This week’s message is a short one: I would simply like to thank you for your contribution towards making our school the school it is. It is a pleasure for us all to work with you and to help your children learn and grow. The whole FS team is united behind our aims of success, Read more about End of the School Year[…]
With your permission, this week I would like to dwell on the visit by the Editor-in-Chief of Philosophie Magazine, Martin Legros, to our secondary campus. Firstly, as you might have gathered by now, because philosophy has a special place in my heart! Secondly, less anecdotally, as Mr Legros explained to our students, the objective of Read more about Philosophy at School[…]
At the end of February, I mentioned to you how important it was to hire high quality staff so that your children can enjoy the best teachers and find an efficient and dedicated administrative team at your service. If we need to hire new people every year it is because on the one hand, the Read more about Farewells and Welcomes[…]
Diversity hasn’t been getting much good press lately. The tendency to highlight what separates us rather than what brings us together seems to be in vogue. Yet, at TES, our origins lie in diversity. Our school was born of the simple belief that living, working and learning together is better than doing so alone. The Read more about Language and Culture[…]
Overnight trip season at the French Section starts next week and will see some of your children leaving on trips with their classmates, teachers and accompanying adults. For some, it will be their first time away from home and it should be an important, unforgettable experience for all. The French Section works hard to ensure Read more about Overnight Trips[…]
Let me start today with a programming joke: a woman who has just given birth is asked if her newborn is a boy or a girl. She replies yes. Get it ? Approximately 18 months ago, the French Section launched its first coding event -– La nuit du c0de (c0ding night) with the support of the Read more about Coding at School[…]
Nietzsche’s belief that the future influences the present just as much as the past is particularly pertinent in the world of education, where our role is to prepare your children for the world of tomorrow. At the French Section, we pay particular attention to ensuring that your children acquire competencies and savoir-faire that will be useful and necessary in Read more about Ecoschool Project[…]
You might remember that a few months ago, we unveiled the School Development Project for 2016-2019 (each family was provided with a copy of the booklet). The aim of that project was – and is – for you to have a clear overview of our objectives. I wrote in the introduction in September that it Read more about Budget 2017-2018[…]
Dear parents, In January, I announced our intention to change the French name of our Section in order to clarify our status with the French state, other French schools and third level institutions. You were provided with a pretty extensive list of choices and also with the opportunity to propose your own name for our Read more about Lycée français de Taipei[…]
Dear parents, As I first announced to you in my letter on 21st October 2016, the French Section will open a primary head position in August 2017. The recruitment of our new primary head has been a long process, spread over many months and meetings – as is normal for such an important position. We Read more about New Primary Head[…]
