About the Experimental Junior High Program 關於實驗國中部(@大安)

The Experimental Junior High @ Da'An was a small, experimental education program located at Da'an Middle School in Taipei.

For any questions about this website, please contact the website administrator, Dr. Renick Bell: renick@gmail.com.

The teachers were: Dr. Yu Lee, Miss Helen Jian, Mr. Scott Chen, and Dr. Renick Bell.

Dr. Lee is the Experimental Junior High Program Designer and Executive Director. He works with students each day, sometimes teaching, but more importantly communicating with them about their thoughts and feelings, assisting them in reflecting on and establishing their personal values and identity. The main academic areas in which Dr. Lee works with students on are related to communication, presentation, problem-solving, marketing, psychology, and social issues. He also designs and leads the weekly house competitions and school special activities and events.

Dr. Lee has worked in international education for more than twenty years, from university to middle school. In connection to his teaching, he has organized and run multiple charity events, curated and hosted special interviews, and led the production and direction of amateur videos, a music album, and a full-length documentary. Dr. Lee holds a Masters Degree in TESOL from Columbia University, Teachers College, and a PhD in Sociolinguistics from Fudan University.

In his free time, Dr. Lee enjoys playing basketball and video games, and shopping and searching for restaurants with his wife and dog Ein. He is a dog lover and enjoys watching programs about animals, especially cute, furry ones.

李有誠博士是國中部的規劃與執行總監。他每日都與學生相處在一起，除了授課以外，他更重視與學生們的交流，在瞭解他們的思維及感受後，協助他們思考並建立起自己的價值觀和人格。 李博士主要授課領域含溝通學、公共演説發表、問題解決流程、行銷學、心理學及社會議題探討等。同時，他也會設計和主導每周的 House 小組競賽和學年中的大大小小的節慶與活動。

李博士在國際教育領域工作超過二十年，涵蓋大學、高中和國中階段。與他的教育理念和方式相連，他不僅組織了多項公益活動，也策劃及主持了多場演講訪談，甚至還自製自導過業餘短片、音樂專輯及紀錄片。 李博士完成了哥倫比亞大學教育學院的教育碩士學位和復旦大學的社會語言學博士學位。

空閑時間裏，李博士喜歡打籃球和電動，也喜歡與太太買衣服，然後到處吃跟他的狗狗愛因找美食。 他是一名愛狗人士，喜歡觀看動物相關節目與影片，尤其是毛絨絨很可愛的那種。

Hi, this is Helen!

She's always pointing a camera at us and taking pictures, but don't worry, she's not a suspicious individual. One of her main responsibilities is to document all the happenings and occurrences of Junior High. In addition to taking lots of photos, she also creates many fun and interesting videos for us. Helen also makes sure that we have lunch ready everyday. Especially exciting is Thursday lunches, when students can choose their own lunch. McDonald's, KFC, Burger King…(although this is all fast food, we often go out to the buffet for veggies too!).

Together with the three teachers, Miss Helen is with the students all day long, having classes, eating meals, napping, and also helping students with their math. Students will often go to Helen's corner to sit down and do math together when they need extra help, math sure is hard! Helen is also the nurse of our classroom, helping when we get hurt, feel sick, or need some cream for our mosquito bites. There was one time when one of the students got a pencil in the hand, that was scary! Helen really likes all the kids in junior high. Aside from these children, she also has 5 fur babies (four cats and a dog). They were all rescued from the streets, but they are a happy family now!

嗨！這是 Helen！ 她總是拿著相機，對著我們瘋狂拍攝照片，但不用擔心她絕對不是壞人，她的工作就是紀錄JH學生上課時的點點滴滴，她除了會攝影以外，還會為我們製作有趣的影片。除此之外她會替我們訂購午餐，最期待的就是每週四我們自己決定午餐日子，有時是麥當勞、有時是肯德基或是漢堡王…等等（雖然聽起來都是速食餐點，但我們也很常去自助餐吃蔬菜的請放心！）

Helen跟三位老師一樣整天跟我們在一起，一起吃飯、睡覺、一起上課，有時數學課Scott老師在教其他同學時，我們就會跑去問Helen，她會叫我們拉一張椅子坐到她旁邊，然後一起解數學，數學什麼的真是困難對吧！ 噢，Helen也是我們教室裡的小護士，我們受傷時、生病時、被蚊子叮時都會找Helen擦藥，有次有位同學還不小心把自動筆的筆芯插進手裡，可把我們嚇慘了！

