Coral Reef Ambassador’s Pilgrimage to Hawaii: Expansion of Taiwan’s marine protection program
With the constant support from the National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium, our school has actively promoted the Coral Reef Ambassador Program for a long time. After relentless evaluations and screenings, the school’s Coral Reef Ambassadors for this school year were chosen. They set off towards Hawaii during 2018 winter vacation, and was invited to attend the Hawaiian governor’s 200-people international dinner party in which they performed Taiwanese aboriginal dances. Furthermore, they visited many marine and fishery organizations, as well as museums and aquariums. Through these thorough investigations, the ambassadors each contributed to the team in their unique ways. Their flexibility, teamwork, and specialized grouping not only helped the team grow, but also themselves as individuals. We hope through our school’s continued investment in the Coral Reef Ambassador Program, we will be able to not only promote marine protection on a large scale, but also boost Taiwan, an island nation, to lead the world in its steps to sustainability.

Cupertino Short-term Exchange Student Program: Exploring NEHS
In the wake of their trips to Cupertino during October of 2017, a number of honorable NEHS students are now hosting a handful of students from Cupertino, California during their student exchange program in Taiwan. The students were led by not only members of the Cupertino Hsinchu Sister City Association (CHSCA), but also two teachers from their own school. Out of the 25 Cupertino students, eight of them will be visiting NEHS, with students from both NEHS and IBSH acting as their host families and staying by their sides throughout the course of their stay. As their hosts, the Taiwanese students will be helping their Cupertino friends transition into an Asian classroom, bringing them around for sightseeing, and overall enhancing their understanding of Taiwanese culture. The Cupertino students will be following their hosts from 4/18 to 4/20 to their classes, giving both Taiwanese and American students alike a new global perspective.

Kochi Ozu High School Visits IBSH
Led by Mathematics teacher Mr. Yamamoto and English teacher Mr. Okabayashi, the Kochi Ozu High School students visited IBSH on March 3rd, 2018, establishing their second year of exchange with IBSH since last year. As one of the Super Science High Schools of Japan (part of Japan’s educational reforms to enhance technological learning), the Kochi Ozu High School nurtures students exemplary in their projects and contributions to the scientific field. IBSH organized fruitful lessons and activities for the visitors, including Chinese calligraphy (The Han Characters and Culture Chinese class), and Physics and Chemistry classes, where the Japanese students and teachers not only interacted with IBSH students in various lab experiments, but also presented the science projects they were working on this year. Additionally, the visiting teachers and students tried the hands-on DIY of the Hakka green tea, experiencing the cultures of Taiwan. IBSH looks forward to welcome the Kochi Ozu High School next year to continue the milestones of exchange and bond!

Kindergarten Department hosted a Diverse Preschool Care-taking Conference
Our school’s kindergarten department recently hosted Hsinchu city’s preschool care-taking conference. The theme of this conference was the incorporation of aesthetic and life education into classes. Our school invited Ms. Wen Ping Lin, a teacher at the Affiliated Experimental Elementary School of National Chiayi University who majored in early childhood education and drama creation and application, to lead the a workshop on the practice of assimilating drama into aesthetic education. In the workshop, Ms. Lin gave wonderful and informative lectures on how to guide children to develop their physical movements and how to apply drama into education. In addition, our school invited Professor Yi Qin Lan and Ms. Pei Xuan Cai from National Tsing Hua University and University of Taipei’s Department of Early Childhood Education to speak on incorporating life education into classes in the workshop “Early Childhood Education through Picture Books.” By giving an overview and sharing tips of various picture books to discuss in class, Professor Lan and Ms. Cai gave teachers a clearer understanding of the tremendous powers picture books have and inspired teachers with new teaching ideas!

A Fruitful Career Day in IBSH
Numerous high profile figures were invited to the IBSH 2018 Career Day to bestow the students with inspiring advice on the college applying process as well as the job finding journey. Former Stanford admission officer Ms. Grace Wu hosted a panel on the importance of discovering one’s spark and strengths to stand out even in a growingly competitive crowd. There were many other outstanding speakers who were invited to our school, including Mr. Danny Hsu, a researcher, Mr. Simon Liu, a pediatric doctor from National Taiwan University Hospital Hsinchu Branch, Ms. Cheryl Chen, an air traffic maintainor in Taoyuan International Airport for Taiwan Navigation, Mr. Scott Li, a risk management consultant for Willis Towers Watson insurance company, Ms. Pearl Fung, a renown counseling psychologist and designer who won many international awards such as the Red Dot Design Award, Mr. Mao, the dean of Cornell Animal Hospital, Mr. Gao, a theater actor, Mr. Yang, a technical manager in TSMC, and Ms. Jian, a lawyer consultant for MediaTek. Furthermore, IBSH parents and alumni were also active participants. Our students were able to experience a multifaceted exploration of various fields and also expand their plans on the future.

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