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WunDe Elementary School of Chunghua County (2008 CyberFair Project ID 5489)
Taiwan,
Fenyuan Township
Official Status:
Final Project: Ready for Judging
Teacher:
Category: 7. Environmental Awareness
We estimate 16 student(s) from 10 to 12 will work on this entry.
Description of Our Community: WunDe Elementary School of Fen-yuen Township, Chang-hua County, situated on Mesa Ba-gua, is at an altitude of 350 meters. The average temperature is two degrees lower than that of the ground level. Being the highest school in Chang-hua County , one can see the scenery of Chang-hua, Tai-chung and Nan-tou counties from the third floor of the school. Route 139, the national-standard bicycle trail, passes through here. The Movement of Reshaping Urban and Rural Landscape- Creating a Demonstration of Urban and Rural Landscape- miraculously transformed WunDe into a shining jewel in Bagua Mountains in 2006.
TaChu Village, where WunDe Elementary School is at, derived its name from “Ta Chu Wei”, a settlement where theold-time villagers planted bamboos around their houses to block strong winds and burglars. Located on the southwest of Fen-yuen Township, Chang-hua County, the village has an area of 3.76 square kilometers.. It borders Hsi-tou Village in the east, Nan-tou City in the south, Yuen-lin Township in the west and Chung-lun Village in the north.
TaChu Village as well as Chung-lun and Tung-an villages in the north are all on peneplain of Mesa Ba-gua. At an altitude of about 350-360 meters, it is the highest village in Chang-hua County. The villagers mainly reside on the peneplain of the west; i.e., on Ta-chang Road (Route 139). The warm and friendly villagers live a simple life by farming. The mountains are home to pineapple and plums. There are tourist attractions nearby, such as Old Water Trail and Pao-sheng Temple.
There are three major roads leading to the outside world. One is Ta-chang Road, which is also known as Route 139 and goes to Chang-hua City in the north. Another one is Chiu-chien Road, which runs east-west and was named after Chiu-chien Hsu, the seventh and eighth township master, in memory of his contribution to building the road. The last one is Yuen-tsao Road, which is also known as Route 148 and passes through Kui-lun, the northeastern part of the village.
Project Description: This project focuses on creating TaChu Village Green Map, on which ecological and cultural spots are clearly identified and represented with global icons. This digital Green Map is produced with the techniques of Information Technology and webpage-building. It is a combination of IT, ecology and rural awareness. It is a practice of bearing locality in mind and advancing into the future as our slogan says: “Keep TaChu to Heart, Bear WunDe in Mind.”
This project planned field trips to regions rich in natural ecology and local culture, and combined efforts of teachers, students and parents in observing, exploring and recording the natural ecological and cultural aspects of the campus and community. The result is presented with digital Green Map. In the future, teaching materials on ecological hiking trails will be created and long-term guide service and training regarding ecological environment and local culture will be provided in hopes of educating parents and children to become ranger guides and raising children to be aware of the heritage of their township and ecological environment.