We are recruiting
Little Docents!
The Little Docents program is a highly prestigious brand of the Natural History Museum of China. It is the earliest, the most well-developed and the most well-known popular science course among natural history museums in China. Since 2005, the program has helped nearly 10,000 children and juniors participate in science popularization.
The Little Docents program, the only popular science course that is taught by native speakers among all Chinese natural history museum education, has been in the spotlights since its initiation in 2007. It has been proved that the program has markedly improved the trainees’ skills in cross-cultural and cross-disciplinary communication, and made them more confident in public speaking. The experience gained from this program would even benefit their higher level education and international communication.
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Update on the
2026 program
The updated version of the course makes the English language a carrier of ideas but not just a tool of communication.
The program will provide the trainees with:
A learning environment driven by questions and heuristic techniques (A more international teaching style)
The skills to explain science in English to a general audience (More culturally authentic)
The opportunity to be a part of the museum's volunteer system (Consistent growth)
Welcome
PART.02
Highlights of
the course:
1、Small classes, two teachers, Western-style heuristic method for science education
The foreign teacher, a native English speaker, will build and maintain an authentic English speaking environment for the trainees, while the teaching assistant will help trainees with their understanding of science. The course will be taught in a Western-style heuristic method to encourage the trainees to explore the topics by themselves, and the small class size ensures that all the trainees receive enough opportunity for personalized tutoring and practice.
2、A national educational resource, a unique place for learning
The trainees will move between the permanent exhibition hall and the reserved science classroom to learn various topics on life science. By exploring exhibition halls, participating in seminars and introducing specimens in the real place, we help the trainees to improve their skills in communication and critical thinking on science.
3、From unilateral reciting to bilateral communication, a better communicator
The course focuses on teaching trainees how to communicate better, especially with a limited vocabulary. Systematic trainings on language organization, talking pace and body language will be given. Trainees will also learn how to improvise to react to uned contents. All those trainings will help prepare the trainees for future events like school interviews, international biology competitions and cross-cultural socializing.
4、Think like a native speaker, talk like a native speaker
The course will help trainees get more familiar with different cultures and learn how to use culture-based examples/stories to improve the audience's understanding. Excellent trainees will be able to speak in a way that is more accurate and more comprehensible to foreign audience.
5、Small class size, all-day long
There will be no more than 20 people per class. Trainees will stay in the museum from 9:00 to 16:30. The arrangement will both make the children more focused and free the parents from picking them up halfway.
6、An authorized program, an opportunity for a long-term relationship
The trainees who succeed in completing the course will get a certificate from the Natural History Museum of China.
Graduates are allowed to practice their presentation and interact with visitors in the exhibition hall. After 20 hours of recorded practice/tour guiding, they can apply to the museum to be a formal volunteer docent, which requires passing a qualification review. If they succeed in becoming a formal volunteer docent, all the tour guiding and other science popularization activities will be counted as part of their service time of "Zhiyuan Beijing".
Welcome
Curriculum
More class hours for the same price
4 days,28 class hours (one more compared to the previous program)
DateClass hoursRoom Cambria January, 27 - 30, 20269:00-16:30The rise of vertebrates
PART.03
Introduction to the exhibition hall
The rise of vertebrates
The new hall to tell the old story of prehistoric beasts
When we pass through the time, dating back to the glorious age of prehistoric gigantic reptiles, the first thing that comes to our mind are dinosaurs. Dinosaurs are not only the "hottest stars" of our museum, but also our source of curiosity. The refurnished exhibition hall of the Rise of Vertebrates will put you into the Mesozoic and fulfill your appetites for both art and science. The training program is designed to be in a close relationship with the hall. Trainees will be able to learn about some famous species of dinosaurs and their unique traits, know their rise and fall, and tell their stories in English to audience.
