Officials who were concerned about China’s low birth rate thought the best course of action to increase the population count was to pull students out of school to make babies.
Nine vocational colleges kicked students out of schools to find love that would eventually lead to baby-making and a higher population. The participating colleges are all vocational schools for jobs in the aviation industry, such as pilots, flight attendants, air traffic controllers and airport security staff.
Students were able to pause their studies and find the love of their life during a weeklong spring break. Chemistry in the science lab pales in comparison to the burning flames between two soon-to-be lovers.
The schools, run by the Fan Mei Education Group, announced that they are going on a break from April 1 to 7. The spring break was the ideal time to spring up the romantic life to fancy new love interests. They don’t need more people hitting the books; they need the students to produce more offspring.
“The school implements the spring break system in the hope that students can learn to love nature, love life, and enjoy love,” said Liang Guohui, deputy dean of the Mianyang Aviation Vocational College, in a statement.
Officials are hoping that a date revolving around a walk in nature will progress to a heated passion in the sheets. “Walk out of campus, get in touch with nature, and with your heart feel the beauty of spring,” the school said in its statement.
This spring break isn’t a new policy — schools have been giving students and teachers a week off in the spring since 2019. However this year’s theme, “enjoy the blossoms, go fall in love,” places a greater emphasis on romance.
Liu Ping, deputy dean of Sichuan Southwest Aviation Vocational College, said that the school started its spring break program in response to feedback from students, who asked for a fixed time to learn outside of campus, make new friends, and “experience the beauty of love.”
Although students are strongly encouraged to experiment in the bedroom, the school officials do expect them to make up for the lost class time with alternative classes on weekends.
Students are also assigned tasks to write travel diaries, pen reports on their own growth, make handicrafts, or film videos of their travels. People are accepting of this policy as one user wrote, “Can this not be popularized for the rest of the country?”
“Sichuan is really strong at boosting the fertility rate!” another person wrote.