東華附小國際教育

     我校與香港保良局陳守仁小學自兩年前透過書信交換計畫開始交流後，該校師長團隊、師生團隊陸續來訪，因此本校也訂於2017年1月16日～19日前往香港拜訪陳守仁小學並體驗維多利亞港、太平山纜車、迪士尼樂園、大澳漁村等知名景點的香江風情。此次香港交流團由黃劭芸主任率領，師生共25名，將參訪陳守仁小學，入班體驗該校國際化的課程，並參觀校園電視台與該校有名的有機園圃。交流團員在行前共接受四十小時的培訓，包括練習能展現花蓮特色的舞蹈「阿美恰恰」，與專題研究課程--「社區店家大調查」，期待能從小朋友日常生活所接觸的食、衣、育樂等店家出發，藉由深入觀察發現在地特色，進而與香港的商家進行比較，察覺台港兩地的產業差異與文化內涵。
         We have been interacting via letters with Po Leung Kuk Camões Tan Siu Lin Primary School, Hong Kong’s elementary school, since 2015; their teachers and students have visited us periodically ever since. Therefore, in June, we visited their school as well for 4 days; we also went to Victoria Harbor, The Peak Tram, Disney Land and other scenic spots.
         This trip was lead by Shao-Yun Huang, head of the Office of Student Affairs, with a total of 25 participants. Our students attended the classes with their local buddies and visited their well-known organic garden. Moreover, our students studied local shops in Hong Kong; by comparing them with our own shops, they further discovered and learned cultural differences of two countries.
出訪前樂群堂授旗典禮

   
   東華附小師生團於2015年7月1日至7月6日訪問新加坡，本校由學期中甄選出的31位四、五年級學生出訪新加坡星爍小學，此出訪由總務處陳錫慧主任、李靜琪主任和賴榮興老師帶隊。此行主旨為體驗星爍小學開放而多元的課程，「水資源」與「多元文化」專題課程也讓學生見識到新加坡所開發「新生水」 的努力與創意，而多元族群共存共榮的和諧之美，也帶給交流團員深刻的啟發。
除了參訪星爍小學，此行也希望同學們藉這次的機會了解其他民族的文化。因此多元文化的行程我們安排參觀馬來文化村、甘榜格南(新加坡馬來族皇室居住地點)、阿拉伯街、牛車水(新加坡唐人街)。之後，我們到裕廊飛禽公園，觀賞園區內的600百多種鳥類，以及遊訪胡姬花園，欣賞花園內號稱收藏多達2000種蘭花的的國立蘭花園。最後，我們去欣賞當地著名的擎天樹燈光秀和空中走廊，和同學們最期待的環球影城遊樂園。
交流團回台後，團員利用開學前排練成果發表會，於9月21日的兒童朝會時間，透過簡報、有獎徵答、戲劇表演、紀念品展示等方式，與全校師生分享新加坡文化交流的見聞，交流團老師並在2016年的國際教育研討會分享新生水的所見所聞。
DHPS cultural delegation, composed of 31 students and teachers, visited Innova Primary School, Singapore, from July 1 to July 6 in 2015. In our visit, not only did DHPS students participate in the daily local classes, with their assigned local students as their buddy, but also went to well known scenic, historic, monumental sites.

