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| Curricula |
| NATIONAL CURRICULA OF GERMANY, BRITAIN AND FRANCE |
| Educationally, the most interesting aspect of TES is the dual approach of retaining the national curricula sections from the ages of 3 to 14 years, yet creating combined classes for certain subjects such as: physical education; music; art and some language instruction. These integrated lessons are certainly in line with the spirit of the mission of the European School to promote "educational excellence and European culture and values within the context of Taiwanese society". By mixing students from the German , British and French sections at appropriate times within the timetable, including breaks, lunch and extra-curricular activities, as well as certain lessons, the children will learn to communicate and co-operate in an even broader multi-cultural and multi-lingual context. |
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| LANGUAGES AT TES |
| The teaching of different languages at TES is fundamental to the mission of the school. As well as English, French and German being the media of instruction for the respective national curricula, these languages are also taught as oreign” languages across the school sections. |
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Where the need arises, for example in the High School IGCSE and IB programmes, other languages may also be taught, subject to demand, for example: Spanish and Japanese. All students follow courses in Chinese (Mandarin) language and culture. Due to a mix of native and non-native speakers at various levels across all sections, students are assigned to a specific class or set regardless of their school, facilitated by blocked timetables. This is another example of collaboration across the sections to make ability setting more effective and efficient. |
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| Historically, TES has attracted a number of children from families working for various Dutch and Belgian companies located in Taiwan. In order to facilitate the return to the Dutch and Belgian education systems after these children leave Taiwan, there is a programme of Dutch language and culture lessons for primary and secondary students at TES, focusing on aspects of the Dutch language curriculum as recommended by the Dutch Ministry of Education. The lessons take place during school hours and are taught by a fully qualified Dutch language teacher employed by TES. |
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| The Dutch Language Education Foundation Taipei (Stichting Nederlands Onderwijs in Taipei) is responsible for the Dutch language and culture programme. The programme is facilitated by the Dutch Ministry of Education, and receives advice and support from the Foundation for Dutch Education Abroad (Stichting Nederlands Onderwijs in het Buitenland). Once every four years inspectors from the Ministry of Education visit Taiwan to inspect the organization and teaching practices. |
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For more information:
Link to: Dutch Language Programme http://www.taipeieuropeanschool.com/dutch_section.php
or contact:
Stichting Nederlands Onderwijs Taipei: deoranjedumpling@hotmail.com
Similarly, TES offers a Swedish language and programme supported by the Swedish Ministry of Schools (Skolverket) and Taipei Swedish School Association (Svemska Skolforeningen i Taipei).
Since 2007, the TES French Section successfully opened its first French/English bilingual kindergarten class, offering a unique programme taught alternatively in French and English that provides children with a solid foundation in both languages and the standard French curriculum. This is the first step in the development of a complete bilingual course that will span from kindergarten to high school. |
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