic geometry, solid geometry and calculus; Advanced physics, advanced chemistry, and textbooks are mostly in English. Besides compulsory Chinese, liberal arts elective courses include reading, rhetoric, composition, practical writing, China literature history, literature introduction, philology and so on. In addition to compulsory English, foreign language elective courses: German, French, Japanese and English reading, rhetoric, composition, practical writing, and the history of British and American literature. In addition to Chinese and foreign compulsory courses in history, geography and current affairs, social science elective courses include: political science, introduction to philosophy, ethics, philosophy of life, general theory of law, sociology, economics, introduction to business, business practice, bookkeeping, banking, psychology, education, education law, abacus and typing. There are also calligraphy classes, medical knowledge, sex education and other courses.
Rich and interesting knowledge nourishes students' choices, which can be described as "the sea is wide and the fish jumps, and the sky is high and the birds fly." These courses integrate Chinese and western cultures, providing students with a broad field to explore knowledge, develop their abilities and develop their personalities, and laying a solid foundation for their lifelong development.