The High School Department Shines in the Competitions

The 2012 SpringSoft Creativity Contests hosted their finale on 9/1 (Sat.) in the Kuang-Fu High School. Our junior students, Shin Yi Wu, Yun Ya Wang, Shuan Ya Yu, Jia Hao Jiang, Szu Yu Chen, and Li Wei Chan, from the High School Department, received the awards of Excellence and Best Display. Special thanks to teachers Ms Lin and Mr. Chen for their instruction. Furthermore, our school did a very great job in 2012 National High School Geography Olympiad. In this competition, Fan Gen Sun received First Place in the Singles; Jun Chen, Guo Yo Tseng, and Yo Lin Chon received Excellent Work for their group essay; Yun Chun Chen, Yi Han Chiu, and Yi Shin Wu also received Excellent Work for their group essay. Special thanks to Dean Liu, Mr. Lin and Ms Chen for their instruction.

IBSH Hosted the HSINMUN VIII Conference

Hosted by the Bilingual Department, the HSINMUN VIII Conference was held at NEHS from October 13th to 14. The participants came from all over Taiwan including National Experimental High School, Tainan First Senior Highschool, Tainan Girls’Senior High School, National Nanke International Experimental High School, National Taichung First Senior High School, American School in Taichung, Taipei American School, and others, adding up to a total of 17 schools and over 450 participants. Because of the large number of participating students, the conference was split into ECOSOC, Security Council, the Human Rights Committee, and GA1, GA3, GA6, so that every person would get an opportunity to join in. Topics such as complexities in the Middle East to other controversial topics, the future of Iran as well as concerns over nuclear security in South Asia, and economic aid to Iraq and Afghanistan were debated. As the Ministry of Education strongly promoted international education, the MUN conference and the debate of worldwide issues allowed Taiwan’sHigh School students to foster international awareness, strengthen worldwide competitiveness, create feelings of global responsibility, and work towards the skills needed to enter the international stage. Students spoke in English during the course of the whole conference, from lobbying, speech-making, debates, till the passing of resolutions.

The Academic Affairs Office hosts Global Multicultural Curriculum

The Academic Affairs Office is hosting the 2012 lobal Perspective: Multiculture onnect with the World?series of lectures. Dr. Jwin-Jia Chang, a geography professor of the National Taiwan Normal University, is invited to give the lectures. Topics include: egional Construction: The World Created by Nomadic and Agricultural Thinking on December 7th, eople of the Ocean: The EU Boundary Expansion Cogitation on December 14th, and escendents of the Land: Cultural Fate of the Black Africans?on December 21th. High school and vocational students, teachers, and parents are encouraged to attend. The lectures will take place in the Chinese classroom of the Technical Arts Building from 13:10 to 16:10.

Guidance Office hosts a series of Development Programs

The counseling office of NEHS High School Department is planning a series of Development Programs again this semester. First, they have invited the school's retired guidance teacher Ms. Luo to lead a "Youth Guidance Knowledge Class", teaching the parents of young adults how to help children develop wisdom and learn to control their emotions. Also, the acclaimed "Group Development for Teachers and Local Community Parents" program has invited Ms. Chen, one of the hosts from IC Broadcast Company, to be the main speaker. Through the viewing and discussing of movies such as "Machuca", "Dust in the Wind", "Examination 1977", and "I Wish", the program will explore the many faces of life, nurture the growth of the spirit, and help participants build a harmonious life.