2026 Craft Campus Roots Program -- Seed Teacher Cultivation Plan: Wool x Paper Fiber 3D Shaping Teacher Empowerment Workshop (Online registration opens July 1, 13:00)

To promote the integration of crafts into school education and foster the rooting of craft aesthetics on campus, this program cultivates school teachers to become seed teachers of crafts through teacher empowerment training courses. It is hoped that teachers will integrate craft techniques, aesthetics, and the spirit of craftsmanship into their teaching, inspiring student creativity and life perception. This allows the "Slow Happiness, Live Freely" craft time to flow through the campus like living water, nourishing the campus life environment, and collectively realizing the sustainable living concepts of "Living Crafts, Crafts Alive" and "Slow Living SLOHAS"! Let craft aesthetics enter the campus and open up the "Slow Happiness, Live Freely" campus life environment!
Taiwan has dense mountains and diverse ecology; this course focuses on the mountains and forests, using animal fiber—wool, and plant fiber—paper pulp to recreate our natural companions, learning to be humble observers in the process of depicting forest ecology. The wool felting course introduces two techniques: needle felting and wet felting, making small, tactile daily objects, getting to know this versatile fiber material, and training patience and concentration. The Chang Tzu (paper pulp doll) course uses fruit net bags and newspaper for shaping, collecting readily available materials to make simple, lightweight dolls full of blessings and childlike fun. By manipulating two different textures—soft and hard—we consider new possibilities for material use and course design, allowing creative imagination to find new paths across media.

8/11 (Tue) 9:00-17:00
【Chang Tzu - Forest Little Monsters (Part 1)】
Introduction to Chang Tzu: A toy full of blessings and simple charm
Shape Design: Designing 3D shapes according to different Chang Tzu methods
3D Shaping: Using waste filler for shaping, then pasting with various non-coated papers for modeling
【Needle Felting - Flower Brooch】
Learning basic needle felting shapes, decomposing needle felting techniques for different parts of a flower
Component assembly and finishing to make a brooch or pendant
8/12 (Wed) 9:00-17:00
【Wet Felting - Bouquet】
Introduction to wet felting tools and materials
Basic wet felting wool laying, felting principles
Composite application of wool and fabric
【Wet Felting - Elf Hat】
Wet felting 3D pattern hat design
Experiments with composite different materials
Felting, 3D shaping, and design variations
8/13 (Thu) 9:00-17:00
【Chang Tzu - Forest Little Monsters (Part 2)】
Model Optimization: Removing filler and performing detail trimming and reinforcement
Pattern Design: Color painting pattern design and theme brainstorming for paper dolls
【Wet Felting - Animal Pencil Case (Part 1)】
Wet felting irregular patterns and wool laying techniques
Felting, 3D shaping, adjustment, and opening variation design
Making into a small bag or hand puppet
8/14 (Fri) 9:00-17:00
【Chang Tzu - Forest Little Monsters (Part 3)】
Color painting of paper doll patterns
Attempts at combined application with wool felting
【Wet Felting - Animal Pencil Case (Part 2)】

Target Participants: Teachers from kindergartens, elementary schools, junior high schools, and senior high schools
Enrollment Quota: 20 people (class opens with 6)
Registration Method: Online registration starts at 1:00 PM on 7/1 (Wed) on the 【National Teacher In-service Education Information Website】. 【Course Code: 5587821】

Admission Method: To implement the policy promotion needs of the Craft Campus Roots program, the organizer reserves 25~50% of the spots for priority admission to seed teacher course practitioners cultivated by this center or those with potential for Craft Campus Roots (requires filling out learning motivation and teaching practice results for review). The remaining spots will be filled based on registration priority. Please check the admission list on the 【National In-service Education Information Website】.