 
2015年本校舉辦「探索星爍多元世界村」，以「多元文化」及「水資源」兩大專題在國際教育活動中深度探索，推動與新加坡星爍小學（Innova Primary School, Singapore）的國際交流互訪活動，並透過校內分享使國際教育的層面能廣及全校師生。
所有參與新加坡交流活動的團員，在2015年6月接待了星爍小學來訪的師生團，透過入班活動建立跨國友誼，在世界咖啡館中同學們藉由彼此所製作的問卷，互相介紹自己的國家，交流時除了認識另一個國家，同時也更加了解自己國家的文化。除此之外，兩校學生也共同走訪青陽農場、東華大學綠色廚房等花蓮在地特色景點，而更認識自己所生長這片土地的人文與自然資源。
   青陽農場：結合蝴蝶棲地、生態保育和有機農園的園區，自然生態相當豐富，除了可以體驗環境教育與自然保育外，晚上也有夜觀生態導覽，是環境教育推廣自然學習中心。
食農課程：東華大學自2010年創設「校園綠色廚房」課程，課程大致上可分為教室課、田園課、廚房課與農村體驗之旅。整套課程除了帶領學生們認識有機農作、瞭解產銷公平交易精神、關注食安問題，還有食物足跡與里程等節能減碳的議題，是一門綜合環境保護與食育的行動課程。

2016中小學國際教育國際研討會於4月15-16日於台中明道中學盛大展開，共有來自全國各地250位學者及教育人員共襄盛舉，讓學者與實務工作者間能進行理論與實踐的對話。
本校於此次大會中受邀擔任協辦單位，並邀請日本姊妹校池田小學代表—包括大阪教育大學副校長吉田晴世教授、池田小學校的副校長真田巧以及吉田崇之、奈良真行兩位教師等貴賓，以「永續發展與環境—水資源」為題，進行兩校共同發表。在研討會中本校亦以展覽攤位呈現國際教育成果，期待透過交流經驗的分享，能帶動更多國內中小學校投入國際教育的行列。
2016 International Conference on International Education for Primary and Secondary School was held in Ming-Dao High School on April 15th, 16^th. About 250 scholars and teachers were invited to attend this year’s annual conference. We invited teachers from Ikeda Elementary School, our sister school in Japan, to share their experience in water conservation. Moreover, we displayed photos, books, and souvenirs given by sister schools throughout the world in the conference.
開幕儀式學生表演
Performance by students in the opening ceremony of the conference.

     香港保良局陳守仁小學於2016年3月30日首度率團來訪，此行由該校周智銘副校長領隊，該校五、六年級30名學生與5位師長共同參與。兩校在經過半年的籌備與聯繫後，安排了入班見學、小小記者會及有獎徵答等精彩活動，讓本校五年級學生與陳守仁師生共度了一個充實的上午。另外六年級同學也藉此次機會與通信已超過一年的陳守仁小學筆友相見歡，並互祝國中生活愉快、順利。而有關香港文化、歷史及陳守仁小學特色的有獎徵答活動，則在該校來訪前透過兒童週會向全校宣導，並於3月30日當天由周副校長親自抽出幸運的得獎者，致贈該校特色紀念品，讓各年級小朋友都有參與文化交流的機會。
          A total of 30 students and 5 teachers from Po Leung Kuk Camões Tan Siu Lin Primary School, lead by vice president Edith Chan, came from Hong Kong to have their very first visit. After students from both schools had a reception ceremony, they participated in a simulated press conference. In the afternoon, 6th grade students met their respective 1 year penpal and reviewed together the contents of their letters in the previous year. At the end of the day, vice president of Po Leung Kuk Camões Tan Siu Lin Primary School sent out presents featuring their school to our students that scored the highest in the Hong Kong culture knowledge competition which was held prior to their arrival.
入班交流合影(五年仁班)
In-class interaction with 6th grade students.

