Uncle Sam American School - Teacher Adam and Teacher Sam

As mentioned previously on this blog, we have added two new foreign teachers to our growing Uncle Sam family.  They are both American, and both of them have prior teaching experience in Japan.  Teacher Adam teachers our K4 Raccoons class, a class that has been around since T level.  Teacher Sam teaches our K4 Dolphins class, a class that has significantly newer students.  Speaking to them, they both describe working at Uncle Sam American School as “fun”.  Teacher Sam went on to describe Taiwan as a “Wild West of Asia”.  While I (Teacher Jonathan) didn’t ask him to elaborate on that, I can say from my personal experience that life in Taiwan, while challenging at times, can also be fun and eventful.  I sincerely hope they both have a happy and prosperous time here in Taiwan.  It seems they’re already off to a great start!

A New Semester – Here We Grow Again

Earlier in this blog I (teacher Jonathan) wrote that 2011 was a year of growth for Uncle Sam American School. Well this trend appears to be continuing in 2012, as we have made some renovations including a brand new classroom at our Sanxia location for our brand new class, the T2 Hippos! I’ve already had the pleasure of teaching these youngsters (some of whom are still in diapers) and I see tremendous potential in the group.

We’ve also done some minor renovations around the school, including making space in most of the classrooms for televisions that are planned to come in later, as well as new tables and chairs for the K1 classes, repainting the walls of the school, and a new photocopier for the teachers’ office.

We also have two new teachers starting this semester, Teacher Sam and Teacher Adam! Both of these gentlemen have extensive teaching experience in Japan, and have already demonstrated a strong commitment to their respective classes. I am happy to welcome both of them here.