At the beginning of the semester, we launched 《The Dreamer‧The “Transformer” at Home》 program for Wilbur House children (primary school boys). House parents assist children to plan their annual goals and dreams together, guide them to discover their own talents, help children explore personal goals, improve their execution ability, and actualize their dreams of tomorrow.
Change Old Habits and Create New Me
Social workers have specially designed a “Dream Charter” to guide children to set goals in different aspects such as dreams, academics, and spiritual life. With the assistance of house parents, they implement step by step in their daily lives. This is to help children to change their old lifestyles and establish new habits, and help also transform their long-term goals into phased indicators (clearer and more visible goals) to motivate them to persevere.
“DREAMPLANE” Test Flight
The children carefully designed their own “Dream Planes”, drew their goals and wrote their dreams on paper and then folded it into an airplane. During the process of making the “Dream Planes” and test flying, the children reviewed and confirmed their goals and dreams, and were able to experience the elements of execution: time, place, motivation, goal, correction, and persistence. The children were very involved and happily held on to their dreams for the test flight.
The Wilbur House children vote according to their preferences and interests, gather everyone’s dreams, to create reward plan activities as the “Team Dreams” together.
Ignite The Dream with A Mid-term Cheer Up BBQ
At the BBQ outing organized by the Wilfur House, the children review old knowledge and learn new knowledge in a relaxed mood, and learn to share the progress of achieving their personal goals, to share what they have already achieved and also what they are working on, review their experiences in the process, and to appreciate each other’s hard work and give support and encouragement.
House parents share with the children their dreams to tell children adults also have dreams and how to persevere in striving for actualizing the dreams, thereby conveying the power of walking with the children and working hard together. House parents also take the opportunity to specifically praise the children’s efforts and give them affirmation through daily observations.
Children, you will fly as long as you believe in your dreams!
