About this Project and Website 關於本學期的專案及網站

The topic choice of this semester was one which was in accordance with the Ontario Board of Education curriculum, and more importantly was in regards to a real and practical science and social issue which is of importance to the current and future world. The topic of ecosystems, environmental protection, recycling, and sustainability is of obvious import to our generation.

We combined this topic with the topic of perceptions of value and how they shape our daily decision making and consumer behavior. In order to change the current global environmental situation, a change in human behavior across society is needed. Before we as a society change our behavior, the way that we think about “value” and the underlying motivations behind our actions must also change. To prepare the students of the Experimental Junior High Program @ Da'an to take on the challenge of a world-scale problem, we encouraged them to look inside themselves, to reflect and to contemplate why they make the daily decisions they do, and to confirm whether their actions correspond with the values they feel are right and correct.

In addition to this personal introspection, we requested that our students think about themselves not only as individuals but also as members of society. We tasked them with the mission of exercising their rights and responsibilities as citizens and also to use their personal means to better the lives of some other individuals.

本學期的主題選擇不僅符合加拿大安大略省教育廳課綱要求，且更重要的是與現今及未來重要的社會與科學議題接軌。我們探討了生態系統、環保、回收利用及永續發展等這個世代最為廣泛討論的議題。

課程的規劃將這些現實的議題與另一個學期主題，即「如何定義『價值』及這個定義將如何影響人們的日常決定與消費行為」相互連結。我們希望學生能瞭解若要改變社會大眾的行為，首先得先改變自身對於「價值」的思維，並重新思考自身行為背後的動機。為了幫助實驗國中部@大安的學生做好挑戰全球性議題的準備，我們引導學生先審視自己的內在，思考自己每天的行為和決定，並探討平時做出的選擇是否與自己所秉持的價值觀相符。

除了上述的自我反思外，我們也要求學生不要將自己視為一個個體，而要意識到自己是社會的一份子。他們學習了如何履行作為公民的責任義務，也透過自己的方式幫助他人的生活。

This website shows a portion of the work and production of the students at the Experimental Junior High Program @Da'an for the main semester mission. This website serves as a record of our students' learning, acquired skills, utilization and interaction with this knowledge and these abilities. In addition to other websites documenting previous and upcoming student experiences and work, this digital footprint of learning and accomplishment will be greatly valuable for future pursuits in academics and careers, and serve as irrefutable proof of student achievement.

This website is also meant to show the general thinking, design, and structure of this curriculum design and to serve as an example for other friends in education to consider when structuring their own teaching plans.

這個網站呈現了學生在本學期專案中大部分的作業及作品。除此之外，也記錄了課程內容、學生習得的技能，以及他們是如何應用這些新的知識與技能。無論是這個網站、過去的網站抑或是未來即將架設的新網站，這些都是難以取代的學習歷程證明。在未來的路上，無論是升學、求職、或個人發展上皆會為學生帶來助益。

同時，這網站也提供了這套教案的思維方向、設計和架構，給有興趣的家長和同為教師的朋友，作為參考的範例。