A century of teaching, rebuilt more than once.
Penglai Elementary was founded in 1921 during the Japanese colonial era as the "Hongmaoguan Aboriginal Children's Education Institute." It was renamed in 1937, again after Taiwan's retrocession in 1945, and once more in 1947 after a typhoon destroyed the original building. The school celebrated its 100th anniversary in May 2021. Today, over 70% of its students are Atayal Indigenous, most from families originally connected to Nan'ao Township, and the school's vision statement reads: "Art awakens joyful living, Penglai's fragrant world."
蓬萊國小創立於日治時期民國10年（1921年），初名「紅頭嶺蕃童教育所」。歷經民國26年（1937年）更名、民國34年（1945年）台灣光復後再度更名，以及民國36年（1947年）因颱風摧毀原校舍而三度更名。學校於民國110年（2021年）5月舉辦建校百年校慶。如今，逾七成學生為泰雅族原住民，多數家庭原籍南澳鄉，學校願景為「藝術喚醒生活的喜悅，蓬萊的芬芳世界」。
What makes this school worth knowing.
🎉 A Century of History
建校百年校慶
Founded in 1921 and rebuilt after wartime renaming and a destructive typhoon, the school marked its 100th anniversary in May 2021 with a history spanning colonial rule, retrocession, and postwar rebuilding.
🧡 A Majority-Atayal Student Body
泰雅族學生逾七成
Over 70% of students are Atayal Indigenous, many from families whose roots trace back to Nan'ao Township — making Penglai a school shaped by Atayal community life even though it sits in Su'ao.
🌉 A Bridge Between Two Townships
連結蘇澳與南澳
Though administratively part of Su'ao Township, the school's Atayal student body connects it closely to the Indigenous mountain communities of neighboring Nan'ao.
🎨 Art as Everyday Joy
藝術喚醒生活喜悅
The school's guiding vision places art at the center of daily learning, framing creativity as a source of joy rather than a separate subject.
A rare bridge school.
Though technically in Su'ao Township, Penglai's student body is majority Atayal Indigenous, many descending from families in Nan'ao Township — making it a rare bridge school between Su'ao's fishing-town identity and Nan'ao's Indigenous mountain communities.
Find the school.
Penglai Village, Su'ao Township, Yilan County, Taiwan
宜蘭縣蘇澳鎮蓬萊里
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