The "forest elementary school" of Nanshi.
Xinying Elementary was founded in 1964 in the hilly Nanshi area on the edge of Miaoli City. Its lush, forested campus has earned it the local nickname "forest elementary school" (森林小學). In 2013, Xinying became the first elementary school in Taiwan to join the Hope Foundation's "Shennong Project," a food-and-farming education initiative that connects classroom learning to hands-on agriculture. The school is also known locally for a notable student baseball team.
新英國小創校於1964年(民國53年),座落於苗栗市邊緣、地勢丘陵起伏的南勢地區。校園林木蒼鬱,因而有「森林小學」的美稱。2013年,新英國小成為台灣第一所加入「財團法人博幼基金會」(Hope Foundation)「神農計畫」食農教育推廣計畫的國小,將課堂學習與實際農耕體驗緊密結合。學校的學生棒球隊在地方上也頗具知名度。
What makes this school worth knowing.
🌲 Taiwan's "Forest Elementary School"
森林小學美名
Xinying's lush, hilly campus in Nanshi Village has earned it the nickname "forest elementary school," a green retreat on Miaoli City's rural edge.
🌱 A Pioneer in Food-and-Farming Education
神農計畫先驅學校
In 2013, Xinying became the first elementary school in Taiwan to join the Hope Foundation's "Shennong Project," connecting students directly to hands-on agricultural learning.
⚾ A Notable Baseball Program
知名學生棒球隊
The school's student baseball team has built a solid local reputation, adding an athletic dimension to Xinying's identity beyond its environmental education focus.
Farming lessons in a hillside forest.
Perched in the hilly Nanshi area on Miaoli City's edge, Xinying Elementary's pioneering food-and-farming curriculum connects students directly to the agricultural rhythms of the surrounding Hakka countryside — a fitting role for Taiwan's first Shennong Project school. See the Miaoli county page for more on the region.
Find the school.
No. 8, Xinsheng, Nanshi Village, Miaoli City, Miaoli County 36063, Taiwan
36063苗栗縣苗栗市南勢里新勝8號
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