Founded for a safer commute, reborn as a Hakka-humanities pioneer.
Jidong Elementary School opened in September 1953, splitting off from Jiyang Elementary's school district because children faced a long and unsafe commute to the original school. Today it is one of Kaohsiung's designated "campus maker bases," and in 2018 it was approved as Taiwan's first Hakka-humanities themed experimental school, with its entire curriculum now built around Hakka humanities alongside local food and agriculture education.
吉東國小創立於民國42年（1953年）9月，因學童通勤路途遙遠且不安全，從吉洋國小學區分出獨立設校。如今學校為高雄市指定的「校園自造基地」之一，並於2018年獲核定為台灣第一所客家人文主題實驗學校，全校課程皆圍繞客家人文精神與在地食農教育設計。
What makes this school worth knowing.
🎓 Taiwan's First Hakka-Humanities Experimental School
全台首創客家人文實驗學校
Approved in 2018, Jidong became Taiwan's first Hakka-humanities themed experimental school, building its entire curriculum around Hakka culture and identity.
🌱 Food and Agriculture at the Core
食農教育為核心
Alongside its Hakka-humanities focus, the school's curriculum centers on local food and agriculture education, connecting students to Meinong's farming traditions.
🔧 One of Kaohsiung's Campus Maker Bases
高雄市校園自造基地
Jidong is designated as Kaohsiung's sixth "campus maker base," giving students hands-on maker-education facilities and programs.
🚸 Founded for a Safer Route to School
為安全通勤而設校
The school was established in 1953 after splitting from Jiyang Elementary's district specifically because local children faced a long, unsafe commute.
A curriculum built entirely around Hakka humanities.
As Taiwan's first Hakka-humanities themed experimental school, Jidong Elementary has redesigned its entire curriculum around Hakka culture, local food, and agriculture education — a deep expression of Meinong's Hakka farming identity. See the Kaohsiung county page for more on the region.
Find the school.
No. 19, Jiding Rd., Jidong Village, Meinong District, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
高雄市美濃區吉東里吉頂路19號
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