A hill-country school carrying forward folk performing arts.
Pingding Elementary sits on hilly terrain at the border of Tongxiao and Sanyi Township, celebrated for its 60th anniversary. About half the school district's families farm, and roughly a quarter of students come from disadvantaged households. The school is known for its traditional dragon dance and war-drum (戰鼓) troupes, a soccer team, and a Shennong farming-education curriculum.
坪頂國小座落於通霄鎮與三義鄉交界的丘陵地帶，曾舉辦六十週年校慶。學區內約半數家庭務農，約26%學生來自弱勢家庭。學校以傳統舞龍與戰鼓表演隊、足球隊，以及神農食農教育課程聞名。
What makes this school worth knowing.
🐉 Traditional Dragon Dance Troupe
舞龍表演隊
Pingding maintains a traditional dragon dance troupe, carrying forward folk performing-arts culture distinct from the coastal villages below.
🥁 A War-Drum Performance Tradition
戰鼓表演隊
The school's war-drum (戰鼓) troupe is a signature activity, giving students a powerful, disciplined performing-arts outlet.
🌾 Shennong Farming Education
神農食農課程
A Shennong farming-education curriculum connects students directly to the agricultural life of the hill-country district, where about half of families farm.
⚽ A Soccer Team in the Hills
足球隊
Alongside its cultural troupes, Pingding fields a soccer team, rounding out a well-balanced activity program for its hillside community.
Folk performing arts in the border hills.
Perched in the hill country between Tongxiao and Sanyi, Pingding's dragon-dance and war-drum traditions carry forward Hakka/Hoklo folk performing-arts culture distinct from the coastal fishing villages below. See the Miaoli county page for more on the region.
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苗栗縣通霄鎮坪頂里5鄰50號
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