Beijing National Day School facts for kids
Beijing National Day School (BNDS) is a national middle school in Beijing, China. It was established by the Central Military Committee in 1952. Revolutionaries of the committee, Zhou Enlai and Luo Ronghuan, wanted to form a school that provided a higher quality of education for young people. The result of their dreams was Beijing National Day School, named by Marshal Nie Rong Zhen as a tribute to the National Day of China.
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Covering 156,000 square metres (1,680,000 sq ft), the school currently offers education to over 5,000 Chinese students in 100 classes from grades 7 to 12. Beijing National Day School is also authorized to enroll international students by the Beijing Municipal Education Committee, and so far has international students from different countries of the world including the Germany, South Korea, Japan, Mongolia, Hong Kong and the United States.
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Jiangshuaiyulinbei (将帅语林碑), the inscriptions of more than 100 leaders, officeholders, and Generals of PLA. The ex-president and general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party, Jiang Zemin, inscribed "gardener" ("园丁") to encourage the teachers and students of Beijing National Day School