A small school on the mountain plateau, with a hundred years of stories to tell.
一所坐落於八卦山台地上的山城小校，藏著一百年的故事。
Siling Elementary sits high on the Bagua Mountain plateau in Nantou City, surrounded by orchards, woodland, and butterflies. Founded a full century ago, it is a small country school — just a few dozen children — but one with an unusually big heart and a remarkable cultural inheritance.
西嶺國小坐落在南投市的八卦山台地上，四周是果園、林地與翩翩飛舞的蝴蝶。創校至今滿一百年，雖然是一所只有數十名孩子的偏鄉小學，卻有著格外溫暖的心，以及一份難得的文化傳承。
Here, every child is treasured. The school's belief — "every child is a gem; teach each one according to who they are" — turns small class sizes into a strength: real attention, real care, and the freedom to shine. Its vision says it best: a happy school under a sunny sky — Sunny Siling.
在這裡，每個孩子都是寶。學校的信念——「每個孩子都是寶、因材施教」——把小班小校化為優勢：真正的關注、真正的照顧，以及讓每個孩子發光的自由。學校願景說得最好：幸福小學・陽光西嶺。
Two proud teams give Siling its name far beyond the mountain: a lion-dance team that carries a century-old local tradition, and a kite team housed in Taiwan's only elementary-school kite museum.
兩支驕傲的校隊，讓西嶺的名字傳到了山下更遠的地方：一支承襲在地百年技藝的舞獅隊，以及一支擁有全台國小唯一風箏館的風箏隊。
A century-old school, born in 1923, now faces the same headwinds as many small rural schools — fewer children, more families moving away.
創校於1923年（日治大正12年）的百年老校，如同許多偏鄉小校，同樣面臨少子化與人口外流的挑戰。
After its 100th-anniversary year, the alumni association stepped forward with a bold answer: a plan called "Five Free, Eight High." Funded in full by alumni, it gives every family a reason to stay — by one estimate, saving each family over NT$100,000 a year.
百週年校慶之後，校友會挺身而出，推出了一項大膽的方案——「五免八高」，全額由校友會贊助，讓每個家庭都有留下來的理由。據報導估計，每位學生一年可以省下10幾萬元的花費。
Founded in 2016, our team carries on the century-old local "Tongyi Hall Golden Lion" troupe — the eight moods of joy, anger, sorrow, and surprise. County champions in the Southern-Lion category, they have performed in Kasahara, Japan and at the Nantou Lantern Festival.
Siling is home to the only kite exhibition hall inside an elementary school in Taiwan, opened in 2002. Making a kite fly takes science, art, craft, terrain, weather, and teamwork — a whole curriculum on a single string.
On the green Bagua plateau, our butterfly garden turns the schoolyard into a living classroom, where children learn to observe, care for, and wonder at the natural world around them.
Great teaching, all-day care until 6 pm, free after-school tutoring, alumni scholarships, free clubs, reading and character education, and a caring school nurse — Siling's "seven treasures of happiness" wrap around every child.
A walk through the school, in six pictures.
六張照片，帶你走一圈西嶺。
What a day at Siling actually looks like.
西嶺孩子的日常，就是這個樣子。
Seven treasures of happiness — quality teaching · all-day care · free tutoring · scholarships · free clubs · reading & character · a caring nurse — so that on this mountain plateau, every child learns in the warmth of the sun.
