Beiling Primary School in Kaohsiung’s Lujhu District (路竹) in September last year started the experimental program for elementary students learning subjects in Hoklo. In 2023, Taiwanese advocacy group TW South (台灣南社) asked Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chi-mai (陳其邁) to set up a Taigi experimental school in the city, noting that Kaohsiung already has two experimental schools for teaching Hakka and indigenous languages, Beiling School principal Su Heng-chin (蘇恆欽) said. “Therefore we decided to transform this school as the first for a Taigi education program,” he said. As a Taigi experimental school, we encourage teachers and students to speak and discuss in Taigi,” Su said. To encourage and promote Taigi education, the Hoat-Ki Taigi Foundation has set up a “Taiwanese Language Scholarship” at Beiling.

Source: Taipei Times February 27, 2026 17:13 UTC