HOPE｜Hands-on Opportunities in Practical Education

▌PROGRAM #1
HOPE: Hands-on Opportunities in Practical Education (Junior High School)

HOPE aims to help academically underperforming students regain confidence through hands-on learning of trade-specific skill sets. The program also aims to help financially disadvantaged students acquire skills that are useful to building a professional career in the future.

Goals:

    • Educational Equity：No child should be left behind.
    • Learning Interest：Participation in courses which are of interest to students but are not offered in public schools inspires an enduring predisposition to re-engage over time.
    • Nurturing Confidence：Build confidence through successful skill and ability discovery and development.
    • Well Rounded Attitude：Cultivate motivation to help each other and form a bedrock of a virtuous cycle.

Strategies:

    • Trade-Specific Courses：Taking into account the appropriate training for working in local industries, schools retain instructors to offer free weekend courses, allowing at-risk students to acquire helpful, career-oriented skills.
    • Academic Counseling：In addition to helping students acquire trade-specific skill sets, our programs also encourage students to develop interests in diverse learning. Together with public schooling, students are encouraged to explore their full potential.
    • Certification Counseling：Encourage and support students to take the national technician certification tests and recommend them to visit or intern with reputable companies.
    • Giving Back：Schools arrange for students to participate in community service programs so that they may apply what they′ve  learned to help social welfare organizations, promote accountability and be inspired to be good global citizens.

Progress:

    • Spread Love：The 2019 Baking and Pastry class delivered free bread to T.F.C.F. Family Helper Center, Huashan Social Welfare Foundation, and low-income families in Lugu. The Electric Machinery Service/Repair and Cosmetology classes provided services to senior residents at the Baoyou Elderly Care Center.
    • Positive Attitude：Students have become more eager to learn, more confident, more willing to help others and more optimistic.

Improved Relationships：Students′ increased positivity also improved their relationships with their teachers and parents.

Application period
2H2024
1H2025
Number of schools
 36
Number of classes
 44
Student number
 567
Number of Class C licenses
 in progress
Number of winners in National Competitions
(Top Three)
 in progress
Participate in counties and cities
  1. Nantou County
  2. Taichung City
  3. Changhua County
  4. Yunlin County
  5. Chiayi County
  6. Taoyuan City
  7. Tainan City
  8. Penghu County

2H2019~1H2024

Application period
2H2019
1H2020
2H2020
1H2021
2H2021
1H2022
2H2022
1H2023
2H2023
1H2024
Number of schools
 6 19 31 27 37
Number of classes
 10 26 37 36 46
Student number
 136 344 493 480 606
Number of Class C licenses
 29 33 47 61 65
Number of winners in National Competitions
(Top Three)
 – – 12 4 7
Participate in counties and cities
 Nantou County
  1. Nantou County
  2. Taichung City
  3. Changhua County
  4. Yunlin County
  5. Miaoli County
  1. Nantou County
  2. Taichung City
  3. Changhua County
  4. Yunlin County
  5. Miaoli County
  6. Chiayi County
  1. Nantou County
  2. Taichung City
  3. Changhua County
  4. Yunlin County
  5. Miaoli County
  6. Chiayi County
  1. Nantou County
  2. Taichung City
  3. Changhua County
  4. Yunlin County
  5. Chiayi County
  6. Taoyuan City
  7. Tainan City
  8. Penghu County

*Note: The red marks are the newly added counties and cities in the current year.

Looking Forward:

In the future, we look forward to the day when students can learn knowledge in different fields and understand the hard work of different fields, and become people who can help others and contribute to society with their own strength, just like the purpose of this association.