In “Social Participation”, we have missions like preparing a meal for the homeless and sit down with them to exchange life stories that guide students to develop empathy and critical thinking.Īll of these are necessary skills to be successful in future careers, and more importantly they would lead students reflect about who they want to be in the world and what they care about, inspiring them to step toward a path of purpose. In “Connection Rebuilding”, we have missions like writing heart-felt letter to parents that encourage students to communicate across differences. In “Adventure & Challenge”, we have missions like planning a trip with zero dollar that cultivate students’ courage to step forward in uncertainty and foster problem-solving skills when they face rejections and failures.
In “Self-Awareness”, we have missions like writing your own eulogy that encourage students to form a habit of introspection. We design missions to be fun and challenging, yet meaningful and reflective. Social Participation: global citizenship, empathy and social responsibility. Connection Rebuilding: communication and interpersonal relationship skillsĤ.
Adventure & Challenge: courage, grit & perseverance and problem-solving skills.ģ. Self-Awareness: self-understanding, introspection and self-developmentĢ. The missions are categorized into 4 dimensions to cultivate different traits and skills:ġ. These missions encourage them to step out of their comfort zone, challenge themselves emotionally and mentally, ask themselves soul-searching questions, and listen to marginalized groups to comprehend the needs in the society. In the challenge, students form a team of 3 and complete 30 missions outside of their classroom in 3 weeks. In order to guide youth to find their path and develop a sense of purpose, we designed a low-barrier game-based educational experience called the “Wandering Challenge”. If our young people feel hopeless about the future and lack ambition and dreams to make a difference, how can they lead our world to a better future? They don't know who they are, what they're passionate about, what career to go into and what they can do for the world. In the Taiwanese population of 23 million people, approximately 1 million are college students, and 50% of them have no idea what they want to do in the future and feel extremely lost. Students in Taiwan often feel defined by their grades, as grades and exam scores determine which college and which major they are eligible to study in. Similar issues occur in Asian regions such as Japan, Singapore, China etc. The testing culture is so dominant that our youth often feel suffocated by the stress, and many develop depression or even commit suicide.
In Taiwan, the education focuses heavily on exams and grades, and students spend 12 years of school learning rote memorization.
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