Book house is second home for disadvantaged kids / 林峻丞創小草書屋 陪伴.帶領弱勢童圓夢　　　　　　　　　　

Many kids from dysfunctional families require extra care and attention at school. However, once vacation starts, the support extended to them is very often discontinued. In light of this, an organization in Sanxia, New Taipei City, aims to become a second home for these kids by providing them with continued support and companionship. The kids at Xiaocao Book House come from 8 local elementary and junior high schools. Like most afterschool programs, these children are given a leg up on school work, but here they are also taught an even more important lesson. ==LIN CHUN-CHENG, Xiaocao Book House founder== We're also a school that teaches kids how to dream. Everyone, including children, needs to dream. Once they have a dream or a goal, we show them how to make it come true. And indeed the kids do dream. This year, they decided to bike around the island. ==LIN CHUN-CHENG, Xiaocao Book House founder== First they had to write up a proposal. Since we didn't have bikes nor money, we needed to engage sponsors with the proposal. So they did the work, figured out the map and decided on an itinerary. They even talked to potential sponsors themselves. Lin Chun-Cheng, whom the kids look upon as their older brother, is actually a local himself. After spending some years working in the television industry, he returned to Sanxia to help save his family business. But his own experience growing up motivates him to do even more for his hometown. ==LIN CHUN-CHENG, Xiaocao Book House founder== I also came from a problematic family. My dad was a drunk, and there were many problems at home. But this is also why I could identify with the kids. I understand their predicament. I know how to better help them turn their lives around. The key idea in Lin's approach is companionship. Kids from dysfunctional families are often forced to confront the harsh realities of life early on. But knowing that someone will always be there for you softens the blow. ==HSIAO YA-WEN, Xiaocao Book House teacher== The biggest challenge? Every one of them is tough. And they require you to put in everything you've got. For instance, I've been trying to show some of them how to wash their face and their hair properly. Then a kid told me he had never washed his face before, and he was already in the fourth grade. I felt so happy that I had made a difference, but at the same time, I felt sad, too. With the help of Lin and other teachers at the book house, the kids learn how to make their dream come true. And in the process, they've matured and grown more confident. ==LO HUI-MEI, Director of Student Counseling, Sanxia Elementary School== What we've seen is that over the past four years, the book house has been there for the kids when their families weren't. And we feel that the kids have become more emotionally stable and communicative over time. At the book house, kids grow and mature in love and support. Lin's biggest wish is to help these kids turn their lives over for a different, better future. TRANSLATED BY：JEFF CHANG 小草書屋的孩子，來自三峽地區八所國中小，年紀有大有小，但都來自高風險家庭。在小草書屋，小朋友除了能增進學科知識，跟著創辦人林峻丞，孩子們還有更重要的學習。 ==小草書屋創辦人 林峻丞== 小草書屋它也是一所夢想學校 我覺得每個人都需要有夢想 孩子也是一樣 當他們有了夢想 有了目標之後 我們帶他們 往那個夢想跟目標前進 而今年小朋友的夢想，是要單車環島。 ==小草書屋創辦人 林峻丞== 這群孩子開始要負責去寫企劃書 因為我們沒有單車 也沒有經費 所以必須要透過這本企劃書 跟其他企業去談 所以他們就自己寫 自己學習看地圖 學習規劃路線 安排住宿 甚至跟企業拜訪 他們也都自己去 除了和企業洽談，孩子們也動手辦桌，籌募夢想基金。小朋友突發奇想，想找阿基師和詹姆士來教做菜，但是怕臉書留言不夠力，決定自己拍影片，從寫腳本開始，一步一腳印，雖然未能如願，但也意外學到新技能。孩子們口中的「峻哥」林峻丞，其實也是三峽人，年輕時在台北電視圈打滾，後來回鄉拯救家族事業，打造品牌也經營文創，但也正是自己的成長的經驗，讓他決定成立小草書屋。 ==小草書屋創辦人 林峻丞== 我本身自己在成長的背景上面 就是我父親有酗酒 小時候家裡有很多問題 因為從小我也生長在這樣的環境裡 所以我對這些孩子的狀況比較有感 我知道他們現在面臨到什麼樣的困境 在這個成長的路上 需要透過什麼樣方式去影響 他的人生才有可能機會翻轉 小草書屋最大的角色，在於陪伴，高關懷孩童因為家庭，時常被迫提早面對成人世界，甚至生離死別，但是幸好都有志工和老師的手牽著一起走過。 ==小草書屋老師 蕭雅文== 最大的困難 每一個都很困難 每一個都需要很用力 很用心的去突破 去陪伴 這學期我帶有一節課叫好好生活 我就藉由課程帶他們去洗臉 洗頭 然後有孩子跟我說 這是我第一次洗臉 已經小學四五年級了 聽了又覺得很開心 幫他們做到這個 又覺得很酸這樣子 在峻哥和書屋老師的帶領下，孩子們實現夢想，除了說起話來更有自信，也多了份成熟。 ==三峽國小輔導主任 羅惠媚== 這四年來 我們看著小朋友 因為有了他們的陪伴 彌補了他們在家庭那一塊的不足 所以老師們普遍的感覺是 孩子們的情緒比較穩定了 比較好溝通了 在小草書屋，孩子們像小草一般成長茁壯，透過陪伴與成長，最大的希望，就是陪孩子翻轉人生，展開不一樣的未來。 記者 張家福 劉漢麟 採訪報導