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Achievements | Sustainable Beauty of Hualien and Taitung
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Background

Typhoon Morakot hit Hualien and Taitung areas hard in 2009. Stanley Yen founded The Alliance Cultural Foundation with a group of friends to help rebuild Hualien and Taitung areas. The Foundation trained workers in the tourism industry, discovered potential attraction sites in the tribes, and helped the regions to find a way to flourish.

We believe that Hualien and Taitung areas represent the true life value in Taiwan. Its natural sceneries and aboriginal cultures are important assets in Taiwan. Since 2011, Wistron Foundation has supported the project of Sustainable Development in Hualien and Taitung organized by The Alliance Cultural Foundation. Through integrating resources, establishing a communication platform, and cooperation between public and private sectors, more people get to know the values of Hualien and Taitung. In recent years, more professional groups have been dedicated to this area, letting the eastern area shine.

Thanks to the efforts made by The Alliance Cultural Foundation, important projects such as Sustainable Development in Hualien and Taitung, Education Cultivation, and Art Promotion have been carried out. In the future, another two aspects will be emphasized, which are "promoting experimental education embedded with cultures of Hualien and Taitung", and "building an international art platform targeting Paul Chiang Art Center." The vision of creating globalized and sustainable life in Hualien and Taitung will continuously be advocated.

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Participated new teacher training program in 2017-2022

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Participated Junyi Academy training in 2017-2022

Education Cultivation: This project aims to conduct a revolution in education in remote regions with Junyi School of Innovation in Taitung as a base. Junyi faculty training center is established to provide educational resources that offer teachers in rural regions capability enhancement lessons, providing administrative support from innovative teaching groups. The project also supports the course design for new teachers, and adopts a co-learning mechanism to encourage teachers to formulate cross-campus alliances.

Art Promotion: This project aims to assist artists to shine, including Taiwan Connection (TC) and Nai-Yuan Hu, the well-known violinist, and artist mastering abstract art, Paul Chiang. The Alliance Cultural Foundation assists the relevant administration works and promotion, connecting corporate resources to encourage the humanity lifestyle in Taiwan. The mid and long-term goal is to turn the Paul Chiang Art Center into a global art benchmark. Like Setouchi Triennale in Japan, The Alliance Cultural Foundation builds an artist network. While bringing the art of Hualien and Taitung to the global stage, the Foundation further combines education, talent cultivation as well as private and public sectors to establish an in-depth, local art tourism style that welcomes international tourists, creating an ecosystem that attracts youths to stay at the hometown.

Sustainability in Hualien and Taitung: The Foundation aims to increase the quality of in-depth tourism and the culture of Hualien and Taitung, supporting the development of the eastern regions from the perspective of sustainable operation. Through industrial counseling and cultivating new social value, the eastern region has been shaped into a paradise of slow living. Meanwhile, the local artists have a chance to show their talents. The Foundation also creates a sharing platform that allows local aborigines to learn, exchange cultures with aborigines from other countries, building a sustainable future for our own lands.

Wistron Foundation has long been supporting The Alliance Cultural Foundation, especially on special education. The Alliance Cultural Foundation assisted Junyi School of Innovation in building experimental education courses by inviting local artists and experts in industries to the school for teaching and course development. By upholding the spirit of creating a happy learning environment, developing children's gifts, cultivating positive personality and bilingual ability, as well as becoming a person with positive values, the school encourages students to find their own unique traits, and trains them to become a citizen with cultural confidence and global view, being equipped with the ability to live a life well, behave well, and do things right.

The Alliance Cultural Foundation believes that education should start early. Since 2013, Junyi Elementary School has adopted Ci-Xin Waldorf experimental education which has long been advocated by the Wistron Foundation, focusing on happy learning and life/personality education. In 2015, Junyi High School was established, becoming the first bilingual school in Hualien and Taitung. It is delighted to see Junyi has created a happy learning environment, and helped kids to become persons with positive values.

Outcome

2022Key projects such as 'Yan Changshou Guest Room,' 'Island Co-Learning Park,' 'Jiang Xian Er Exhibition,' and '2022 TC Music Festival ~ Tribute to Giants' were initiated.

2021Inter-store visits were organized in the Hualien and Taitung regions, forming a mutual-benefit platform 'Yan Changshou Guest Room.' Expert psychologists and educators were invited to create a series of listener program videos and podcasts online. Despite the pandemic, an online choir music camp was held with the participation of 167 students and volunteers.

2020Fruit Art Creation Camp and H2H+ Equal Music Camp were conducted. Chairman Yan Changshou and Consultant Fan Xiping recorded 'Education Co-Learning Group Training Videos' for newly appointed teachers. Collaborative efforts with North America Pavilion promoted the Jiang Xian Er retrospective exhibition. The Twin Coast Tourism website and map were completed, and online English self-learning software was introduced to schools in Hualien and Taitung.

2019TC Music Festival invited international musicians for the first time. The East Taiwan Sustainable Co-Learning Group was initiated, comprising over 50 members. The fourth Study Abroad Asia Annual Conference was held in Chiayi, nurturing outstanding teachers in central and southern Taiwan. The He Duo Camping Site participated in the high culinary school student internship program.

2018The Phase Two Project of Equal Schools was completed and initiated. New perspectives on culinary education were introduced. An Innovative Study Abroad Fund was established, supporting six children to study abroad. High culinary school students were selected to intern at Yu Shui Zhi Huan Homestay, providing diverse internship opportunities. Renowned chefs from Hawaii were invited for the first culinary camp. Longbin and Fengbin (Twin Coast) tourism development platforms were created, promoting slow tourism focusing on sharing cultural experiences.

2017Counseling and training sessions were introduced for newly appointed education professionals, planning innovative workshops for 2,500 new teachers annually. The TC (Taiwan Connection) event, paused for three years, restarted, and 'TC Friends' was established. The 'Child's Other Window' project, running for five years, expanded to New Taipei City. A non-profit platform, International ACFI, was established in the United States to provide local support systems for Equal School graduates studying in the USA.

2016Collaboration with Shih Chien University subsidized students from East Taiwan high schools to participate in the 'Shih Chien Industrial Design Camp.' The first Hawaii study tour was launched, expanding horizons for tribal youth in eastern Taiwan. The Study-Thought-Reach teaching method was promoted, expanding its influence. Collaborated with the Sincere Compassion Education Foundation to promote 'Hour of Code in Taiwan,' organizing over 300 events throughout the year, serving 160 schools, ranking first in Asia and ninth globally in terms of participants' experience.

2015The 'Equal Teacher Training Center' used Equal School as its teacher training base, developing systematic teacher professional growth programs. For the first time, indigenous youth were selected and trained to participate in the UNITY Annual Conference in the USA and a one-month study tour.

2014The first Hualien Choral Music Camp was organized. Collaborated with the Sincere Compassion Education Foundation, inviting 219 elementary to high school teachers and education professionals to participate in 'Flipped Classroom Workshops.'

2013Professional teachers and resources were introduced, collaborating with multiple technical and vocational schools in Taitung. Collaborated with the Sincere Compassion Education Foundation, inviting 14 counseling units to participate in the 'Social Entrepreneur Growth Camp,' assisting in realizing the ideals of establishing NPOs.

2012Centered around slow travel in eastern Taiwan, recommended attractions and itineraries from public welfare platforms were compiled to promote the Travel Alliance tourism platform project. Collaborated with Yu Shui Zhi Huan Homestay, serving as a training ground for returning talents and entrepreneurship counseling programs.

2011Wistron Foundation supported the 'Deep Cultivation in Hualien and Taitung' project initiated by the Cultural Foundation of the Public Welfare Platform.

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