I. Goals

Most of students are from malfunctioned families or have frustration in school life. To awake their interest in learning, we have different kinds of talent classes in addition to normal courses in the hope to develop their potential and interest so they can perform, have greater self-confidence, sense of achievement and honor. When they have good performance, we invite their parents to visit at school to share with students and enhance interacti on between students and parents. This will inspire students’ learning motives and achievements and help them be self-confident in the future. As skills are better than wealth, this program aims at enabling students to make soaps individually for a bright future.

II. Held by Dun Pin High School

III. Sponsored by Taipei District Court

IV. Time and place

1. Time: We had four classes on handmade soap and four classes on packaging design from 1 April to 31 December 2010. Classes are from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Each session is 3 months of 96 classes.  There are total 3 sessions in 288 classes.
2. Location: classrooms at Dun Pin High School.

V. Target: all students at Dun Pin High School in turn-each class has around 40 students.

VI. Implantation

Handmade soap

1. Goals: to inspire students’ interest, offer training on practical skills, and help them to behave and adapt normal life in society.
2. Teaching methods

• Academic subjects: instruction at classes and group discussions
• Skill subjects

Cold soap making: mold making, oil, essence oil ingredients, medical herb, flower extract essence, natural pigment refining, molding, removing from mold, film packing in preparation, handouts, operation and commenting Hot soap making: mold making, essence oil ingredients, medical herb, flower extract essence, natural pigment refining, molding, removing from mold, film packing in preparation, handouts, operation and commenting.

• Art production: soap shape creation, art packing, instruction and marketing
• Course units: jsoap formula introduction, kessence oil mixture skills, lpigment mixture skills, minto mold, removal from mold, packing skills, pinstruction and marketing.

VII. Expected effects

Students learnt to integrate resources, had new knowledge, trained skills, promoted self-growth, developed teamwork spirit and established good interpersonal skills.

Students used materials and equipment to make handmade soaps anddeveloped their ideas in creative design packing to understand importance of marketing. Students’ soaps were for charity sale to help public interest and charity groups. Students leant to contribute to the society.