      為維繫兩校多年來每兩年一次互訪的優良傳統，池田小學師生三十三人由佐佐木校長領隊，於2016年10月31日~11月01日至本校參訪。此次活動是兩校自2010年以來第八次互訪，近兩年交流活動除入校體驗外更有接待家庭的參與；透過寄宿體驗不但使交流更增溫馨，也使學生深入體驗在地生活。今年度本校精心安排的交流活動包括歡迎式與舞蹈展演、合球友誼賽、藝文動畫格拍、原住民編織體驗、入班交流與接待家庭相見歡等。雖然來訪時間只有短短的兩天一夜，卻在兩校師生心中留下深刻的印象與美好的回憶。
            In order to strengthen and continue the bounds between DHPS and our sister school, Ikeda Elementary School of Osaka, Japan, a team lead by Principal Sasaki visited Hualien in October, 2016. Since 2010, we have had 7 exchange trips which were all very successful. In the last 2 visits, not only did students from both schools take part in local class, but also experienced Homestay with local families. This year, we arranged traditional dancing, korfball competition, aboriginal weaving and other kinds of activities to interact with Japanese students. Though the visit was only for 2 days, all the joy and memories would be kept and remembered.
校門口迎接池田小學師生的到來
Students lining up to welcome cutural delegation from Ikeda Elementary School.

泰迪熊計畫是一個廣受各國師生歡迎的活動，自推出以來全世界已有超過一萬個班級參與。這個活動旨在透過泰迪熊（或娃娃）的交換，讓孩子能體驗異國生活與文化習俗；另一方面孩子也擔任「小主人」接待前來遊學的泰迪熊，為娃娃拍照並撰寫生活日記，將自己的生活環境與文化介紹給不同國家的孩子。本校自2015年與韓國首爾九龍小學、英國松林小學進行泰迪熊計畫，得到家長和小朋友熱情的參與及迴響後，去年再度推出由二年級小朋友與日本池田小學二年級三個班級共同進行的泰迪熊活動。
2016上學期二年級小朋友先選出代表自己班級的娃娃（梅花鹿、小猴子、海豚、小狗、熊貓圓仔和拉拉熊）並完成學習單，寫出自己準備如何成為小主人接待遠來的客人，並帶池田小學的娃娃們遊歷花蓮，一起完成精彩的「花蓮生活日記」。活動結束後，台灣娃娃在池田生活的日記在課堂上播放時，引起了孩子們的驚嘆與好奇，孩子們一邊參與娃娃們的異國歷險，一邊也認識了台/日兩地日常生活的點點滴滴。
Teddy Bear Project has been a success; it was widely introduced throughout the world and nearly 10,000 schools have started to exchange teddy bears with other schools. The teddy bears are regarded as guests; on the other hand, students also learn to be hosts. Students, as hosts, are required to write diaries from the viewpoints of the teddy bears about their cross-cultural experiences. After the hosting is finished, we file the diaries and ship them back to their original owners. By viewing the diaries, with all the hosting and interactions with the puppets, students learn the traditions and customs of the other country.
We have been initiating the Teddy Bear Project ever since 2015. We have exchanged teddy bears with Korea’s Kuryong Primary School and UK’s Pinewood Primary School. With all the supports and participations from our students and parents, we decided to seek more schools abroad that were willing to have the exchange opportunity. Last year our new partner was Ikeda Elementary School and both schools have sent out 6 puppets respectively to the other school. Our students reviewed the daily life of our puppets, which were sent to Japan, and were astonished by the different lifestyles in Japan.

本校日本交流團師生一行42人於2016年6月26日～7月01日出訪日本。在六天五夜的行程中，除了拜訪姊妹校池田小學並入班交流外，也住宿接待家庭體驗日本人的日常生活，並走訪世界遺產東大寺與奈良梅花鹿公園等文史景點。交流團員在行後對全校師生進行成果發表，包括靜態海報展、動態戲劇、成果簡報以及紀念品展，讓其他年級學生也能體驗濃濃的「池田家‧幸福情」與日本文史風情。
Our cultural delegation, composed of 42 students and teachers, visited Japan from June 26 to July 1 in 2016. During the 6-day tour, not only did our students take part in the daily classes of Ikeda Elementary School with local students, but also went to well known scenic, historic, monumental sites. After the exchange trip was over, members of the delegation presented their achievements and shared the cultural differences they experienced to the rest of the school.
開幕典禮兩校校長互贈禮物
Principals from both school exchanging gifts in the welcoming ceremony.