On Wednesday, the Spring Outdoor Education Tour led the teachers, students and parents to the Science and Technology Museum in Kaohsiung with a joyful heart. It was a cloudy day, cool and cloudy, a good day to go out. The weather was unpredictable, and two days before the trip, Ms. Yueh-Ling asked the director if she was worried about rain. The principal said confidently, "No, because I am not from a rich family (in Taiwanese), it is best to travel in cloudy weather and indoors!

5 Concepts You Need to Know to Determine When Your Child Should Learn Pinyin (above) Are you wondering if you should let your child learn Pinyin early in kindergarten? Should you start with a phonics class or a P1 preparatory class? Should you transfer your child from public to private kindergarten in order to make your child's transition to P1 smoother? Before you make a decision, read this article, which will help you clarify the ultimate goal of learning phonetics, as well as show you the impact of phonetics on language proficiency through empirical research. Parents in Taiwan are highly concerned about their children's phonics learning.

As an early childhood educator for many years, I often feel the anxiety of parents who feel that their children should not lose out at the starting point, and hope that kindergartens can "deploy ahead of schedule" to help their children face the challenges of post-National Primary School. Some parents are very concerned about the learning of phonetic symbols, and hope that there will be teaching materials and textbooks that can be seen and touched, so that they can clearly know what their children are learning. Even a parent who visited the kindergarten recently asked if the kindergarten teaches phonetic symbols to her child, who will not be entering kindergarten until August next year.