A small school's big reinvention.
Sanhe Elementary sits on the coastal plain of Taimali Township, an area popularly known as "Taiwan's first place to see the sunrise." Facing years of declining enrollment common to small rural schools, Sanhe reinvented itself as a STEAM-style experimental education campus, weaving hands-on science, technology, and design projects into its curriculum. The approach has paid off: enrollment grew from just over 30 students to 54 over four years, reversing a long decline, and in 2021 the school won the Ministry of Education's Digital Learning Excellence Award for a student project studying plastics in the home.
三和國小位於太麻里鄉的海岸平原，這一帶被稱為「台灣第一道曙光」的迎曦之地。面對小型鄉村學校常見的招生困境，三和國小轉型為STEAM實驗教育學校，將動手實作的科學、科技與設計課程融入教學。這項轉型成效顯著：四年間學生人數從30餘人成長至54人，扭轉了長期下滑的趨勢；2021年更以「家庭中的塑膠」專題研究，榮獲教育部「數位學習精進獎」。
What makes this school worth knowing.
🔬 A STEAM-Style Experimental School
STEAM實驗教育
Sanhe has reshaped itself around hands-on, project-based STEAM learning, giving its small student body an unusually innovative rural education experience.
🏆 A National Digital Learning Award
數位學習精進獎
In 2021, students won the Ministry of Education's Digital Learning Excellence Award for a research project investigating plastics found in the home.
📈 Growing Against the Trend
逆勢成長的招生人數
While many small rural schools in Taiwan see shrinking enrollment, Sanhe's enrollment grew from around 30 to 54 students over four years — a rare turnaround.
Taimali, where Taiwan first sees the sun.
Taimali Township is popularly known across Taiwan as "the first place to see the sunrise" — a coastal community along the South-Link Highway with a strong Paiwan and Amis Indigenous presence, where Sanhe's plains-side campus sits close to the sea.
Find the school.
No. 94, Yuchang, Sanhe Village, Taimali Township, Taitung County 963, Taiwan
963台東縣太麻里鄉三和村漁場94號
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