How did your activities and research for this International Schools CyberFair project support content standards, required coursework and curriculum requirements?
Language
1. Learn the history and characteristics of Chinese calligraphic scripts
2. Collect stories of famous Chinese calligraphers
3. Compile articles regarding the NPH masters’ interviews
4. Write reflections regarding interviews and activities
5. Take an eight week calligraphy course
6. Write the methods of postcards
Art
1. Make NPH postcard sets
2. Hold NPH coloring contest
3. Make paper clay charms
4. Make posters for the activities in the charity sale
5. Play recorder
6. Learn picture framing skills
7. Make book cards
General
1. Design survey questions about calligraphy education
2. Analyze the result of survey
3. Hold calligraphic activities for 5th graders
4. Hold a couplet writing event for charity sale
5. Hold street fundraising activities
1. Learn the history and characteristics of Chinese calligraphic scripts
2. Collect stories of famous Chinese calligraphers
3. Compile articles regarding the NPH masters’ interviews
4. Write reflections regarding interviews and activities
5. Take an eight week calligraphy course
6. Write the methods of postcards
Art
1. Make NPH postcard sets
2. Hold NPH coloring contest
3. Make paper clay charms
4. Make posters for the activities in the charity sale
5. Play recorder
6. Learn picture framing skills
7. Make book cards
General
1. Design survey questions about calligraphy education
2. Analyze the result of survey
3. Hold calligraphic activities for 5th graders
4. Hold a couplet writing event for charity sale
5. Hold street fundraising activities
What information tools and technologies did you use to complete your Cyberfair project?
Computer Science Education
- Use Internet to collect information
- Use email, Power Point, and PrintMagic for mails, presentations, and posters.
- Learn to use camera and photo editing software
- Learn to design online questionnaire and use Excel to analyze the survey result
- Use graphics software to draw self-portraits of NPH
- Use recording pen and camcorder to record interviews
- Learn to create webpages
In what ways did your students act as "ambassadors" and spokespersons for your Cyberfair project both on-line and in person.
1. Knowledge Ambassadors:
The members have learned to recognize and appreciate Chinese calligraphic scripts, stories of famous calligraphers, calligraphic works in daily life, and others.
2. Art Ambassadors:
Through an eight-week calligraphy course, the members gradually became interested in calligraphy art.
3. Striving Ambassadors:
Through the interviews, the members realized how the masters strive to learn calligraphy and overcome difficulties.
4. Goodwill Ambassadors:
In the activities, the students got familiar with calligraphy art through setting up the activities of writing couplets, blowing pictures, treasure hunts, and rubbing.
5. Philanthropy Ambassadors:
The students held many charity fundraising events and received more than $70,000. They donated the money to Mandarin Daily News, and ACC in Africa for building orphanages.
6. Survey Ambassadors:
The students used survey to learn how the public feels about calligraphy, NPH, and calligraphic education.
The members have learned to recognize and appreciate Chinese calligraphic scripts, stories of famous calligraphers, calligraphic works in daily life, and others.
2. Art Ambassadors:
Through an eight-week calligraphy course, the members gradually became interested in calligraphy art.
3. Striving Ambassadors:
Through the interviews, the members realized how the masters strive to learn calligraphy and overcome difficulties.
4. Goodwill Ambassadors:
In the activities, the students got familiar with calligraphy art through setting up the activities of writing couplets, blowing pictures, treasure hunts, and rubbing.
5. Philanthropy Ambassadors:
The students held many charity fundraising events and received more than $70,000. They donated the money to Mandarin Daily News, and ACC in Africa for building orphanages.
6. Survey Ambassadors:
The students used survey to learn how the public feels about calligraphy, NPH, and calligraphic education.
What has been or will be the impact of your project on your community?
It took us six months to complete the Cyberfair project. Without the support of the administrative team, parent volunteers, and community members, the project could not have been done. After eleven face-to-face interviews, the interviewees had more expectations on the current education system, and the members started to have more artistic appreciation ability and independent living skills. During this period, Mandarin Daily News and three cable television companies have introduced us in the media. The webpages are created to display the masters’ artworks and stories, while emphasizing that calligraphy art is diverse, which includes the beauty of the modern age, being entertaining and sharing, and doing good deeds.
How did your project involve other members of your community as helpers and volunteers?
In order to provide more realistic information, we regularly visited exhibitions and used phones or emails to keep in touch with interviewees back and forth to make sure our information is accurate. During the survey, we happened to meet the chief magistrate of Changhua County, Po-yuan Cho. He also participated in the survey. The support of a higher-level administrative unit means a lot to the promotion of calligraphy education. In addition to the donated artworks from all association members, Sansheng Temple, Yuanching Lion’s Club, and Councilor Cheng-hsiung Yo also supported our charity fundraising activities. Many people of goodwill who donated money didn’t take the charity goods. We are deeply touched by Taiwanese warm, humane deeds.