~ Roland Claassen
Assistant Director, International Department
Our annual Interclass Competition for each grade level took place in the last week of the Fall Semester, from January 17th to 19th, after students finished their final assessments and the academic pressure was off. While every student had an opportunity to present to their classmates in their English class, their numbers were whittled down to the final groups who advanced to the grand finale and presented to all the students in the grade level, faculty, and judges.
During our final competitions, the atmosphere in the concert hall was excitable, tense, and expectant. The audience was both informed and entertained by the performers, and the judges certainly had their work cut out for them determining the winners. We were impressed as each of the contestants gave their performances, each unique and full of passion. On this page is a list of all the contestants who officially placed 1st, 2nd and 3rd; in their grade level competition. At the end of the day, all participants who stepped forward and performed on stage were winners!
After not being able to gather in the concert hall last year, it was lovely to see all our students together this year to participate in this remarkable competition that challenges our young speakers to be confident, compelling, and charismatic in their presentation skills. This competition is a great way for us to foster a fun and competitive environment where students can express themselves and take their presentation skills to the next level. Congratulation to all the winners. We look forward to next year’s Interclass Competition!
From the Editor
Speak Out!
國際處主任 賴國宜
This year's Interclass Competition was held at the end of the Fall Semester instead of the beginning of the Spring Semester. After the final assessment was finished, students had more time to practice and were more engaged in the preparation for the competition. The main goal of this event is to encourage healthy competition among students and nourish their interest in learning English. We were really impressed by the confidence and great performances of all the contestants.
The collared scops owl came to nest and lay eggs in our campus again. This exciting news sparked our grade 5 students' interests and awareness in protecting endangered animals. After researching the threats that wild animals face, the students decided to take action to raise awareness to prevent the animals from extinction. To make their presentation more fun, the students decided to turn the information into interactive digital games. Each collaborative team visited one of our grade 3 classes to host their newly developed game. Would you like to learn more about the endangered animals in Taiwan? Try their games. Join them in protecting some of our most vulnerable wildlife species.
每年三月份舉辦的英語班際競賽，今年提早在放寒假前舉辦，利用期末考後將近兩周的時間，孩子們能更專注的準備。此次，低年級進行英語歌謠比賽，中年級朗讀，五年級演示一項技能，六年級則是結合影評專題，進行創意演說。去年因為疫情，無法讓全部學生到現場觀摩決賽，今年大家能齊聚演藝廳，一邊觀摩參賽者精采的表現，一邊為各班的優勝隊加油，孩子們都顯得特別賣力。讓我們再次為這些努力克服緊張與壓力，勇敢站上舞台的孩子們喝采與鼓勵。
去年來田園區生蛋的領角鴞媽媽又再度光臨校園，連續三年領角鴞都來青山養育寶寶並且成功離巢，藉著這項校園裡最熱門的話題，五年級的中籍英師引導孩子們一起探究野生動物保育問題，認識台灣瀕臨絕種的動物和牠們所面臨的生存危機。學生們還把這些保育訊息設計成數位遊戲，跟三年級的學弟妹推廣如何守護野生動物。推薦您閱讀五年級學生的「為瀕臨絕種危機動物發聲」專題報告，支持孩子們，一起為動物保育出一份力。