Handmade Soap Training Program for Students at Taoyuan Reform School

I. Goals

Most of students are from malfunctioned families or have frustration in sch

ool life.  To awake their interest in learning, we have different kinds of tal

ent classes in addition to normal courses in the hope to develop their pote

ntial 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 mo

tives and achievements and help them be self-confident in the future.  As s

kills are better than wealth, this program aims at enabling students to mak

e soaps individually for a bright future.

  II. Held by Taoyuan Reform 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 Taoyuan Reform School

 V. Target: all students at Taoyuan Reform 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

 II. Teaching methods

    (1) Academic subjects: instruction at classes and group discussions

    (2) 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, f

lower extract essence, natural pigment refining, molding, removing from

mold, film packing in preparation, handouts, operation and commenting

3. Art production: soap shape creation, art packing, instruction and marketing

 4. Course units: jsoap formula introduction, kessence oil mixture skills,

    lpigment mixture skills, minto mold, ⑤removal from mold, ⑥packing

    skills, pinstruction and marketing

 VIII. 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 and

developed 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.