Welcome
报名须知
年龄要求：
‒ 8周岁及以上（2018年3月前出生）
英语基础：
‒ 由欧美籍外教全英文授课。要求学生有一定英文基础及听说能力，词汇量在2000+ 以上，能流利阅读文末材料并大致理解。
课程安排：
‒ 共4天（每天7课时，总计28课时），含主题学习、讲解实训与结业考核。
课程学费：
学费4900元/人，餐费120元/4天
（学费包含：课程资料包、阶段内“一大一小”免预约进馆练习权益。餐费开课前另行收取。）
上课地点：
‒ B1层科普教室：1层大厅北侧（左侧）楼梯下行即到。
报名方式及流程：
1、即日起至2026年1月13日17:00，通过【国家自然博物馆】微信小程序报名。
3、选择目标课程、时间和场次（ 请注意课程时间和中英文班型）。
4、根据要求添加家长及学员信息，并上传学员简历（中、英文不限）、荣誉证书和英文自我介绍视频，完成后点击提交审核。
5、上传简历筛选后，将电话通知进行1对1线上面试。达到以下任一条件，拥有免试资格（需在简历中写明）：
‒ A. 已获得国家自然博物馆小小讲解员培训任意一期英文班毕业证书
‒ B. PET卓越级以上英文成绩证明
‒ C. 海外三年以上英文教育证明
‒ 其他情况按照个人资料及面试中展现的英文程度择优录取。
6、面试是否通过，将于1月20日17:00之前1对1回复家长。接到面试通过通知后进行缴费。
“小小科普讲解员”学习说明：
‒ 每期4天，学习目标为单一展厅。
‒ 完成课程学习，并在毕业考试合格后，方有机会参与博物馆志愿者考核。
‒ 如毕业考核未通过，可补考一次，补考不合格者，无毕业证书及后续志愿服务机会。
“小小科普讲解员”进阶流程：
‒ 报名成功→培训上课(享年度“一大一小”免预约进馆福利)一考试通过(75%通过率)→获得毕业证书(下期学习优先续报)
‒ 展厅讲解练习打卡20小时→小志愿者考核(30%通过率)→领取小志愿者证书及专属黄马甲→优先参与各种志愿活动(服务达标后在志愿北京官网录入服务时长，享下一年度国家自然博物馆免预约进馆福利、志愿者专属活动、博物馆文创员工价购买等)→星级志愿者认定。
发票及退费说明：
‒ 发票申请：本期课程全部结束后，可提交发票开具申请；课程开展期间暂不接受发票申请，敬请谅解。
‒ 退款规则：以国家自然博物馆科普部退费须知为准
咨询电话：（工作日 9:00–17:00）
Welcome
阅读资料
01 选自水生动物展厅讲解词
Entering this hall, you see many colorful small fish in the cylindrical aquarium. They are collectively known as cichlid fish, mainly found in America and Africa, with around 2,000 species worldwide. For example, popular fish like the Discus Fish, Oscar Fish, Queen Angelfish, and Butterfly Fish are all cichlids. The cichlids in our aquarium come from the distant African continent.
Africa covers an area of about 30.2 million square kilometers, accounting for one-fifth of the Earth’s land area. The geographical environment varies greatly across Africa, showing a symmetrical pattern from north to south. There are three major lakes: Lake Tanganyika, Lake Malawi, and Lake Victoria. According to incomplete statistics, these three lakes host over 1,500 species of cichlid fish.
Cichlid fish are a marvel of natural evolution. Why do I say this? Because a single species can evolve into many different varieties in the same area, displaying vibrant colors, which is unique. Imagine the intense competition among so many cichlid fish living in the same lake. They must continuously evolve different colors and habits to survive. For example, some cichlid fish avoid competition for food by eating algae on rocks; others hide in sand to eat tiny insects; some specialize in eating the scales of larger fish, and some mimic other creatures to ambush their prey.
02 选自昆虫展厅讲解词
Insects belong to arthropods, and their bodies are composed of three parts: the head, thorax, and abdomen. The head is the first body segment of an insect's body, formed by the fusion of several body segments. The head-capsule is hard, and on its surface are antennae, compound eyes, ocelli, and mouthparts, which is the sensory and feeding center of the insect.
All insects have antennae, and the surface of the antennae has different types of sensilla. The antennae act as the nose and ears in an insect's life. Usually, the antennae of male insects are more developed than those of female insects. The sensitive antennae can help male insects smell the sex pheromones released by female insects and determine the position of the female insects, just like turning on a navigation system. Even in the pitch-black night, male insects can follow the smell to find the females relying on their antennae.
我们期待热爱科学、
敢于表达的孩子加入，
在国家自然博物馆的舞台上，
把兴趣变成影响力。
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