{"id":31071,"date":"2026-03-03T09:06:50","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T01:06:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kiwibabies.com.tw\/?p=31071"},"modified":"2026-03-03T09:08:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T01:08:26","slug":"the-yellow-flowers-are-a-gentle-promise-that-spring-is-on-its-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kiwibabies.com.tw\/en\/the-yellow-flowers-are-a-gentle-promise-that-spring-is-on-its-way\/","title":{"rendered":"The yellow flowers are a gentle promise that spring is on its way"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"31071\" class=\"elementor elementor-31071\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b06433f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b06433f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75bc9bd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"75bc9bd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc58310 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fc58310\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 9pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\">That vibrant yellow bloom is more than a sign of the season\u2014it is the living outcome of a global collaboration.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 9pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\">Co-hosted by LUYA International High School and the Swedish Representative Office in Taiwan, the 2025 International Student Summit centered on the theme: Sustainable Horticultural Ecosystems: Nature-Based Solutions for Future Cities.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 9pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\">The summit brought global perspectives to Taoyuan, inviting Swedish experts to Taiwan to share insights into Nordic sustainable urban practices. It also welcomed 31 French high school students, who joined local students to form multinational teams. Through full English communication, critical dialogue, and hands-on implementation, they worked together to explore solutions for urban environments facing the challenges of climate change.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 9pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\">Students from different linguistic and cultural backgrounds gathered around one shared question:<\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 9pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\">How can cities coexist with nature in an era defined by climate change?<\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 9pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\">The summit went far beyond lectures. Students stepped into the campus to plant flowers and trees\u2014symbols of hope for the future. From designing sustainable gardening models and discussing rainwater systems and urban green coverage, to soil preparation and ecological space planning, they transformed the concept of Nature-Based Solutions from theory into action.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 9pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\">Months later, new shoots have emerged. Yellow blossoms sway gently in the spring breeze.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 9pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\">They remind us that sustainability is not a one-time event\u2014it is a long-term commitment.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 9pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\">The significance of this summit lies not only in its international scale, but in its educational depth:<\/span><\/p><ul style=\"margin-top: 0cm;\" type=\"disc\"><li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 9pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 13.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: \u65b0\u7d30\u660e\u9ad4; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\">Students engaged in real-world global issues.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 9pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 13.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: \u65b0\u7d30\u660e\u9ad4; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\">They strengthened cross-cultural collaboration through full English communication.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 9pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 13.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: \u65b0\u7d30\u660e\u9ad4; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;\">They deepened their understanding of environmental ethics through hands-on stewardship of the land.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 9pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\">When a campus becomes a living laboratory for a future city, students are no longer passive recipients of knowledge-they become designers of solutions.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 9pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\">The blooming flowers mark the arrival of spring.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 9pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\">They also reflect a new generation\u2019s response to the call for a sustainable future.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 9pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\">At LUYA International High School, global education does not simply send students out into the world-it brings the world into the campus, where every new bud carries the weight of international dialogue and environmental responsibility.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 9pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 13pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\">This spring, we witness something powerful:<\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 9pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; 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