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Sea Scouts Embrace AI: Tainan Maritime School Hosts 140 Scouts for Skill and Tech Camp

From Liberty Times · () Chinese

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  • Over 140 scouts from 13 groups in Tainan and Chiayi participated in a two-day "Hand in Hand" Sea Scout experience and specialty badge test camp.
  • The event combined traditional scouting skills like tent setup and knot tying with modern AI courses, fostering a fun and challenging learning environment.
  • Tainan, with its rich maritime culture, aims to become a key training and exchange base for sea scouts in southern Taiwan through such integrated educational programs.

In Tainan, a vibrant hub of maritime culture, the spirit of scouting is embracing the future with open arms. The recent "Hand in Hand" Sea Scout experience and specialty badge test camp, hosted by the National Tainan Maritime Vocational High School, exemplifies this forward-thinking approach. This event, drawing 140 enthusiastic scouts from 13 different groups, is more than just a traditional camp; it's a dynamic fusion of time-honored scouting principles and cutting-edge technology.

The integration of AI courses alongside classic sea scout activities like building camps, mastering knots, and exploring waterways, showcases Tainan's commitment to holistic youth development. As Yang Chih-Hsiung, Chairman of the Tainan City Scout Association, emphasizes, sea scouting uniquely blends the core values of scouting with discipline, navigation knowledge, water safety, and teamwork. This initiative aims to position Tainan as a premier center for sea scout training in the south, leveraging its advantageous coastal environment.

Sea scouts are different from general scouts. In addition to the spirit of scouting, they emphasize discipline, navigation knowledge, water safety, and teamwork.

· Yang Chih-HsiungExplaining the unique aspects of sea scouting and Tainan's vision for its development.

From a local perspective, this event is particularly significant. It not only provides scouts with invaluable skills but also reinforces Tainan's identity as a city deeply connected to the sea. The school's principal, Lin Yung-Ching, highlighted the school's extensive resources in maritime, fishery, and shipping education, making it an ideal training ground. The inclusion of evening campfire activities further fosters camaraderie, allowing scouts from various schools to connect and share experiences. This blend of tradition and innovation is what makes Tainan's approach to scouting uniquely inspiring, offering a model for youth engagement that resonates deeply within the community.

The school has long developed professional fields related to marine, fishery, and shipping, possessing complete maritime education resources, making it very suitable as a sea scout training base.

· Lin Yung-ChingHighlighting the suitability of the National Tainan Maritime Vocational High School as a sea scout training center.
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