Four decades of dance, one recorder at a time.
Nanmen Elementary was approved for establishment in June 1964 as a branch of Taoyuan Elementary School, becoming fully independent on August 1, 1968. In 1985 the school established a dedicated dance class — the first school in Taoyuan City to receive municipal "dance specialty" (舞蹈特色) accreditation — and has since graduated more than 36 cohorts of dance students. The school also promotes music education through a "one student, one recorder" (一人一笛) program and a book-donation reading initiative, guided by its motto and values: 尊重、樂觀、多元、全人 (Respect, Optimism, Diversity, Whole-person development).
南門國小於民國53年(1964年)6月核准設立,最初是桃園國小的分校,民國57年(1968年)8月1日獨立設校。民國74年(1985年)成立舞蹈班,是全桃園市第一所獲頒「舞蹈特色」認證的學校,至今已培育超過36屆舞蹈學生。學校也透過「一人一笛」音樂教育計畫與捐書閱讀活動推廣藝文教育,並秉持「尊重、樂觀、多元、全人」的校訓與核心價值。
What makes this school worth knowing.
💃 The City's First Dance Specialty School
全市首所舞蹈特色學校
Since establishing its dance class in 1985, Nanmen has graduated more than 36 cohorts of dance students as Taoyuan City's first municipally accredited dance-specialty school.
🎵 One Student, One Recorder
一人一笛
The school's recorder program ensures every student picks up a musical instrument, complementing its dance-education legacy with broad-based music instruction.
📚 A Book-Donation Reading Culture
捐書閱讀活動
A dedicated book-donation initiative supports the school's reading culture, guided by its core values of respect, optimism, diversity, and whole-person development.
Named for the old city's South Gate.
Its name, "Nanmen" (South Gate), directly recalls the South Gate of old walled Taoyuan City — paired historically with the North Gate, home to nearby Beimen Elementary — marking the perimeter of the old town center that grew up around Taoyuan's historic Jingfu Temple and Chenghuang (City God) Temple. See the Taoyuan county page for more on the region.
Find the school.
No. 303, Fuxing Road, Taoyuan District, Taoyuan City 33066, Taiwan
33066桃園市桃園區復興路303號
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