TES British Secondary & High School Section - NewsLetter

ESC Newsletter
Issue 5

Coming up this
month:

Welcome from the BSHS Head

 6-15 January:
H2 Mock Exams

Chrysta Garnett, Head of British Secondary and High School Section

 16 January:
H1 & H3 Reports

Inside this issue:
Values Day

5

University
Counsellor

6

Studying
Classics

7

Day of the
Dead

8

Andy Fletcher 14
Interview
Sports News

And much
more!

December 2014

18

As the end of another busy and
productive Term draws to a
close, it is time to reflect on
what has been achieved by our
students and teaching colleagues since August… and
what a lot has happened!
Sporting endeavours are a
constant cause for celebration
for us at ESC and this term,
Sport seems to have been a bit
of a theme. Not only did we
hold a very successful inaugural
Sports Day, as well as our first
ever Terry Fox run, last week
we also commemorated the
Christmas Day Truce football
match with our friends at the
British Trade and Cultural
Office and with several local
politicians and Sporting Representatives from Taipei. It was
an unforgettable experience
and my thanks to all colleagues
and students who made it possible.
The opening of our new Sports
Facility for ECA use in January
will continue to broaden the
range of opportunities for our
students in Yangmingshan. A

bigger, better and brand new
Astroturf football pitch and
tennis courts will soon be available for curriculum use, as well
as for extra-curricular use. The
renovation of the buildings on
the same site will afford us the
chance to create a fitness centre, clubhouse and classroom
facilities. I look forward to
reporting to you in more detail
on this in the coming months.
My congratulations to Stephen
Liu (H3) who was elected our
new Student Council President
last week. Stephen takes the
reins from Janice Liu who
leaves some very big shoes to
fill! We are sure that Stephen
will do a fantastic job in this
high profile role in the coming
year. My thanks to all candidates who participated and
who did such a great job in
their very professional election
campaigns; my appreciation
also to Janice for the wonderful
work she has done with our
student body in the last year.
It is with sadness that we say
farewell this Term to a long

standing and valued Science
teacher, Mr David Wong. David is leaving us to return to his
family in Singapore and leaves
many students and colleagues
who will miss him and his
teaching greatly. Not only is Mr
Wong a talented teacher, but
he has been a fantastic mentor,
'guide on the side', student
supporter and role model for
the hundreds of young people
that he has influenced in his
time at TES. We wish Mr
Wong all the very best in the
next chapter of his life.
Now all that remains is for me
to wish all of our TES students,
parents, families and colleagues
a very happy Christmas and my
best wishes for a prosperous
and healthy New Year. I hope
you enjoy a restful break and
look forward to seeing students bounce back through the
ESC doors on January 5th,
2015.