From land-readjustment school to sporting name.
Wenchang Elementary opened on August 1, 1988, established to serve a population surge that followed the launch of a nearby land-readjustment zone around 1981. In the years since, the school has built two distinctive strengths: a handball team that has gone on to represent Chinese Taipei in international competition, and an ocean and marine education program that connects students to Taiwan's coastal environment despite the school's inland location.
文昌國小於1988年8月1日開學，設校起因於約1981年附近地重劃區啟動後帶來的人口成長。多年來，學校發展出兩項特色：一支曾代表中華台北出國比賽的手球隊，以及一套海洋教育課程，讓學生即使身處內陸，也能與臺灣的海洋環境產生連結。
What makes this school worth knowing.
🤾 An Internationally Competing Handball Team
代表出國比賽的手球隊
Wenchang's student handball team has represented Chinese Taipei in international competition, a rare distinction for an elementary school of its size.
🌊 Ocean Education Inland
海洋教育課程
Despite sitting well away from the coast, the school runs a dedicated ocean and marine education program, broadening students' awareness of Taiwan's maritime environment.
🏗️ Born From a Land-Readjustment Boom
因地重劃人口成長而設校
The school was founded in direct response to a population surge tied to a land-readjustment zone launched around 1981, part of Beitun's broader shift from rural to suburban.
A modest cultural export from Beitun.
Its student handball program and marine-education outreach have made this originally rural-turned-suburban school a modest cultural export from Beitun, sending young athletes onto the international stage. See the Taichung county page for more on the region.
Find the school.
No. 91, Sec. 1, Changping Rd., Beitun District, Taichung City, Taiwan
臺中市北屯區昌平路一段91號
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