News source:＜Ministry of Education Global Information Network＞

Since the launch of the first phase (103 years) of the Ministry of Education's "Excellence Pilot Project for Cross-Field Aesthetic Education", it has continued to be committed to promoting the creation and practice of cross-field aesthetic courses, allowing students to experience the and learn about important issues. Earth Day, April 22, is a day set up by the world to pay attention to environmental protection. People in different countries will promote and practice the concept of environmental protection in various ways.

In today's society, extreme climate events occur frequently, and all people can feel that human beings and all living things are in the same boat. It is everyone's responsibility to care for the earth. The Ministry of Education hopes to let children know that we only have one earth through courses; cross-field The Aesthetic Education Excellence Pilot Program also continues to encourage teachers to integrate themes related to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into aesthetic courses. Many teachers also pay attention to issues such as climate action and marine ecology, and develop courses that incorporate artistic cultivation.

Hsinchu County Xinglong Elementary School's "Ode to Garbage" interdisciplinary aesthetic course takes environmental education as the theme, connecting information technology, mathematics, Chinese and other disciplines from multiple art fields such as visual arts and music to carry out cross-disciplinary aesthetic course teaching and learning. . At the beginning of the course, introductory activities such as the song "Return the Happy Smiling Face of the Earth" and the videos "Marine Destruction is Not Intentional" and "Children of the Earth - Little Shihu Returns Home" are used to open up students' awareness of marine conservation and understand the role of animals in nature. Dilemma faced. Continuing, the course takes marine ecology as the main axis and integrates the environmental and ecological education concepts and artistic aesthetics of "knowing the sea", "loving the sea" and "being close to the sea" to establish students' concepts of marine conservation, and introduces aesthetic practice to guide children to create animal poems. , draw marine conservation posters to convey the message of environmental and ecological conservation, so that participating students can also become actors in marine conservation.

In addition, this course combines information technology and uses the Code.org programming education website to learn programming, allowing students to deeply explore the amazing marine ecology through interesting programming games, and understand how to use artificial intelligence to identify marine life and conduct marine garbage detection. Testing and cleaning.

The course also introduces 3D printing technology and straw pan flute practice activities, guiding students to use 3D printing principles to make a pan flute base and use collected disposable plastic straws to make a pan flute. The teacher guided the students to use mathematical principles to find the harmonious range of the octave by accurately calculating and trimming the length of straws, and played Beethoven's world-famous song "Ode to Joy" together, allowing students to understand mathematics in the process of integrating the five senses and the beauty of the six senses. The connection with music, and realize the positive influence of waste reduction life and waste recycling.

"I like to write marine environmental poems. I hope that we humans can always remind ourselves of our impact on the environment." The feedback written by the school children symbolizes the next generation's attention and participation in environmental protection, and also awakens people's environmental awareness. Through education and practical actions, we can jointly sustain, enrich, and maintain a healthy and beautiful earth.

The Ministry of Education stated that through interdisciplinary learning experiences that include aesthetic literacy, students’ marine knowledge will also be enhanced. Welcome to the Interdisciplinary Aesthetic Education Project website (https://www.inarts.world/) to view and learn more about the wonderful information on aesthetic education courses related to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).