The delegation, led by project co-host Professor Huang Chunmin and co-host Professor Chen Chundi, embarked on a 10-day visit to the Netherlands from October 25 to November 3, 2018.

"Learner-centered interdisciplinary arts education"

The Dutch education system is open, diverse and pragmatic, emphasizing international diversity, student-centered curriculum flexibility, and connectivity with the community. During this visit to a total of 4 schools including universities, middle schools and primary schools, teachers were able to get a glimpse of the environmental facilities, space planning, curriculum development and classroom teaching related to aesthetics and art education at different educational stages.

Karen Neervoort, dean of the School of Fine and Performing Arts at Fontys University of Applied Sciences, introduced that the school provides students with a high degree of autonomy and opportunities for self-practice. , students are encouraged to actively propose cross-field and cross-disciplinary cooperation needs while creating, and the school will provide appropriate resources and support in response to students' needs.

Jan-Gerd Krüger, manager of the Jazz Department and International Relations Specialist at the Conservatoire of Hanze University of Applied Sciences, introduced that the goal of art education in the Netherlands is to bring art to life, and looks forward to students graduating. Later, it can be connected with society. The floor-to-ceiling glass window design of the practice room of the school’s new music hall allows the students’ practice scenes to be integrated with the surrounding community environment and become a corner of urban art. This can bring the relationship between the school and the community closer and strengthen the relationship between the school and the community. Social connections.

RK Jenaplan Basisschool De Hussel originated from the Jenaplan educational experiment in Germany. Before the visit, Professor Walter Heilmann of the University of Cologne in Germany was invited to give a lecture to the visiting group. There are several purposes of mixed-age learning in Jena: the cultivation of creativity, the cultivation of self-determination (sense of responsibility), empathy and personal development, the emphasis on dialogue and respect, and accompanying visits to the school's teaching sites, allowing group members to personally Observe and experience the multi-directional communication classroom setting and mixed-age teaching like being in a "living room" in a "family group".

Amadeus Lyceum is one of the representative comprehensive high schools in Utrecht, the Netherlands. It attaches great importance to cultural development and training courses. Its cultural education includes knowledge related to art, media, and cultural heritage. Vice-principal Marc Van de Velde introduced that in addition to the basic training of artistic knowledge, the school’s immersive cross-field subject teaching with the theme of cultural heritage is its highlight. For example, Dutch architecture is used as the curriculum theme, combining mathematics and physics. Knowledge, cultivating students' creative abilities, skills and critical thinking through an interdisciplinary curriculum model.

"Immerse yourself in the beauty of Dutch design art"

The aesthetic highlights of this visit, in addition to school education and important collections of the Küller-Müller Museum, the Van Gogh Museum and the Rijksmuseum, are also specially planned for the 2019 Dutch Design Week (DDW) and Enhofen The School of Design Graduation Exhibition allows teachers to visit the exhibition and obtain the latest, futuristic, creative and forward-looking design concepts and thoughts on sustainable environmental regeneration.

During the visit, Professor Huang Chunmin and Professor Chen Chundi also led the group members to conduct in-depth discussions. For example, using Dutch blue porcelain and Oriental blue and white porcelain, they pointed out the exchanges and differences between Eastern and Western cultures, bringing out the cross-domain relationship between historical trade and craftsmanship and the economy and people's livelihood; After visiting the Dutch windmills, they discussed with the group members the drainage engineering of Dutch windmills and the design materials and aesthetic perspectives of different periods. The teachers stirred up more responses through interdisciplinary discussions.

Principal Wang Yanqi of Xinshang Elementary School in Kaohsiung City, a member of the group, said that this overseas training visit for aesthetic education teachers saw the unique confidence displayed by the Dutch national aesthetics, which made all members of the group rethink that in the contemporary era of globalization and cross-field integration, Taiwan How can aesthetic education have updated thinking? Teacher Gao Jiahong from Taichung Municipal Wenhua High School said that through aesthetic visit activities and the guidance of professors, he learned about the Dutch education model that values personality development and creativity, which was also reflected in aesthetic education and the Dutch Design Week. The works allow teachers to not only think about the aesthetics of their shapes, but also enter into the thinking questions developed in Dutch education, and pay attention to the issue of global localization (Glocalization) through design and aesthetics.

The visit to the Netherlands for aesthetics and art education not only opens up opportunities for exchanges between Taiwan and the Netherlands, and enhances teachers’ international vision and artistic knowledge, but more importantly, it brings together teachers from all Taiwan’s aesthetic projects and subject areas to participate in the aesthetic education transformation project. confidence and partnership. Before May next year, we will continue to publicly share our visit experience and spread the word of aesthetic education on campus, social media, inter-school alliances, and Taiwan-wide aesthetic education activities through curriculum development, artistic creation, lectures, community exchanges, etc. seed.
It is expected to be transformed into educational actions to develop students' aesthetic experience and cultural knowledge, encourage students' motivation and enthusiasm for spontaneous learning, and cultivate core competencies, thereby implementing national aesthetic education.