Built by the community it serves.
Andong Elementary was founded on September 1, 1960, when local parents and community leaders — including Taibao Township council chair Wu Deng-guo and councilman Xiao Huo-chuan, together with overseas Chinese donors — purchased land for a new school because the nearest existing school, Taibao Elementary, was about 3 km away, too far for young children to travel. The school's name combines characters from the Anren and Dongshi villages it serves, alongside Lunding village, and it took its current 'elementary school' designation in August 1968 under the nine-year compulsory education reform. Today it offers an astronomy curriculum, bilingual and native-language education, and campus accessibility features, under the tagline 'a joyful campus full of warmth and humanistic care.'
安東國小創立於民國49年(1960年)9月1日,由地方人士(包括時任太保鄉民代表會主席吳登國、代表蕭火傳等)與海外僑胞集資購地興學,起因是最近的太保國小距離約3公里,對幼童而言路途太遠。校名結合安仁、東勢兩村之名而來,學區並涵蓋崙頂村,於民國57年(1968年)8月九年國教改制後定名為安東國小。學校現設有天文課程、雙語與本土語言教育,以及無障礙校園設施,秉持「洋溢溫馨人文關懷的快樂學園」的辦學精神。
What makes this school worth knowing.
🤝 Founded by the Community Itself
地方仕紳與僑胞集資興學
Local council leaders and overseas Chinese donors purchased the land to found this school in 1960, a grassroots response to young children facing too long a walk to the nearest school.
🔭 An Astronomy Curriculum
天文課程
The school offers a dedicated astronomy curriculum, an unusual specialty for a small rural elementary school.
🏘️ A Three-Village Namesake
校名源自安仁、東勢二村
Its name combines characters from Anren and Dongshi villages, with Lunding village also part of its catchment, reflecting the community roots of its founding.
💙 A Warm, Humanistic Campus
溫馨人文關懷的快樂學園
The school's tagline — 'a joyful campus full of warmth and humanistic care' — reflects an emphasis on student wellbeing alongside academics.
Grassroots investment in rural education.
Andong Elementary was founded through local community fundraising — including donations from overseas Chinese — specifically to serve farming villages too far from Taibao's original school. Its origin story illustrates the kind of grassroots investment in education that shaped many of Chiayi County's rural school communities around Taibao.
Find the school.
No. 1, Lunding Village, Taibao City, Chiayi County 612, Taiwan
嘉義縣太保市崙頂里1號
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