新的一年，延續年底最精彩的歲末工作坊——「DJ FOR LOVE 愛的迴響」系列再次登場！我們一直非常期待，能邀請到台灣最優秀、最具代表性的在地 DJ 之一DJ Noodles 一起來到清泉。自 2011 年第一次拜訪以來，清泉就成為嚮光社群的一部分，而我們認識 Noodles 的時間甚至更早。當這兩個世界再次相遇，彷彿一切都繞了一圈，回到了最初的起點。
►更多活動照片 系列一： https://shorturl.at/TwE31
►更多活動照片 系列二： https://shorturl.at/c8EAU
這次活動，我們也加入了一點新的嘗試——把教室佈置成一場小型「派對」，邀請孩子們一起參與。室內燈光調暗、節奏強烈的音樂響起，由 DJ Noodles 擔任這場派對的主角。孩子們從窗外偷偷往裡面看，既興奮又充滿期待，不知道接下來會發生什麼。當他們終於走進佈置好的教室時，原本熱鬧的聲音突然變得安靜又有些害羞，不過，這樣的氣氛很快就被打破了！
當 DJ Noodles 開始播放音樂，在音樂的魔力與桃山國小老師們熱情帶動氣氛的鼓勵下，孩子們逐漸放鬆了起來。每個孩子都有機會走上 DJ 台，親自嘗試轉盤操作，輪流站上舞台分享聚光燈。接著，孩子們分成幾個小組，到三個不同的 DJ 練習站練習操作，DJ 助教們也耐心地分享技巧與知識。透過這樣的音樂創作體驗，孩子們接觸到另一種不同於以往的療癒方式——過去我們可能透過畫筆或料理來表達自己，而這次則是透過音樂。
DJ 的節奏與技巧其實非常複雜，需要仔細聆聽節拍，同時協調手部操作與節奏控制，專注力也因此被提升到另一個層次。透過音樂創作，孩子們把音樂當作一種表達與整理情緒的出口，在音量與節奏的安排之間，重新組合與創造屬於自己的聲音。這樣的過程，也讓我們看到一些孩子展現出過去不曾看見的一面：有些在學校課業中難以專注或找不到興趣的孩子，卻能在音樂裡全神貫注，甚至開始接觸新的科技與創作方式。
讓我們驚喜的是，這堂課的收穫遠遠超越了音樂本身。課程中，DJ Noodles 也與孩子們聊到 DJ 常被貼上的刻板印象，以及社會對性別角色的既定想像，並鼓勵孩子們勇敢打破這些框架。此外，她也分享了在某些 DJ 工作場域中可能遇到的社交情境與安全觀念。這些來自真實生活的經驗與提醒，正是我們最珍惜的學習內容。
在 Judge 贊助的服飾加持下，孩子們換上色彩鮮明的穿搭，彷彿變身成另一個充滿自信的自己。隨著節拍點頭、嘗試刷盤、在音效出現時高舉雙手，他們逐漸自在地探索自我、創造音樂。有些原本最害羞的孩子，第一次嘗試 DJ 就表現得像小小專業 DJ 一樣。
在輪流練習的過程中，孩子們也被邀請寫下自己喜歡的音樂，以及想與他人分享的歌曲。透過這些分享，我們不只更了解清泉孩子們的音樂喜好，也看見他們生活的世界，以及他們接觸媒體與資訊的方式。這次活動也多了一群「舞者」助陣；更令人開心的是，其中一位是來自桃園、曾參加嚮光課程的遠景計畫青年，如今回到活動中擔任嚮光大朋友志工。能看見他再次回到嚮光的活動現場，我們真的非常開心，也期待未來能常常看到他的身影。
秉持著「學習不只發生在教室裡」的理念，我們最後帶著整個隊伍走到戶外。孩子們穿著亮眼的服裝、拿著環保再生的創意道具，由 DJ Noodles 帶領大家在桃山國小周邊的美麗景色中展開一場小小的冒險。希望透過照片，你也能感受到那繽紛的色彩與孩子們臉上的笑容——當他們帶著道具穿梭在校園與河畔之間，整個畫面在大自然風景的映襯下顯得格外耀眼而動人。
謝謝 DJ Noodles 帶來這場精彩的工作坊！我們也期待未來能持續與你一起支持孩子們探索學習的旅程，讓他們有機會接觸更多元、豐富的學習體驗。
・更多關於 DJ Noodle：https://brightside.tw/helping-hands-dj-noodles/
・DJ FOR LOVE 愛的迴響：https://brightside.tw/2025-year-end-workshop-dj-for-love/
・創意教育培力課程PACE——迷你我 Mini Me：
「迷你我」是一個藝術療癒課程，在探索自我的過程中，更認識自己；經由創新的形式及引導，帶領學生看見「內在小孩」，並練習表達自我，培養同理心，同理心是嚮光培力的重點之一，了解內心並善待自己和他人，是構建一個充滿同情心的世界的關鍵。
・遠景計畫：https://brightside.tw/brighterfutures/
The new year brings back some of the best of last year – our DJ for Love series. We have been eagerly anticipating bringing one of Taiwan’s homegrown top DJs, DJ Noodles, to ChingChuan. ChingChuan has been a part of the Bright Side neighborhood since we visited in 2011 and we’ve known Noodles for many years even before that – having our two worlds meet felt like coming full circle.
