Taiwan: Account of Taipei 2006 Winter Camp for Young Practitioners

From January 21st-26th, 2006, Taipei Minghui School held a winter camp for young Falun Dafa practitioners in Sijhih, Taipei. The young practitioners who joined ranged from 3 to 15 years old. Nine practitioners acted as teachers in the camp. The class programme was to contain studying the Fa, practising the exercises, calligraphy, arts, music, watching truth-clarification programmes, and explaining the facts outdoors.

Due to rain, the explaining the facts outdoors was changed to a performance in the Taipei Railway Station and truth-clarification.

Practicing the fifth exercise set	Young practitioners attend class attentively
Writing Chinese New Year couplets	Viewing truth-clarification programmes

Practitioner teachers have observed a decline in the behaviour of many students in society today. The teachers believe that the principles of Falun Dafa can make such kids behave better and raise their morality. They include the principles of Truth, Compassion, and Forbearance in their teaching and the students assimilate the principles. A teacher named Meihua said, "Those kids who know the principles have raised their xinxing significantly. The parents appreciate teachers changing their hot-tempered children into kind children. The children become more compassionate."

Many of the young practitioners generally did not join group study or practice. Some were busy with class work and could not cultivate diligently. They did not have an environment for group study and exchanging experiences. The young practitioners were happy to join the camp and liked the arrangement of the class sessions.

Performance at Taipei Railway Station

Following are some experience sharings of young practitioners after participating in this camp:

Kong Yifan: This winter camp has full and interesting classes. I have learned not only independence but raised my xinxing. For the morning group practice, I got up and participated in the exercises though sometimes I slept over. I used to feel painful when I sat for forty minute in practising the sitting meditation. After joining the camp, I have no problem sitting for forty minutes. In reading Dafa books, I become concentrated. I need to keep up as I felt pain in my foot when I sent forth righteous thoughts.

Chen Youhui: I am almost seven years old. In the last six days, we practised one hour in the morning and afternoon. Once two sisters and I practised until the end. Finally I can do it. After returning home, I keep practising the exercises every day. One little fellow practitioner called his mom while crying and wanted to go home. I missed my mom too, but I stayed. It is my first time to be away from home and from my mom for so long. One day, mom called me and I said good bye too soon. Though tears started moving in my eyes, I stayed in the camp independent of mom.

I am grateful to fellow practitioners. Besides reading Dafa books and practising the exercises every day, we had some classes on art, such as calligraphy, painting, music, and drawing etc. I will be more diligent after going home.