Yude Elementary School sits in Outer Bamboo Village (外竹里), in the southern reach of Erlin Township — Taiwan's largest buckwheat-growing region. The school began as a branch of Zhongzheng Elementary in 1959, and became independent in August 1970. After more than half a century, eleven principals, and countless harvests, we remain a school that knows each child by name.
育德國小位於二林鎮外竹里——全台最大蕎麥產區的南端。1959 年從 中正國小外竹分班教室起步，1970 年 8 月正式獨立設校。半世紀、十一任校長、無數蕎麥收成之後，我們仍然是一所「每個孩子都叫得出名字」的小學校。
Our six classrooms hold around 60 children. Our teacher-to-student ratio is 1:4.8. And in a county where most rural schools shrink each year, Yude has grown 23.5 % in student numbers — a quiet vote of confidence from the families of Outer Bamboo and beyond.
全校 6 班、約 60 位孩子，師生比 1:4.8。在彰化縣多數偏鄉小校少子化壓力下，育德國小的學生數逆勢成長 23.5%——這是外竹里與鄰近家庭，對學校最安靜的肯定。
Four signature curricula carry every Yude child through six years — one for the arts, one for the page, one for the village, one for the table.
我們以四大校本課程陪伴每一位育德的孩子走過六年——一個給藝術、一個給閱讀、一個給社區、一個給餐桌。
Few rural schools of six classes can field a saxophone ensemble. We can. Our students learn ocarina, ukulele, keyboard, saxophone, drawing, calligraphy, and dance — and every other year, their work fills the walls of the Erlin Township Library for the Soaring Arts Exhibition. 很少有 6 班規模的偏鄉小校能組起薩克斯風樂團——育德可以。孩子們從陶笛、烏克麗麗、鍵盤樂器、薩克斯風、繪畫、書法到舞蹈都學，每兩年一次的「藝翔天開」師生美展，更把孩子們的作品掛上二林鎮立圖書館的牆。
Amanda joined Yude in September 2024, bringing a theatre-trained ear and a culture-first classroom. A graduate of East Stroudsburg University in Pennsylvania with a Bachelor's in Drama, and certified in both TEFL and TESOL, she teaches English through story, performance, and the small daily conversations that make English feel like a real way to be in the world.
Amanda 老師 2024 年 9 月加入育德——她有戲劇背景的耳朵，也有以文化為核心的課堂。畢業於美國賓州 East Stroudsburg University 戲劇學系，並持有 TEFL + TESOL 英語教學認證。她用故事、表演、與每日的小對話來教英文——讓英語不只是課本，而是孩子真正可以「在世界裡活」的方式。
Her classroom rests on four small commitments: build positive relationships, keep the door open, hold student safety and trust above all, and let children lead. Her signature methods — giant puzzle games, class mascots, drama performances — turn a 60-student school into a stage where every voice can be heard.
她的課堂建立在四個簡單的承諾上：建立正向師生關係、開放政策、學生安全與信任、學生主動性。她最招牌的教法——巨型拼圖遊戲、班級吉祥物制度、戲劇表演——讓 60 個孩子的迷你校，變成每個聲音都被聽見的舞台。