Cultivating a "Paiwan soul" in every student.
Saijia Elementary began in 1950 as a branch campus of the Sandimen Demonstration Elementary School, becoming an independent school in 2002. In August 2019, it relaunched as the "Tailjaking Tribal Experimental Elementary School" — Tailjaking being the Paiwan-language transliteration of Saijia Village's old place name. As of the 2022–23 school year, the school had 6 classes, 43 students, 14 teachers, and 2 staff. Its curriculum centers on Paiwan songs, dance, crafts, farming, and festival culture, with the explicit aim of cultivating students with what the school calls "Paiwan souls."
賽嘉國小創立於1950年，原為屏東縣三地門示範國小賽嘉分校，於民國91年（2002年）正式獨立設校。2019年8月，學校以「泰拉慶部落實驗小學」之名轉型為原住民族實驗小學——「泰拉慶」（Tailjaking）為賽嘉舊社名的排灣族語音譯。截至111學年度，全校共有6個班級、43名學生、14位教師、2位職工。課程以排灣族歌謠、舞蹈、工藝、農耕與祭儀文化為核心，致力培養具有「排灣魂」的學生。
What makes this school worth knowing.
🎶 A "Paiwan Soul" Curriculum
排灣魂課程
The school's entire curriculum is organized around Paiwan songs, dance, crafts, farming, and festival culture, with the explicit goal of cultivating students with a "Paiwan soul."
🏷️ Renamed for Its Old Tribal Name
泰拉慶部落實驗小學
In 2019 the school adopted the name "Tailjaking," the Paiwan-language transliteration of Saijia Village's original place name, anchoring the school's identity in its indigenous roots.
🏫 A Small, Focused Campus
小而精緻的部落學校
With just 43 students across 6 classes, Saijia Elementary operates as an intimate, community-centered school deeply integrated with Saijia Village life.
A curriculum built from tribal identity.
Saijia Elementary sits in the Paiwan mountains of Sandimen Township, an area known for its slate-house village culture. Unlike many schools that add cultural content around a standard curriculum, Tailjaking Tribal Experimental Elementary School builds its entire program from Paiwan oral history, craft traditions, and festival practice — reviving tribal identity as the foundation of learning rather than an addition to it.
Find the school.
No. 2, Saijia Village, Sandimen Township, Pingtung County 901, Taiwan
屏東縣三地門鄉賽嘉村2號
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