In the late spring and early summer, amidst the shimmering fireflies and the gentle tung blossoms, the Interdisciplinary Aesthetic Education Excellence Pilot Program invited aesthetic teachers and teacher training professors from the Taoyuan, Hsinchu, and Miaoli areas to gather on April 25th and 26th. Using the mountains and forests as a backdrop, they explored the possibilities of blending nature and art, infusing aesthetic education with the poetic language of the mountains and forests and a vision for sustainability.

On the first day, the team visited the Hukou Revitalization Base, learning about the life cycle of the forest at the ReWood workshop. Using plant materials recycled from the school campus and roadside trees, they combined charcoal art and planting techniques to create charcoal moss ball wall hangings imbued with the warmth of nature. As night fell, through interdisciplinary collaboration, the teachers and staff ventured into quiet mountain paths, searching for fireflies and the footprints of wild animals such as tree frogs, flying squirrels, Formosan blue finches, and pangolins. Immersed in the misty night, they experienced the subtle poetry hidden within the mountains and forests.

The following day, Ms. Chen Yun-ru, the principal of Ciwen Elementary School in Taoyuan City, and her team were invited to share their experience in implementing the LDS (Local Design for Diverse Aesthetic Communities) cross-disciplinary aesthetic community. They demonstrated how natural materials and technological assistance intertwine to create collective works that blend rationality and sensibility. This event connected local revitalization, environmental sustainability, forest experiences, and culinary traditions, allowing aesthetic teachers from various regions to meet amidst nature and art. As the teachers remarked, "Our encounter is not on a map, but in every deep breath we take."