Hsienhsi Junior High School (線西國中) offers a highly specialized Summer Learning Program designed to provide high-quality educational resources to students, bridging the learning gap often experienced by students in remote areas. The program features three distinct, 100% hands-on courses , aiming to transform students into scientists, artists, and storytellers .
Here is an introduction to the three featured courses:
1. The Science and Humanities Class (科技人文班)
This class is designed to merge scientific reasoning with artistic creativity, allowing students to develop both their "Science Brain and Humanities Soul". The curriculum is structured around four main pillars: Math/Science Experiments, Humanities Crafts, Ecology/Environment, and Arts/Traditional Toys.
Key Course Directions:
• Science and Principles: Students engage in experiments to understand physical laws. Activities include learning about mechanical principles through projects like the Woodpecker Eccentric Shaft (啄木鳥偏心), making a Marble Seesaw (彈珠翹翹板) , understanding energy by practicing Fire Piston/Drill (鑽木取火), and constructing a Repeating Rubber Band Wooden Gun (連發木槍童玩製作).
• Traditional Arts and Crafts: This strand focuses on patience and aesthetics , featuring traditional skills such as Woven Rush Grass Handicraft (藺草編織手作創意)  and making Traditional Thread-Bound Books (手作線裝書) . Students also create Q-version Dough Figurines (Q版公仔捏麵人)  and learn about local culture, like the History of the Mini Lion Head (小獅頭歷史尋根) , often delivered in Taiwanese/Min Nan language .
• Ecology and Skills: Students learn practical skills like Rope Knotting for Daily Life Skills (繩結生活技能應用) and create projects such as DIY Ecosystem Bottles (DIY生態瓶) and  Creative Pressed Flower Art (押花創意製作) .
2. The Science and Technology Experimental Class (科技實驗班)
Known for its "hardcore science experiments", this class focuses on high-level cognitive learning to enhance natural science literacy and prepare students for higher-grade subjects . The curriculum integrates highly relevant global topics like Green Energy, Biodiversity, and Environmental Cognition .
Key Course Directions:
• Advanced Science and Environmental Technology: The program invites high-level external teachers, including university professors (e.g., Chang Chien Lin-Ling) and  high school principals/directors . Topics include an Astronomy Exploration Course (天文探索課程) , exploring Space Technology and Environmental Sustainability (太空科技實踐環境永續) , and studying Newton's Laws (牛頓定律).
• Green Energy and Resource Management: Students are exposed to future energy topics by assembling and competing with Solar Remote-Controlled Cars (太陽能遙控車), discussing Wind Power Generation (風力綠能發電) , and researching Bio-Battery Applications (生物電池應用) and Water Resources under Climate Change (氣候變遷下的水資源與能源) .
• Logic and Safety: The class develops spatial concepts using activities like the Soma Cube (索瑪立方塊)  and includes practical Disaster Prevention Education (防災教育) taught with techniques like the fault sock and sand table simulation (斷層襪、砂箱推演) . Students also observe the complex social structures of Ant Society (螞蟻雖小、五臟俱全) .
3. The Reading Promotion Class (閱讀推手班)
This class aims to elevate students from mere story listeners to confident Story Creators and Performers , providing a "soft skills training center" for future leadership . It focuses on enhancing reading literacy and performing community service .
Key Course Directions:
• Storytelling and Theatrical Arts: Students are guided through a complete process by masters (such as Lu Yu-K’e/陸爸爸 and Tan Shu-Chuan/譚淑娟) . They learn "100 ways to tell a story" (說故事的100種方法), utilize the Five Senses (五感說故事) ,and master Theatrical Performance Skills (說演技巧).
• Performance and Community Service: The training culminates in a Puppet Show Cinema (故事偶劇開麥拉)  and a Theater Performance (劇場公演) . Post-training, the students become Reading Promoters (閱讀小推手) who perform storytelling at the Hsienhsi Affiliated Kindergarten (到線西附幼說故事), fulfilling a role of community service.
• Writing and Local Research: The curriculum includes sessions on Writing Skills (成為寫作高手)  and engaging with local issues through Fieldwork Investigation and Practice (田野調查與實作) .