TES British Secondary and High School Blog
Last month I shared the news with parents that as of August 2019, Key Stage Three students (Years 7, 8 and 9) will no longer wear school uniform. The decision to move away from our uniform followed a three month review process. Beliefs about school uniform and its place in our school are hugely varied, Read more about Saying Good-bye To Uniform at Key Stage Three[…]
On Thursday the 17th of January, two of our H2 students, Alice and Anzo, gave an entertaining and informative presentation to various members of the “expat community” at The Centre. This dynamic duo spoke for 35 minutes on the topic of Chinese New Year and how its relevance to them had altered as they had Read more about BSHS Students Educate the Community[…]
From the ESCPA, we hope all TES families had an enjoyable and refreshing Christmas and New Year break. Two particular events this week made me personally feel very happy to be back at school. Mid-Year Welcome Coffee Morning Firstly, we invited both families who have joined mid-year and families with children moving Read more about ESCPA: New Year, New Energy[…]
To support the work of the Tabitha Team and to celebrate some of the talent among our study body we would like to invite all members of our community to Tabitha Pop Idol 2019. Taking place next Friday 25th January and starting at 6pm, this year’s line up of talent promises to be more diverse Read more about Tabitha Pop Idol[…]
We are proud to present the electronic version of our 100% student-produced magazine, PEAK – Winter 2019. Please take time to digest this fantastic publication that explores a variety of topics that are deemed relevant by and for our teenagers. Next week, the “paper copy” will be made available to the TES community via outlets Read more about PEAK – Winter Edition 2019[…]
This year’s Prom is being held at the Sherwood Hotel Taipei. Every year this event is a highlight on the calendar for students. Each ticket costs NT$1700. Students can secure their place by making a cash payment in the Phase 2 Atrium ticket sales counter during the school week (times to be advised) or payment via Read more about Prom 2019 – Starry Night![…]
This week, Eowyn Crisfield has spent three days working with teachers in the British Secondary and High School. Eowyn is an expert in language teaching and learning. She works with schools all around the world, in different contexts, and with children and young people of all ages. She’s working with us to help us improve Read more about Language Learning Expert Eowyn Crisfield Visits The BSHS[…]
Please click the link below to read the latest goings-on with Titans Sport. Sports Blog Highlights this week on the blog are: Varsity Boys Basketball TISSA 2nd place Varsity Girls Basketball TISSA 3rd place CCA Parent Run Sports Clubs/Training
The H2 Art class are steadily progressing towards the end of their IGCSE journey. They have been working tirelessly to complete their coursework portfolio and have been doing an excellent job. They are generating really creative outcomes and all expressing their ideas confidently and inventively.
This week we had the privilege of hosting a series of talks by global human rights activist Loung Ung. During the day at the European Secondary Campus Ms Ung spoke to students in Years 8-H4 about her life story and her role as an ambassador for the International Campaign to Ban Landmines. During the Evening, Read more about Human Rights Activist Loung Ung Visits TES[…]
In 2013, The British Secondary and High School (BSHS) committed to embracing a proactive strategy to achieve wellbeing (PERMAH) and cultivate the conditions for flourishing for students, staff and the school community through Positive Education. This journey that began five years ago has progressively included more people from the school community and a greater depth increasing exploration Read more about GROW (“Positive Education”) in the BSHS – ‘The Journey so far’[…]
As a reminder, the deadline to sign up for the Imperial College London’s visit is this coming Friday. Please sign up if here if you haven’t done so already. We look forward to seeing many staff, parents and students in attendance.
On Monday 7th January, the first day of term, students in H2 and H3 visited the National Theatre in Taipei for a backstage tour. It was a rare opportunity to go “behind the scenes” and to learn about the technical aspects of the theatre, which, amongst other things, included the opportunity to stand on the Read more about National Theatre Backstage Tour[…]
H3 IB Theatre students begin their unit of work on their ‘Theatre Research Presentations’ this week. Over the next few weeks, the students will explore many theatre traditions from around the world. They will investigate the practical, cultural and social conventions from Beijing Opera, Greek Theatre and Butoh. This is before they then embark on their Read more about Risk-Taking and Being Knowledgeable in IB Theatre[…]
A reminder that next Thursday, 17th January, Eowyn Crisfield will be running a seminar for parents, titled ‘Parents as Language Partners‘. The event will run from 6.30pm to 8.30pm in the Amphitheatre at the EPC and it is open to parents from all sections. Eowyn specialises in the area of parent and teacher education for bilingualism and multilingualism. Read more about Parents as Language Partners Seminar – Thursday 17th January […]
While the winter weather was somewhat “frightful”, the performances of our students and staff were “delightful” during last Saturday’s Annual Christmas Concert at Daan Park. The cold, wet and windy weather was not enough to dampen the enthusiasm of over 120 performers from our school community. The concert featured a range of musical styles, ensembles and Read more about Christmas Music Concert in Daan Park[…]
Year 9 have been looking at the work of English-born LA Based Street/Pop Artist, Triston Eaton. They have each created a collage Self Portrait that reflects their own personality and their interests. Every student was able to succeed after many hours of work. There were very many fantastic outcomes from all of our students and this Read more about Year 9 Self-Portraits in Art[…]
TES athletes have just concluded another successful sporting Term. Here are some of the highlights from Season 2 Sports so far… TISSA Softball Y9 Boys Champions TISSA High School Girls Singles Champion Molly Di Reinzo TISSA High School Varsity Boys & Girls Basketball Teams Seeded 1# for TISSA Varsity Tournament in January 2019. Merry Christmas Read more about Great Results From All The TISSA Sports.[…]
The Year 7 Art class spent their last lesson of the term folding paper and intricately cutting snowflake designs. Students worked hard to include as much detail as possible while creating fantastic rotational symmetry. They had such fun, and it was a lovely way to end a very creative first term. Merry Christmas everybody! Ms Read more about Year 7 Create Christmas Snowflakes[…]
It has been a real pleasure to have joined the British Secondary and High School at TES this year and to be part of a school that values the development of leadership skills in students. As my first term here ends I want to update the TES community on where we are with the review Read more about Student Leadership – Mr McNaught[…]
