The International Department of Wuhan No.6 Middle School offers compulsory courses in talent, bel canto, instrumental music and dance.

Bel canto solo, piano playing, waltz ... this is not a literary evening, but the final achievement of the compulsory talent course of Wuhan No.6 Middle School International Department. The reporter learned yesterday that many students on the stage have just studied art for a semester.

The reporter learned that from the beginning of this semester, the international department of Wuhan No.6 Middle School listed "talent" as a compulsory course for students. Each student must choose one of dance, vocal music and performance to study, and only after passing the exam can he get the corresponding credits. In addition, students can also choose tea art, calligraphy, speech and other relatively talented categories. "Foreign universities attach importance to the cultivation of students' talents, and most famous American universities offer compulsory courses such as music in their freshman year. China schools tend to focus only on the academic performance in middle school. These children will face an' artistic fault' after going abroad, which makes it difficult to adapt and even finish their studies. "Liu Yanhai, president of the International Department of the Sixth Middle School, said that many universities in the United States require students to have expertise in painting, sports and music. The compulsory course of talent aims to improve students' artistic accomplishment in an all-round way.

Luo Shen, a student of the school, told reporters that the talent class is very popular with students. "I am interested in traditional culture. It's great to learn tea art and calligraphy at school! "