Named for the fishponds that surround it.
Wengang Elementary School's exact founding date could not be confirmed from available sources, though its village name — literally "fishpond harbor" — points to origins common to the Dongshi area during the Japanese colonial era. Under the motto "character, health, international connection; joyful learning through technology," the school was a Taiwan-US Eco-School partner from 2017 to 2020 and was designated a Disaster Prevention Experimental School from 2018 to 2019. It maintains a strong focus on food/agriculture education and environmental education, alongside an attached kindergarten.
塭港國小確切創校年份尚待考證,但村名「塭港」意為「魚塭港口」,反映東石地區日治時期常見的聚落淵源。學校秉持「品格健康接國際 樂學科技好美力」的校訓,曾於2017至2020年間為台美生態學校夥伴,並於2018至2019年獲指定為防災實驗學校。學校長期深耕食農教育與環境教育,並附設幼兒園。
What makes this school worth knowing.
🌍 Taiwan-US Eco-School Partner
台美生態學校夥伴
From 2017 to 2020, the school held partner status in the Taiwan-US Eco-School program, connecting local environmental education to an international network.
🚨 Disaster Prevention Experimental School
防災實驗學校
Designated a Disaster Prevention Experimental School from 2018 to 2019, the school built disaster-readiness education directly into its curriculum.
🌾 Food & Agriculture Education
食農教育
A strong food/agriculture education focus connects classroom learning to the fishpond and farming landscape that surrounds the school.
👶 Attached Kindergarten
附設幼兒園
An attached kindergarten extends the school's community role to the youngest learners in the village before they enter first grade.
Fishpond harbor, in name and place.
"塭港" literally means "fishpond port" — the school sits directly amid Dongshi's aquaculture ponds, where milkfish and oysters have long been farmed, reflecting the township's fish- and oyster-farming economy. See the Chiayi county page for more on the region.
Find the school.
No. 170, Wengang Village, Dongshi Township, Chiayi County 614, Taiwan
614嘉義縣東石鄉塭港村170號
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