"Fenglin suffers badly from the outward migration of young people. The School Principal Factory was established as a means of bringing hope to the more than 8000 residents that have remained," says Shen, who originated the concept for the museum and proposed the site of the old official residence of the township head.
「在人口外流嚴重的鳳林，『校長夢工廠』的成立，就是要為留下來的 8,000 多位鄉民，帶來共同的希望與想像，」也是「校長夢工廠」創意發想者的沈中元，提及當初將舊鎮長官舍改為地方文化館的初衷。