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TAS Alumni News Volume 12 Spring 2011 TAIPEI AMERICAN SCHOOL Spring 2011 Volume 12 TAS Alumni News TAS Alumni Dance Crew Instant Noodles Feature Story on Page 14 Message From the Superintendent Change is in the Air As we send this 2011 edition of the TAS Alumni News to you, our esteemed alumni, I want to share some of the excitement we feel about the significant changes made at the school over the past four years and going forward. I hope to get a chance to share much more with you in person at school and at alumni gatherings. All the changes we are making are designed to bring our offerings into alignment with what the TAS community wants: excellence in American-style education with the highest quality faculty, programs, and place to deliver In the upper school, there will be two new departments: education that mirrors the very best of American public and the new Political Science & Forensics department with private schools today. new courses in International Relations, Law & Policy Debate, and Public Speaking, Rhetoric, & Debate; the new You all are aware of the amazing new facilities that are Computer Science department with advanced robotics being built on our campus – the new upper school building courses and more collaboration with National Taiwan with science and technology center, the new gym, and the University of Science and Technology. There will also be art and cafeteria expansion – as well as the renovation and new offerings in science, social studies, world languages, updating of existing facilities. We are working hard to make English, and the performing arts (including Stagecraft and the facilities as green as possible. Advanced Technical Theater) as well as more opportunities for engaging in scientific research. In the lower school: a new schedule with Mandarin nine days out of ten and longer blocks of instructional time; You would be proud to see the way current TAS students drama integration into the music program KA-5; the new are doing science experiments in lower school, feeling Mandarin heritage track curriculum; new social studies increasing confidence in classroom discussions and curriculum for 2011-2012, on the heels of new math as public speakers, studying physics first in grade curriculum in 2010, new science in 2009; and expansion nine, integrating technology so that they develop the of readers and writers workshops with TAS becoming a habits necessary to excel in the digital world they face, Columbia Teachers College project site. representing TAS at robotics competitions and IASAS events, contributing to community service projects, and so In the middle school: a new schedule so that more much more. academically oriented electives are part of all students’ experiences (including critical reading, robotics and Thank you for your continued interest in making TAS the advanced robotics, drama, public speaking, classics, best it can be for our current and future students. We journalism, global issues, expository writing, confidence welcome you back to see for yourself. course, dance, and economics); new history curriculum; new components to our character education program including a “character code” for all students; and new math courses that respond to student performance level, interest, and needs so that more students will be more well prepared to achieve higher levels of success in math. 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