Helen很喜歡國中部的每位同學，不過除了我們這群孩子以外，她家還有5個毛小孩（4隻貓咪加一隻狗狗），Helen說雖然這五隻毛小孩都是撿回來的，但現在她們是幸福的一家人。 以上就是Helen的介紹，希望你們喜歡。

Teachers at the Experimental Junior High Program @Da'an are all-rounded, flexible, and adaptable, which, of course, includes Scott as well. Aside from educating students in academic areas such as Mathematics, Chinese Language, Physical Education, Science, and Engineering, he also needs to handle student administration, translate documents, and assist in House activities. Occasionally, he would even need to carry out carpentry and plumbing duties. Scott photographs and writes about the activities in school on the ClassDojo website daily for parents to better understand what their child is learning and doing in school.

Having grown up in Canada, Scott often shares his experiences and gives advice to students who want to study abroad in the future. The regular one-on-one counseling sessions have helped Scott build a friendly relationship with the students. As a result, they trust him and often share their thoughts and feelings with him. The teachers of VIS Junior High values the information collected in this manner very highly and takes it into consideration when they are planning for classes.

As with Dr. Lee, Scott also loves basketball and follows the NBA on a daily basis. He is a huge Kobe fan and admires not only Kobe's basketball skills but also his work ethic. Scott has a pet Pomeranian called “Loki”, who is mischievous like the name suggests and loves to eat.

實驗國中部的老師各個都多才多藝且具彈性與適應力，當然Scott老師也不例外。除了數學、國文、體育、科學和工程學等領域的授課外，也需處理學生的行政事務、翻譯校內的大小公告和文件及協助HOUSE活動的進行。有時甚至還會充當木工和水電工。同時，為了讓家長能瞭解孩子在校內的學習狀況，Scott老師幾乎每日都會進行拍攝，然後於ClassDojo網站撰寫關於上課內容的貼文並發表。

Scott老師年少時長期在加拿大居住，所以經常會與想出國留學的學生分享在外國的經驗，並給予升學建議。國中部常態性的一對一面談，幫助他與學生建立起良好的友誼，學生也因此信任他且願意與他分享自己的心理狀況，而這些資訊也都成為了國中部老師在設計課程內容時的考量。

如Dr.Lee, Scott也熱愛籃球這項運動，關注NBA是他的日常。身為Kobe粉，他所仰慕的不僅是Kobe強大的籃球技術，還有他對工作的負責與上進。Scott 有隻寵物博美狗叫「Loki」(北歐神話的惡作劇之神)，牠狗如其名地愛調皮搗蛋，更愛吃美食。

Dr. Bell is always telling kids his favorite words: “focus, functions (programming), empathize, and follow instructions”. He studies lots of design and technology with the students, like programming in JavaScript and using open-source design software like Inkscape, GIMP, Blender, Audacity, and OpenShot. He also practices yoga with the students twice a week. He usually spends a lot of time on the details and has been known to make kids do things “over and over” in order to make things better

He designed our design, art, and programming curricula.

When he's not at school, he's working on his professional art practice and research related to algorithmic music and art. He received his PhD from Tama Art University in Tokyo. You can find out more here. https://renickbell.net/ Contact Dr. Bell at renick@gmail.com.

貝爾博士總是在提醒孩子們他最喜歡四個詞語：「專注、函式(程式編輯)、同理心及遵照指示」。 他教導學生很多與設計和科技方面相關的技術，比如運用 JavaScript 寫程式和使用如Inkscape、GIMP、Blender、Audacity 及 OpenShot等開源設計軟體。 每週還會與學生進行兩次的瑜伽課程。 他對於學生在細節的注重上非常地要求，經常花用大量的時間，讓學生們一遍又一遍地改進他們的作業及作品。

平時他會利用課外的閒暇時間，持續他對算法音樂及藝術的專業研究和訓練。 他的博士學位來自東京多摩美術大學。 在這裡可以找到更多關於貝爾博士的資訊: https://renickbell.net/ 欲聯絡貝爾博士請來信 renick@gmail.com.