A pioneer in girls' education.
Penglai Elementary traces to 1898 as the women's section of Dadaocheng Public School — the earlier of two dates recorded for the school — becoming independent in 1911 as Dadaocheng Girls' Public School (大稻埕女子公學校). It was renamed Penglai Public School in 1922, Penglai National School in 1941, Taipei Jiancheng District Penglai National Elementary School in 1968, and finally Taipei Datong District Penglai National Elementary School in 1990. As one of Taiwan's earliest schools dedicated to girls' elementary education, it is cited by National Museum of Taiwan History materials as an early advocate site for women's education, and celebrated its 100th anniversary with a visit and event attended by the sitting President of the Republic of China, according to a Presidential Office news release archive. The school completed a new administration building in 1986 and a PU running track in 1988.
蓬萊國小校史可追溯至1898年，最初為大稻埕公學校的女子部——此為校史記載的兩個創校年份中較早者——1911年獨立設校，初名「大稻埕女子公學校」。1922年更名「蓬萊公學校」，1941年改稱「蓬萊國民學校」，1968年更名「臺北市建成區蓬萊國民小學」，1990年最終改為「臺北市大同區蓬萊國民小學」。作為台灣最早的女子初等教育學校之一，根據國立臺灣歷史博物館相關資料，該校被視為女子教育的早期倡導據點；根據總統府新聞稿檔案，學校百年校慶時曾有時任總統親臨與會。學校於1986年完成新行政大樓，1988年鋪設PU跑道。
What makes this school worth knowing.
👩🎓 A Pioneer in Girls' Education
女子教育先驅
One of Taiwan's earliest schools dedicated to girls' elementary education, cited by National Museum of Taiwan History materials as an early advocate site for women's education.
🎊 A Presidential Centennial Visit
總統蒞臨百年校慶
The school's 100th anniversary was marked by a visit and event attended by the sitting President of the Republic of China, per a Presidential Office archive.
🏫 Splitting from Taiping
自太平國小分出
Tracing to 1898 as the women's section of Dadaocheng Public School, Penglai became fully independent by 1911 as female enrollment grew.
🏃 Modern Facilities, Old Roots
新建行政大樓與PU跑道
A new administration building was completed in 1986, followed by a PU running track in 1988, modernizing a campus with roots in the 1890s.
Growing up with the trading district.
A pioneer of girls' education in Dadaocheng, Penglai Elementary split off from Taiping Elementary as the neighborhood's female student population grew alongside its trading-district prosperity. The school's founding story is inseparable from the tea and dry-goods commerce that made old Dadaocheng one of Taipei's wealthiest quarters in the early twentieth century.
Find the school.
No. 35, Ningxia Rd. (main entrance on Taiyuan Rd.), Datong District, Taipei City, Taiwan
臺北市大同區寧夏路35號
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