HTC Foundation
The HTC Foundation is dedicated to assisting schools in promoting character education by shaping campus culture and supporting the professional development of faculty to foster the character growth of children and adolescents. We also collaborate with local governments and communities to create a culture of character within cities and communities, care for disadvantaged families and provide educational opportunities for underprivileged students.
In addition, we actively promote educational donations for environmental ecology and earth protection, participate in various social welfare activities, carry forward the humanistic spirit, and promote social stability and well-being. Through our continuous learning education programme, we work together to shape our core values of integrity, respect, care and positive thinking, and attach importance to the sustainable development of natural resources.
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Vision:
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Everyone has a good personality.
People respect and support each other.
Let us make the planet lovely together.
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Mission:
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Our mission is to influence everyone to collectively shape a culture and core values filled with responsibility, integrity, mutual respect, care for one another, and positive thinking.
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Many Blessings Courses
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The HTC Education Foundation is committed to the development of character education for young people. It hopes to shape character through joint efforts by schools, parents, and society. Following the principle of “lighting a candle rather than cursing the darkness,” the foundation has established the “Many Blessings Course” for senior high school students. These free courses and activities each last for five weeks and 3 hours per week, and a scholarship of NT$5,000 is provided per semester until graduation after obtaining the certificate of completion. A total of 9 classes from 4 schools were implemented, benefiting a total of 205 students in 2024. The students get the energy to move forward and make changes inspired by their instructors and volunteers, they are encouraged to become leaders who can actively serve the public and use their own power to change the world.
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Character Town
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HTC foundation not only launches character education in schools but also signs “Character Town” with various towns in Taiwan. Character Learning Course is launched monthly or quarterly with a way of character and setting a good example with our own conduct. Group discussion and experience sharing with different themes and related to work will be arranged timely. Training targets include directly-affiliated units such as the Township Village Office, Police Station, Public Hospital, Fire Brigade, Land Office, and Household Registration Office, etc.
Parts of institutes turn into membership in the character association. Leaders in the institutes encourage good deed via communication and integration of thoughts, which becomes the internal operating mechanism.
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Character English Academy
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As a cooperative program between HTC Foundation and County /City Government, the Character English Academy primarily targets fourth-grade students and offers immersive residential camps and on-campus teaching services on weekdays. During the school year, there are approximately 13 camp sessions, with an additional 3 sessions during the summer. The courses and activities focus on nurturing core character and key competencies, guiding students to understand the importance and benefits of character through diverse activities. The academy emphasizes that its team members should serve as role models for students' character learning and encourages students to practice good character in their daily lives to enhance their quality of life. In 2024, 119 sessions were conducted by five academies, with 3,372 students completing the program.
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Grant program for Schools of Character-Building Education in Practice
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Conduct character-building education seminars, advocate core education that emphasizes the cultivation of people as a whole and lifelong learning and development, implement national and regional publicity of studies, and invite schools to organize character-building education leading teams through character-building educational plans and sessions for school teams to build consensus and formulate practice guidelines. By 2024, grants have been awarded to 46 schools over the first three rounds, and the fourth round of school selection will continue in 2025.
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