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Project - MCF Learning Center (free to students)
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(I) In-Person Courses
The purpose of establishing the learning center is to cultivate students’ overall learning interests and establish their basic English communication abilities, which shall serve as employment advantages in the future. Doing so not only narrows the urban-rural gap, it also offers the necessary educational resources to the economic disadvantaged. Aside from the reinforcement in schoolwork, attention is specially attached to the English communication ability. The Center will further include programs such as music, arts, computer science application, sports, and dance to explore students’ potentials and expand their international horizons. Apart from the center in Zhunan, MCF Taiwan would set up more learning centers in other areas to provide services for more local students. 1. 實體課輔班 為進一步幫助弱勢家庭學生在課業及生活品格方面的教育，期許他們未來有好的職業發展能有好的工作，本會於2020年11月在竹南鎮設立課輔中心，課程以英數加強為主，並聘請外師期能創造一個英語的環境，希培養學生整體學習興趣及建立基本英語會話能力使具備未來就業優勢，補足因城鄉差距及經濟弱勢之教育資源，除學校課業加強之外，特別著重在英文會話能力，陸續將納入音樂、美術、電腦科技應用、運動及舞蹈等課程元素，藉以發掘學生潛能擴展國際視野。 
(II) Online Courses (Due to the severe Covid-19 outbreak)
Due to the severe Covid-19 outbreak, the Ministry of Education has announced that all levels of schools nationwide shall suspend all classes from May 19th 2021. So far, the alert has been extended three times until July 12th 2021. On the first week of the emergency class suspension, the chairman instantly instructed the substitution plan of online classes. With reference to cases in Europe and America, the alert is not likely to be canceled within a short period of time. However, students’ learning may not be suspended. We purchased tablets, notebooks, WIFI routers, and relevant auxiliary items for students to borrow and use. We also assist students in taking online courses provided by the school. Students at our center are from underprivileged backgrounds that may have problems of using the proper technological equipment and accessing internet bandwidth. 2. 線上課程 (因應Covid-19疫情爆發) 因應本土Covid-19疫情升溫，教育部宣布全國各級學校自5/19停課至7/12，實體課輔班改以線上授課方式進行。由於學生們皆來自經濟弱勢家庭，家中沒有設備或有網路訊號不良等問題，因此我們購買平板、筆電、網路卡及相關週邊設備送到學生家中並教學使用視訊軟體，也同時協助學生們上學校線上課；老師們調整了與實體課截然不同的上課方式，班導師也會在跟課的過程中解決學生上線等問題。
(III) Merit and Performance-Based Scholarship
The section includes the same content as Merit and Performance-based Scholarship under “Project - Education and Career Development Program for Students from Underprivileged families.” 3.提供進步獎學金 同「清寒學生教育及職業發展方案」之「進步獎學金辦法」。 
(IV) Mental Health and Vocational Counseling
The MCF Learning Center encourages fostering personal growth and self-confidence in our students. Upon the establishment of the MCF Learning Center, our chairman-Michelle instructed that our primary target is to improve the students’ learning interests. The center aims to substitute the systematic teaching at schools with interactive methodologies and provides academic and vocational services from experienced teachers and counselors with relevant backgrounds. These hired staff members may help with students’sense of achievement through a child-center approach. However, the students’ interpersonal and social skills require professional assistance. According to our Chairman, mental health and vocational counseling shall be arranged to help children from underprivileged backgrounds in dealing with their emotions and the traumatic experiences and accepting themselves and others to discover their life careers, and in turn help transform individuals to become more courageous during challenging times to discover the limitless possibilities of life. 4. 心理諮商與職涯探索 墾學園鼓勵培養學生們自我成長與自信心建立。課輔中心設立之初，以提昇學生學習興趣為主要目標，用活潑生動的方式取代學校制式的教學，聘請的老師們大多有多年家教課輔經驗，在引導學生學習方面頗有成效，但原生家庭對他們在學習上產生負面的影響則需要專業的協助；本會藉由心理諮商與職涯探索活動的安排，幫助這些弱勢家庭孩子處理情緒及過去的負向經驗，讓他們看見自己、接納自己，從中發現未來人生職涯方向目標，進而能勇於嘗試、挑戰自己，發掘自己人生無限的可能性。 自2021年下半年度開始，已完成2梯次，共計20位學生；預計年底前，將再舉辦2梯次以完成剩餘20位報名的學生。(以上數據合併清寒學生教育及職業發展方案的報名學生人數計算) 
