【Introduction】
The Affiliated Experimental Elementary School of National Taichung University of Education was established in 1928. It has thirty general classes ( including three gifted education classes), and two kindergarten classes. The total number of students is over one thousand . With efforts of the school faculty over years, the Elementary School has demonstrated outstanding performance . Distinguished results can be seen in activities such as:
(1) providing diverse curriculum for suitable development and offering extracurricular activities that break the boundary of different grades;
(2) establishing study groups and helping students develop habits for lifelong learning ;
(3) emphasizing life education and students’ personality development;
(4) promoting parent-child activities and PTO s ( parents-teachers organizations );
(5) build ing an e-learning environment to develop students’ global and creativ e view; and
(6) integrating courses of language, literature, and arts and promoting picture book programs .
(7)Develop bilingual teaching, strengthen students’ foreign language ability and build a bridge to connect with the world.
As always, the Elementary School will continue making efforts to reach the visions of “Revolution, Experiment, Quality, Innovation, Global View, and Excellence. ”
【School Features】
- Language education
Language is the key to all kinds of learning, and our school’s language learning focuses on the balanced development of students’ mother tongue, native and foreign languages. In addition to improving students’ ability to use the language, they also feel the beauty of language and cultivate their interest in language learning. Activities such as class reading clubs and morning quiet reading are also arranged to build students’ reading comprehension strategies, enabling them to have high-level thinking skills and good communication ability.
2. Arts education
Starting with cultivating aesthetics, and then developing the basic skills of artistic creation, the goal is to achieve lifelong learning and appreciation of art. In addition to teaching hand-made picture books and exhibiting student works at the Cultural Affairs Bureau, the school also holds art exhibitions, drama performances, and talent. Shows and other exhibitions and performances, and resources such as off-campus Chinese and Western painters and special exhibitions, children’s troupe performances, music concerts and other resources are introduced to the campus, so that art education can be integrated into life and close to life.
3.International education
Students participate in overseas study camps, combine language, social fields and information courses, conduct international pen pal exchanges and understand international culture and other learning activities, train English goodwill little angels, establish host families to receive international friends, actively participate in classroom connection programs and sign sister schools Promote international exchange opportunities.
4.Special education
Set up decentralized gifted education class and resource class. Through proper placement and the creation of a learning environment, students can tolerate each other, learn from each other, communicate with each other, and live together, so that integration can replace isolation, and support can replace rejection. The gifted class takes the core, practice, identity, and integration as the four main axes, strengthens its basic knowledge, trains research thinking skills and integration capabilities, and prepares for personal excellence and contribution to society.
5. Physical Education
In addition to integrating issues related to marine resources and environmental protection into the curriculum, the school implements swimming groups and canoeing teaching. It is expected that the students of the school will have the basic ability to operate light boats to engage in water sports, and cultivate each child to have simple self-rescue in water and proficient swimming skills. In the future, you can enjoy marine leisure activities.
6. school-developed curriculum
School-developed curriculum arranged by the school to shape the school’s educational vision and strengthen the adaptive development of students.
The revision curriculum of our school is divided into five axes, which are:
| course topic | Teaching focus |
| Active Researcher | Cultivate students’ ability to self-directed learning, data collection, take notes, critical thinking and give oral reports. |
| Creative Maker | Cultivate students to have cross-domain abilities such as logical, creativity, science, mathematics, and languages. |
| Dream Realizer | Cultivate students’ service spirit and attitude, develop good character, have empathy, problem-solving skills, and a good sentiment with others. |
| City Explorer | Through community surveys and cultural introductions, students can develop their sense of urban identity and humanistic quality, and then practice urban regeneration. |
| Let’s see Our world | Cultivate students with international outlook, planning and exploration ability. |
【International Exchange Experience】
1. write letters
Use mail or physical letters to communicate to avoid the problem of time difference. From self-introduction to interactive questions and answers, let the children know each other’s preferences and culture.
2. online video chat
We had many online exchanges with different countries. Students see students from different countries through the video camera, and the excitement is beyond words. Through simple active and Q&A, the children have established a small friendship.
3. Interactive school visit
The two schools send delegations to each other’s schools for mutual visits. Through the form of on-site visits, students can have more experience and gains in the process.
【Contact Us】
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Address: No.220 Minguan Rd, North District, Taichung City, Taiwan 4040006
Tel: +886422224269