Long term education plan to cultivate “tea” people

Lying amid an expanse of green tea plantations, Wuhe (舞鶴) in Hualien is an important area for tea production in Taiwan and renowned for its exceptionally distinctive tea cultivars. With a rich abundance of natural resources and over one-third of Wuhe Elementary School students’ parents engaged in the tea industry, the school has embraced tea as an important area of study for many years.  

Under the guidance of expert tea growers, work in the school’s own tea garden is divided up amongst the schoolchildren, allowing them to learn valuable lessons from the process of growing tea. Even while under the blazing sun, the children seem content and happy with watering and weeding the tea plants. Using local resources, Wuhe Elementary School continuously nurtures the children’s local identity through education, helping them to slowly grow and flourish just like the tea plants. 

Long term education plan to cultivate “tea” people 

URL:https://www.peopo.org/news/279075

(以下為中文對照)

培養百年「茶」樹人

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花蓮舞鶴台地上，放眼望去，青綠寬闊的茶園，孕育出風味絕佳的茶種，是台灣重要的茶葉產地。舞鶴國小校長楊琇惠指出，全校有超過三分之一的學生家長，都從事與茶葉相關工作。受此得天獨厚的環境眷顧，「茶課程」已是舞鶴國小校內實施多年的教學重點。

在專業茶葉達人指導下，學童們分工合作，在校內的茶園裡，上了一堂寶貴的茶課程。即便頂著陽光，孩子們仍然樂在其中，賣力澆水、除草。舞鶴國小運用在地資源，透過教育持續灌溉，孩子的鄉土認同，也慢慢跟著茶樹，一起在這片土地上，生根發芽。