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Taipei American School is a non-profit private international school with an American-based curriculum located in Tianmu, Shilin District, Taipei, Taiwan. TaipeiAmericanSchool FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch Thisarticleneedsadditionalcitationsforverification.Pleasehelpimprovethisarticlebyaddingcitationstoreliablesources.Unsourcedmaterialmaybechallengedandremoved.Findsources: "TaipeiAmericanSchool" – news ·newspapers ·books ·scholar ·JSTOR(November2013)(Learnhowandwhentoremovethistemplatemessage) PrivateindependentschoolTaipeiAmericanSchool臺北美國學校Location800ChungShanN.Road,Section6,Taipei11152RepublicofChina(Taiwan)Coordinates25°6′57″N121°31′48″E/25.11583°N121.53000°E/25.11583;121.53000Coordinates:25°6′57″N121°31′48″E/25.11583°N121.53000°E/25.11583;121.53000InformationTypePrivateindependentschoolEstablished1949Faculty269Enrollment820lowerschool,586middleschool,885upperschoolCampusUrban,15acres(61,000 m2)Color(s)BlueandgoldMascotTigerTeamnameTigersandTigersharksTuitionNT$864,315(US$29,468.63)perstudentformiddleandupperschoolNT$779,340(US$26,571.43)perstudentforlowerschoolWebsitewww.tas.edu.tw TaipeiAmericanSchoolTraditional Chinese臺北美國學校SimplifiedChinese台北美国学校TranscriptionsStandardMandarinHanyuPinyinTáiběiMěiguóXuéxiàoWade–GilesT'ai-peiMei-kuoHsüeh-hsiaoTongyongPinyinTaibeiMeiguoSyuesiao TaipeiAmericanSchool(TAS;Chinese:臺北美國學校;abbreviationTAS)isanon-profitprivateinternationalschoolwithanAmerican-basedcurriculumlocatedinTianmu,ShilinDistrict,Taipei,Taiwan.TASservesstudentsfrompre-kindergartenthroughgrade12.Atthehighschool,studentsmaychoosefromarangeofcoursesincludinghonors,AP,andIBcoursesthatfulfillthefullIBDiplomaProgram.[1] Foundedin1949,theschoolservedasaU.S.DepartmentofDefensecontractschoolduringtheU.S.militarypresenceinTaiwanfromthe1950sto1970s.UponterminationofdiplomaticrelationsbetweentheUnitedStatesandtheROCin1979,TASwasreorganizedintoaprivateinternationalschool.TheschoolisoperatedbytheTaipeiAmericanSchoolFoundationundercontracttotheAmericanInstituteinTaiwan,theUnitedStates'quasi-embassyinTaiwan.TheschoolisamemberoftheG30SchoolsGroup. MostgraduatesofTASattendcollegesanduniversitiesintheUnitedStates,althoughsomechoosetoattendschoolsinothercountriesduetoobligingothernationalpassportstobeadmittedinthetertiaryeducationacrosstheglobedespitehavingadistinctiveAmericanhighschooleducationalexperience.AsrequiredbyROClaw,TASadmitsonlystudentswhoholdforeign(i.e.non-ROC)passports. Contents 1History 2Campus 3Organization 4Studentbody 5Academics 6Blue&Gold 7Notablealumni 8Events 9Sportsandorganizations 10Affiliations 11Seealso 12References 13Externallinks History[edit] ThefirstmeetingofTaipeiAmericanSchooltookplaceonSeptember26,1949,inthebasementofPresbyterianTheologicalSeminaryatZhongshanNorthRoad,witheightstudents.