American School in Taichung
Beitun District, Taichung City, Taiwan
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- Curriculum
- American (Grades 1-12), AP, WASC-accredited
About this school
American School in Taichung (AST) is a small international school for foreign-passport holders, set at the foot of the hills near the Dakeng scenic area in Beitun District, Taichung. Its mission is to develop global citizens who strive for personal excellence, act with compassion and live with integrity, around the core values of integrity, courage, compassion and contribution.
AST teaches an American curriculum from Grade 1 to Grade 12, split into an elementary school (Grades 1-5) and a secondary school (Grades 6-12). Chinese is required up to Grade 8, with separate tracks for native speakers and learners of Chinese as a foreign language, and Advanced Placement classes are offered in the upper grades. The school is fully accredited by WASC.
- Class sizes of about 12-16 in elementary and 15-18 in secondary, with smaller AP classes
- Counselling and a library
- Clubs and sports, student government, robotics, a student writing publication and TAIMUN, a Model United Nations conference
- Five school bus routes covering the main expatriate areas of Taichung
