Geology, turned into a classroom.
Shijiao Elementary began as a branch school in 1951 and became independent in 1953, sitting at the foot of the Xueshan (Snow Mountain) range on Dongshi's eastern edge. The school has built and maintains its own fossil museum, home to more than 20,000 specimens, turning its location amid the Dajia River gorge's dramatic geology into a hands-on teaching resource.
石角國民小學於民國40年（1951年）以分校形式設立，民國42年（1953年）獨立設校，座落於東勢區東側雪山山脈山麓。學校自設化石博物館，館藏標本超過兩萬件，將大甲溪峽谷壯麗的地質景觀轉化為第一手的教學資源。
What makes this school worth knowing.
🦴 A Fossil Museum With 20,000+ Specimens
化石博物館逾兩萬件標本
Shijiao runs its own on-campus fossil museum housing more than 20,000 specimens, an unusual resource for an elementary school.
⛰️ At the Foot of Xueshan
雪山山麓
The school's location at the base of the Xueshan mountain range places it directly amid the geology its fossil collection showcases.
🏞️ Geology as a Living Classroom
地質即教室
The Dajia River gorge's dramatic rock formations give students a hands-on connection between their textbooks and the landscape right outside the school gate.
The mountains outside the classroom window.
Shijiao Elementary's fossil museum, with more than 20,000 specimens, directly showcases the dramatic Dajia River gorge geology that shapes Dongshi's mountainous landscape at the foot of the Xueshan range. See the Taichung county page for more on the region.
Find the school.
No. 22, Xisheng Ln., Dongkeng Rd., Dongshi District, Taichung City, Taiwan
臺中市東勢區東坑路西盛巷22號
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