The China Post
Date: January 4, 2017
By: Chris Chang and Vanessa Huang
TAIPEI, Taiwan — If you have had a chance to walk into the newly-completed “Path to The Future
Since opening their new library, the school’s staff have formulated a series of activities for students to share the different books that they have been reading.(Photo: Dimitri Bruyas, The China Post)
Library” (幸福森林圖書館) at Taipei Municipal XingAn Elementary School (臺北市立幸安國民小學), Daan District (大安區), you probably couldn’t help but notice the smiles on the students’ faces as they picked out their treasured stories in this nature-adorned, bright and mythically-themed setting.
This sight may make you ponder and think of the last time you’ve made time to sit down and read stories with kids. This simple act can set groundwork to their learning and development as they grow up.
“Centered around the concept of ‘a Sea of Trees, a Sea of Books’ (樹海, 書海), we want to provide our students with an environment where they can roam freely in their own reading fantasia,” said Chen Shun-he (陳順和), the principal of XingAn Elementary School, after the opening of their new school library.
“For students, reading is not only to acquire knowledge, but also to develop an appreciation for culture and learning,” Chen told The China Post. [FULL STORY]
