The strength of an entire tribe.
Chashan Elementary — also known by its Tsou name, Cayamavana — was formally established in 1995, according to the school's own records. Located in a remote mountain border area adjacent to Namasia District, Kaohsiung, the school runs an indigenous cultural education program in which tribal elders teach traditional Tsou songs and dances, alongside an ecological-exploration curriculum centered on the area's rich biodiversity. Its motto, "raising our children with the strength of an entire tribe" (用一個部落的力量,培養我們的孩子), captures the community's shared investment in its students, who regularly perform at regional festivals and major Alishan-area celebrations.
茶山國小(鄒語名 Cayamavana)依校方紀錄於民國84年(1995年)正式設校。校址位於鄰近高雄那瑪夏區的偏遠山區邊界地帶。學校推動由部落耆老教授傳統鄒族歌舞的原住民文化教育課程,並結合以在地豐富生態為主軸的生態探索課程。校訓「用一個部落的力量,培養我們的孩子」,充分體現部落共同投入孩子教育的精神,學生也經常在地區節慶與阿里山重大慶典中演出。
What makes this school worth knowing.
🎭 Elders Teaching Songs and Dances
耆老教授傳統歌舞
Tribal elders directly teach traditional Tsou songs and dances at Chashan, passing cultural knowledge from generation to generation within the school itself.
🌿 An Ecological-Exploration Curriculum
生態探索課程
Chashan's curriculum centers on the area's rich biodiversity, drawing on the mountain border region's natural richness for hands-on science learning.
🎪 Performing at Regional Festivals
地區節慶演出
Students regularly perform at regional festivals and major Alishan-area celebrations, carrying the village's cultural traditions beyond the classroom.
Tea Mountain and the culture of the pavilion.
The village name "茶山" (Tea Mountain) and its Tsou name "Cayamavana" reflect both the area's tea cultivation and its status as a showcase Tsou cultural-tourism village known for its distinctive pavilion culture (涼亭文化) — traditional Tsou communal gathering pavilions found throughout the village. See the Chiayi county page for more on the region.
Find the school.
No. 74, Neighborhood 3, Chashan Village, Alishan Township, Chiayi County, Taiwan
嘉義縣阿里山鄉茶山村3鄰74號
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