WEBVTT 00:12.333 --> 00:13.600 Art is 00:13.600 --> 00:15.366 a very good beginning discipline 00:15.366 --> 00:17.600 for developing a holistic education. 00:17.600 --> 00:19.799 Because art is very interesting. 00:19.799 --> 00:21.867 Art can be creative 00:21.867 --> 00:24.000 and self-exploring. 00:24.000 --> 00:26.232 Thus, to start with the discipline of art 00:26.232 --> 00:28.333 can help us opening up 00:28.333 --> 00:30.399 our interests in other territories. 00:30.399 --> 00:31.666 Our real interest. 00:39.166 --> 00:41.299 Shou Shan primary school was established 00:41.299 --> 00:43.166 over 60 years ago. 00:43.166 --> 00:44.799 In year 105, 00:45.132 --> 00:47.799 only 2 students enrolled that year. 00:48.265 --> 00:50.299 That’s when we started to consider 00:50.299 --> 00:52.766 to reset the education idea of the school. 00:52.766 --> 00:54.766 We’re located right next to 00:54.766 --> 00:56.799 Shoushan National Park. 00:56.799 --> 00:58.900 We have the advantage in ecology. 00:58.900 --> 00:59.734 Thus, 00:59.734 --> 01:00.632 we chose to take 01:00.632 --> 01:02.666 exploration of ecological aesthetics 01:02.666 --> 01:04.800 as the approach of our practice. 01:11.500 --> 01:14.000 Please go and gather things like leaves 01:14.800 --> 01:16.233 or seeds, 01:16.734 --> 01:19.900 or any other objects. 01:20.734 --> 01:22.734 Collect them in your basin first. 01:22.734 --> 01:24.967 We’ll create the genie of poetry as we come back. 01:24.967 --> 01:25.666 Okay? 01:27.366 --> 01:28.967 Starting from these few years, 01:28.967 --> 01:31.500 we’ve been trying to encourage the kids to discover 01:31.866 --> 01:34.599 things around them through outdoor observation. 01:34.933 --> 01:37.800 If they’re not used to 01:37.800 --> 01:39.734 open up their eyes and observe, 01:39.734 --> 01:42.933 these things would only be random marks on the ground. 01:42.933 --> 01:43.900 But when they pick it up 01:43.900 --> 01:44.599 and look happy, 01:44.599 --> 01:45.800 I could probably guess that 01:45.800 --> 01:47.800 their imaginations are expending 01:47.800 --> 01:50.099 through the shape of the objects. 01:51.333 --> 01:53.467 We were just planning to frame them 01:53.467 --> 01:55.265 and then it turned into a museum. 01:55.265 --> 01:57.000 Some bugs went inside, 01:57.000 --> 01:57.599 so that’s why 01:57.599 --> 02:00.032 we decided to turn it into a museum 02:00.032 --> 02:01.400 and let the bugs in. 02:01.400 --> 02:02.233 They’re amazing. 02:02.233 --> 02:04.467 They’d behave and go through the door. 02:04.467 --> 02:06.233 They’d come in from the entrance 02:06.233 --> 02:07.833 and go out from the exit. 02:10.000 --> 02:11.000 In the 6th grade, 02:11.000 --> 02:13.466 I’ll let them paint some self-portraits. 02:13.466 --> 02:14.934 The self-portraits could be 02:14.934 --> 02:16.600 more concrete 02:16.600 --> 02:18.632 or it could be more abstract. 02:18.632 --> 02:20.132 So that they get to see 02:20.132 --> 02:21.600 the different possibilities of themselves. 02:24.332 --> 02:25.132 At times like this, 02:26.233 --> 02:28.033 we can color it with dots. 02:28.065 --> 02:30.966 So, you could bring in the colors. 02:38.600 --> 02:41.432 For this piece, the teacher asked us 02:41.432 --> 02:43.300 to show our dreams. 02:43.300 --> 02:45.367 My dream is to dance. 