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21 JAN – 3 FEB 2027 / WINTER CAMP25° N / 121° E
EXPEDITION 27

Expedition 27. 10 DAYS.10 TRIPS.

Ten days of building, testing and explaining ideas in English—with Greater Taipei as our classroom.

Recommended ages 8–12 · 09:00–17:30 · Beitou base

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A FAMILIAR CITY. AN ENTIRELY NEW PERSPECTIVE.YOUR ADVENTURE STARTS HERE

THE WORLD OUTSIDE YOUR WINDOW

The world beyond the classroom

Parks, pottery, railways, the coast and the hills: each destination becomes a place to learn about the world. New settings and new questions help children think for themselves and find answers through observation, making and exploration.

Choose a place. Start exploring.

Reveal the colours as you explore. Choose a number to discover the day.

A painted regional view of Greater Taipei, with the Tamsui estuary, inland city, mountains and coast.

Ten places. Ten new ways to look.

Choose a numbered marker to see the activity, destination and date.

Illustrated locations · not a navigation map. The finale route depends on conditions.

WHAT YOUR CHILD WILL PRACTISE

Think like a scientist. Explain discoveries in English.

Choose a heading to see three examples.

The expedition passport records children’s predictions, measurements and sketches, turning the observations and thinking from each exploration into a visible record of learning.

EXPEDITION 27SAMPLE PASSPORT PAGE

DAY 01 / DAAN FOREST PARK

Is it cooler in the shade?

01My prediction

I think… because…

I think the shade will be cooler because the leaves block sunlight.

02Measure & compare

PlaceTemperature
In the sun22 °C
In the shade19 °C

03Sketch what you notice

Leaves block some sunlight

Example answers · illustrative readings

A sample learning sheet: make a prediction, record a measurement and draw the evidence.

Camp at a glance.

WHEN

2027 21 Jan–3 Feb10 weekdays · weekends off

RECOMMENDED AGES

8–12 yearsEnglish-medium STEAM

DAY

09:00–17:30Pickup at 17:30 · Beitou

GROUP

Up to 12 childrenIrene + Paul throughout
STEAM SQUADYOUR BEITOU BASECAMP

Make something. Go and see it differently.

Every day’s exploration begins with a question.

Children set out with curiosity and find answers, step by step, through observation, experiments and hands-on exploration.

A small boat gets children asking, “Why do some things float?” A piece of clay helps them discover how materials change their shape and properties.

  1. MAKE & TEST

    Mornings

    Location: STEAM SQUAD Beitou classroom

    Build, measure and try an idea in the classroom.

  2. EXPLORE & DISCOVER

    After lunch

    Location: Each day’s destination · Field exploration

    Find the science and engineering in a real place.

  3. RECORD & CONNECT

    Every day

    Capture discoveries in an expedition passport and add to a shared map.

Some longer outings leave earlier. Our final day is a full-day field expedition.

Teacher Paul leads a classroom lesson at the chalkboard while a student takes notes at STEAM SQUAD.
Real STEAM SQUAD learning. The camp’s next chapter starts here.
Test. Make. Refine. Explain.

Then take your questions into the real world

Explore a typical camp day

ONE DAY / FROM CLASSROOM TO CITY

Make it. Take it outside. Connect the dots.

  1. 09:00–10:30

    STEAM SQUAD BEITOU CLASSROOM

    Start with a question

    Meet the day’s mission in English. Observe, ask questions and make a prediction.

  2. 10:30–12:00

    MAKE & TEST

    Try it with your own hands

    Build, measure and refine a design for the day’s theme. Record what changed in the expedition passport.

  3. 12:00–13:00

    LUNCH & GET READY

    Refuel for the adventure

    Have lunch, refill water bottles and go through the route and safety briefing before heading out.

  4. 13:00–17:15

    THE DAY’S DESTINATION

    Take the question into the city

    Travel together, explore the destination and look for real-world evidence. Observe, sketch and compare with the morning’s ideas, then travel back to Beitou.

  5. 17:15–17:30

    BACK AT BASECAMP

    Share a discovery. Head home.

    Connect the day’s discoveries and reflect together, then meet your family for pickup at 17:30.

