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Announcements, results, projects, visits and daily life. The posts are in Chinese, as the students wrote them; each carries an English summary.
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External competitionsCompetition resultsCohort 6
37th AERC Asian Robotics Competition
Two months of preparation, then a first competition for a mixed team of first-, second- and third-years who taught each other the hardware and the code.
Cohort 5
Violence prevention group, second year
A second-year team formed to draw attention to violence in everyday life and get people to act on it.
External competitionsCohort 5
Changemaker: the stray-dog documentary
The documentary from the second Changemaker project, with the full credits of the students, mentors and partner organisations behind it.
Cohort 5
Changemaker: the final chapter
A year on stray dogs comes to an end. The team looks back on choosing the subject, the setbacks, and why the work does not stop with the project.
Course activitiesCohort 5
Teaching the stray-dog lesson in the primary school
The winter-camp course rebuilt as a two-hour lesson for a sixth-grade class: paper dog ears, a talk, a treasure hunt and a board game.
Course activitiesCohort 5
Changemaker: the stray-dog life-education camp
On the last day of winter tutoring the team ran a camp on campus where children learned about stray dogs through an RPG, role-play and outdoor games.
Visits
A day of AI at Tamkang University
Generating images from text, editing them into short clips, then working with webcams in the afternoon session.
Visits
Visiting Chinese Culture University
In a cold snap with snow on the peaks, first-years split across 21 department camps. One student writes about a day in the law department.
Visits
Tamkang University business school experience
Financial English taught entirely in English, and a statistics class on visualising data with Orange3.
Project presentationsCohort 5
Changemaker pitch day
Presenting the stray-dog proposal to principals, editors and professors, and the small disasters of the trip to Taichung.
Visits
A day at the Presidential Office and the two Yuans
The Presidential Office, the Legislative Yuan and the Judicial Yuan in one day, to put the civics textbook in front of the real buildings.
VisitsCourse activities
At the 2023 Taiwan Education Technology Expo
The school was invited to demonstrate game-based learning about Tamsui and Dr Mackay, with Tamkang University's education technology department.
Announcements
Elder Su Wen-kui and the old stories of Tamsui
A short film about Elder Su Wen-kui, whose working life and youth are bound up with Tamsui, the school and Dr Mackay.
Daily life
Sports day
The parade, the torch carried by the rugby and basketball teams, and the class fighting for its flag.
Project presentations
Presentation day at Tamkang University
A Saturday of project presentations at Tamkang University, and the first time all three cohorts presented together.
VisitsAnnouncements
Three-day camp at Tamkang University
Fieldwork, professors and group leaders, and a final presentation that turned out fuller than a week of school.
Visits
Humanities class at Chinese Culture University
A day in the journalism, international trade, accounting and business departments, including the podcast studio.
Service learningVisits
Taipei University of Marine Technology and the Bali animal shelter
Pet-care lectures in the morning and volunteering at the Bali stray-dog shelter in the afternoon.
Daily life
The new editorial team is online
A new cohort of student editors introduces itself.
Project presentationsExternal competitionsCohort 4
Tamkang girls at the Asian Girls Campaign
Second-year students represented Taiwan in the Garden of Hope Foundation's Asian Girls Campaign on the SDGs, gender equality and girls' empowerment.
Video projectsProject presentationsCohort 4
Second-year academic showcase: self-directed learning and making
The class's Tamsui board game and a water-curtain cooler took the best creativity award at the second-year showcase.
Video projectsProject presentationsCohort 4
Four board games for Mackay Day, with Tamkang University
Students launched four board games about Mackay, rugby, Tamsui and numbers, made with the university's education faculty.
External competitionsCompetition results
Eighth President Tsai and High-School Students Forum
Two teams took a circular-agriculture proposal to the forum in Taipei. Neither was drawn to present, but the day was worth it.
External competitionsCompetition results
2023 International CyberFair: gold for "Mr Democracy, Lee Teng-hui"
A site about the school's most famous alumnus, former president Lee Teng-hui, won gold at the International CyberFair.
Visits
Winter visit to Tamkang University
3D animation, CoSpaces and VR in the education technology department.
