Yangming Junior High School, Taoyuan City—A Tale of Water Flow—A Fantastic Journey of Dancing with Creatures

This course aims to deepen students' understanding of the history, hydrology, ecology, and cultural value of Yangmei Laokeng Creek, enhancing their sense of identity and responsibility towards their hometown. Starting with observing the campus ecology, students will conduct field research on the species restoration efforts along Laokeng Creek, learn about the ancient "culvert" water conservancy structures, and apply aesthetic design and planning to propose concrete action plans for the sustainable development of Laokeng Creek. Through diverse activities such as field surveys, interviews with creek patrol teams, scientific experiments, art creation, and community performances, the course cultivates students' interdisciplinary thinking, teamwork, and communication skills. This will help them become well-rounded individuals with knowledge, skills, emotions, and actions, enabling them to contribute to the protection of the local hydrological landscape and show the community the younger generation's love and responsibility for their hometown.

With "aesthetic literacy orientation" and "interdisciplinary integrated learning" as its core spirit, the course emphasizes three major aspects: "curriculum transformation, local connection and student subjectivity". It integrates the connotations of visual arts, biology, society and technology to construct a contextual and exploratory learning process. The course takes the campus and community environment as the main learning venues, and guides students to understand the relationship between natural ecology, human history and life technology through observation, recording, analysis and creation, and cultivate aesthetic experience with both perception and critical thinking.
The instructional design emphasizes the learning process and hands-on experience. Through task-oriented and group collaboration models, it promotes students' active participation, interdisciplinary thinking, and problem-solving abilities, embodying the spirit of "learning by doing." The curriculum incorporates local cultural materials and sustainability issues, allowing students to discover the value of life and build a sense of identity from the context of life, and deepen their concern for the environment and society.