This summer, our English camp took its classroom all the way to Taoyuan International Airport. Students travelled up by high-speed rail — learning how to move as a group and how to behave on public transport along the way — and arrived buzzing with anticipation for the missions waiting for them.
暑假英語夏令營參訪，我們來到了桃園國際機場，展開一場充滿挑戰與驚喜的英語學習之旅！孩子們搭乘高鐵前往機場，一路上不僅學習團體行動與交通禮儀，也對即將展開的任務充滿期待。
At the airport the children became young reporters. Their mission list was simple to read and brave to do: walk up to travellers from other countries and say hello; introduce yourself in English and hold a short interview; ask where they are from, whether they like Taiwan, and what their favourite Taiwanese food is; then record every successful conversation on the mission sheet.
抵達機場後，同學們搖身一變成為小小採訪員，勇敢運用英語完成各項任務：主動向來自不同國家的旅客打招呼；用英語自我介紹與進行簡單的訪談；詢問旅客來自哪個國家、喜歡來臺灣嗎，以及最喜歡的臺灣美食是什麼；並完成英語任務單，記錄每一次成功交流的成果。
Some were shy at first. With their teachers cheering them on, one by one they worked up the courage to speak. Travellers answered warmly, shared their stories patiently, and many happily posed for a photo — and you could see the sense of achievement written all over the children's faces.
一開始，有些孩子還有點害羞，但在老師們的鼓勵與支持下，大家漸漸鼓起勇氣，主動開口說英文。看到旅客熱情回應、耐心分享，甚至一起合影留念，孩子們臉上都洋溢著滿滿的成就感！
After the airport missions the group headed to Xpark, the urban aquarium in Taoyuan. Close-up observation and bilingual information boards introduced them to all kinds of marine life — penguins, jellyfish and rays drew gasps of delight — and gave them a deeper understanding of ocean ecology. The immersive exhibits were not only great fun; they also brought home why the SDGs matter.
完成機場英語任務後，我們接著來到 Xpark 都會型水生公園。透過近距離觀察以及雙語解說牌，讓孩子認識各式各樣的海洋生物，他們不僅驚嘆於企鵝、水母、魟魚等生物的魅力，也對海洋生態有了更深的認識。豐富的展區設計與沉浸式體驗，除了讓孩子們直呼新奇有趣，也讓他們體會 SDGs（永續發展目標）的重要性，為這趟夏令營增添了更多歡笑與美好的回憶。
Through real conversations and a trip beyond the school gate, the children learned four things worth keeping: English is not knowledge locked inside a textbook but a bridge to the world; speaking up bravely matters more than speaking perfectly; every exchange is a start on confidence and a wider view of the world; and stepping outside the classroom makes learning come alive.
透過真實情境的英語交流與校外參訪，孩子們體會到：英文不是課本裡的知識，而是與世界溝通的橋梁；勇敢開口，比說得完美更重要；每一次互動，都是建立自信與拓展國際視野的開始；走出教室，在不同的環境中探索與學習，讓知識變得更加生動有趣。
Our thanks go to every international traveller who kindly agreed to be interviewed, and to all the teachers who accompanied and supported the children throughout. The camp closed with laughter, challenges and a great deal gained — and we hope the children carried home not only happy memories, but the confidence to speak English out loud and the courage to explore the world.
感謝每一位熱心接受採訪的國際旅客，也謝謝所有老師一路陪伴與協助，讓孩子們擁有一次難忘的學習體驗。為期數天的英語夏令營，在歡笑、挑戰與滿滿的收穫中畫下圓滿句點。相信孩子們不僅帶著美好的回憶回家，更帶著勇敢開口說英文的自信與探索世界的勇氣。期待未來再次相聚，一起創造更多精彩的學習旅程！
20 May is World Bee Day — and, as it happens, 520 is also Tianzhong's postal code. Our guest instructor is a Tianzhong local too. With that many coincidences, the day was clearly meant to be about bees.
520 世界蜜蜂日！有趣的是，田中鎮的郵遞區號也是 520，而這天的講師同樣是田中人——這麼多巧合湊在一起，這堂課註定要跟蜜蜂有關。
Class 5-2 set off for the career exploration centre at Datong Junior High School for a session titled "Let's Unlock the Honey — the beguiling craft of three generations of beekeepers." We are very grateful to instructor Chen Wei-nien, who led the children into the extraordinary world of the honeybee.
五年二班的孩子們出發前往大同國中職探中心，展開了一場超酷的職涯體驗！這次的主題是「一起來解蜜──養蜂三代的迷人蜂采」，我們非常感謝陳威年講師，帶領孩子們走進蜜蜂的奇妙世界。
A diagram of a bee's body opened the lesson: compound eyes that read shape and colour and even track the sun, antennae for touch and smell, the sting that is really a modified egg-laying tube, and the pollen basket on the hind leg. A real hive frame — bees and all — sat on the bench beside the screen. Later the children took turns bottling honey themselves, tipping the jars slowly and carefully.
