Male preschool teachers pursue warm dreams amid daily trivial work in Linyi

Male kindergarten teachers in Linyi balance trivial daily childcare work with persistent artistic dreams, setting diverse gender role examples for young children and enriching local preschool education development.

Less than 3 percent of Linyi's preschool staff are male educators. Ouyang Zhaoyu, a certified Montessori male teacher from No.1 Experimental Kindergarten, leads an all-teacher band named The 25th Hour to hold public charity music festivals. The kindergarten reserves activity rooms for staff rehearsals without occupying childcare time. Local education bureaus organize special training courses for male preschool teachers every year to support their professional growth and artistic hobbies.

The group of male educators breaks fixed gender stereotypes in early childhood education. They deliver inclusive, diverse educational concepts to kids and display the positive spiritual outlook of grassroots preschool workers in Linyi.

Editor：韩蒙蒙