Today we were finally able to visit Sacred Hearts High School, our host school when we were in Taiwan. The school welcomed with an amazing performance consisting of wushu, band and even performances I have never seen before such as flags and batons. We also attended a 高一 history class, in Singapore's context, a secondary 4 history class. To my surprise, the teachers of the class did not really teach much, but the students presented their various reports they have researched on. The classrooms in Scared Hearts Hugh School was smaller than that of RV, but it was more comfortable with air-conditioning.
Subsequently, we visited a pineapple tart factory which was in the vicinity. We got to make our very own pineapple tarts (in Taiwan it's known as 凤梨菽) and also got to see the vast pineapple plantations. After that, we visited Huashan Elementary School, 华山国小. The school had a very small population of only about 40 students, but these small children were definitely impressive. When we arrived at the school, we were greeted by the students playing the violins. The students then led us in the school and they gave presentations of the artwork displayed. I was surprised by their presentation skills. The students were confident and very fluent in their presentation. I also felt ashamed of myself as these students were only about 9 years old and were much better than me in music and presentation skills. It was an eye-opener for me today.
-Matthew
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