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Roots
根 · 在地與書院傳承
Calligraphy, Tang-poetry singing, dragon dance — Luoqing is named after a Qing-dynasty academy and we mean to honor that name. Tradition isn't decoration; it's curriculum.
13th Principal of Luoqing Elementary · since August 2020
Principal Hsu Hsiao-lin took office in August 2020, becoming the 13th principal of Luoqing Elementary. Under his stewardship, the school has stepped into a third year of bilingual education while protecting what makes Luoqing recognizably itself — the dragon dance, the recorder ensemble, the Tang-poetry singing, and the eight named spaces that turn every walk to class into a small lesson.
許孝麟校長於民國 109 年 8 月接任螺青國小第 13 任校長。在他帶領下，螺青邁入雙語教育第 3 年，同時守護著讓螺青之所以是螺青的特色——舞龍社、直笛社、唱唐詩，以及讓校園裡每一段路都變成課堂的八個地景。
Principal Hsu's leadership is best read through four words children at Luoqing hear all year: roots, voice, wonder, world. They are the quiet architecture behind every program on this campus.
許校長的辦學理念，可以從四個螺青孩子整年都聽得到的字詞看見——根、聲、奇、界。它們是這座校園裡每一個課程背後安靜的骨架。
Q. Why is Luoqing's bilingual program only in its third year?
Because we wanted to start it properly. A bilingual program at a rural elementary school isn't just about hiring a foreign teacher — it's about building a campus that can hold two languages without either becoming background noise. We took the time. Now we are ready to grow.
因為我們希望好好開始。一所偏鄉小學的雙語計畫，不只是聘一位外師——而是要把校園打造成能夠同時承載兩種語言、且兩種語言都不會變成背景噪音的環境。我們花了時間，現在準備好往前走。
Q. Why a fairytale campus? Isn't it too playful for an academy-named school?
The opposite. A school named after a Qing-dynasty academy carries a heavy responsibility. Without the colors, the storybook murals, the owl theatre — the children would feel they had walked into a museum. The fairytale campus is what makes the academy livable for a 10-year-old.
恰好相反。一所沿用清代書院之名的學校承擔很重的責任。如果沒有色彩、沒有童話彩繪、沒有貓頭鷹劇場，孩子們會覺得自己走進了一座博物館。童話王國校園，是讓「書院」這件事對一個 10 歲的孩子變得「可以住進去」的方式。
Q. What do you hope a Luoqing graduate carries with them?
Two things they cannot lose. The ability to read a Tang poem and feel something. And the willingness to say "good morning" to a stranger in English without being afraid. That's enough — the rest, life will teach.
兩件他們帶得走的事。一個是讀到唐詩會有感覺的能力，另一個是願意用英文跟陌生人說早安、不會害怕的心。其他的，人生會教他們。