Rebuilt on higher ground after Morakot.
Minquan Elementary School traces back to the Magatun Aboriginal Children's Education Institute, established in 1904. It became Minquan National School in 1951 and took its current name in 1968. The school serves a small Indigenous community in Namasia District, predominantly Bunun, with Kanakanavu and Hla'alua students as well. In 2009, the original campus was buried by a landslide during Typhoon Morakot; students were temporarily relocated to Guanting Elementary School and Sanmin Junior High School while a new campus was built. The rebuilt school reopened in 2011 on an elevated site known as the "Minquan platform," constructed with support from the Delta Electronics Foundation, and it achieved Taiwan's highest "Diamond-level" green building certification. Today it also serves as a community shelter during typhoon season.
民權國小的歷史可追溯至明治37年(1904年)設立的「馬雅蕃童教育所」,民國40年(1951年)更名為民權國民學校,民國57年(1968年)改為現名。學校服務那瑪夏區一個小型原住民社區,居民以布農族為主,亦有卡那卡那富族與拉阿魯哇族學生。民國98年(2009年)莫拉克颱風期間,原校舍遭土石流掩埋,學生暫時借讀於觀亭國小與三民國中,等待新校舍完工。重建後的學校於民國100年(2011年)在地勢較高的「民權平台」復校,工程由台達電子文教基金會協助興建,並取得全台最高等級的「鑽石級」綠建築認證。如今,校舍也兼作颱風季節的社區避難場所。
What makes this school worth knowing.
🏫 Rebuilt on the Minquan Platform
民權平台重建
After the 2009 landslide, the school reopened in 2011 on an elevated site called the "Minquan platform," built with support from the Delta Electronics Foundation.
🌿 Taiwan's Highest Green-Building Rating
鑽石級綠建築
The rebuilt campus achieved Taiwan's highest "Diamond-level" green building certification, an unusual distinction for a small mountain elementary school.
🛟 A Community Shelter in Typhoon Season
颱風季社區避難所
Beyond its role as a school, the campus now doubles as a shelter for the surrounding community during typhoon season.
👨👩👧👦 A Small, Diverse Indigenous Student Body
布農、卡那卡那富、拉阿魯哇學生
With around 66 students as of 2019, the school serves a predominantly Bunun student body, alongside Kanakanavu and Hla'alua students.
A symbol of resilience after Morakot.
Per the Namasia community's own oral history, both the district and the river running through it are named for Maasia, a Kanakanavu youth said to have sacrificed himself for his people (see the Namasia Junior High School page for more on this tradition). For Minquan Elementary, the story carries added resonance since Typhoon Morakot: the rebuilt school is seen locally as a symbol of the community's resilience and cultural continuity following the 2009 disaster. See the Kaohsiung county page for more on the region.
Find the school.
No. 220, Ping-he Ln., Namasia District, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
高雄市那瑪夏區瑪雅里平和巷220號
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