Educational Background:

• Master's Degree, Graduate Institute of Adult and Continuing Education, National Chung Cheng University

• Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education (Administration Group), National Chiayi University

• Graduated from Electronic Engineering Department, Erlin Industrial and Commercial Vocational School

Professional Experience:

• Principal of Yuhua Elementary School, Fangyuan Township, Changhua County

• Curriculum Supervisor, Special Education Section, Education Department, Changhua County Government (1 year)

• Teacher and Director of Academic/Guidance Affairs at Houlao Elementary School (5 years)

• Teacher and Director of Guidance at Houlao Elementary School (5 years)

• Teacher, Accountant, Chief of Student Discipline, and IT Teacher at Houlao Elementary School (12 years)

Educational Philosophy

Principal Chen advocates moving "From No Child Left Behind to Every Students Success." He hopes to enable every child and parent to see the opportunity for social mobility through education.

He quotes William Butler Yeats: "Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire." School education should be based on love, inspiring students to develop mature and kind character, with the goal of holistic education.

Four Core Principles

• Holistic Education, Diverse Development: Based on individual student differences, with personalized education at the core, developing students' diverse abilities and interests for holistic growth.

• Student-Centric, Professional Teaching: Adhering to the student-centric philosophy, assisting teachers in enhancing professional knowledge, establishing basic academic abilities, and building learning confidence.

• Guiding with Love, Parent-Teacher Cooperation: Listening to and accompanying teachers, students, and parents with love and example, forming an educational learning community through collaborative learning and expression.

• Innovation and Mutual Benefit, Lifelong Learning: Utilizing transformational leadership for communication and coordination, building a learning organization for innovation, and fostering autonomous and lifelong learning competencies for all stakeholders.

Management Philosophy

Education Achieves Students, Teachers, Parents, and Community Principal Chen frames his management philosophy around achieving success for four key groups, seeing himself as the enabler:

• Achieving Students—I am the Rope Setter, allowing children to climb high and look far.Achieving children's fundamental academic ability, diverse adaptability, and unlimited potential.

• Achieving Teachers—I am the Fellow Traveler in Education, progressing together for mutual benefit.Achieving teachers' professional knowledge, lifelong learning, and instructional resources.

• Achieving Parents—I am the Educational Partner, prospering together with parents for effective parenting.Achieving parents' educational expectations, child-rearing success, and parent-teacher communication.

• Achieving Community—I am the Bridge Builder, working hand-in-hand with the community for mutual accomplishment.Achieving the community's characteristics and culture, openness and co-prosperity, and sustainability and development.

Operational Strategies 

• Fostering Quality Character and Service Learning: Implementing moral education and the spirit of service learning.

• Providing Diverse Talent Development and Expanding International Vision: Developing special interest clubs, organizing cross-border collaborative learning to broaden student horizons.

• Enhancing Teacher Professionalism and Integrating Technology: Establishing teacher learning communities, building future innovation schools, and developing digital maker and robotics education.

• Building a Friendly Environment and Integrating Resources: Promoting green campuses (PBL combined with SDGs), inventorying school assets, and making the school a community learning center.