For more than 30 years since its initiation, YOKE has been adhering to the egoistic and altruistic belief of “giving back to society what is taken from it” from its operations. Out of our wish to do good and give back to society, we established the “YOKE Charity Fund” in April 2008. In 2019, as the main focus of the foundation has been gradually adjusted to education public welfare projects, therefore, the name of the foundation was changed to “YOKE Education Foundation” and continued to promote the “Elementary School Sustainable Education Support Project”.
Since 2019, Yoke has promoted proper safety concepts through “high-altitude work safety” education to create social impact. Through tree climbing experience courses, students learn the correct use of safety components for fall protection through hands-on practice, cultivating risk awareness and safety habits. Due to the significant effects of long-term implementation, the program was expanded in 2024 to include parent-child experiences, graduate challenges, and support for high-need students. A total of 10 elementary schools benefited, impacting 350 people and continuously expanding the positive influence of “safety first.” Through participants’ sharing of their experiences, tree climbing is not only a challenging sport, but also a journey of spiritual growth.
Target Participants | 10 elementary schools including Xiwei Elementary School, Dongbao Elementary School, Tanzi Elementary School, Dongxing Elementary School, Chun’an Elementary School, Dali Elementary School, Ruliu Elementary School, Yuemei Elementary School, Sanhe Elementary School, and Wanfeng Elementary School in Taichung City. |
Experience Content | Under the guidance of internationally certified tree climbing instructors, students learn how to properly use tree climbing harnesses, ropes, carabiners, helmets, and other equipment. Through thorough preparation to ensure safety, they rely on their own strength to climb to the treetops, overcoming fear and challenging themselves. |
2024 Innovations | .Parent-Child Tree Climbing: Parents and children are able to experience the activity together, enhancing understanding and support through the process of mutual assistance. .Graduate Challenge: Class teachers prepare personalized letters for each graduate. Students retrieve their letters through tree climbing and read their teachers’ blessings, creating a sort of coming-of-age ceremony full of profound memories. .High-Need Student Support: During the process, more encouragement is provided to help them overcome difficulties and experience the sense of achievement from tree climbing. |
Impact and Feedback | .During the tree climbing process, students engage in multi-sensory experiences through visual, auditory, and tactile senses, learning to observe and confirm safe pathways, feel changes in hand force application, and carefully decide their next steps, thereby cultivating focus and alertness. .Students expressed that during the tree climbing process, they not only broke through their own fears but also learned the valuable experience of mutual assistance and support with their classmates. Such experiences provide them with positive inspiration they can crawl upon when facing all kinds of future challenges. |
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