Taipei Korean School
Wanhua District, Taipei City, Taiwan · Est. 1961
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- Established
- 1961
- Curriculum
- Korean national curriculum (elementary) with kindergarten
About this school
Taipei Korean School is an overseas school for Korean children in Taiwan, teaching Korea's national curriculum. It was approved by Korea's Ministry of Education and the Taipei city government in 1961 and opened in February 1962 with 17 pupils. After early moves it settled at its current site on Qingnian Road in Wanhua District, where a new building opened in 1974, and it added an attached kindergarten in 1984.
The school aims to develop globally minded young people with a strong Korean identity, under the motto of a happy school where everyone grows through communication and respect. Using the flexibility given to Korean schools abroad, it provides around 20 hours a week of English and Chinese taught by native-speaker teachers, along with programmes that reinforce Korean language and culture. Its goals emphasise reading, self-directed study and good character.
The school also runs a Saturday Korean school for children of Korean families living in Taiwan, offers school bus routes, and involves parents through a school operating committee.
