Jun 2019 News

As we enter June, we say goodbye not only to various plant species but also to graduates of NEHS and IBSH. The graduation ceremonies of the respective departments are about to begin, with the first being held by IBSH on Tuesday, June 4th at 6:30 pm. Next to follow is the high school department, with the ceremony starting at 5:50 pm on Thursday, June 6th. The kindergarten graduation ceremony will be held on Thursday, June 12th at 6 pm, the middle school ceremony on Friday, June 14th at 6 pm, and lastly, the elementary ceremony on Monday, June 17th at 6 pm. Our Principal Mr.Roger Lee and PTA president Mr. Wu Xiong Huang sincerely invite the parents of all graduates to attend and celebrate these glorious moments together. The principal, deans, teachers, students, and parents from the respective departments shall wish the graduates the best as they embark on a new journey. We hope all students will be largely successful in their future! (For graduation related articles, refer to pages 3-8)

Our high school department students attended the 2019 Asia Pacific Linguistics Olympiad (APLO 2019) competition, receiving a notable result. Although Linguistic Olympiad is not part of the Taiwanese school admission requirement, this Olympiad is a highly recognized competition. Our school has been attending this competition for three years and all the contestants have shown outstanding performances even in college. This year’s competition took place on May 5th and the result was announced on the 15th: the Taiwanese team won one gold, 3 silvers, and 4 bronze medals in total. Among the metals, one gold, two silvers, and one bronze were won by our students. Zhi Jun Wang from H305 received a gold medal, ranking 3rd in the whole Asia Pacific, Yu Xuan Li from H305 received a silver medal, ranking 22nd, Kai Yang Peng from H205 received a silver medal and Xiang Chen Lin from H305 received a bronze medal. The group performance was even higher compared to South Korea, India, and Ukraine. Taiwanese group is flying to South Korea to attend the International Linguistics Olympiad from July 29th to August 2nd. Please cheer on for the team!

Our school has a solid STEM education. Every year the students challenge themselves in science, technology and mathematics academic competitions, earning the glory for our school. The NEHS high school department students participated in the 59th Region Two Science Fair, winning distinguished honor awards in the Animal &Medical, and Chemistry disciplines respectively. It is worth mentioning that several other projects in the fields of mathematics, chemistry and biology came away with outstanding results too. In addition, Middle School department also shines in the 37th Hsinchu City elementary and middle school Science Fair, garnering quite a few notable achievements. Please refer to page 15 for complete information. Special thanks to all of the teachers who spent their time teaching the students and preparing them for competitions!

This is the fifth year that Elementary Department wins the first place in Hsinchu City Elementary and Middle School Science Fair, demonstrating the strength and prowess in the school’s mathematics and science programs. There was a total of 11 projects earning citywide acclaim, with four projects gaining 2nd and 3rd places in the field of mathematics, chemistry and earth science while the rest obtaining outstanding performance awards. This is surely an awesome and historical moment. All the teachers’ efforts and students’ hard work are highly appreciated. Please refer to page 15 for complete information.

This year I.B.S.H. held its 7th annual Elementary Reading Fair. The purpose of the fair is to provide students in grades 1-6 the opportunity to share their favorite fictional or non-fictional book through a storyboard display. The goal of the event is to enhance and encourage reading at all grade levels.

There were few changes at this year's reading fair. This year the reading fair had a mix of fiction and non-fiction book titles. Also, all I.B.S.H. teachers were invited to help judge the winner for each grade level. Congratulations to all the winners and great work to all the participants. A huge thank you to all the teachers, administrators, and parents for making the reading fair possible. Until next time... keep on reading!

IBSH was accepted as the first public school to join the prestigious East Asian Regional Council of Schools, the largest association of international schools in the world with over 165 member schools representing 130,000 students and 16,000 teachers in this May. This will allow our teachers to gain access to the best professional development opportunities in Asia, which will allow us to expose your children to the best and most up to date practices educationally. As the first public school to be admitted to EARCOS, we have been given a great honor but also a responsibility to represent all public schools with dignity and expertise in this arena of the best schools in Asia. We look forward to having our teachers and administrators bring the best new (and old but relevant) ideas in education to your kids as a result of this new relationship.