(Central News Agency reporter Xu Zhiwei, Taipei, 25th) Hua Fan University has designated this week as “Life Design Week” and the entire school will suspend classes for one week. Some students have taken the challenge of kicking mobile phone addiction, creating large-scale murals, and experiencing tree climbing. There are also students from Hong Kong planning to travel to various places in Taiwan to take pictures and produce picture books about Taiwan.
Hua Fan University issued a press release today stating that the school has designated the 10th week of each semester as “Life Design Week” since the 2012 academic year. It was first piloted in November last year. All departments of the university suspended classes to encourage students to design life experience activities. ;This semester has also extended to the graduate school. The entire school will be closed from April 22 to 26, with only the holiday master’s degree classes running normally.
Lin Congyi, the president of Huafan University, expressed that he hopes that students can use the semester gap to cultivate themselves, so students are allowed to attend classes for 9 weeks and then suspend classes for 1 week to encourage students to try to design life experience activities to discover the purpose and meaning of learning; suspension of classes is not a holiday. , the implementation plan of Life Design Week will incorporate a mentor mechanism, with interviews beforehand and active feedback and guidance afterwards.
After a trial run last semester, Hua Fan University has planned three implementation plans for Life Design Week this semester, including encouraging students to design their own life experience activities, or choosing workshops launched by school teachers, such as tree climbing challenges, and new additions. The more challenging “Advanced Edition” plan allows students to create their own study plan for “Life Design and Practice Topics”. After application, they will receive 2 credits of general education after guidance, execution, and assessment.
Li Yikai, a student in the Department of Smart Life Design at Hua Fan University, originally had a serious problem with mobile phone addiction. After participating in the Life Design Week Courage Workshop last semester, his symptoms have been alleviated. This semester, he has even deleted social software and game software such as Dcard to make more space for more mobile phones. I spend a lot of time in the library enjoying reading, and I even want to take the challenge of learning guitar by myself.
Liang Jinyan, a student of the Department of Buddhist Art at Hua Fan University, shared that she was originally very afraid of death and would feel weak even when passing the hospital entrance. During the Life Design Week last semester, at the suggestion of her teacher, she went to the deceased’s home to help chant sutras and finally overcame her fear of death; this week She also devoted herself to painting the large-scale mural of the Medicine Buddha, from the design sketch, composition, drafting, outlining to coloring, “I hope that life will be more illuminated by the light of the Buddha and that all living beings will be safe and healthy.”
Mok Hsiao-tung, a Hong Kong student from the Department of Fine Arts and Cultural Creativity of Hua Fan University, is planning the “Life Design and Practice Special Topic” and will visit Dajia Zhenlan Palace, Jiufen, Yehliu and other places to photograph the natural environment, religious art, and Taiwanese streets. , then drew illustrations and paired them with articles to create “My Taiwan Exploration Picture Book” to share with teachers and students the Taiwan seen by Hong Kong people. (Editor: Chen Zhengwei) 1130425