[2]Thismarkedthebeginningofthe"missionaryera"whereTaiwaneseandAmericanmedicalmissionarieswereinstrumentalinfoundingTASandprovidingitwithstudents.ThefirstclassofstudentsincludedAmerican,European,andTaiwanesestudents. By1951,theinfluxofmissionariesandbusinesspeopleescapingfromthecommunistvictoryinmainlandChinacausedenrollmenttogrowto120students.By1952,TASwasforcedtorelocatetoNong'anEastRoadtoprovidespaceforthegrowingstudentpopulation In1953,theU.S.MilitaryAssistanceAdvisoryGroupwasestablishedinTaiwan.ThisbroughttotheislandalargenumberofU.S.militarypersonnel.Alongwiththesemilitarypersonnelcametheirfamilies,includingchildrenneedinganAmerican-styleeducation.TASbecametheschoolforthechildrenoftheU.S.militarypersonnel.Inthesummerof1953,TASconstructedamuchlargercampusatChang'anEastRoad. In1956,TASgraduateditsfirstclassof14seniors.Bythen,theChang'ancampushadapproximately50facultymembersand1,000students.In1957,Mr.WayneNesbittservedasthefirstsuperintendentoftheschool. In1959,TASpurchaseda22acre(89,000m2)siteinShilinforanewcampus.InMarch1960,thekindergartenandlowerschoolmovedintoa36-classroom5-wingcomplexonthesite.TheupperschoolremainedattheChang'ancampusuntil1964,whenthelastupperschoolfacilitieswerecompleted.By1969,TASenrollmentreacheditshighestpointwithnearly3,000students. Borderedontwosidesbyariver,theShilincampuswaspronetofloodingduringthetyphoonsexperiencedonTaiwanwhentheprotectivedikeswerebreached.Cleanuptookseveraldaysasclassroomsweredriedoutandmudandsiltwasremoved. Inthe1970s,Taiwan'stransformingeconomybroughtforeignbusinessmenandoverseasChineseintothelocaleconomy,settingthestageforTAS'slatertransformationevenasenrollmentshrankdramaticallyduetotheU.S.militarypull-outfromTaiwan.Bythelateseventies,studentenrollmentdroppedtoapproximately700students.Withinafewyears,enrollmentstartedtoincreaseagainasoverseasChinesewithforeignpassportsarrivedinTaiwansearchingforAmericaneducationalfacilitiesfortheirchildren.Bytheearlyeighties,themajorityofstudentswereethnicallyTaiwaneseandalsoU.S.citizens. InSeptember1989,TASrelocatedtoitspresentcampusinTianmu,Taipei.ToobtainuseofthegovernmentlandinTianmu,TASexchangedtitletoitsShihlinpropertyforalong-termleaseontheTianmusiteataconcessionaryrent. The50thanniversaryofTaipeiAmericanSchoolwascelebratedin1999.Aspartofthiscelebration,TASpublishedabookdocumentingthehistoryoftheschool:"TiesThatBind",authoredbyRichardVuylsteke.In2019,TAScelebrateditsseventiethanniversary. Campus[edit] GuyLott,JuniorAuditorium Indoorswimmingpool MiddleSchoolGym TAStrackandfield TASatrium Thecurrent15-acre(61,000 m2)campus,completedin1989,consistsofafour-storycomplexwithapproximately200classrooms.InSeptember2010,TASbrokegroundfortheconstructionofthreenewbuildingsonitscurrentcampus:thenewupperschoolbuildingfeaturingscienceandtechnologyclassroomswithresearchandroboticslaboratories,theLiuLimArtsCenter,andanothergymnasiumwithcoveredandoutdoortenniscourts. TheindependentlyoperatedTaipeiYouthProgramAssociation(TYPA)islocatedatTASandusesthecampusfacilities.TheschoolislocateddirectlyacrossthestreetfromTaipeiJapaneseSchool. Organization[edit] TASisdividedintothreedivisions:lower,middle,andupperschools.Thelowerschool(elementary)includespre-kindergarten(knownasKindergartenA),kindergarten,andgrades1through5.Themiddleschool(juniorhigh)includesgrades6through8.Theupperschool(highschool)includesgrades9through12.Eachdivisionisrunbyaprincipaland1or2assistantprincipals. Thesuperintendentservesasschoolhead.TheTaipeiAmericanSchoolBoardofDirectorsahybridboardconsistingofnineelectedBoardmembersandtwoappointedBoardmembers.ElectedBoardmembersserveforthree-yeartermsandappointedBoardmembersserveforfour-yearterms.Boardmembersservewithoutcompensationandhavetheprimarytaskofformulatingandevaluatingallschoolpoliciesandoverseeingtheschool'sfinancialaffairs.Itistheirresponsibilitytoseethattheresourcesareinplacetosupportexcellenceinallareas,alwaysprioritizingtheinterestsofthestudentsfirst.TheBoardmeetsmonthlyandinvitesparentsandfacultytoattendthesemeetings.BoardmembersareelectedbytheTaipeiAmericanSchoolAssociation,whichconsistsofallparentsorguardiansofchildrenattendingTAS. Studentbody[edit] ThecombinedKA-12schoolenrollmentisapproximately2,280.TASabidesbytheRepublicofChinaForeignSchoolsLaw,whichrequiresallinternationalschoolstoonlyadmitstudentswhoholdnon-ROCpassports. Academics[edit] ThethinkerislocatedinthemainLobby,afterstintsatotherlocationsoncampus. TheUpperSchooloffers30AdvancedPlacement(AP)courses.[3]Additionally,theschoolalsooffers37InternationalBaccalaureate(IB)coursesandIBdiplomas.[4]StudentsareoftengiventhechancetotakeAPand/orIBcourses,startingfromthe9thgrade.Inmanycases,studentscantakebothAPandIBclasses,ifschoolcounselorapproves. TheLowerschoolispre-kindergartentoGrade5,theMiddleschoolisGrades6-8,andtheUpperschoolisGrades9-12whichisacollegepreparatoryprogramleadingtoaTASU.S.highschooldiploma,AdvancedPlacementCapstoneDiplomaoranInternationalBaccalaureatediploma.Almost100percentofTASgraduatescontinuetheireducationatacollegeoruniversity,thevastmajorityintheUnitedStates.TASofferssupportservicesformildlearningneeds. Blue&Gold[edit] "Blue&Gold"redirectshere.Forotheruses,seeBlueandGold(disambiguation). The"Blue&Gold"istheschoolnewspaperofTAS.ItisalsoamemberoftheNationalScholasticPressAssociation(NSPA).Producedmonthly,thenewspaperisusuallya12-pagebroadsheet.PreviouslyknownasPaws,theBlue&GoldnewspaperhaswonawardsfromtheNationalScholasticPressAssociation(NSPA).In2012,thepaperalsoannouncedanonlinewebsiteaswellasaFacebook,Twitter,andInstagramaccounttofurtherconnectwithreaders. Notablealumni[edit] AggieHsieh [zh](謝沛恩),classof2009,aTaiwaneseactressandsingerwhohasappearedinshowsincludingTotheDearestIntruder.Shereleasedherfirstalbumin2012inadditionto10singlesreleasedbetween2008and2015. AndrewChou,classof2008,amemberoftheTaiwanesegroupMachi. AimeeSun,aTaiwanesesocialite,mediapersonality,andjewelrydesigner.Sheisaco-founderofBreezeCenter. ChristinaChang,classof1989,actresswhoappearedinnumerousAmericanTVshowsincludingCSIMiami,WestWing,24,etc.Sheappearedinseveralmotionpictures,includingLiveFreeorDieHard,RandomHearts,etc. DouglasCreighton,abasketballplayercurrentlyplaysforPure-YouthConstructionBasketballTeamandtheChineseTaipeimen'snationalbasketballteamininternationalcompetitions. FeiXiang,alsoknownasKrisPhillips,isaTaiwaneseAmericansingerwhosecreditsincludebeingintheoriginalBroadwaycastofMissSaigon. FreyaLim,classof1998,asingerinTaiwan. LaraVeronin,classof2006,formermemberoftheTaiwanesebandNanQuanMama,whichisdirectedbyTaiwanesesingerJayChou. LindaArrigo,classof1966,isademocracyactivistandformerDPPchairmanShihMing-teh'sex-wife[5] MakiHsieh,classof1992graduatedfromPhillipsAcademy,Andover,isTaiwaneseJapaneseRecordingAcademymusicianMakiMaeandformerDisneyexecutive[1] NitaIng,TaiwaneseexecutiveandtheformerCEOoftheTaiwanHighSpeedRailCorporation. SylviaChang,classof1972,TaiwanactressanddirectorwhoappearedinmoviessuchasEatDrinkManWomanandTheRedViolin[5] TakeshiKaneshiro,classof1992,isaTaiwaneseJapaneseactorwhosefilmsincludePerhapsLove,Returner,HouseofFlyingDaggers,TurnLeft,TurnRight,andChungkingExpress. TerriKwan,aTaiwanesesocialite,actress,mediapersonality. WillPan,classof1999,aVJhost,actorandsinger. Yueh-LinLoo,professorofengineeringatPrincetonUniversity. WilliamLin,famouscomputerscienceYouTuberknownforcompetitiveprogramming(currently276ksubscribers). Events[edit] Everyyeartheschoolholdsafoodfairwithdishesfromvariouscountries.[6] Sportsandorganizations[edit] UpperSchoolsportsteamsandgroups,whosemascotistheTiger,competewithmembersofInterscholasticAssociationofSoutheastAsianSchools(IASAS),aswellaslocalinternationalandTaiwaneseschools,clubs,anduniversities. Varsityteamsincludevolleyball,associationfootball,crossCountry,rugby,basketball,golf,tennis,swimming,softball,badminton,andtrackandfieldteams. Non-athleticgroupsparticipateintheannualCulturalConvention[7]withotherIASASschoolsincludingart,dance,drama,music,debate,andforensics(individualevents). StudentsparticipateinModelUnitedNationswithstudentsfromIASASandotherregionalschools.Theschoolhasalsosentdelegationstoavarietyofinternationalconferences,includingTHIMUN,THIMUNSingapore,BerlinMUN(BERMUN),HarvardMUN(HMUN),YaleMUN(YMUN),MalaysiaMUN(MYMUN),MUNOverseasFamilySchool(MY-MUNOFS&MUNOFS),ShanghaiAmericanSchoolMUN(SHASMUN),aswellasconferencesinTaiwansuchasHsinchuMUN(HSINMUN)andTaiwanMUN(TAIMUN).Italsohostsitsownconference,TaipeiAmericanSchoolMUN(TASMUN),andparticipatesregularlyinOnlineMUN(O-MUN)debates. Affiliations[edit] AccreditedbytheWesternAssociationofSchoolsandColleges(WASC). MemberoftheEastAsiaRegionalCouncilofOverseasSchools(EARCOS).[8] MemberofInterscholasticAssociationofSoutheastAsianSchools(IASAS)[9] MemberoftheG30SchoolsGroup TASparticipatesincompetitivesportsandculturalexchangeswiththefollowingSoutheastAsianinternationalschools: InternationalSchoolBangkok-Bangkok,Thailand InternationalSchoolofKualaLumpur-KualaLumpur,Malaysia InternationalSchoolManila-Manila,Philippines JakartaInterculturalSchool-Jakarta,Indonesia SingaporeAmericanSchool-Singapore Seealso[edit] DominicanInternationalSchool MorrisonAcademy KaohsiungAmericanSchool AmericanSchoolinTaichung TaipeiAdventistAmericanSchool TaipeiEuropeanSchool TaipeiJapaneseSchool TaiwanAdventistInternationalSchool ThePrimacyCollegiateAcademy References[edit] ^"StudentLearningResults-TaipeiAmericanSchool".www.tas.edu.tw.Retrieved2019-04-17. ^"AHistoryofTaipeiAmericanSchool". ^"APPrograms-TaipeiAmericanSchool".www.tas.edu.tw.Retrieved2020-11-20. ^"IBDiploma-TaipeiAmericanSchool".www.tas.edu.tw.Retrieved2020-11-20. ^ab"Afterprom,TASstudentspacktheirbagsfortheUS-TaipeiTimes".taipeitimes.com.Retrieved12January2017. ^Ter,Dana(2015-10-23)."EatingtheworldinTianmu".TaipeiTimes.p. 12.Retrieved2021-04-06. ^"CulturalConventions–IASAS.asia".www.iasas.asia.Retrieved2020-11-20. ^"Archivedcopy".Archivedfromtheoriginalon2006-10-18.Retrieved2007-02-24.CS1maint:archivedcopyastitle(link) ^"IASAS.asia–ISBISKLISMJISSASTAS".www.iasas.asia.Retrieved2020-11-20. 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