2019-2020 SCHOOL PROFILE TAIPEI AMERICAN SCHOOL THE SCHOOL In living our mission, we at Taipei American School support our students to know themselves so that they may choose their path and be prepared to enter a world with confidence, sense of self, and compassion. We are a bridge. Our students begin here, their minds open and eager, their goals and aspirations for the future setting their course. Our community bridges the tra- ditions of the West with the spirit of the East. Our American-based educational pro- gram is augmented by a deep respect for learning, development, and achievement. Character education is central; the Honor Committee helps keep the Honor Code a living, relevant part of daily life in the Upper School. Finally, a major initiative across all three divisions of the Taipei American School community is a focus on wellbeing LEADERSHIP TEAM and living a balanced, self-reflective life while working to build, communicate, and celebrate each individual’s unique character strengths. Head of School, Dr. Sharon Hennessy, [email protected] THE CLASS OF 2020 Upper School Principal, The Class of 2020 is comprised of 197 students; over 15% of them have spent their Mr. Andrew Lowman, entire academic life at Taipei American School. All students hold a foreign passport, [email protected] with the majority holding American citizenship. Each year, 75% of our graduates attend colleges and universities in the United COLLEGE COUNSELING States; the rest enroll in tertiary education around the world, including the United Kingdom, Canada, Hong Kong, Korea, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, and many Director of College Counseling, other countries. While Taipei American School does not have a limit on the num- Mrs. Melanie Brennand Hamre, ber of colleges and universities students may apply to, the average number of [email protected], ext. 228 applications submitted by TAS students is 9. AP/IB Coordinator & College Counselor, Mr. Warren Emanuel, [email protected] 9:1 12 70% 9 77% Student to Average class of Students Length in Years of Upper School Faculty Ratio size in the Hold an Ameri- of Average Faculty Hold a College Counselor, Upper School can Passport Faculty Tenure Master’s or Ms. Dabina Gim, Doctoral Degree [email protected] College Counselor & College Visit COURSE OFFERINGS GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS Coordinator, Mr. John Gursky, [email protected] The majority of our students pursue TAS does not rank students. Each stu- College Counselor, advanced coursework in at least one dent must complete 22 credits of re- Ms. Shanice Kok, discipline beyond the AP or IB level; quired study including: [email protected] approximately 12% of graduates choose English 4.0 credits to earn the full IB Diploma. College Counselor, Every student carries a minimum Mathematics 3.0 credits Mr. Cory Zimmerman, of six courses; four must qualify as [email protected] Science 3.0 credits core courses (English, History, Science, Mathematics, World Language). All Social Sciences 3.0 credits ACADEMIC & PERSONAL students must take courses in public Foreign Language 3rd year COUNSELING speaking as well as computer science proficiency and robotics in order to graduate. Director of Academic & Personal Computer Science & .5 credits Counseling, Robotics Mr. Ryan Haynes Performing & Visual 1.0 credits [email protected], ext. 224 31 32 82 Arts AP IB Honors Physical Education 2.0 credits Grade 12 Academic & Personal Courses Courses Courses Counselor, Ms. Song Eun Han, Public Speaking 1.0 credits [email protected] 99% 100% Electives 4.5 credits ACCREDITATION of Students take cours- In compliance with the NACAC SPGP: CEPP, of Students Take at es in public speaking, in cases where universities require or request, Least One AP or IB computer science, and TAS reports all suspensions, withdrawals, and US-based Western Association of Course Schools and Colleges (WASC) the arts dismissals. Membership in National Association of Independent Schools 800 Zhongshan North Road, Section 6, Shilin District, Taipei 11152 Taiwan ROC CEEB #694210 AT A GLANCE SAT & ACT 2019 SAT RESULT - TAS VS WORLD 800 1600 700 1400 600 1200 500 1000 400 800 300 600 200 400 100 200 0 0 EBRW Mathematics Total TAS 656 TAS 714 TAS 1370 World 531 World 528 World 1059 TAS World 2019 ACT RESULT - TAS VS WORLD* 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 English Math Reading Science Composite TAS 29.88 TAS 31.66 TAS 28.39 TAS 28.39 TAS 30.19 World 20.2 World 20.5 World 21.3 World 20.7 World 20.8 TAS World *ACT World averages taken from 2018 data. ADVANCED PLACEMENT INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE 444 students wrote 1,102 exams 109 students took 230 exams AP Scholars with Distinction: 149 The average diploma score was 35 WORLD-CLASS FACILITIES SOLOMON WONG TIGER HEALTH & WELLNESS CENTER KEVIN B. HELD BLACK BOX TECH CUBE THEATER A six-story, open planned facility on campus 500 students and faculty use this state-of-the- One of three theaters on campus, the Kevin B. dedicated to STEAM education with a focus on art strength and fitness center each day, with Held Black Box Theater provides an intimate design, technology, and robotics. full-time trainers at hand. performance space. 