Taitung County Daguoguo Elementary School - Dawn Dream

Searching for Stories – Exploring the Roots of Cultural Aesthetics
Located in a multiethnic village nestled between Jinzhen Mountain and the Pacific Ocean, Daguoguo Elementary School boasts a rich cultural heritage. Its century-old taro trees bear witness to generations of inheritance, symbolizing the continuity and renewal of cultural roots. The school's core value is the nurturing of holistic aesthetic citizenship. Through three key development areas: the preservation and innovation of cultural aesthetics, the expansion of international artistic perspectives, and the practice of aesthetics in sustainable urban and rural areas, the school aims to cultivate students into modern citizens with aesthetic literacy, cultural confidence, a global perspective, and a commitment to sustainable development.
Through the "Thanksgiving Dinner Under the Centennial Eggplant Tree" as a practical learning environment, students can transform their aesthetic learning into concrete civic initiatives, realizing the holistic education vision of "aesthetics is life, life is service, and service is inheritance." This is more than just a dinner; it is a demonstration and practice of aesthetic civic literacy.

Dreamweaver Design – The Four-Level Practice of Dawang Aesthetics Course
This semester builds on the SDGs-11 Sustainable Towns foundation established last semester. Using Director Meijuan's international exchange experience in Spain as a catalyst, we will conduct the Dawang Aesthetics course through the Interdisciplinary Aesthetic Excellence Pilot Program, implementing a four-stage spiral learning process:
Phase 1: Unit 1: Exploring World Culture - Taking the First Step into the International World - Understanding Foreign Cultures.
Cultural Aesthetic Perception – Exploring world cultures and cultivating cross-cultural aesthetic sensitivity and international perspectives.
Phase II: Unit 2: Cultural Pioneers on a Mission - Exploring Exotic Cultures and Experiencing Exotic Art. Cultural Aesthetics Experience – Exploring exotic cultures and experiencing the beauty of diverse cultures.
Phase 3: Unit 3: Art on the Table – Discovering the Beauty in Life – Creating Cultural Fusion Aesthetics.
Cultural Aesthetic Creation – From cultural cuisine to table art, practicing cross-cultural aesthetic integration and local innovation
Phase 4: Unit 4: A Thanksgiving Feast under the Centennial Tomato Tree - A Beautiful Practice of Inheritance and Advocacy.
Cultural and Aesthetic Services – A Thanksgiving Feast beneath a century-old eggplant tree, showcasing the social practice of aesthetic citizenship.

Starting from the Heart – A Core Strategy for Aesthetic Citizenship
AESTHETIC Core Learning Strategies
• PBL project-based learning: With “A Thanksgiving Feast Under the Centennial Eggplant Tree” as the main project, aesthetic learning is given real-life context and social significance.
• SEL Social Emotional Learning: Cultivate students’ cultural empathy, self-awareness and collaboration skills in cross-cultural aesthetic dialogues.

The spiral development of aesthetic citizenship
• Personal growth level: Build confidence, enhance aesthetic literacy, and establish cultural empathy.
• Community building level: citizen participation in practice, co-creation of a beautiful environment, and responsibility for cultural inheritance.
• International perspective: cross-cultural communication, sustainable citizenship responsibility, and global localization practices.

Course Practice Highlights
• Cross-cultural aesthetic dialogue platform: Through the exploration of foreign cultures, we can establish an open mindset that "beauty has diverse expressions" and deepen cultural confidence and international understanding.
• Sustainable aesthetic life practice: combining local materials with environmental protection concepts to practice the life aesthetics of "beauty is sustainability" and cultivate sustainable citizen awareness.
• A bridge for cultural heritage between generations: Through the preparation and implementation of a Thanksgiving feast, students can
Aesthetic learners have turned into aesthetic advocates, embodying the practical spirit of "aesthetics is civic responsibility".
The continued development of "Dreamweaver" allows every child to weave their own dream in the embrace of Jinzhen Mountain and the Pacific Ocean.
The dream is to become a cultural bridge connecting the local and international communities.