In the spring breeze of March, a spiritual dialogue about "love and acceptance" quietly began at the 32nd School in Hohhot.

On the occasion of the 31st National Safety Education Day for Primary and Secondary School Students, the "Yili Ark" Children's Safety Public Welfare Project entered the campus with the theme of "Hello, Myself" psychological classroom. Through artistic expression, it guided children to understand emotions and accept themselves in colors and words, injecting warm and firm inner strength into their growth path.

A class that starts with 'getting to know oneself'

This event is jointly organized by Yili Group, China Western Talent Development Foundation, and "Yixin Xiangyang" Volunteer Service Federation. Li Guangyi, Secretary of the Youth League Committee of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and Secretary General of Inner Mongolia Youth Volunteer Association, Wei Zhiyong, Director of the Sustainable Development Education Center of Inner Mongolia Normal University, former Executive Director of the New Era Civilization Practice Research Center of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Director and Professor of the Inner Mongolia Training Center of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, Hu Zhiyuan, President of the 32nd School of Hohhot City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, and Qiao Lu, Vice President of Sustainable and Social Value of Yili Group, attended the event. Hu Jing, Director of the Social Service Office of the School of Sociology at Beijing Normal University, Luo Danyang, an expert from the Education and Training Center of Beijing Normal University, and Chen Shunlin, a cooperative artist and international young painter of Beijing Normal University, participated in the course design.

In the classroom, from the interactive game of "Breaking the Ice and Setting Sail, Meeting Myself" to the creative process of "Using a Brush as a Medium to Depict Myself", the expert team guides children step by step to open their hearts. Volunteers of "Yixin Xiangyang" sit in groups with children, creating side by side. They patiently listen to the children's creative ideas and gently guide them to use their brushes to outline themselves in their hearts, depicting the emotions and dreams hidden in their hearts one by one.

Children hold up paintings to share their insights

When the children held up colorful paintings to share their insights, one child said, "Sometimes I worry about not being good enough, but today I am painting the happy version of myself." This sentence expressed the most precious harvest of this psychological classroom, from hesitation to courage, from confusion to determination. Through expression and sharing, the children gradually learned to accept their imperfections.

Hello, Myself "Psychology Classroom at the 32nd School of Hohhot City

Li Guangyi stated that in recent years, the issue of adolescent mental health has become increasingly prominent and has become a focus of social attention. This psychology class is a journey full of inspiration and warmth, allowing every participant to gain the power of growth. Hu Zhiyuan said that the spiritual growth classroom initiated by "Yili Ark" is highly compatible with the school's teaching philosophy, and he hopes that both sides can work together to safeguard the mental health and safe growth of more children.

Li Guangyi, Secretary of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Youth League Committee and Secretary General of the Inner Mongolia Youth Volunteer Association

Hu Zhiyuan, Principal of the 32nd School in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region

A group of people, bringing the beauty of public welfare into daily life

In the classroom, the figure of the volunteer "Yixin Xiangyang" becomes the warmest background color. They create together with children, smiling and catching every little idea from them, using gentle encouragement and companionship to create together, integrating the literacy of "doing good and benefiting others" into every detail.

Volunteers of 'Yixin Xiangyang' interact with children in class

During the process, volunteers also gained their own growth and experienced the meaning of encouragement for children. Some people have understood the essence of public welfare through children's smiles - it is not a one-way effort, but a two-way journey of growth and understanding. In addition to Hohhot, "Yixin Xiangyang" volunteers from all over the country are also taking synchronized actions, walking into local campuses with the same warmth, gathering the dim light of psychological protection into a torch, illuminating the growth path of more children. As a volunteer service network mainly composed of Yili employees, "Yixin Xiangyang" is transforming the literacy of "doing good and benefiting others" into concrete actions, allowing the beauty of public welfare to continue to occur.

Volunteers of "Yixin Xiangyang" from all over the country

In addition, Yili has also partnered with sustainable social value ecosystem partners to participate. As one of the members of the ecosystem, Shanghai Morning Light Public Welfare Foundation donated courses and supporting materials such as "Emotional Management" and "Psychological Health Art Education" to the 32nd School in Hohhot, helping children better understand emotions and themselves in their growth. This is not the first time Yili has entered the 32nd School of Hohhot City. For many years, Yili has always regarded it as a key campus partner at its doorstep: on the one hand, it continues to provide nutritional support to students through projects such as "Yili Nutrition 2030"; On the other hand, we will participate in the co construction of functional spaces such as youth activity centers, creating a growth space that integrates reading, quality activities, and psychological care, and creating a more warm campus environment. Yili Ark "is a children's safety public welfare project jointly launched by Yili Group and China Western Talent Development Foundation, advocating" the best protection is to teach children self-protection ". Since its launch in 2012, it has brought children's safety education to 650 schools across the country, safeguarding the safe growth of nearly 390000 children. Starting from a single lesson, "Yili Ark" hopes that "understanding and accepting oneself" will become the foundation of more children's growth. In the future, Yili will continue to work with various sectors of society to pay attention to children's safety and mental health, so that every child can bravely say hello to themselves.