The Tranan Qwasan Biru Experimental Elementary School in New Taipei City’s Wulai District (烏來) is offering a new immersion language program to promote indigenous-language education, the city government said on Wednesday.
The school was founded in September 2020 to preserve Atayal culture, initially employing Atayal elders as teaching staff, New Taipei City Indigenous Peoples Department Commissioner Lo Mei-ching (羅美菁) said in an interview.
The school teaches the Atayal language through traditional activities, seeking that students build fluency naturally, she said.
Lo said the dress she wore to the interview was created by students in an arts and crafts class focused on traditional weaving