Executive Summary

The Israel–Taiwan PenPal and Collaborative Education Program connects students and educators across borders to foster cross-cultural understanding, global competence, and innovative teaching practices. By leveraging EdTech solutions, regular exchanges, and shared learning projects, the program aims to build a vibrant international community of practice for teachers and establish long-term sister school partnerships between participating institutions in Israel and Taiwan.

Core Objectives

1. Sister School Partnerships: Establish lasting bilateral institutional relationships through structured, ongoing collaboration.

2. Curriculum Innovation: Enhance educators’ capacity to design and deliver engaging international education programs.

3. Professional Collaboration: Empower teachers to co-create instructional strategies and share best practices across borders.

4. Student Connection: Build meaningful international peer relationships through dynamic digital platforms, traditional correspondence, and educational visits.

Program Framework & Curriculum

1. Curriculum Theme: Animal Protection

Participating classes center their joint projects around Animal Protection, exploring seven core topics:

• Animal Life Care

• Animal Welfare and Protection

• Veterinary Medicine and Illness

• Animal Nutrition and Health

• Pet Cleaning and Grooming

• Animal Product Marketing

• Animal Behavior and Training

2. EdTech & Digital Integration

To facilitate interactive collaborative learning:

• Teachers and students utilize specialized EdTech platforms for curriculum design and material development.

• Students engage with interactive 3D learning materials to showcase project outcomes and interact with peer classes.

• Hardware Requirements: Participating schools must be equipped with computers or tablet devices capable of running the designated EdTech software.

• Training: Comprehensive EdTech platform training is provided to teachers after initial school matchmaking.

Implementation & Requirements

• Target Participants: Public and private primary, secondary, and high schools across Israel and Taiwan (including major municipalities such as Taipei, Taoyuan, Hsinchu, Taichung, Kaohsiung, and Yilan).

• Language of Communication: English serves as the primary medium for all interactions and instruction.

• Interaction Frequency: Schools are required to maintain active collaboration at least 4 times per semester (minimum 8 times per academic year).

• Communication Channels: Mutual engagement takes place through emails, postal correspondence, EdTech/digital platforms, and educational exchange visits.

Facilitating & Organizing Entities

This initiative is jointly facilitated and supported by:

• Ministry of Education (Israel)

• Ministry of Environmental Protection (Israel)

• Education Department of several city governments in Taiwan

• Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Tel Aviv

• Israel Economic and Cultural Office in Taipei (ISECO)

• EON Center / TXI Center

Contact Information

For program inquiries and partnership details, please contact:

• Contact Person: Mr. Henry Chen (Education and Innovation Liaison, TXI Center)

• Phone: +886-2-7733-7730 ext. 9

• Mobile / WhatsApp: +886-918-762984

• Email: [email protected] | [email protected]