▲A group photo of Taiwan’s aesthetic education teachers going to Thailand for an aesthetic education trip

Twenty primary and secondary school teachers, led by project co-host Associate Professor Chen Yunwen, conducted a seven-day training visit to Thailand on aesthetic education from October 15th to 21st. The featured schools visited this time include Wells International School. The founder and chairman Zhang Yaolang is from Chaozhou Town, Pingtung. His sharing of the school’s educational philosophy and school-running model made the teachers on site very curious and exchanged opinions with each other. , interactive and lively; "The Demonstration School of Silpakorn University", Vice President Visud. Mr. Wisud Po introduced that the school uses the "professional learning community (PLC)" to develop art-based courses (Art-based) and widely apply art to the learning of various subjects, and Taiwan’s cross-field aesthetic courses have similar approaches but similar results. He also expressed that he welcomes more in-depth exchanges between the two sides in the future.

▲Chairman of Wells International School took a group photo with all members of the Thailand further study tour group

▲Dialogue between art teachers at Wells International School and Taiwanese teachers

In addition, “Srinakharinwirot University Prasarnmit Demonstration School is a star school in Thailand. The school specially introduced that the school’s art education development has four main axes, namely visual art, animation, design and digital media. Art, through diverse learning content and abundant teaching resources, allows students to explore their own competitiveness, and also leads teachers into various art classrooms for observation. The school’s music teacher shared a performance of traditional Thai musical instruments and gave each student a gift 1 Bamboo Flute, cross-border exchanges through music. Through classroom observation of Thai art education and school curriculum design exchanges, visiting teachers can be empowered in practical teaching, deepening and deepening the diverse aspects of the implementation of aesthetic education, and through participation Bangkok's grand local arts and cultural activities provide exposure to and in-depth understanding of Thailand's art, culture, creative industries and life.

▲The school provides the traditional musical instrument "Hand-Bamboo Qin" for members to experience

The Bangkok International Performing Art Meeting (BIPAM) is a professional performing arts platform in Southeast Asia. Representative Associate Professor Chen Yunwen held a dialogue with art workers in Southeast Asia and quoted the American educational philosopher Maxine Green. (Maxine Greene) once said: "Aesthetic experience leads us to new ways of seeing, hearing, feeling, and moving. It is the overall development of cognition, feeling, emotion, and imagination, allowing us to understand how our lives relate to those around us. "Just as life is not always light and beautiful, art creators or commentators since the 20th century have already expanded the definition of beauty and art. Aesthetic education can lead to better people and a better society. As a goal, its connotation, boundaries or strategies still need to be explored.

▲After the "Bangkok International Performing Arts Festival" workshop, members of the training visiting group had a heated discussion

▲"Bangkok International Performing Arts Festival" Associate Professor Chen Yunwen communicates with Southeast Asian art workers

Other itineraries cover different art categories such as performing arts, music, visual arts, and architectural design, as well as diverse venues such as historical and cultural landscapes, contemporary art museums, and experiential workshops. They are compatible with both elegance and custom, blending tradition and contemporary times, and strengthening teachers' teaching. It is a fruitful learning journey that cultivates students' ability and aesthetic literacy and can be applied in the teaching field.

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"108 Annual Aesthetic Education Teachers' Overseas Training Visit"-Bangkok, Thailand

October 15 to October 21, 2019