• Series I
  April 9, 2006
  Growing With The Students
• Series II
  May 21, 2006
  Remove Communication Barrier, Learn To Listen Actively And Positively
• Series III
  July 13, 2006
  In Charge of Our Emotions, Face The Challenges From Students
• Series IV
  August 27, 2006
  Experience Group Dynamic, Establish School Culture Together
  Look At Students From Different Perspectives, Help Students Through New Approaches
  August 28, 2006
  Face Conflicts Between Teachers and Students, Learn Conflict Management
  Use Group Dynamic Theory To Reunite Class, Respond To Students With Versatile Activities
  

Facilitator：Ms. Lu Xiao-Ya / China Youth Daily Senior Editor/Youth Hotline Chief Director

Ms. Lu Xiao-Ya asked Dandelion teachers to draw the ideal Dandelion School in their minds and the unique school culture in Dandelion.。　

To help Dandelion teachers have better empathic skills and able to "put themselves in students' shoes", in the "Labeling Game" activity, each teacher had a tag with a judgmental word written on it tied to their foreheads. It provided teachers the first hand experience of students' emotional changes if labeled and judged by teachers.

Mr. Gao Huan-Xiang explained to Dandelion teachers the respective three elements of necessity and requirement for teachers to improve themselves and reach professional growth.

Mr. Zuo Zhao-Jun invited Dandelion teachers to use their creativity to think of various approaches to hang the washbasin on the wall with only a nail, so that it wouldn't fall and can be accessed easily.

To assess Dandelion teachers' creativity and their abilities to appreciate arts, Dr. Lily Yeh asked teachers working as five groups using colored papers to make a group picture. Through back and forth dialogues and discussions, teachers learned to understand the arts appreciation from various perspectives.

Facilitator: Dr. Lily Yeh / New Path Endowment

Dr. Lily Yeh gave instruction to Dandelion School 8th grade students how to express their ideas and their own voices by using various arts materials.

February 1-10, 2007
Cambodia Study Tour
World Education

In early February 2007, six delegates from Dandelion School paid a visit to Cambodia learning the first hand experience of life skills education and vocational training programs that have been implemented by World Education/Cambodia staff. The Dandelion delegates were amazed by the outstanding and precious education examples they found in this remote and developing country. The vivid discussions among teachers and students in the classrooms, how the Child-Friendly School offers respect, love and caring to students to bring out their full potentials, the way students of peer support groups interact with each other, and the dedication that Cambodia people (Khmer) have shown in pursuing life skills and vocational skills to improve their livelihoods say more than words. The friendship, the life experience and lessons learned would definitely assist and encourage Dandelion School to move forward and reach out further to its goal.

April 14, 2007
Character Education/Innovation Education
Facilitator:
Mr. Gao Huan-Xiang / Life Education Action

We once again invited Mr. Gao Huan-Xiang to Dandelion School to share with us his findings of innovation education. He also encouraged teachers to emulate the living example set by Mr. Tao Xing-Zhi.