A typical-day guide. Days 3, 4, 7 and 9 leave earlier; Day 10 is a full-day field expedition with no classroom morning. Travel and activity timings may vary.

THE TEN-DAY EXPEDITION

Ten days of discovery, a closer look at the world

Parks, pottery, railways, the coast and the hills. Each day brings a new place and a question to investigate.

  1. EXPEDITION DAY 01

    City Scientists

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    IMAGINE THE DISCOVERY
    Daan Forest Park. Trees, waterbirds and green reflections around the ecological pond in Daan Forest Park.Open location photoBack to illustrationLocation photograph expanded.
    Photo: lienyuan leeCC BY 3.0Credits ↗

    Daan Forest Park

    IN THE CLASSROOM
    Build field-science kits and practise measuring temperature, sound and biodiversity.
    OUT IN THE WORLD
    Investigate microclimates in Daan Forest Park.
  2. EXPEDITION DAY 02

    Machines in Motion

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    IMAGINE THE DISCOVERY
    Children’s Amusement Park. Ferris wheel and amusement-park structures beside the river at Taipei Children's Amusement Park.Open location photoBack to illustrationLocation photograph expanded.
    Photo: TaiwankengoCC BY-SA 4.0Credits ↗

    Children’s Amusement Park

    IN THE CLASSROOM
    Build rubber-band vehicles and investigate how ride mechanisms work.
    OUT IN THE WORLD
    Explore motion, brakes, gears and passenger flow at Taipei Children's Amusement Park.
  3. EXPEDITION DAY 03

    Archaeology Detectives

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    IMAGINE THE DISCOVERY
    Shihsanhang Museum, Bali. The angular stone exterior and entrance of Shihsanhang Museum of Archaeology in Bali.Open location photoBack to illustrationLocation photograph expanded.
    Photo: 丘崈CC0 1.0Credits ↗

    Shihsanhang Museum, Bali

    IN THE CLASSROOM
    Try a mock excavation, read soil layers and reconstruct artifacts.
    OUT IN THE WORLD
    Explore Shihsanhang Museum and make observations along Bali's Left Bank.

    An earlier departure for this longer outing.

  4. EXPEDITION DAY 04

    Materials + Fire

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    IMAGINE THE DISCOVERY
    Yingge · pottery. The exterior and landscaped entrance of New Taipei City Yingge Ceramics Museum.Open location photoBack to illustrationLocation photograph expanded.
    Photo: OnionBulbCC BY-SA 4.0Credits ↗

    Yingge · pottery

    IN THE CLASSROOM
    Test clay strength and structures, and explore the science of kiln firing.
    OUT IN THE WORLD
    Explore Yingge Ceramics Museum, with a pottery workshop planned.

    An earlier departure for this longer outing.

  5. EXPEDITION DAY 05

    Water for a City

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    IMAGINE THE DISCOVERY
    Taipei Water Park. The historic colonnaded Museum of Drinking Water and formal garden at Taipei Water Park.Open location photoBack to illustrationLocation photograph expanded.
    Photo: lienyuan leeCC BY 3.0Credits ↗

    Taipei Water Park

    IN THE CLASSROOM
    Take on filtration, water-pressure and pump challenges.
    OUT IN THE WORLD
    Investigate the city's water story at Taipei Water Park and the Museum of Drinking Water.
  6. EXPEDITION DAY 06

    Railways + Networks

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    IMAGINE THE DISCOVERY
    Railway Department Park. The historic red-brick Railway Department building near Taipei Beimen.Open location photoBack to illustrationLocation photograph expanded.
    Photo: SuicasmoCC0 1.0Credits ↗

    Railway Department Park

    IN THE CLASSROOM
    Design rail routes, switching systems and timetables.
    OUT IN THE WORLD
    Explore the Railway Department Park and Beimen.
  7. EXPEDITION DAY 07

    Ocean Engineering

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    IMAGINE THE DISCOVERY
    Marine Science Museum, Keelung. The main exhibition pavilion of the National Museum of Marine Science and Technology in Keelung.Open location photoBack to illustrationLocation photograph expanded.
    Photo: SSR2000CC BY-SA 3.0Credits ↗

    Marine Science Museum, Keelung

    IN THE CLASSROOM
    Test buoyancy, cargo capacity and wave energy.
    OUT IN THE WORLD
    Explore marine science and technology at Keelung's NMMST.

