Taipei Municipal Datong Elementary School,founded on March 3, 1937, is a veteran school in its sixties. It was known as Yuanshan Public School during Japanese colonization and was rechristened with its present name in 1946. It almost faded into oblivion in 1951 because it was almost abolished after its school houses were transferred to TaipeiMunicipal Vocational School of Commerce. It luckily survived in the wake of overwhelming petition from student's parents. In 1968, Taipei Municipal Datong Elementary School became part of the nine-year compulsory education system.In line with the drastic transformation of the entire society, the number of students has come down stably year-by-year. This means the students have enjoyed more space for activities. Today, this veteran school has outmoded school premises. Under the White Paper of Education launched by the government,the school premises are being refurbished in an overall plan. In line with the education reform, the enforcement of the nine-year integral compulsory education, the overall renovation project of Datong District carried out by the Taipei Municipal Government, the Taipei Municipal Datong Elementary School witnesses a very brilliant future prospect. In the efforts to orient the school to the local communities, we have been trying hard to locate the very origin of grassroots culture to team up with the local communities to create added cultural values. We do hope to play the role as learning community and strive for lifetime learning goals. In the present pivotal moment of transformation,how shall we shape striking school culture, how to create characteristic curricula and education? In the course of answering these questions, we lay a solid foundation of Taipei Municipal Datong Elementary School of wholesomeness,blessings and excellence toward the 21st century.