School Uniform
Yu-Jen was the first private elementary school in Taichung, and our uniform has always turned heads. Unlike most school uniforms, Yu-Jen students wear a smart, elegant blazer-style uniform that gives them a bright, confident look and a graceful, polished style. Simple yet tasteful, neat and confident, it shows the unique character and charm of Yu-Jen students.
Here is what some of our alumni say about how the Yu-Jen uniform impressed them:
Alumni memories
Liao Sui-Chen (judge, Taichung District Court), 6th graduating class
"…What stood out most about Yu-Jen was its uniform. At a time when every elementary school uniform looked the same, Yu-Jen's iron-gray blazer and skirt, worn with a white shirt and red bow tie, made every one of us look like a little gentleman or lady. My excitement was greater than my fear of a new place!…" (from the Yu-Jen 30th Anniversary Commemorative Book)
Chen Hsun-Tsung (attending physician in chest medicine, Jen-Ai Hospital), 2nd graduating class
"…In those days, for a student who had just transferred from a small country school, everything was intriguing: the blazer-style uniform, wearing our own clothes on Saturdays, the independence we were given and special lessons such as speed-reading…" (from the Yu-Jen 30th Anniversary Commemorative Book)
About the uniform
Hearing our alumni, and looking at the photos, you can see how different the Yu-Jen uniform is! Today it may no longer seem so surprising next to other schools' uniforms: children wear new clothes all the time, and many schools now design their own uniforms, some with blazers and bow ties too. But thirty years ago, a uniform like Yu-Jen's was truly one of a kind.
The uniform comes in summer and winter versions. In summer, boys wear a white short-sleeved shirt with iron-gray shorts, and girls wear a white short-sleeved blouse with an iron-gray pinafore dress. In winter, boys wear a white long-sleeved shirt, iron-gray shorts and an iron-gray blazer, and girls wear the same with a skirt. Boys and girls both wear a red bow tie. For extra warmth, a navy sweater can be worn under the blazer, with navy trousers.