I have a friend who has a real problem. His x-wife has died and he has taken his 2 kids and brought them back here to Taiwan. One is 5 and one is 10 and speak “no” Chinese. How can these kids go to an English school here? He does not have the money for TAS which would cost him 45000 US Dollars a…

If you search on the Parenting forum for schools you’ll find a lot of information on there. The 5 year old will pick up Chinese quite quickly, the older child will struggle at first but imo is still young enough to learn faster than an adult. I think if they plan to stay in Taiwan the international…

I second Petrichor’s advice to check the Parenting forum. In short, no, TAS is not the only American school. There are other options, although none of them are as cheap as local school, of course. Morrison Academy, for example, is much cheaper than TAS, runs on an American system, and is in English…

I know nothing about it, so this is not a suggestion or endorsement, but I heard an advertisement the other day on ICRT for the Taoyuan American School. It may be crap, but why not check it out.

Correct me if I’m wrong, but I heard that you can apply for a grant to send American children to the local TAS. I heard this as I was asking at TES about the possibility for my child (British). According to staff there the British section of TES is the only section of both international schools whic…

There’s also the Taipei American Adventist School (TAAS) as well as Morrison Academy.

http://www.k12.com/ Online may be an option too. The US has several online charter schools. Depending on the home state, his tuition may be covered as well.

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Is Taipei American School the "only" American School (No, it isn't)

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Andrew0409 June 20, 2017, 9:19am 9

There’s Taoyuan American School

http://tyas.tyc.edu.tw/en-US