Born from the rubble, built for the future.
Dongxin Elementary was established in 2000 as the "Zhongshan Experimental Kindergarten School," built on the site freed up after the 1999 921 earthquake destroyed Zhongshan Elementary School. It was renamed Dongxin Elementary in 2003 and became one of the pioneers of Taiwan's early "kindergarten-first-grade unified" school model, quite literally a school born from the town's earthquake-recovery effort.
東新國民小學於民國89年（2000年）以「中山幼兒實驗學校」之名創立，校地正是1999年921大地震摧毀中山國小後所騰出的土地。學校於2003年更名為東新國小，並成為台灣早期試辦「幼小一貫」教育模式的先驅之一，可說是東勢震後重建歷程中誕生的一所學校。
What makes this school worth knowing.
🌱 Born From the Rubble
震後重生
The school's very existence traces to the site freed when the 1999 921 earthquake destroyed neighboring Zhongshan Elementary, making it a literal product of the town's recovery.
🧒 An Early K-1 Unified Model
早期幼小一貫模式
Dongxin was among Taiwan's pioneers of the "kindergarten–first grade unified" school model, an innovative approach for its time.
🔄 A Renamed Fresh Start
更名重新出發
Opened in 2000 as the "Zhongshan Experimental Kindergarten School," it took its current name, Dongxin Elementary, in 2003.
Rebuilding, quite literally, from the ground up.
Dongxin Elementary is a literal phoenix-from-the-rubble school, established on land freed by the 1999 921 earthquake's destruction of Zhongshan Elementary — a direct product of Dongshi's earthquake-recovery effort. See the Taichung county page for more on the region.
Find the school.
No. 1-1, Donglan Rd., Dongshi District, Taichung City, Taiwan
臺中市東勢區東蘭路1-1號
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