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[…]

In the 1950s, the American philosopher J.L. Austin introduced the concept of performative utterances to describe the rare situations when words produce reality. For example when the President announces that the session is open, then, almost as if by magic, the session opens. Or when you say ‘I do’ at the town hall and next Read more about Learning from Home[…]

To be frank with you, I would have much rather written to you today about something other than the fact that Andria and I are leaving TES. That said, it would have been just plain rude of me not to use the opportunity of this letter to thank you for the avalanche of kind words Read more about Our Team[…]

This letter is coming to you on a Wednesday this week, following an announcement that I made to French Section staff earlier today. I wanted to be sure that you learnt what I had to say directly from me, rather than second or third hand. Before I get into those details though, I cannot break Read more about Resignation[…]

Did you know that the French and German Sections of Taipei European School officially constitute a “Eurocampus”? It’s got nothing to do with Brexit, we’re not intentionally excluding the British from the party, it’s just that the denomination “Eurocampus” is applied uniquely to cases where French and German schools work together under the same roof. Read more about Eurocampus[…]