NCHU Course Outline

Course Name	(中) 永續、SDGs與藝術實踐(0348)
	(Eng.) Sustainability, SDGs, and Art
Offering Dept	General Education Center
Course Type	Required	Credits	2	Teacher	SUNG HUI YUN
Department	General	Language	English	Semester	2026-FALL
Course Description	This course explores how sustainable citizenship can be fostered from early childhood through art, picture books, play, inquiry, and meaningful action. Viewing picture books as a multimodal art form, students will examine how words, images, stories, and creative expression can make complex sustainability issues accessible and meaningful to young children. The course addresses the environmental, social, economic, and cultural dimensions of sustainability, including climate change, biodiversity, responsible consumption, social justice, and information and misinformation. Through picture-book analysis, experiential learning, and collaborative design, students will explore how art and storytelling can foster children’s curiosity, critical thinking, empathy, hope, and agency, empowering them to participate in building a more sustainable future.
Prerequisites				self-directed learning in the course	Y

Relevance of Course Objectives and Core Learning Outcomes(%)			Teaching and Assessment Methods for Course Objectives
Course Objectives	Competency Indicators	Ratio(%)	Teaching Methods	Assessment Methods
By the end of the course, students will be able to: * Develop foundational knowledge of sustainable citizenship by examining its environmental, social, economic, and cultural dimensions in relation to young children’s everyday lives. * Understand key principles of early childhood learning and explain how emergent, play-based, experiential, creative, and child-centred approaches can support sustainability education. * Critically analyse picture books as a multimodal art form, examining how words, images, stories, and other media represent sustainability issues, cultural diversity, social justice, and children’s agency. * Design and communicate age-appropriate learning experiences that integrate picture books, art, play, inquiry, and community participation to foster children’s curiosity, critical thinking, hope, agency, and participation as sustainable citizens.			Discussion Lecturing	Written Presentation Oral Presentation
Course Content and Homework/Schedule/Tests Schedule
Week Course Content Week 1 Introduction to this course: Picture Books, Stories, and Sustainability (Y411) Week 2 Film Screening and Discussion: Jungle Book (Venue: Library 3F-Multimedia Room 1) Week 3 Are We Part of Nature or Apart from Nature? (Y411) Children’s relationship with nature; biodiversity; outdoor learning; human–nature interdependence; why early experiences with nature matter Week 4 Mid-Autumn Festival (holiday) Week 5 What Does a Changing Climate Mean for Children? (Y109) Climate and weather; extreme weather; clean air and water; health and wellbeing; how global environmental change enters children’s everyday lives Week 6 Where Does Our Energy Come From—and Why Does It Matter? (Y109) Energy in everyday life; fossil fuels and renewable energy; where electricity comes from; connecting seemingly invisible energy use with sustainability Week 7 Should We Tell Children the World Is in Trouble? (Y109) Environmental problems and climate change; how much children should know; fear, eco-anxiety, honesty, hope and resilience Week 8 Taiwan Restoration and Kinmen Guningtou Great Victory Memorial Day (holiday) Week 9 Do We Really Need It? (Y109) Needs versus wants; consumption, food, waste, transport and advertising; sustainable everyday choices Week 10 Can a Three-Year-Old Spot Fake News? (Y109) Information, misinformation and disinformation; trust, evidence and intention; early media and information literacy Week 11 Is Sustainability Fair for Everyone? Equity, diversity, social justice and children’s rights; unequal impacts of environmental problems; cultural perspectives Week 12 What Does a Changing Climate Mean for Children? (Y109) Children’s agency; meaningful action; families and communities; moving from knowledge to participation and sustainable citizenship Week 13 Group discussion: Designing for Sustainable Citizenship Week 14 Group discussion: Designing for Sustainable Citizenship Week 15 Final presentations: Week 16 Recap self-directed learning    01.Participation in professional forums, lectures, and corporate sharing sessions related to industry-government-academia-research exchange activities.    02.Viewing multimedia materials related to industry and academia.    05.Participation in various workshops organized by different departments of NCHU.
Evaluation
In-class Participation 50% Pecha Kucha: Designing for Sustainable Citizenshipion 50%
Textbook & other References
All learning materials will be available on iLearning, including: ● Textbooks ● Policy reports ● Academic articles ● Picture books ● Videos ● Lecture slides
Teaching Aids & Teacher's Website
All teaching resources will be available on iLearning, including: ● Lesson plans ● Lecture slides ● Interactive activities ● Assessments ● https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bO2Lx9_WoI
Office Hours
10am - 12.00pm on Mondays
Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs(Link URL)
include experience courses：N

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