02:45.367 --> 02:47.500 That’s why I made a skirt 02:47.500 --> 02:49.100 and a bun. 02:49.466 --> 02:50.899 During these journeys, 02:51.266 --> 02:53.266 the growth of the kids is obvious. 02:53.266 --> 02:55.966 Their patience levels 02:55.966 --> 02:57.266 may grow slowly. 02:57.600 --> 02:58.667 Or, 02:58.667 --> 03:01.065 they’d become more willing to express 03:01.065 --> 03:03.233 their own ideas. 03:03.600 --> 03:06.500 Teacher would ask us to put our thoughts 03:06.934 --> 03:08.833 and our feelings at the moment 03:08.833 --> 03:10.033 into colors 03:10.300 --> 03:12.432 and use them in our works. 03:12.432 --> 03:16.100 Even if we make something really weird, 03:16.100 --> 03:17.899 the teachers wouldn’t tell us 03:17.899 --> 03:18.899 that’s not right to do so. 03:21.533 --> 03:22.466 We just want to test 03:22.466 --> 03:24.132 if you could hear very clearly. 03:24.132 --> 03:24.934 OK. Get ready. 03:32.100 --> 03:34.500 In this set of art course, 03:34.500 --> 03:36.934 ultimately, we hope the kids to be able 03:36.934 --> 03:38.667 to express themselves freely. 03:39.300 --> 03:40.966 They can talk through their work. 03:40.966 --> 03:42.500 They can talk through their bodies. 03:42.899 --> 03:46.065 And to express their thoughts 03:46.065 --> 03:48.199 freely and comfortably. 03:48.199 --> 03:48.766 I think 03:48.766 --> 03:50.132 that’s the goal 03:50.132 --> 03:51.867 we really want to help the kids to achieve. 03:59.100 --> 04:00.166 That’s not how Bunun does it. 04:00.166 --> 04:01.466 They’d take the corn… 04:01.466 --> 04:02.132 Do you know corn? 04:02.132 --> 04:03.500 You’ve seen corn, right? 04:03.500 --> 04:04.934 They’d peel the corn 04:04.934 --> 04:05.632 and make it into kernels. 04:05.632 --> 04:06.399 Understand? 04:06.600 --> 04:07.833 And put them onto the plates. 04:10.399 --> 04:12.100 The kids of our tribe grow up in the tribe 04:13.166 --> 04:15.500 during primary school and junior high school. 04:16.132 --> 04:18.799 When they get to the stage of senior high school, 04:18.799 --> 04:21.566 they’ll need to leave the tribe for cities. 04:21.566 --> 04:22.899 But, when they got into the schools, 04:22.899 --> 04:24.367 they faced some serious problems. 04:24.367 --> 04:25.734 First of all, 04:25.734 --> 04:27.165 they fell behind in school. 04:27.165 --> 04:30.265 Their confidence in studying 04:30.265 --> 04:32.799 fell apart completely. 04:32.799 --> 04:34.165 Also, the economic problem. 04:34.165 --> 04:35.367 A lot of families in our tribe 04:35.367 --> 04:37.600 have difficulty financially. 04:37.600 --> 04:39.467 The combination of these reasons 04:39.467 --> 04:40.867 forced many of our kids 04:40.867 --> 04:43.132 drop off from high school 04:43.132 --> 04:44.399 in their first or second year. 04:44.399 --> 04:45.967 That’s why I want to establish 04:45.967 --> 04:47.799 Yuan Sheng International Academy High School, 04:47.799 --> 04:48.532 that 04:48.532 --> 04:50.734 I hope they could have the access 04:50.734 --> 04:52.399 for university education. 04:56.000 --> 04:59.467 We emphasize more on art education. 04:59.467 --> 05:01.933 We’d arrange their curriculums 05:01.933 --> 05:04.066 according to the students. 05:04.066 --> 05:05.933 We’ve even once 05:05.933 --> 05:07.532 hire teachers 05:07.532 --> 05:08.766 for one specific student 05:08.766 --> 05:10.532 because of his interest. 