We began this event with a little something new – decorating the indoors and inviting the kids into the “party” with darkened room and loud beats, DJ Noodles serving as the headliner for this act. Peeping into the windows, kids were super excited and had a high sense of anticipation of what was to come. After being let into the decked out classroom, their loud excited voices at first became quiet and shy. Thankfully, this was not to last!
DJ Noodles began to spin and through the pure magic of music and also with the aid of some excited TaoShan Elementary School teachers hyping up the energy, the kids loosened up. Each and every child had a chance to head up to the podium and give spinning a shot, sharing the spotlight with others. Afterwards, the kids split into groups to practice on one of the three stations and the DJ assistants all shared their skills and knowledge with the children. Through this music creativity, it provided a form of therapy and self understanding different than the courses we’ve brought before that was more through the expression of a paintbrush or cooking.
The complicated rhythms and techniques, listening carefully and coordinating hand skill motions with intent, took focus to a whole new level. Through this form of music creativity, a form of therapy as they used it as an outlet to arrange and rearrange music with varying volumes, brought out a new side to some of the children. Those that might not have been focused or have found interest in their regular school work were able to zero in on music and learn new technology.
We were amazed that this workshop went above and beyond simply music. Not only did the class and DJ Noodles talk about stereotypes of the DJ in the stigmas they face and also how genders are perceived, but broke them. DJ Noodles even brought in some safety tips for social interactions in some venues that DJing may take place. We love these hands on real life lessons that come with the workshops!
With the props and also vivid clothing sponsored by Judge apparel, the youth then morphed into a new persona filled with confidence and poise. In their new gear, heads nodding with the bpm, scratching, and hands raised udring sound effects, they became more comfortable with understanding themselves and creating music. Some of the shyest children took to DJing like professionals on their first try.
During the station changes kids were also asked to write down some of their favorite music and what they wanted to share with others. We got to understand the music interest of the kids in ChingChuan and more the world they live in and their access of media and information. We were also fortunate to have a small legion of backup “dancers” as assistants this time; more importantly one of our Brighter Futures youth from Taoyuan who has been back to Bright Side workshops as a Bright Side Big Friend – definitely looking forward to seeing him more!
Keeping true to our claims that education takes place beyond the class room, we had our posse head outside with their flashy thread and upcycled props with DJ Noodles MCing and taking us on a small adventure through the beautiful scenery surrounding Taoshan Elementary School. We hope you can also see the brilliant colors and the smiles on their faces as they paraded with our upcycled props through the school making for a striking figure and pop of color against the beautiful scenery of the school and rivers.
Thank you Noodles for this amazing session! We hope that you will continue to support kids in their endeavor to learn and our intent on providing them with the full diversity of learning experiences.
More on DJ Noodles: https://brightside.tw/helping-hands-dj-noodles/
DJ For Love series ： https://brightside.tw/2025-year-end-workshop-dj-for-love/
Mini Me:
“Mini Me” is a series of empowerment and therapeutic art courses that commands an introspection of knowing oneself first, and thus, how to interact with others. Through innovative, creative forms and guidance of Big Friends, students will learn valuable tools to tap their “inner child” and express themselves so they can compassionately communicate and connect with others.
Brighter Futures: https://brightside.tw/brighterfutures/
老師 Teacher : NOODLES｜宋顏如
大朋友 Big Friends: Daisy Lin｜Gin Wang｜YIYI｜NINI ｜Ruby｜彭子傑｜采綸｜LULU｜Eagan
攝影師 Photographer： Daisy Lin
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