Whitewater Adventure

Kayaking ~ A New Experience

急流泛舟～葳格新體驗

輕艇運動介紹—體驗樂趣無窮

By Iris Chi, 5E Homeroom Teacher

This semester, the grade 5 students at Xitun campus read the story “Whitewater Adventure“. It is about river rafting. To give students a better understanding of various water sports, we invited Wang Hui Jun, the director of our counseling department, who was a national athlete for kayaking, to explain and demonstrate the sport.

本學期西屯校五年級Reading story “Whitewater Adventure”，故事裡介紹了急流泛舟，為了讓孩子對划船運動有更深的認識，學校特別安排了曾是國家輕艇選手的會君主任爲五年級的孩子們講解示範輕艇運動。

During the activity, Ms. Wang introduced the equipment and different kinds of paddling sports. She demonstrated how to move the kayak forwards, backwards, and sideways. Some students even got the chance to try paddling on the water.

 活動時，會君老師介紹了輕艇的配備及各種不同的輕艇運動，並且示範了如何讓輕艇前進、後退以及轉彎，最後更讓孩子們親身體驗。體驗的過程中，在岸上的小孩對划船的孩子加油鼓勵，而划船的孩子則要想辦法讓船朝目標前進。

After the activity, students had a better understanding of paddling sports. This activity will be integrated into the Creativity Writing class. Students are going to write about what they learned from this activity and share their own thoughts and opinions.

 活動後孩子們對於划船運動都有了更深一層的認識。活動也將結合Creativity Writing 課程，孩子們將以此作為發想並寫出他們對這活動的感想。

The idea for this activity is consistent with one of the future directions of the 12-Year Basic Education Curricula - Engagement in Learning which states that learners are willing and able to learn autonomously. This direction promotes learners’ engagement and encourages hands-on practice and showcasing learning outcomes.

此次活動的設計，這也是108課綱的努力方向之一：喜愛學習—學生願意、並且主動著學習，透過動手實作，深化學習動機及學習意義，進而喜歡學習。