The "Hualien-Taitung Micro-Light Project," with its core concept of "bringing sports science to children," involves the Taipei Municipal University's Sports and Health Science team visiting five sports schools in Taitung to provide experiential activities that combine cultural, educational, and scientific elements. This project served approximately 100 elementary and junior high school students, covering baseball, judo, and track and field. The team designed curriculum suitable for the rural school environment, using simple and portable equipment, allowing students to understand body movement and health knowledge in the most intuitive way. The curriculum is divided into three main aspects: cultural experience, sports safety, and scientific testing. Firstly, the "Cultural Experiential Physical Activities" focus on the life skills of the indigenous peoples of Hualien and Taitung, including tracking and judgment, simulated hunting movements, basic archery, and traditional rhythmic exercises. Students not only improve their lower limb stability, coordination, and reaction time, but also gain a deeper understanding of their land and life wisdom from a cultural perspective, deepening their sense of cultural belonging. Part Two, "Sports Safety and Basic Protection," focuses on skills that students can easily understand and apply immediately, such as proper warm-up and cool-down techniques, how to distinguish between sprains and strains, the application of the RICE principle, simple bandaging, and demonstrations of protective gear wearing. This equips students with self-protection skills during training and competition. Part Three, "Scientific Fitness Assessment Experience," uses flexibility tests, core stability challenges, reaction agility activities, and body composition assessments, combined with fun competitions, to help students understand the concepts of fitness indicators and the importance of training through hands-on activities. This hands-on approach lowers the barrier to understanding sports science, allowing students to build an understanding of health and athletic performance through games, cultural experiences, and data feedback. Furthermore, the basic fitness data collected during the activity can assist teachers and coaches in adjusting future training content.

Implemented by Center for Teaching and Learning Development
Date: 2025/10/15