Visits
Winter visit to Huafan University
Sky lanterns at Pingxi, then data visualisation, drones and Power BI at Huafan University.
Daily lifeAnnouncements
Christmas party
The first Christmas dinner for the new cohort: games and performances run by the year above.
VisitsExternal competitions
Runner-up in the 2022 national virtual investment competition
A team came second nationally in the high-school division of the virtual investment competition at Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology.
Video projectsVisits
Kainan University's aviation department
A cabin mock-up, emergency equipment, flight simulation and a lesson in the basics of lift, drag, thrust and weight.
School competitionsCompetition results
Sports day results, 2022
The class's placings across tug-of-war, relays and field events, and thanks to the volunteers who kept the day running.
Project presentationsAnnouncements
Fifth project showcase with Tamkang University
Reflections from students in all three years after presenting their projects at Tamkang University.
Visits
Summer visit: the National Taiwan Museum
Taiwan's peoples and history in one museum, and the marimo that stole the show.
Visits
Summer visit: the Presidential Office
Security checks, a guided tour through Taiwan's path to democracy, and its mountains and wildlife.
VisitsAnnouncements
Summer visit: the Legislative Yuan
The Sunflower Movement, how the chamber shrank from 225 seats to 113, and a look at the floor from the gallery.
Service learning
Summer service learning: caring for older neighbours
A lecture on long-term care at St John's University, then hands-on work at a community care centre in Sanzhi.
Service learning
Beach clean-up at Linshanbi
A morning on elderly care, an afternoon picking up a large bag of rubbish at Baishawan.
Announcements
The new website and blog are live
The programme's site moved to WordPress with a blog, SEO, analytics and the project platform in one place.
Visits
Summer visit: Jiufen and Jinguashi
The Gold Museum's mining tunnels, then taro balls on Jiufen Old Street.
Course activities
Citizen-judge mock trial with the Shilin District Court
The first mock trial run jointly with the court, part of the Judicial Yuan's programme to bring citizen participation into schools.
Project presentationsCohort 3
Video project: the social safety net
A third-cohort video project on Taiwan's social safety net.
Video projectsProject presentationsCohort 3
Video project: Bag to Bag
A third-cohort project on putting idle reusable shopping bags back into use.
Video projectsProject presentationsCohort 3
Video project: after the Hong Kong protests
A third-cohort project on the aftermath of the anti-extradition movement and Taiwan's support systems.
Video projectsProject presentationsCohort 3
Video project: fake news
A third-cohort video project on misinformation.
Daily life
Documentary: 123, our youth
A student documentary about no one in particular, made so that a future self in a low moment can look back.
Video projectsProject presentationsCohort 3
Video project: Marine Litter Patrol
Sparked by a BBC report on ocean pollution during the pandemic: planning with 5W1H, an animated presenter, and a beach clean-up delayed by weather.
Project presentationsCohort 3
Video project: a job called street performer
A project on the position of street performers in Taiwan and why the subject deserves attention.
Daily life
The second cohort graduates: a teacher-appreciation film
Three years at Tamkang in one film, with the full production credits.
Daily life
Second cohort graduation film: a youth to be proud of
The second cohort's graduation film.
Video projectsProject presentationsCohort 3
Video project: gender on the sports field
An all-female team on women's rights in sport, prompted by a visit to the national women's museum and the story of runner Kathrine Switzer.
Video projectsProject presentations
Academic programme showcase
Second-year students took the best project, best teamwork and best humanistic value awards at the school's showcase.
Project presentationsCohort 4
Fourth cohort: futures studies showcase
After two terms of futures studies with Tamkang University, students presented how technology might answer climate change.
External competitionsCompetition results
2022 International CyberFair: platinum for "Dr Mackay in Taiwan"
First- and second-years built a site on Dr Mackay for the 150th anniversary of his arrival and won the platinum award for local leaders.
External competitionsCompetition results
Fourth place in the 12th international Chinese e-book competition
Ko Hui-hsin's e-book on whale-watching at Guishan Island placed fourth among thousands of entries.
Daily life
A day in the life of a Tamkang student
A video tour of the campus and its historic buildings, made with the school's academic affairs office.
