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National Outstanding Teacher awards announced; Tainan's Liao Pei-yin and Chen Shu-ching honored

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Translated from Chinese, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Two educators from Tainan, Liao Pei-yin and Chen Shu-ching, have been honored with the National Outstanding Teacher award.
  • Liao Pei-yin, a guidance counselor, was recognized for her decades of work in life education, integrating it into the school curriculum with local features and animal therapy.
  • Chen Shu-ching, a kindergarten principal, received the award for her 17 years in early childhood education, focusing on fostering resilience and empathy in young children.

Two educators from Tainan have received national recognition for their dedication and innovative approaches to education. Liao Pei-yin, a guidance counselor at Houbi Junior High School, and Chen Shu-ching, director of the Sixth Kindergarten, were awarded the National Outstanding Teacher honor for 2025.

One more care, accompanying the turning point of life

— Liao Pei-yinThe theme of her recommendation for the National Outstanding Teacher award.

Liao Pei-yin has spent decades cultivating life education, transforming abstract concepts into tangible school experiences. Her work integrates local characteristics and animal-assisted therapy, guiding students to understand the value of life through caring for living beings. Her commitment has previously led Houbi Junior High School to be recognized as a Life Education Featured School by the Ministry of Education in 2020 and 2025. Liao also actively collaborates with community resources, organizing parenting workshops and experiential camps to extend life education beyond the school walls.

KIND vision x local care x civic action

— Chen Shu-chingThe theme of her recommendation for the National Outstanding Teacher award.

Chen Shu-ching, with 17 years in early childhood education, believes that education is about rooting lives, not just adding embellishments. Under her leadership, the Sixth Kindergarten focuses on nurturing children's resilience and mutual support, enabling them to think independently and internalize knowledge as a strength against adversity. Her efforts aim to empower children to live vibrantly and positively impact others through love.

Education is not about adding flowers to brocade, but about rooting life.

— Chen Shu-chingHer philosophy on early childhood education.

Education Bureau Director Zheng Xin-hui praised the awardees, stating that their unwavering commitment and selfless contributions inspire more teachers to dedicate themselves to education. He highlighted their role in serving as trusted mentors for children.

Every award-winning teacher has held their post at different educational stages, quietly cultivating and dedicating themselves without regret, with their wholehearted contributions inspiring more teachers to deeply cultivate education and continue to be the most trustworthy and reliable spiritual harbor in the hearts of children in their respective positions.

— Zheng Xin-huiDirector of the Education Bureau, praising the award recipients.
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Originally published by Liberty Times in Chinese. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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