TES Annual Report

students were given options for their artwork content - 'Caring for the environment', 'A Peaceful World', and 'Culture and Diversity'. These all resulted in amazing work and winning entries. In dance, the CCAs of hip-hop, jazz dance and ballet were as strong as ever, with performances shared at the Christmas Bazaar. Secondary CCAs At the secondary campus, we were able to return to a full range of CCAs being offered to students. Club CCAs continue to develop and we offered a total of 55 club CCAs over the year, not including sport and music CCAs. These include the very popular mainstays such as Debate Club, Science Clubs, Robotics, and Chinese drumming and calligraphy. In addition, there were some new CCAs. Some of these are student initiated and led, and these tend to have a focus on service, such as Guardians of the Stars (Autism Awareness) and Madhatters, in which students knit beanie hats for premature babies born in Taiwan. We also introduced new CCAs such as Technovator: First Steps in Coding, the Mountain Peak Podcast and Green Thumbs Gardening. CCAs were offered by teachers from all three sections. Some highlights from the year include the podcast CCA being highly commended at the prestigious SHINE Media Awards in London, the MUN CCA holding its first two-day TES MUN conference, and students entering competitions in robotics, debate, mathematics and more. Sport at Secondary Campus This year saw an expansion in the Sports CCA options participated in, and great engagement from students in sports both on island and in international competitions with other schools. Participation in the Taiwan International Schools Sports Association (TISSA) events included football, volleyball, basketball, swimming, cross country running, and badminton, across all boys’ and girls’ age groups. Notable results included: Junior Varsity Girls’ Football Champions, 16 golds in Swimming, Year 7 Girls’ Volleyball Champions, a cross country team trophy, and also wins in high school boys and girls 5km races and and the middle school boys’ race. At an international level, TES entered a number of Federation of British Schools In Asia (FOBISIA) events, giving participating students unforgettable sporting and life experiences. Notable results were Under 13 Boys’ Football Plate Champions and podium results across all sports. This year we had our first team entry to the FOBISIA Golf Tournament, held this time in the Philippines. All of the participants performed very well and gained valuable experience, with Oliver Lin (H2) becoming Over 15’s Champion, and us also having a winning scramble team member. In addition, twenty tennis players competed in the FOBISIA Tennis Tournament in Thailand, where they demonstrated their skills against some of the best players in the FOBISIA network. The Arts at the Secondary Campus On the night of Friday 15 March 2024, there was a stunning celebration of our students’ artistic talents. The IB Art Exhibition allowed each H4 artist to showcase their own style, and it was beautiful to see how proud they were as they explained their work to guests - students, parents, and staff. The enormous amount of effort and commitment that had been put in was clear for all to see. Congratulations to the H4 Art students and their Art teachers, who have been their mentors on this journey. Music at Secondary campus Our musicians had a very full programme of performances this year, including performances at the ‘Night at the Amusement Park’ event, the Winter Concert, the Spring Concert, the Parent Gala, the Europe Festival Event in HuaShan Park, and the open Student ‘Voice’ competition, to name a few. Taking the Spring Concert as an example of the students’ and music teams’ commitment to how the TES music programme builds our school values, we certainly saw the end product as outstanding in terms of performance and quality. Whilst each item contributed to the success of the evening, the finale, which saw every singer and musician who had performed that night combine for a rousing number, was one of those enthralling moments in our school lives.

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