    An earlier departure for this longer outing.

  8. EXPEDITION DAY 08

    Energy in Motion

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    IMAGINE THE DISCOVERY
    Science Education Center. The curved facade of the National Taiwan Science Education Center in Shilin.Open location photoBack to illustrationLocation photograph expanded.
    Photo: Kiyoteru AwajiCC BY 4.0Credits ↗

    Science Education Center

    IN THE CLASSROOM
    Build chain reactions and simple machines to explore energy transfer.
    OUT IN THE WORLD
    Investigate science at the National Taiwan Science Education Center.
  9. EXPEDITION DAY 09

    Animals + Aerial Transport

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    IMAGINE THE DISCOVERY
    Taipei Zoo + Maokong. A Maokong Gondola cabin travelling above wooded hills.Open location photoBack to illustrationLocation photograph expanded.
    Photo: Exec8CC BY-SA 4.0Credits ↗

    Taipei Zoo + Maokong

    IN THE CLASSROOM
    Explore biomimicry, cable-car engineering and counterweights.
    OUT IN THE WORLD
    Follow a focused Taipei Zoo route and investigate Maokong Gondola.

    An earlier departure for this longer outing.

  10. EXPEDITION DAY 10

    Expedition Finale

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    IMAGINE THE DISCOVERY
    Qixingshan area · weather-dependent. A stone trail amid green vegetation and mist on the slopes of Qixing Mountain.Open location photoBack to illustrationLocation photograph expanded.
    Photo: Liu DysonCC BY 3.0Credits ↗

    Qixingshan area · weather-dependent

    FULL-DAY FIELD EXPEDITION
    Take a Qixingshan perspective hike, connect the ten days on our expedition map and reflect together, with the route adapted to conditions.

    Weather-dependent route · no guaranteed summit.

Planned programme. Visits and activity details may be adjusted for bookings, opening schedules and weather. Illustrations represent the learning themes.

Painted mountain ridges looking out across the Taipei region.

DAY 10 / THE BIG PICTURE

Look back at how it all connects.

Our final outing brings the region into view and the expedition map together. The Qixingshan-area route depends on conditions; reaching the summit is not a camp promise. A lower-risk nature route or indoor science alternative may be used.

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What your child brings home

Find answers. Explain their own ideas

A STEAM SQUAD learner recording ideas during a classroom project.
Real STEAM SQUAD classroom learning. Camp artwork above is illustrative.

  • An expedition passport

    A record of predictions, measurements, sketches and discoveries.

  • A connected view of the city

    A final Greater Taipei map that brings the ten missions together.

  • Ideas put into words

    English used in context to ask questions, describe a design and explain a result.

THE PEOPLE BESIDE THEM

Two experienced camp teachers, with them throughout

Professional teaching and extensive camp experience, supporting every step from classroom projects to city exploration.

Meet the STEAM SQUAD teachers
Teacher Irene
Teacher IreneSTEAM SQUAD
Teacher Paul
Teacher PaulSTEAM SQUAD

See what your child discovers each day

What did your child investigate today? What did they test? What did they discover?

Every day, we put together a learning update: the questions children are thinking about, the things they tried and the discoveries they made. You’ll see more than where they went—you’ll see how they observed, how they thought and what they came to understand.

At home, a simple “What did you discover today?” can keep that day’s learning going.

PLAN YOUR WINTER

Ten full days. The details in one place.

The camp dates

2027/1/21–2/310 DAYS

09:00–17:30 · Pickup at 17:30

WEEK 01

21–22 JanuaryThursday–Friday · 2 days

WEEK 02

25–29 JanuaryMonday–Friday · 5 days

WEEK 03

1–3 FebruaryMonday–Wednesday · 3 days

2027 · No camp on weekends. This is one complete programme; individual-day and partial bookings are not offered.

Beitou classroom base

Also the family drop-off and pickup location

No. 139, Sec. 1, Zhongyang N. Rd., Beitou District, Taipei

09:00–17:30 · Pickup at 17:30

Location & contact details

Camp confirmation · 5 January 2027

The camp will run with a minimum of eight children. If the minimum enrolment is not reached by the confirmation deadline of 5 January 2027, we will proactively notify registered families and refund all fees paid in full.