8 56 5 450 A + C Years in a Row Students Placed in Consecutive Students Enrolled H Qualifying for VEX 2019 Summer Years of Gold in Upper School Robotics World Internships Medals at iGEM Fine or Performing Championship competitions Arts Classes I #1 5 7 3 E V Defending IASAS Consecutive Years Countries Visited Consecutive Years Champions in Girls Golf, of Qualifying for for Model UN of Making Finalist E Girls Track & Field, Girls FRC World Conferences, all Rounds of Badminton, and Boys Championship with Leadership International Public Swimming Positions Held Policy Forum M 5 #1 24 88 E N Medals at the National Scholastic Student-Run Taiwan Young Tournament of Art National Interest and T Physics Tournament Champions - Medals and Service Clubs Between 2017-2019 International Keys Earned Division S 7 2 5 1 FRC Blue Banners Years in a Row NSPA Pacemaker Taipei American Qualifying for Awards for the School Community All-American Student Focus on Social- High School Film Newspaper, Emotional Balance Festival The Blue & Gold and Wellness COLLEGE MATRICULATION BY REGION 2017-2019 Institutions where TAS graduates from the Classes of 2017, 2018, and 2019 enrolled. Boldfaced print indicates institutions attended by graduates from the Class of 2019. UNITED STATES EUROPE Arizona State University Loyola University Chicago United States Coast Guard Durham University Babson College Marist College Academy Ecole Hôtelière de Lausánne Barnard College Massachusetts Institute of University at Buffalo The State IE University - Madrid Berklee College of Music Technology University of New York Imperial College London Boston College Michigan State University University of California, Jacobs University Boston University Middlebury College Berkeley King’s College London Brandeis University Minerva Schools at KGI University of California, Davis Massey University Brigham Young University New York University University of California, Polimoda International Institute of Brigham Young University, Idaho North Carolina State Irvine Design and Marketing Brown University University University of California, Los The American University of Paris Bryn Mawr College Northeastern University Angeles The London School of Economics Bucknell University Northwestern University University of California, Riverside and Political Science California Lutheran University Nova Southeastern University University of California, San The Royal Danish Academy of Music California Polytechnic State Occidental College Diego The University of Edinburgh University, San Luis Obispo Pacific Lutheran University University of California, The University of Warwick California State Polytechnic Pomona College Santa Barbara Universiteit van Amsterdam University, Pomona Pratt Institute University of California, Santa University College London Carleton College Princeton University Cruz University of Bath Carnegie Mellon University Purdue University University of Chicago University of Bristol Case Western Reserve University Reed College University of Colorado at University of Glasgow Chapman University Regis University Boulder University of Otago Claremont McKenna College Rhode Island School of University of Connecticut University of Oxford Coastal Carolina University Design University of Hawaii at Manoa University of Sheffield College of William & Mary Rice University University of Illinois at University of St Andrews Colorado College Rose-Hulman Institute of Urbana-Champaign University of the Arts London Columbia International University Technology University of Maryland, University of York Columbia University Rutgers University College Park Webster University, The Netherlands Cornell University San Diego State University University of Massachusetts, Curry College Santa Clara University Amherst AUSTRALIA & Dartmouth College Savannah College of Art and University of Michigan Drexel University Design University of Nevada, Las Vegas NEW ZEALAND Duke University Seattle University University of North Dakota Elon University Simmons University University of Northern Colorado Bond University Embry-Riddle Aeronautical St. Olaf College University of Notre Dame Massey University University Stanford University University of Oregon The University of Melbourne Emerson College Stevens Institute of University of Pennsylvania University of Sydney Emory University Technology University of Portland UNSW Australia Endicott College Stony Brook University University of San Diego Fashion