discussion keeps the world turning this is roundtable In recent years,
China's kindergarten education has undergone significant shifts,
moving away from a one-size-fits-all model toward more diverse approaches.
While traditional kindergartens face declining enrollment, alternative models are gaining traction.
What do these alternative models look like?
We'll take a peek today.
We are live from Beijing.
This is Roundtable.
My name's Steve.
Hello there.
And for today's show, I'm joined by Niu Honglin and Fei Fei.
First on the program.
In China, kindergartens, like many places around the world,
have traditionally been seen as places for play, basic learning, and preparation for primary school.
However, a trend has emerged where children engage in hands-on tasks like what, you may ask?
How about this?
Cooking, gardening, and even caring for animals.
The shift does align with China's national preschool education law,
which emphasizes well-rounded development,
and supporters will argue such schemes do prepare kids for an uncertain future,