05:11.467 --> 05:13.132 We want to start from 05:13.132 --> 05:14.899 understanding one’s self 05:14.899 --> 05:16.867 to grow their confidence. 05:22.734 --> 05:23.899 Push it out slowly. 05:29.299 --> 05:30.100 Same thing. 05:31.399 --> 05:32.200 Out. 05:32.200 --> 05:33.000 OK, stop. 05:33.333 --> 05:34.433 Right. Further. Good. 05:34.433 --> 05:35.433 But slowly. 05:36.799 --> 05:37.834 Push out, understand? 05:37.834 --> 05:38.299 OK. One more time. 05:38.299 --> 05:39.032 Good. 05:39.399 --> 05:41.333 When one is lack in confidence, 05:41.333 --> 05:44.666 it’d be difficult to develop their talent into ability. 05:44.666 --> 05:46.132 Because they would not dare to ask questions, 05:46.132 --> 05:47.399 nor to answer questions. 05:47.399 --> 05:51.600 Thus, I use chorus as the platform 05:51.600 --> 05:55.666 to establish confidence for the kids. 05:55.666 --> 05:57.734 In this process, 05:57.734 --> 05:58.967 they might find out that 05:58.967 --> 06:01.532 they’re actually not bad at all. 06:01.532 --> 06:03.233 They could have some advantages 06:03.233 --> 06:07.000 in certain fields. 06:12.500 --> 06:15.600 Before, when I was on the stage, 06:16.600 --> 06:18.367 if I had any eye contacts with the audience, 06:18.367 --> 06:20.032 I’d try to avoid it. 06:20.032 --> 06:22.233 After the training in Yuan Shen high school, 06:22.233 --> 06:24.000 I feel pretty confident on stage. 06:24.000 --> 06:26.200 I can have better composure on stage now. 06:26.933 --> 06:30.200 Hello, I’m Claire, 06:30.200 --> 06:32.566 or, you can call me Kumu. 06:32.566 --> 06:36.399 We have a father-children naming system. 06:36.399 --> 06:38.367 My name is at the front, 06:38.367 --> 06:40.799 and followed by my father’s name. 06:40.799 --> 06:42.032 My idea is that 06:42.333 --> 06:43.700 indigenous kids 06:44.265 --> 06:46.333 should be allowed to dream as well. 06:47.100 --> 06:47.799 That is 06:47.799 --> 06:50.333 they can be part of this world. 06:50.333 --> 06:52.165 I’ve been telling the kids, 06:52.165 --> 06:54.399 Why should the tribes always be located in rural areas? 06:54.399 --> 06:57.433 What if one day your tribe is no longer in a rural area? 06:57.433 --> 06:58.532 As long as we’re capable, 06:58.532 --> 06:59.967 the whole world is your tribe. 06:59.967 --> 07:01.666 We hope to cultivate the kids with this 07:01.666 --> 07:03.132 macro-scale 07:03.132 --> 07:05.032 of visions and ideas. 07:05.032 --> 07:07.967 And allowing them the motivation and courage 07:08.399 --> 07:09.766 in pursuing their dreams. 07:10.899 --> 07:12.265 I saw a lot of audience 07:12.867 --> 07:13.666 down there 07:13.666 --> 07:14.666 some of them cried, 07:14.666 --> 07:15.399 and some 07:15.700 --> 07:16.867 gave us huge applause. 07:16.867 --> 07:17.799 I felt 07:17.799 --> 07:18.734 a sense of accomplishment. 07:18.734 --> 07:20.899 I hope in the future I can also 07:20.899 --> 07:23.734 touch the audience with my own song. 07:26.399 --> 07:28.367 As an art experimental school, 07:28.867 --> 07:31.132 we provide not only art education. 07:31.132 --> 07:32.734 They’re using art 07:32.734 --> 07:34.200 as a key 07:34.200 --> 07:36.600 to open up the potentials 07:36.600 --> 07:38.766 of the kids in the future 07:38.766 --> 07:39.899 and their possibilities. 07:39.899 --> 07:40.500 This is also 07:40.500 --> 07:43.165 the prime objective of our art education.