Inspiring rural children to learn about science, the environment, language skills, culture and art, music and ...
FOCAL POINTS
- Rural Youth Science Ca...
09/13/2024
- Rural Education in the...
1/1/2023
- The Tin Ka Ping Founda...
12/2022
- Sanhe Library in 2021
12/02/2021
- Foreword: ESS Opens a ...
03/01/2021
- 2020 Innovative Teachi...
- 2019 Teacher Training ...
- 2019 Summer Camps for ...
- a. Science Summer Camp...
- b. Science Camps in Wu...
- c. Science Camps in Ch...
- d. Science Camps in In...
- e. Summer Camps in Hun...
- 2016 ESS Financial Aid...
- 2016 ESS Adopt A Rural...
- Taking on Three Decade...
- On Producing the ESS DVD
05/09/2009
- Improve Teaching and L...
- SERC Program Diagram
- SERC Program Results
- NBC Feature on ESS
10/19/2007
Sample Class Material
The subjects presented in the classes of each camp vary, depending on its theme and the choice of the instructors working with the camp leaders. Most of the camps include a field day for students to explore the outdoor environment.
The following table provides an example for a typical class schedule for a General Activity Camp:
Once the sessions are decided by the team of instructors and camp leaders, the team will start to work on the details of each session. All class material and equipment are prepared ahead of time and the classes are rehearsed by the team members. Each class document includes an view of how each session is designed and implemented in detail. Displayed below is an example of class preparation material, designed by the instructors from the National Chengchi University (Taiwan), for one of the "intelligence development" sessions.