{"id":9801,"date":"2026-07-24T11:29:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T03:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sustainability.npust.edu.tw\/en\/?post_type=news&#038;p=9801"},"modified":"2026-10-28T11:32:52","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T03:32:52","slug":"npust-student-teacher-team-accompany-rural-youth-in-career-exploration-through-creative-activities","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/sustainability.npust.edu.tw\/en\/news\/npust-student-teacher-team-accompany-rural-youth-in-career-exploration-through-creative-activities\/","title":{"rendered":"NPUST Student-Teacher Team Accompany Rural Youth in Career Exploration through Creative Activities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Center for Teacher Education at National Pingtung University of Science and Technology (NPUST) held the \u201d \u201cSpirit of Schweitzer Education Service Program\u201d on July 23<sup>rd<\/sup> at Wanluan Junior High School in Pingtung County. For 21 consecutive years, the NPUST student-teacher team has utilized the summer vacation period to visit schools in remote and non-urban areas, accompanying students in exploring the joy of learning. This year (2026), the program was held from July 6 to July 10, July 13 to July 17, and July 20 to July 24 at Pingtung County\u2019s Kung Cheng Junior High School, Jiadong Junior High School, and Wanluan Junior High School, respectively. Student-teachers leveraged their educational expertise to plan diverse courses rich in local characteristics\u2014inspiring creativity and fostering the learning potentials of junior high school students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The \u201d Spirit of Schweitzer Education Service Program\u201d aims to encourage student-teachers and enrolled students holding teaching certificates to practice Albert Schweitzer\u2019s spirit of caring for the disadvantaged through professional service. The NPUST team brought together 10 student-teachers from different professional fields, including the Department of Plant Industry, the Department of Early Childhood Education, and the Department of Food Science. Together, they designed cross-disciplinary courses that combined Pingtung\u2019s local characteristics with life experiences. The content emphasized hands-on practice and practical application in daily life, helping students cultivate hands-on skills, explore career interests, and build self-confidence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Through organizing the Schweitzer camp every summer, NPUST demonstrates the craftsmanship and a professional spirit of vocational education while fulfilling its university social responsibility (USR). Through their work they are enabling junior high school students in remote areas to explore careers and gain learning motivation while creating wonderful summer memories through warm and engaging activities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":9810,"template":"","genre":[],"colleges":[80],"visions":[31],"sdgs":[13,14,18,20,28],"class_list":["post-9801","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","colleges-center-for-teacher-education-program","visions-platinum-society","sdgs-good-health-and-well-being","sdgs-quality-education","sdgs-decent-work-and-economic-growth","sdgs-reduce-inequalities","sdgs-partnerships-for-the-goals"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sustainability.npust.edu.tw\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/9801","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sustainability.npust.edu.tw\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sustainability.npust.edu.tw\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sustainability.npust.edu.tw\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/9801\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sustainability.npust.edu.tw\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9810"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sustainability.npust.edu.tw\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9801"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"genre","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sustainability.npust.edu.tw\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/genre?post=9801"},{"taxonomy":"colleges","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sustainability.npust.edu.tw\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/colleges?post=9801"},{"taxonomy":"visions","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sustainability.npust.edu.tw\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/visions?post=9801"},{"taxonomy":"sdgs","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sustainability.npust.edu.tw\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/sdgs?post=9801"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}