At 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday, August 11, two 53-seat air-conditioned buses departed punctually from Yinghua, carrying incoming Grade 10 students and some returning students en route to Maoming.

At 8:00 a.m. on Monday, the flag-raising ceremony was held in Room 538 of Chengcai Building. After the school leadership delivered a mobilization speech for the study‑travel program, all participants took their oath, and each student received their camp uniform. The subsequent ice‑breaking and team‑building activities saw students form teams, elect team leaders, and design their team banners. In the afternoon’s tiered training sessions, the teachers’ group focused on study‑travel leadership and teacher–student communication skills, while the students’ group learned basic self‑rescue techniques for dealing with snakes and insects, heatstroke, abrasions, drowning, and other common emergencies.

After a night of rest, they set off officially on Tuesday morning, embarking on the five-day, four-night “Breaking Boundaries, Integrating Knowledge and Action” coastal and mountainous outdoor education camp for Yinghua teachers and students.

Why is it called “Breaking Boundaries to Grow: Unity of Knowledge and Action”?

“Breaking Boundaries” — breaking the confines of the classroom, shattering the inertia of endless practice exercises, and transcending the mental barriers of “I don’t dare” and “I can’t.”

“Unity of knowledge and action”—knowing how to obtain water in the wild is less meaningful than filtering a cup with your own hands; understanding the importance of teamwork is no substitute for truly collaborating in the mountains, high above, or on the beach.

These five days, from Zhuhai to Maoming, from… Yanjing Ridge At Shili Yin Beach, participants soar from the skies to wilderness survival, move from hands-on robotics to sand-sculpting creativity contests, and push past their limits in challenges ranging from overcoming the “Demon Lord’s Gate” to raft‑building and water‑race competitions—none of these activities take place in a classroom, yet each one is an integral part of the curriculum.

What will they experience upon arrival?

Day 1 (Completed): On-campus camp opening: Flag-raising, oath-taking, ice-breaking activities, and tiered training; students reside in on-campus dormitories.

Day 2 (Completed): Heading to Maoming + Mountain Climbing Challenge: At noon, we arrived at the Tianxia Dijitian Tan Tinghai Hotel in Maoming, checked into our rooms, had lunch, and took a short rest. In the afternoon, we participated in the Yanjingling Orienteering Hiking Challenge—using maps and compasses, Morse code Task cards guide you through a series of challenges in a real natural setting. Your instructor will demonstrate eight essential outdoor rescue knots on-site, followed by your choice of either cliff rappelling or forest ziplining—both activities are fully supervised by two instructors and equipped with professional-grade gear. In the evening… Tangxia Fort Street Square activities, trust falls, crossing the wire maze, and the Tangram management sand table—building courage by day and fostering teamwork by night. Throughout the day, there are reflection sessions, followed by lights-out for rest.

Day 3: Technology + Psychology: In the morning, at the Robotics Exhibition Hall, students hands-on operated bionic robots and programmable robots, completing their research‑based observation record sheets. In the afternoon, activities were held in separate venues—while the teaching team convened in the hotel’s conference room. "Inception" Management sandbox training; first-year high school students engaged in activities such as “A Life Journey Through Wind and Rain,” “World Ball,” team frisbee, and group jump rope in a seaside forest. In the evening, they faced the “Demon King Challenge” and the “Pressure-Resistant Plank”—using verbal dialogue to confront inner fears and physical movement to release tension. They then wrote reflections before lights-out and rest.

Day 4: Full-Day Hands-On Outdoor Survival: Emergency water purification, safe fire‑making without open flames, first aid for snake and insect bites, heatstroke, and abrasions, identification of poisonous versus edible plants, and construction of a basic camping shelter—each participant takes turns practicing these skills, with certification required to proceed to the afternoon session. In the afternoon, a comprehensive team‑building points challenge features four rotating stations: building a tower together, drumming up morale, rapid three‑in‑a‑row, and the blindfolded square; at the end of the day, the best survival‑collaboration team is crowned. In the evening, there’s a debriefing session on wilderness survival, followed by completion of the survival‑learning journal.

Day 5: Beach Time + Closing Ceremony and Return Journey: Ten-mile Silver Beach: a team sand-sculpting creativity contest. The theme is “Young Talents of Yinghua—Chasing Dreams Between Mountains and Sea,” with judging criteria including thematic relevance, group collaboration, creative details, and the presentation of each piece. Following the sand-sculpting session, participants will race in homemade bamboo rafts in the shallow waters. In the afternoon, a closing ceremony will be held, during which certificates of completion, awards for outstanding campers, and prizes for the best collaborative team will be presented. Departure is at 4 p.m., with arrival in Zhuhai in the evening; parents are invited to pick up their children at the school gate.

Security assurance, fully online throughout the process.

High-altitude activities: National‑standard climbing gear, with dual safety personnel providing double protection, and each piece inspected before the activity.

Mountain and Wilderness Survival: Conduct operations in teams, with each team assigned a coach and walkie-talkies; individuals are prohibited from leaving the group. Identify potential hazards in advance, and ensure that fire sources and knives are under the coach’s centralized control.

Beach and water: Life jackets are mandatory for all guests, a designated safe shallow-water zone has been established, and full-time lifeguards are on duty.

Medical Emergency: The vehicle is equipped with a full set of medications for heatstroke prevention, hemostasis, treatment of snake and insect bites, and allergy relief, with seamless coordination to activate the nearest hospital’s green channel.

Personnel Management: Conduct roll calls three times daily—morning, noon, and evening—and perform nightly room-by-room inspections of all dormitories.

Weather Contingency Plan: In the event of inclement weather, the system automatically switches to an indoor alternative, adjusting the sequence without compromising the experience.

All employees are covered by a specialized outdoor adventure accident insurance policy with a coverage limit of RMB 500,000, providing protection across all scenarios.

Written at the end

Five days and four nights—long enough, yet not too long.

For incoming freshmen, this is the first lesson of their high school journey—held not in a classroom, but amidst mountains and seas.

For Yinghua, this has long been a cherished tradition: each year, as soon as the new students enter, they step out of the classroom and undergo a “boundary-breaking” experience.

Some forms of growth cannot be found in the classroom.

We will continue to update you on the latest developments of the study camp, so please stay tuned.

Zhuhai Yinghua International Curriculum Program
August 11, 2026