On January 20th, the Lunar Exploration and Space Engineering Center of China National Space Administration (CNSA) and China Lunar Exploration (CLEP) Program formally awarded the honor of "Official Strategic Education Partner for China's Lunar Exploration Program (Chang'e Project) and Mars Exploration Mission" to Xueersi Online School under TAL Education Group.

During the strategic partnership launch event held in Beijing on that day, Xueersi Online School also launched the "Academic Excellence Initiative" integrating aerospace potential, leveraging aerospace themes and values to enhance teaching methodologies and curriculum development, and helping students achieve both academic growth and expanded horizons through scientific learning approaches.

This is another milestone for Xueersi Online School after becoming a "Strategic Education Partner of China's Space Program", and an important step forward in the deep cooperation between the education industry and China's aerospace industry.

The Deputy Commander of the Lunar Exploration Project and Director of the Lunar Exploration and Space Engineering Center of the China National Space Administration, Liu Jizhong, the Deputy Director of the Lunar Exploration and Space Engineering Center of the China National Space Administration and the spokesperson for China's first Mars exploration mission, Liu Tongjie, the General Manager of China Lunar Exploration Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd., Xu Xingli, the Executive President of TAL Education Group, Wan Yiting, and the President of the Xueersi Online School Division, Liu Qingxun, attended the event.

The China National Space Administration, Lunar Exploration and Space Engineering Center, and China Lunar Exploration Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd. officially awarded the "Official Strategic Partner of China Lunar Exploration Project and China Mars Exploration Project" plaque to Xueersi Online School under TAL Education Group. From right: Liu Jizhong, Wan Yiting, Liu Qingxun

As the adage goes, 'A nation's prosperity depends on the vitality of its youth. The development of the aerospace industry relies on robust foundational education and a well-established talent development ecosystem. Regarding this cooperation with Xueersi Online School, Liu Tongjie stated that Xueersi Online School is TAL Education Group's flagship online education platform, with boasting distinguished faculty, innovative pedagogical approaches, and cutting-edge educational technologies. With more than ten years of experience in education and teaching and accumulated data, Xueersi Online School has created an AI-powered adaptive learning platform and has been recognized with numerous innovation awards in digital education from domestic to international and even the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. The strategic cooperation between the China Lunar Exploration Project, the China Mars Exploration Project, and Xueersi Online School willcollaborate to enhance STEM education, especially aerospace science and technology education at the basic education stage, fostering an innovation-driven mindset among youth, and inspiring the next generation of aerospace professionals, and contribute to the country's aerospace industry.

Liu Tongjie, spokesperson for China's first Mars exploration mission, speaking at the press conference

China's aerospace industry has weathered six decades of challenges and triumphs, and through the continuous efforts of several generations, it has created brilliant achievements represented by "the Two Bombs-One Satellite milestone", manned spaceflight projects, the Beidou Navigation System, and the Lunar Exploration Project.

In particular, in 2020, China's aerospace industry achieved multiple groundbreaking milestones, with the successful test flight of a new manned spacecraft, the comprehensive completion of the Beidou system, the conclusion of the Gaofen Earth Observation Program construction, the Long March 8 filling the gap, and especially the Tianwen-1 opening the door to China's planetary exploration, and the successful return of samples from extraterrestrial bodies through the Chang'e-5 mission.... These aerospace achievements demonstrate China's growing technological prowess of our country.

China's aerospace industry has steadfastly pursued a development philosophy of self-reliance and independent innovation, has accumulated a profound and broad aerospace culture, and has formed the indefatigable aerospace spirit, which are valuable treasures worth passing on from generation to generation.

As mentioned in his speech, Liu Qingxun stated that the aerospace industry is not a sprint but an enduring relay of generations. It is precisely because of the continuous infusion of new blood from generation to generation that China's aerospace industry has continued to make progress. Therefore, Xueersi Online School hopes to serve as a vital conduit between the aerospace industry and young people, leveraging its advantages to help cultivate aerospace talent, and instill stellar aspirations and cosmic curiosity and the courage to explore the universe to more young people.

Liu Qingxun, President of Xueersi Online School, speaking at the strategic cooperation conference

At the press conference, Xueersi Online School introduced the "Navigator Program" created in conjunction with the aerospace-inspired. Since 2018, aerospace has become an important theme in the holistic education curriculum of Xueersi Online School. In the future, the aerospace theme will be further integrated into subject courses, enhancing pedagogy, research, curriculum design, learner engagement and experiential learning.

On one hand, an outstanding "Leading Research Team" will be establish an elite, jointly formed by aerospace research experts and online school researchers; on the other hand, a premier faculty team will be formed, consisting of aerospace education experts and online school instructors, to launch "Leading Courses". At the same time, select top-performing "Navigator Scholars" will be selected from both new and old students for competitions and exchanges with foreign youth. In addition, there will be active planning of research projects and study tour routes, organizing students to participate in experiencing "Leading Activities" to gain first-hand aerospace experiences.

Xueersi Online School hopes to fully integrate scientific knowledge, the wisdom of scientists, scientific ways of thinking, and the indomitable spirit of aerospace personnel with teaching and educating, striving to apply scientific pedagogy to cultivate young learners.

Joint photo of the two parties at the strategic cooperation conference

China's space exploration is embarking on a new epoch. Currently, the Chang'e-5 has successfully returned, the Tianwen-1 is on its way to exploring Mars, and Phase IV of China's Lunar Exploration Program, including Chang'e-6, Chang'e-7, and Chang'e-8, and the inaugural phase of deep space exploration, including the exploration of small celestial bodies, Mars sample return, and exploration of the Jupiter system and other engineering tasks will be implemented as planned. China's aerospace endeavors promise an increasingly brighter future.

Xueersi Online School will also leverage its educational expertise as the sole strategic education partner of the China Lunar Exploration Project and China Mars Exploration Project in the education industry. It aims to ignite scientific curiosity and fulfill students' cosmic aspirations, cultivating a pipeline of future aerospace talents. In collaboration with China's aerospace industry, the school will advance steadfastly as pioneering collaborators.