School competitionsCompetition results
Karaoke final: Hung Chia-yang
The class's best mood-setter sang Yoga Lin's "Lying" in the school karaoke final.
Project presentationsCohort 2
Second cohort project showcase
Students on taking part in the Bag to Bag campaign: building the collection box, filming it, and promoting it at morning assembly.
Course activities
Child Welfare League talk: choosing a job that changes the world
Two speakers from the Child Welfare League Foundation on how they came to the work and how to help children find their own direction.
Visits
Tamkang University's education technology department
Phone photography and telling a story in pictures, then the virtual studio and recording rooms.
Visits
Chinese Culture University's mass communication department
A turn in the director's chair in the control room.
In the news
In the news: Taiwan's first futures-studies course, taught in English
United Daily News on the programme's futures-studies course.
School competitionsCompetition results
Three years running: Christmas decoration champions
The film Till We Meet Again woven into the nativity story, and a third consecutive win.
Announcements
Christmas decoration and party
A day and a half of moving desks and decorating, then a party with a DJ, singing, drums and dancing.
Announcements
228 human-rights talk: a victim's family remembers
The sons of Pan Mu-chih spoke at a Human Library session, after a lesson on the 228 Incident and what happened at Tamkang.
In the news
In the news: futures studies exhibition with Tamkang University
Professors from the education and futures design department ran a course in three stages, past, present and future.
External competitionsCompetition results
Sixth President Tsai forum: award ceremony
The team's education proposal won the best static workshop award with 1,343 votes.
Daily life
Happy Teachers' Day, Peter
A film for the class's homeroom teacher, who has been like a father for three years.
In the news
In the news: futures studies comes to Tamkang
Tamkang Times on the first futures-studies class in a Taiwanese high school.
Video projectsAnnouncementsCohort 2
Video project: smart tourism
A second-cohort video project on smart tourism.
Video projectsProject presentationsCohort 2
Video project: shared scooters
A second-cohort video project on shared scooters.
Daily life
First cohort graduation film: Cheers
The first cohort's graduation film, with the full crew list.
Daily life
149th graduation film: online premiere
With the pandemic, the graduation film premiered online on 2 June 2021.
Daily life
Happy Mother's Day from the class
Hand-made cupcakes and a film for Mother's Day.
In the news
In the news: over 70% admitted through the Stars programme
United Daily News on the first cohort's university admissions.
Daily life
Third-years share study tips before the entrance exam
Routine, exercise, mindset and method: advice from the year above.
Service learning
A summer at the National Palace Museum
A student's account of being selected as a youth cultural ambassador at the National Palace Museum.
External competitionsCompetition results
New Taipei Literature Award: distinction in the youth essay category
Ko Hui-hsin on writing, and on the friend the essay was for.
Visits
Taiwan's historic buildings: the Presidential Office
The building's history from 1919, and photographs with the president and vice-president via AR.
Visits
Visiting the Chung Chao-cheng literary park
First-years visited the park of the writer known as the mother of Taiwanese literature, an alumnus of the school.
Video projectsProject presentationsCohort 1
Video project: inertial thinking
A first-cohort video project.
Video projectsProject presentationsCohort 1
Video project: the light rail comes to the Old Street
Tamsui residents ask what the light rail will do to the Old Street: more visitors, or more trouble?
Video projectsProject presentationsCohort 1
Video project: Festinger's law and the butterfly effect
A first-cohort video project.
Video projectsProject presentationsCohort 1
Video project: time traveller
A first-cohort video project.
Video projectsProject presentationsCohort 1
Video project: SARS
A first-cohort video project.
Video projectsProject presentationsCohort 1
Video project: global warming
A first-cohort video project.
Video projectsProject presentationsCohort 1
Video project: basketball then and now
A first-cohort video project.
Video projectsProject presentationsCohort 1
Video project: shooting form and the arc of the ball
A first-cohort video project.
External competitionsCompetition results
2020 Taiwan CyberFair: gold for "Rugby Spirit"
First gold for the school in the local clubs category, for a site on the school's rugby tradition built from October to May.