History
Twenty years ago, with limited resources and enormous curiosity, Dr. Esther Hanna and Anna Lee took an adventure to establish a new American school for expatriates' children in Taichung. The school was located in a town house with three bedrooms. Due to its limited resources and facility, the officers of the Ministry of Education (MOE) and the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) were hesitant before agreeing to establish the school. Approximately 10 years ago, the school moved outside the city limits of Taichung, into an area that would become the Dakeng Nature Reserve. This location ensures that the area surrounding the school will not become urbanized, thus preserving the existing ecosystem that proves beneficial to supervised student exploration and scientific study. Construction on the facility's new gymnasium began in the fall of 2012, with expected completion by the spring of 2013.
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