In a normal world, there would be no school on this 1st of May, I would therefore like to thank the teachers for having responded to the call and come to work today – donating their time and energy to teach their students for a day without pay.  A thank you for coming in also Read more about A “normal” world[…]

It was truly excellent to see our students back at school on Monday (even from behind masks and observing social distancing). We are hoping that the days of home learning are behind us and that we can see out the rest of the school year with everyone in the classrooms (in France we believe that Read more about A “normal” week[…]

We are really looking forward to seeing you all at school on Monday (including those who visited tourist hot spots for the Tomb Sweeping weekend  two weeks ago). We cannot wait to go back to “traditional”, live teaching – a simple concept that we have all missed: a teacher, students, an assistant, a classroom – Read more about Back-to-School[…]

As the CEO informed you last week, Benjamin Orillon will be replacing me next year as the Head of the French Section. Benjamin has all of the experience and skills necessary to thrive as your head, just as he did in his previous headships. His knowledge of primary schools (in Seattle), secondary schools (Calgary) and Read more about Heads[…]

We thought we were done with it, that we had ridden out that storm. Well, we were wrong. And here we are again: families are stressed and disappointed, teachers are worried, students are not quite sure if they should feel happy or sad. All because we are already familiar with e-learning, we know exactly what Read more about Learning from Home Part Deux[…]

We are in the midst of our recruitment phase at the moment and we have been interviewing numerous candidates for different positions, all of whom have vast experience, know their specialist area well and have the necessary skills and knowhow required to fit in and succeed at the French Section. Choosing between them is a Read more about Carine[…]

You will have read in last Monday’s Weekly Memo that the school reopening has been accompanied by requirements that oblige us to cancel a number of projects, activities and outings, which had been scheduled to take place up to and including the 4th of May (a timeframe that may well be prolonged). In deciding to Read more about Restrictions[…]

It was to everyone’s great pleasure that we welcomed our students back to school on Tuesday. Now more than ever, we must work to ensure the health and safety of everyone on our two campuses and I would like to extend my thanks to the TES cleaning and maintenance staff who are doing a stellar Read more about Recruitment[…]

“Oh! Absence! The least clement of all human ills!”  – Paul Verlaine We’ve had our fingers and toes crossed all week waiting for the confirmation from the Taiwanese government and we are now quite certain that we will be welcoming students back to school on Tuesday 25th February. We will be delighted to open our Read more about Back to School (again!)[…]

For this second extra-ordinary week, I am going to do exactly what I’ve been urging the teachers not to – I am going to stick to the routine, to the familiar, to the traditional and to do what I always do – I am going to write you a letter! A letter to let the Read more about A letter[…]