課程從一張蜜蜂構造圖開始：能辨識形態與顏色、還能推測太陽位置的複眼，負責觸覺與嗅覺的觸角，其實是特化產卵管的螫針，以及後腳上用來攜帶花粉的花粉籃。講台旁擺著一框真實的蜂箱，蜜蜂就在眼前。後半場孩子們輪流親手分裝蜂蜜，小心翼翼地把瓶子傾斜、慢慢倒。
"So this is what a beekeeper's day is really like!" Under the instructor's vivid explanations, the children not only learned about bee ecology, they came to appreciate the wisdom of a beekeeper living alongside nature. Everyone listened intently, eyes lighting up.
「原來養蜂人的日常這麼不容易！」在陳講師生動的講解下，同學們不僅認識了蜜蜂的生態與相關知識，更深刻體會到養蜂人與大自然共生的智慧。大家聽得津津有味，眼睛都亮了起來！
Thank you to the Datong career exploration centre for such an excellent learning space, and to instructor Chen Wei-nien for sharing so generously — giving the children the sweetest and most memorable career lesson, well outside the classroom.
感謝大同國中職探中心提供這麼棒的學習場域，也謝謝陳威年講師無私的分享，讓孩子們在教室外上了一堂最甜蜜、最深刻的職探課！
Here come the highlights! Our international education programme shone on English Day.
精彩花絮來囉！本校國際教育課程在「英語日」大放異彩！
The best part of the day: our sixth-graders became "junior English station masters", leading the whole school through games and English with tremendous energy. The banner said it plainly — 1st–5th graders take the challenge × 6th-grade English student teachers.
這次活動最棒的是六年級學長姐化身「小小英語關主」，用滿滿的活力帶領全校學弟妹一起玩英文、學英文！活動看板上寫得很清楚——1-5 年級闖關挑戰 × 六年級英語小老師。
The stations covered plenty of ground. Younger classes tackled letters and letter sounds; middle grades put colours and prepositions to work in real situations; the older ones took on a quick-fire quiz about their own school. Across five stations the challenges ran from "Find Me! / What Color is it?" and "Add Me! / Turn My Wheel! / Let's Play About TJES!" to "I Can Count to 15 / Where Is It?", a Cup Stacking Game, and a team challenge in which every member held one string and the group had to stack wooden blocks together.
關卡內容包羅萬象：低年級挑戰超萌的「字母字音組合」；中年級大玩「顏色與介系詞」的實際生活運用；高年級進行刺激的「校園知識問答」。五個分站的題目從「Find Me! / What Color is it?」、「Add Me! / Turn My Wheel! / Let's Play About TJES!」、「I Can Count to 15 / Where Is It?」，到疊杯遊戲 Cup Stacking Game，以及一關要全組每人各拉一條繩子、合力把積木疊起來的團隊挑戰。
Watching children across the whole school speak English with such confident smiles was genuinely moving. Our thanks to the English team for designing the activities, and above all to our library volunteers — your enthusiastic on-site support helped make the day a success.
看著全校孩子們開口說英文的自信笑容，真的太感動了！謝謝英語團隊的活動設計，更要感謝圖書志工們，有您們在現場的熱情支持與協助，助力活動圓滿成功！
Look at this — our school is on fire! The SDGs themed book fair was packed from the very first day.
哇！你看！我們學校也太熱血了吧！SDGs 主題書展在開展第一天就人氣爆棚啦！
This was not simply a room full of books; it was a lively playground for exploring. Walk into the exhibition area and you were met by enthusiastic teachers and classmates, stacks of interesting books, and display boards introducing the United Nations' 17 Sustainable Development Goals. The boards were hand-drawn by our own students — each one setting out a theme, the problem behind it and what we can actually do: clean water (SDG 6), affordable clean energy (SDG 7), sustainable cities and communities (SDG 11), climate action (SDG 13), life below water (SDG 14), life on land (SDG 15). A blackboard summed the whole thing up: our choices, the world's future.
這次書展不只是擺滿了書，更是一個充滿活力的探索樂園！一走進展區，迎面而來的就是熱情的老師和同學們，還有好多有趣的書和展板，介紹著聯合國的 17 個永續發展目標。展板全是同學親手繪製的，每一張都寫上主題、背後的問題，以及我們可以怎麼做：SDG6 乾淨的飲水、SDG7 乾淨能源、SDG11 永續城鄉、SDG13 氣候行動、SDG14 保育海洋生態、SDG15 陸地生態。教室黑板上一句話就把整件事說完了——我們的選擇，世界的未來。
Here we can learn what poverty, climate change and gender equality actually mean — and how, starting from our own daily lives, we can do our bit for the planet.
我們不僅可以學到什麼是貧窮、氣候變遷、性別平等，還能了解我們如何從生活中做起，為地球盡一份力。
Come and join in! Visit the fair, take part in the hands-on activities, and you too can become a young champion of sustainability. And don't forget to share what you took away — so more people can see the effort we are making.
快來跟我們一起加入行動吧！參觀書展、參與互動活動，你也可以成為永續發展的小尖兵！別忘了分享你的心得，讓更多人看見我們的努力。
