On the First Day of Hankel’s 2026–2027 School Year, We Don’t Start with Textbooks — We Step into a World of Learning

With experience, collaboration, creativity, and exploration at the core, we designed our First Day Experience. From Team Building, Taiko drumming, and Art Projects to VR experiences and the newly launched Hankel Town, students began the new school year not by opening textbooks, but by stepping into real tasks and learning situations.

Hankel Town | Step into a Freely Explorable 2.5D Virtual Campus

Students move through the town using their own virtual characters, entering different classrooms and learning spaces to begin a variety of learning activities.

They can explore the solar system, black holes, and the ocean; learn about historical battles and interact with historical figures or AI; and take part in Chinese poetry, art, music creation, chess, robot building, memory challenges, coding blocks, and programming.

Hankel Town is not simply about making courses digital. It combines the appeal of games with the value of learning. Students are not simply asked to complete one level after another. Instead, driven by curiosity, they decide where they want to go, what they want to challenge themselves with, and what they want to learn more about.

The First-Day Art Project Begins with Classic Works by Artists from Around the World

From Yayoi Kusama, Piet Mondrian, Edvard Munch, Salvador Dalí, and Vincent van Gogh to Katsushika Hokusai, Georges Seurat, Jacques-Louis David, and Gustav Klimt, students explored different artworks according to their grade level.

They first observed the colors, lines, composition, and emotions in the works, then developed their own creations through drawing, collage, and different materials.

From Taiko Drumming to Team Building, Learning Also Happens Through Interaction

Learning is not only about knowledge. It also happens through interaction with others.

During outdoor Team Building tasks, students discussed ideas, divided responsibilities, tried different methods, and worked together to complete challenges. Some observed, some shared ideas, and some tried new approaches after facing difficulties.

During Taiko drumming, students began by listening to the rhythm. From playing a beat on their own to completing a rhythm together with classmates, they gradually experienced that creating one strong, coordinated sound as a team requires more than doing their own part well — it also means listening to one another.

Every Experience Is Part of Learning

When students think about how to express themselves in an Art Project, coordinate with others during Team Building, follow their classmates’ rhythm in Taiko drumming, or actively explore through Hankel Town and VR, every simple choice involves observation, judgment, communication, creativity, and problem-solving.

These abilities may not appear immediately on a test paper, but over time, they become important skills for future learning and the real world.

“Learning by Doing” Is More Than an Educational Idea

Every first-day experience asks students to observe actively, understand instructions, work with classmates, and adjust their approach when they face difficulties.

The teacher’s role also shifts from simply delivering knowledge to becoming a guide, observer, and supporter throughout the learning process.

In this way, learning by doing becomes more than an educational idea. It becomes a way of learning that students can truly experience.

From the First Day of School, Hankel Gives Students Ownership of Their Learning!