Junyi School of Innovation:
Huatung English Arts Camp

The "Huatung English Arts Camp," a new stayaway camp, is a collaboration between Taipei American School’s Heart to Heart International Service Group (H2H) and Junyi School of Innovation. Through thematic English and arts games with sensory learning and a harmonious dormitory environment, the camp aims to guide participants to learn through experience and be willing to share and express themselves. Priority will be given to fifth and sixth graders from Huatung elementary schools from The Alliance Cultural Foundation and Junyi School networks, as well as indigenous and economically disadvantaged students.

The camp is not only a new project but also the first time that 30 Junyi School graduates have been invited to participate in the planning process, with a volunteer team consisting of current Junyi School students and H2H students working together to design the camp curriculum and activities. During the first team-building meeting which took place between March 18-19, in addition to ice-breaking activities, basic training was provided for volunteer mindset, behavior,and attitude. A three-month volunteer training program will be conducted before the summer camp begins.

Junyi School of Innovation:
12th Grade Graduation Project Presentations

46 prospective graduates of Junyi School of Innovation presented their graduation projects over four days on March 4, 5, 18, and 19. The themes this year included photography, astronomy, architecture, programming languages, smart homes, makeup, psychology, and sports. Each student had only 20 minutes to fully demonstrate the topics they had focused on and explored during their three years in high school, making it an important milestone in their learning journey. Not only did students from the first and second years come to observe and learn, but parents and guests from various places also came to cheer on and applaud their children.

Junyi School regards "self-directed learning" as a skill for students. From the first year of high school, teachers guide students to get to know themselves, gradually deepening their curiosity and understanding of things, and gain knowledge, experience, feelings, and inspiration from the process. In their presentations, they achieved individual success with confidence and steady delivery and solid content in their reports.

Junyi School of Innovation:
“Never Try. Never Know” Lecture by Amis Artist Yosifu

On March 22nd, Yosifu, an Amis artist was invited to Junyi School of Innovation to share his inspiring story with students and faculty. He talked about his struggles as a singer and how he found himself through his art while living in Edinburgh, UK. After returning to his hometown in 2009, he reclaimed his tribal name "Yosifu" and became more involved in his cultural heritage. His life story is full of twists and turns.

Yosifu told the students, "Opportunities won't come to you; you have to go knock on its door." He encouraged them to be brave and follow their dreams, and to have confidence in themselves. He said, "Europeans envy our bronze skin color. Only the wealthy can afford to go to the beach to get our skin tone." Yosifu's sincere and humorous sharing brought positive energy to everyone in the audience.

Articles translated from Chinese to English by Chat GPT.