(V) Incentive-based Compensation
To provide a child-centered learning environment that considers the freedom, respect, opinions, and well-being of our students, we have decided that the homeroom teachers and students may collaborate to establish the class regulations. Furthermore, to encourage a healthy learning attitude, this joint effort is also fruitful to build an incentive-based compensation. 5.提供獎勵集點制 為了使孩子們有個有秩序的學習環境，也考慮到讓孩子們的意見被尊重、採納，使覺得公平而願意遵守，班導師們和學生一同制定了班級公約，又為了鼓勵良好的學習態度訂立獎勵集點辦法。 |
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Project - Student Learning Collaboration
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(I) Collaborate with School to Open Classes~ Nanzhuang Junior High School
With improving students’ learning interests as the primary goal, we visited schools with identical concepts and let the schools establish the plan by adopting methods different from general systematic teaching methods at schools. The schools are responsible for arranging teachers, the time of classes, and the use of classrooms. Our foundation is responsible for recruiting foreign teachers, purchasing teaching materials, providing snacks for students, and learning records of students. We collaborated with Nanzhuang Junior High School to open the class from spring semester 2021 to summer vacation, but the program in the fall semester 2021 could not be renewed for some particular reasons. The class might restart pretty soon. 1. 與學校合作開課～南庄國中 以提昇學生學習興趣為主要目標，訪問有相同理念之學校，採用不同於學校一般制式教學方式訂定計畫，由學校安排老師、上課時間及使用教室，本協會聘請外師、選購教材、提供學生點心及學生學習記錄。 課程自109學年度下學期開始至暑假，但因校方某些特別原因，110學年度上學期課程需暫停，期課程會盡快恢復。 
(II) Collaborate with the Third-party - BOYO Social Welfare Foundation on Remedial Teaching ~ Sanwan Junior High School
To assist students in remote townships who generally have academic achievement lagging behind due to their family environments and relatively fewer resources, we collaborate with BOYO Social Welfare Foundation. That foundation was established in 2002; it focuses on improving the education standards for students from underprivileged families through after-school counseling, and in turn improve their competitive strength, which is consistent with the purpose of our foundation. Regarding the project, schools are responsible for arranging teacher candidates and students who require remedial teaching, BOYO Social Welfare Foundation is responsible for providing teachers’ training, text books, exam papers, the adjustments to the program progress and our foundation is responsible for the funding of the program, students’ learning records, assistance in student care and etc. The program for this period in Sanwan Junior High School is for students in grade 7 from September 22nd 2021, to January 13th 2022, 4 days a week, 2 classes per day, total 130 classes and the remedial subjects and English and mathematics. 2. 與博幼基金會三方合作補救教學～三灣國中 為協助偏鄉學校之學生因家庭環境及資源相對缺乏造成學業普遍落後，與博幼基金會合作，該基金會成立於2002年，針對弱勢家庭之學童透過課後輔導提昇其教育程度進而增加競爭力與本協會宗旨相同，此方案由學校安排老師人選、需補救教學的學生，博幼提供教師訓練、教材、測驗卷、課程進度調整，本協會負責所有課程經費、學生學習記錄及協助學生關懷等。 本期課程自2021/9/22 至2022/1/13，每週上課4天，每天2堂，共計 130堂；對象為七年級學生；輔導科目分別為英文、數學。 |