Weather, unexpected venue changes or other unforeseen circumstances may require adjustments or an alternative plan. Children’s safety and the quality of their learning come first.

Included in the programme

  • All ten camp days and scheduled venue activities
  • Standard venue admission and pottery activities
  • Project materials, expedition passport and exploration map
  • Daily lunch, afternoon snack and drinking water
  • Travel accident and accident medical insurance
  • Daily parent updates

Please prepare for your child

  • An EasyCard topped up with approximately NT$200 per day for transport
  • Weather-appropriate clothing and a day pack
  • A water bottle
  • A sun hat

A FEW PRACTICAL QUESTIONS

Before you join us.

Is this the right camp for my child?

The recommended age range is 8–12. It is an English-medium, hands-on programme with full days and travel between locations. Use the enquiry form or LINE to share your child’s age, language experience and comfort with outings so we can discuss the fit.

How do children travel?

Most outings use public transport with the teachers. Families top up each child’s EasyCard. A coach is planned for the final day; final arrangements will be shared with families.

What if the weather changes?

We may adjust visits and activities for conditions. The final Qixingshan-area outing is weather-dependent, with a lower-risk nature route or an indoor science alternative if needed. Venue-specific alternatives are being finalised.

Can we choose a few days?

Expedition 27 is one connected ten-day programme. Each investigation contributes to the passport and final map, so individual-day and partial packages are not offered.

How do we book, and what are the payment terms?

Send the camp enquiry form below or contact us on LINE. We’ll explain availability and the registration process. STEAM SQUAD must receive payment by 5 December 2026 to confirm the early-bird price. Submitting an enquiry alone does not secure the early-bird price. See the camp participation notes below for cancellation, refund and insurance information.

Camp participation notes

Health & safety

Parents must disclose all relevant medical conditions, allergies and medication. While we maintain high safety standards, outdoor activities carry inherent risks. Camp fees include travel accident and accident medical insurance.

How we form groups

Stepping outside the comfort zone: to support teaching quality and practical social learning, the teaching team assigns groups with a balance of students’ personalities.

Growth through collaboration: we encourage students to step outside their social comfort zones and practise communication and problem-solving with new friends from different backgrounds.

Code of conduct

Students are expected to follow their teachers’ guidance and respect other participants. If a student’s behaviour persistently disrupts activities or raises safety concerns, we reserve the right to require the student to leave camp without a refund.

Personal belongings

Students are responsible for their own belongings. We recommend leaving expensive electronics and jewellery at home. STEAM SQUAD is not liable for lost or damaged personal belongings.

Photos & videos

We take photos and videos during camp for documentation and marketing. If you do not want your child’s image to be used, please notify us in writing before camp begins.

Itinerary changes

We reserve the right to modify the itinerary due to weather, safety considerations or other circumstances beyond our control. All changes will prioritise students’ best interests and safety.

EXPEDITION 27

YOUR NEXT STEP

Let’s talk about your young explorer.

New to STEAM SQUAD? Tell us a little about your child. Our team will call you about the programme, availability and next steps.

21 January – 3 February 2027One complete 10-day programme · recommended ages 8–12

2027 · No camp on weekends. This is one complete programme; individual-day and partial bookings are not offered.

STEAM SQUAD must receive payment by 5 December 2026 to confirm the early-bird price. Submitting an enquiry alone does not secure the early-bird price.

An enquiry starts a conversation. It does not reserve a place.

Camp participation notes ↑

Already a STEAM SQUAD family? Send “Expedition 27” in your existing LINE conversation—no form needed.

Ask our team on LINE
EXPEDITION 27 / 2027

Ask about Expedition 27

Please complete this form as a parent or guardian. We use these details to respond to your camp enquiry.

Enter a phone number we can call about your camp enquiry. Include the country code if outside Taiwan.

A little more about your child (optional)

For example, weekday evenings. Camp dates are fixed.

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Illustrated regional view · geographic foundation: © OpenStreetMap contributors

Location photography · sources & credits

These photographs show the destinations, not previous Expedition 27 groups. Images are resized and converted to WebP; small previews are cropped by the layout. Open a photo to see its full composition. Each image retains the licence below, including ShareAlike where stated.

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