Representatives of Taiwanese Scouts are in South Korea to present two workshops promoting Taiwan at the World Scout Jamboree, which starts today.
“We have prepared two workshops. One focuses on Taiwan’s science and technology, and the other on culture, putting the spotlight on Taiwanese hand puppet theater, to reach out to 43,000 Boy and Girl Scouts from 158 countries,” Taiwan’s General Association of the Scouts general-secretary Su Te-hsiang (蘇德祥) said on Sunday.
The puppet performance is to be set on a stage decked out in bright colors, featuring new technology to create special effects that add fun elements to the show, Su said.
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“We also brought more than 20 extra hand puppets for Scouts from other countries to try out, in an effort to get Scouts interested in puppet theater and Taiwanese culture,” he added.
The other workshop, sponsored by AUO Corp, aims to provide Scouts with flexible photovoltaic solar panels and educational kits for learning about renewable energy, and share with other participants Taiwan’s progress in science and technology, he said.
An official member of the World Scout Movement, Taiwan has 32 regional groups sending members aged 14 to 17 to the event, along with 331 adult members of the International Service Team for the Rover Scouts and 29 adult staff of the Contingent Management Team, making up 1,613 total participants at the Jamboree, the most ever coming from Taiwan, Su said.
Vice Premier Cheng Wen-tsan (鄭文燦), who is chairman of Taiwan’s General Association of the Scouts, is leading Taiwan’s delegation, alongside Su and association executive director Kao Kuo-lun (高國倫).
Scout association staff are bringing food, games, activities involving cultural exchange and scouting skill events to the Jamboree, Su said.
They are also taking a biodiversity module to introduce 16 native animal species of Taiwan, and are to set up activity stations at each camp site of Taiwan’s 32 regional Scout groups, he added.
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