In winter in northern Xinjiang, the cold air is overwhelming; Lucheng outside the Great Wall is scorching hot. At the playground of Baotou Machinery Industry Vocational School, the 2024 Youth National Defense Education Military Sports Theme Practice Activity in Baotou City, Inner Mongolia, is currently undergoing a concentrated exhibition of martial arts. Students from the Vocational and Technical College of Inner Mongolia Agricultural University demonstrated emergency stick techniques, with movements flowing smoothly; Baotou Machinery Industry Vocational School performed military style boxing with strong and powerful moves... 12 school representative teams from the city and more than 2000 people competed together. Every action embodies the hard work and dedication of the students, from their initial unfamiliarity to their current proficiency. This transformation is undoubtedly the most intuitive manifestation of the achievements of national defense education The leaders of Baotou Military Sub district introduced that in recent years, the military and civilian areas of Baotou have continuously innovated methods and means of national defense education, jointly explored the "national defense education+" education model, integrated the strengthening of the sense of community of the Chinese nation, ideological and political education, science and technology, art, sports and other contents into national defense education, and created a comprehensive and multi-level national defense education atmosphere for students. Baotou City borders the Yellow River to the south and Mongolia to the north, serving as an important hub connecting North China and Northwest China. In forging a sense of community for the Chinese nation and carrying out propaganda and education on ethnic unity and progress, our mission is glorious and our responsibility is significant The leaders of the military district introduced that they have organically combined national unity consciousness with national defense education, and promoted the fine tradition of military political unity and unity between the military and civilians. At the class meeting of Iron and Steel Street Third Primary School, students listened to the touching story of Adiya, a national moral model and "Inner Mongolia Honorary Militia" who voluntarily protected the border for 40 years; At the story meeting of Shahe No. 2 Primary School, students took turns to take the stage to tell stories about riding and shooting in Hu costume, Zhaojun going out of the fortress, and feel the great national spirit with patriotism at the core... "Combining national defense education with ideological and political education is to actively build a big ideological and political curriculum pattern in which schools, families, and society participate." Yang Kaifeng, leader of the Baotou Municipal Education Bureau, introduced that they planned to organize activities such as the flag raising ceremony and military summer (winter) camps in combination with major time nodes such as the Memorial Day of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the National Defense Education Day, and the Martyrs' Memorial Day. Through lively ideological and political education practice activities, they planted the seeds of loving the party, loving the country, loving the army deep in young students' hearts Tian. It is reported that in the past three years, under the influence of a strong national defense education atmosphere, nearly a thousand graduates from national defense education demonstration schools in the city have joined the military, and more than 150 students have been admitted to military academies. We will deepen and expand the 'national defense education+' education model, continue to explore new ways of combining national defense education with students' daily development, and continuously enhance the national defense awareness and literacy of young students, "said the leader of the military district. (New Society)