After nearly a year of construction, the Hongkou Branch of Tongji University Kindergarten embraced its opening before the start of this autumn. On the morning of August 31, the kindergarten's opening ceremony was held. Fang Shou'en, Party Chief of Tongji University, and Li Qian, Chief of the CPC District Committee, unveiled the kindergarten. A speech was made by Lei Xinghui, Vice President of Tongji University.
The kindergarten, a public kindergarten co-built by Hongkou District and Tongji University, is an important component of Tongji University Hongkou Basic Education Group. The kindergarten, located at 1058 Tianbao Road, covers an area of 5,184.38 square meters. There are a total of 5 individual buildings with a building area of 4,354.30 square meters, and the designed school size is 15 classes. Its construction was launched in October 2022 and completed in July 2023.
After the opening of the kindergarten, Tongji University will be responsible for its daily operation. Hongkou District Education Bureau will provide professional support, and both sides will work together to build the kindergarten into a leading demonstration kindergarten in Shanghai that fully reflects the characteristics of basic education and the advantages of district-college cooperation.
Hongkou District and Tongji University have a deep foundation of cooperation. In June last year, based on the strategic cooperation framework agreement, the two sides further signed the "Agreement on Cooperative Construction of Tongji University Hongkou Basic Education Group". As a key project within the group, the kindergarten project has been successfully implemented with their joint efforts. The kindergarten will fully leverage the cultural spirit and advantages of Tongji University, rely on the innovative model of Hongkou’s education, and form a unique educational style, thus becoming a business card of preschool education in Hongkou.