On the third day of Pitou’s 2026 Summer Happy Learning program — themed “Strolling the Village, Telling Our Story” (踅田庄・講阮的故事) — students traded their desks for the cultural landmarks of Changhua, in a day built for surprise, challenge, and unforgettable memories.
The first stop was the Taiwanese Language and Culture Creative Park on Bagua Mountain. The visit had barely begun when the royal poinciana trees overhead delivered a surprise no itinerary could plan for: a sudden, spectacular shower of caterpillars. Even the park’s own staff said they’d rarely seen so many. Students tried to stay composed through the opening tour — until the falling visitors grew too numerous to ignore, and the group beat a fast, half-terrified, half-delighted retreat. It was a strange and memorable start to the day.
Inside the park, students explored spaces built around Taiwanese-language culture — music, opera, and traditional performance. From Taiwanese pop songs and vinyl records to hand puppetry (布袋戲) and Taiwanese opera (歌仔戲), the exhibits and hands-on displays revealed something students hadn’t quite expected: Taiwanese isn’t just a language — it’s a living memory of everyday life here.
After lunch came a first for almost everyone: orienteering. Under the guidance of Coach Kuan-ting, students learned to read topographic maps and use a compass, then split into teams to hunt for control points scattered across the area — discussing directions, checking landmarks, and working station by station until every team reached the finish line at “Sky Playground.”
From there, the group descended into the Zhongxing Village Military Dependents’ Culture Park. A passionate, detailed tour from the site’s director walked students through Zhongxing’s full arc — from a community that put down roots and flourished, to its quiet decline, to its recent revival through cultural preservation and youth entrepreneurship. Old houses, narrow lanes, faded photographs, and everyday relics quietly told the stories of different generations. With the help of AI technology, black-and-white photos regained their color — and their subjects seemed to move, bringing a distant past back to life in a way that helped students step into what daily life once looked like there.
The day’s grand finale waited inside Zhongxing Village: the Eagle Red Bean Life Education Story House. Owner Mr. Shen used the picture book The Story of Eagle Red Bean to introduce students to the UN Sustainable Development Goals through the lens of raptor conservation and farming. Then the day’s real star made his entrance — a Harris’s hawk. For many students, it was their first time watching a bird of prey eat up close, their first time seeing one spread its wings and take flight right in front of them, and their first time feeling the rush of air as a hawk swept past at speed. Gasps and cheers rippled through the crowd, closing the day on its most thrilling note.
It was hot, and it was a long day on foot — everyone was visibly tired by the end. But the day’s rewards were just as full.
Summer Happy Learning walks students out of the classroom and into their own hometown.
In every gasp, every discovery, and every hands-on moment, learning could feel this alive — and this moving.
2026 埤中夏日樂學：「踅田庄・講阮的故事」
第三天，我們走進彰化的文化場域，在驚喜與挑戰中，展開充實又難忘的一日旅程！
第一站來到八卦山上的「台語文創意園區」。沒想到活動才剛開始，鳳凰木竟下起超壯觀的「蟲蟲雨」！連在地工作人員都直呼少見。孩子們一開始還能鎮定聽導覽，後來蟲蟲愈來愈多，花容失色迅速撤離，為今天留下既驚嚇又有趣的開場回憶。
進入園區，孩子們走訪文化、音樂、戲劇等主題空間，從台語流行音樂、黑膠唱片，到布袋戲與歌仔戲，在豐富的展覽與互動體驗中，發現台語不只是一種語言，更承載著屬於臺灣的生活與文化記憶。
中午補充體力後，緊接著是令人期待的「定向活動初體驗」！冠霆老師帶領大家學習判讀定向地圖、使用指北針，驗證學習成果，兵分兩路正式展開尋找控制點的大冒險。孩子們拿著地圖一邊觀察、一邊討論方向，憑著團隊合作完成沿途打點，全員順利抵達終點「天空遊戲場」！
接著，我們從天空遊戲場一路下切，走進「彰化中興莊眷村文化園區」。在館長熱情又詳盡的導覽下，孩子們認識了中興莊從眷村落地生根、繁盛興旺、逐漸沒落，到如今透過文化保存與青創重生的歷程。老屋、巷弄、老照片與生活文物，靜靜訴說著不同世代的故事；透過 AI 技術，褪色的老照片不僅重新有了色彩，人物還能「動起來」，讓遙遠的歷史彷彿重新出現在眼前，也讓孩子更容易走進當時的生活情境。
今天的壓軸，是中興莊內的「老鷹紅豆生態園區」。沈老闆透過生命教育繪本《老鷹紅豆的故事》，帶領孩子認識 SDGs。最後，哈里斯鷹帥氣登場！第一次近距離看老鷹進食、第一次看老鷹在眼前展翅飛翔、第一次感受老鷹從眼前快速掠過的震撼，現場驚呼聲此起彼落，為今天畫下最精采的句點。
天氣很熱、走了一整天，大家都明顯疲憊，但一路上的收穫也是滿滿的。
夏日樂學，帶著孩子走出教室、走進家鄉，在每一次驚呼、探索與體驗中，發現學習可以這麼生動，也可以令人心動！
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The park protects Taiwanese-language heritage.這座園區保存台語文化遺產。
Students tried orienteering for the first time.學生第一次嘗試定向運動。
Each team used a map and a compass.每一隊都使用地圖和指北針。
Zhongxing Village works to preserve its history.中興莊致力於保存自身的歷史。
The hawk looked majestic in flight.老鷹飛翔的模樣十分雄偉。
The whole day was fueled by curiosity.整趟旅程都由好奇心驅動。
Old photos held the village’s memory.老照片保留了村落的記憶。
Teamwork got every team to the finish line.團隊合作讓大家順利抵達終點。
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