Taipei European School - Campus

Campus

The Taipei European School operates on two campuses: Swire European Primary Campus (EPC) at WenLin Road and Swire European Secondary Campus (ESC) at JianYe Road on Yang Ming Shan.

Swire European Primary Campus – WenLin Road

Swire European Primary Campus was completed in 2007 and consists of three buildings: the Central Resource Area (CRA), the Infant Building and the Junior Building. The Central Resource Area is a four-story building which houses common facilities such as the cafeteria, the library, three ICT suites, a multi-purpose room, the Parents' Café, administrative offices, the uniform shop, a maintenance room and an underground car park. It is connected both to the Infant Building and to the Junior Building.

The two-story Infant Building contains general classrooms for the British Infant Section, the French Maternelle and the German Kindergarten, as well as shared specialist facilities. A multi-purpose room, an outdoor playground with play structures, as well as grassed and astroturfed areas, are also located in the Infant Section.

The five-story Junior Building houses the British Junior Section, as well as the French and German Primary School classes, and includes many shared specialist teaching facilities. There is an outdoor play area as well as two astroturf sport fields.

In 2009, a series of exciting improvements to outdoor spaces on the campus began with the construction of a solar roof, known as the PV-Frisbee because of its unique design, which simultaneously provides energy for the school and shelter for the infants’ playground area. Other developments included the erection of large awnings to provide students with shade from the sun, and a new juniors’ playground.

The Primary Campus is conveniently located just three minutes’ walk from ZhiShan station on the red line of the Taipei metro system in ShihLin District, which is famous for its night markets where you can sample a wide range of Taiwan’s unique foods. The city centre is only about 15 minutes away by car, bus or train.

Swire European Secondary Campus – Yang Ming Shan

The two buildings in the secondary campus are referred to as Phase 1 and Phase 2. The construction of Phase 1 was completed in 1998 and the construction of Phase 2 in 2002. Both these buildings are 4-floor high.

The Phase I building contains different Departments and specialists rooms. This includes:

• A music suite
• A fiction library
• 2 computer labs
• A multi-media room equipped with 22 21-inch desktop iMac (for students involved in visual arts, music and film courses)
• 3 science labs
• A fine art and 3D art room
• Drama and performance area
• A mini-football pitch
• An outdoor basketball court
• 1 cafeteria
• 2 atriums with steps, suited for performances and assemblies .

The Phase II building contains:

• Physics and chemistry labs
• 1 non-fiction library
• 1 cafeteria
• 2 computer labs
• 1 art rooms, equipped with a kiln
• An indoor gymnasium
• A sport field with artificial astro-turf - recently renovated
• 2 outdoor basketball courts, one behind the Gym, and one in the sports field.
• And also an atrium, bigger than that of Phase I's

Most of TES uses interactive whiteboards as a way of teaching students. The Smart board allows teachers to write on electronic whiteboards which can transfer and receive information from the computer.