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YE SHENGTAO · 1894—1988

Teaching is to make
teaching unnecessary

Carrying forward Ye Shengtao's educational thought, promoting traditional Chinese culture, and advancing fivefold education for people of all ages.

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THREE CORE INITIATIVES

Ye Shengtao today

Language ability, fivefold education and a permanent digital gallery form an active educational ecosystem for growth.

The 12th Ye Shengtao language programme
12CONSECUTIVE
EDITIONS

TWELVE EDITIONS OF GROWTH

Listening, speaking,
reading and writing

Twelve editions have brought Ye Shengtao's language-education ideas into schools, families and real settings for young people's growth. The current programme covers speaking and recitation, literary writing, and listening-and-reading memory.

LISTENAttend to soundSPEAKExpress yourselfREADBroaden the worldWRITEShape thought

SHENGTAO CLASSROOM · 2018-2020 ARCHIVE

The Zhonghua Shengtao
Chinese Language Classroom

The archive contains seasonal textbooks, digital editions, lesson plans and presentation materials for Years 1-6. Guided by Ye Shengtao's call to give equal weight to listening, speaking, reading and writing, it connects close reading, vocabulary, oral expression and composition in one continuous learning path.

1-6Primary school years4 termsSummer · autumn · winter · springBooksTextbook and cover archiveLessonsPlans and presentations

All featured items come from the portal's own historical archive; the original books, lesson plans and teaching materials are preserved.

TEXTBOOK & CLASSROOM ARCHIVE

Years 1-6 and authentic classroom use

The learning path develops from observation, imagination and oral expression to reading strategies, the organisation of material and purposeful composition.

Year 1 spring textbook cover
Year 1 · Spring textbook
Year 2 spring textbook cover
Year 2 · Spring textbook
Year 3 spring textbook cover
Year 3 · Spring textbook
Year 4 spring textbook cover
Year 4 · Spring textbook
Year 5 spring textbook cover
Year 5 · Spring textbook
Year 6 spring textbook cover
Year 6 · Spring textbook
Early-years imagination and expression page
Imagination and expressionBuilding complete sentences from who, what and how.
Reading-to-writing classroom page
Reading into writingAnnotations guide observation and the orderly development of ideas.
Topic composition classroom page
Topic compositionAuthentic experience becomes selected material, structure and viewpoint.

FIVE DIMENSIONS OF GROWTH

Five dimensions,
one complete person

Participants of all ages can present authentic work in labour, sport, visual arts, language arts, dance and other fields, making integrated growth visible through real practice.

Moral · Knowledge in actionIntellectual · Independent thoughtPhysical · Strength and healthAesthetic · Sensibility and imaginationLabour · Learning through making
Fivefold Education ShowcaseCurrent priority programme

YE SHENGTAO CLOUD GALLERY

A permanent
digital exhibition

A single event becomes a lasting record of growth. Images, videos, creative work and personal stories can be viewed, remembered and shared.

  • Real work organised by category
  • Image and video exhibitions
  • Online galleries and sharing
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SELECTED PHOTOGRAPH

Petal-Covered Road

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A LIVING ARCHIVE

Programme history in images

Old material is not obsolete news; it is evidence of a programme's real journey. Launch ceremonies, field activities, selected work and documentary footage are being reorganised for lasting access.

Tenth edition launch
TENTH EDITION · AUTHENTIC EVENT

Public language showcase officially launched

Fourth edition launch
FOURTH EDITION · PROGRAMME HISTORY

Dragon Cup Voice launch ceremony

Petal-Covered Road
SELECTED WORK · PHOTOGRAPHY

Petal-Covered Road

IN PREPARATIONSummer camps and cultural journeysUniversity visits and expert teachingChina Education Television footageChinese Society of Education material

READ YE SHENGTAO

Read a classic today

From Lotus, The Feet of the Boston Ivy and Suzhou Gardens to the fairy tale The Scarecrow, the original programme archive preserves a growing collection of Ye Shengtao's work.

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ABOUT YE SHENGTAO

One life,
a lasting educational legacy

Ye Shengtao nourished the mind through literature and opened lives through education. He believed that education should begin in real life and lead toward independent learning, clear thought and complete growth.

“Education, put simply, is the cultivation of good habits.”

TRUSTED & TRACEABLE

Every honour
can be verified

The portal retains the existing results and certificate systems. Schools, organisations and members of the public can verify a certificate free of charge.

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Sample programme certificate

SERVICE CENTRE

Digital services

Cultural content comes first; practical services are gathered here and connect to existing active systems.