The school has four academic school departments of different grage levels. The description of each school department is as follows
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Senior High Department (10-12)
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Junior High Department (7-9)
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Elementary Department (1-6)
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International Bilingual School at Tainan Science Park (1-12)
Senior High Department
The senior high department recruits thirty students per class for four classes annually since 2011, in order to foster students' multiple intelligences and creative thinking skills, as well as to equip students with the capabilities of conducting independent research in the competence of high school level. The department focuses on environmental and effective teaching, setting each classroom as subject-based classroom. The curriculum planning takes the school's six visions as the main axis, aims to develop students' multiple intelligences, and cultivate students' creative thinking and research capabilities. Based on the implementation of the 12-year compulsory education law, the school created the school-based curriculum,“ Science Reading ” and “ Nanke Studies.” Moreover, it sets the “ International Mathematical Experiment Class ” for science-oriented students. The school utilizes the resources of Tainan Science Park to incorporate practical elements into its teaching paradigm, to integrate academic research into the curriculum, and to invite high-tech experts and scholars to offer science-related seminars. Setting its eyes on the future, NNKIEH is in the midst of creating a research-oriented school that meets the needs of our students in an ever-changing and competitive world.
Junior High Department
Junior High Department of the school provides the education for children of the parents working in STSP, colleges, or research institutions as well as local children from neighboring Shanhua and Xinshi townships.
Junior High Department provides a well-rounded education with emphasis on creativity and global perspective. The curriculum is developed based on the school vision–internationalism, technology, creativity, humanities, morality, and art. Starting from the 2021-22 academic year, foreign teachers are recruited to implement the CLIL bilingual curriculum to cultivate all-rounded talents with global competency. The school offers courses in literacy, STSP History, STEAM, PBL, and FTC Robotic hands-on activities to enhance students' skills in technology and creative intelligence. Multiple Intelligence Training Program is implemented to promote wind music. Through the course learning and team collaboration, the school hopes students can understand their abilities and interests. In addition, by providing various activities for the students to participate, such as performances and exhibitions, competitions, and vocational try-out programs, the school aims to broaden students' learning horizons and to equip students' with capabilities during the middle school years so they will be prepared before they enter the next stage of the 12-year national education.
Elementary Department
The Elementary department is based upon the five-criteria.These fulfilled educational goals and cultivated students'higher moral ethics. In addition, the English learning program, which focuses on students' listening, speaking, reading and writing abilities, is quite unique.In combining the resources of Science Park and the community, the department has earnestly prepared for science-related and global learning projects. These foster innovative ideas and create an excellent learning atmosphere. In cooperating with the school learning goals, the department hosts International Learning Week or Science Education Month events. The department makes great efforts to provide differential cares for students. Parent volunteer groups and the science park resources are utilized to implement life education, moral education, emotional education, and artificial intelligence (AI) education in various ways. The department actively develops various extracurricular activities to enrich students' learning and to cultivate their diverse abilities. The department has won numerous awards from various competitions in music, sports, science and technology, and fine arts, and these great achievements and honors are shared by all teachers and students.
International Bilingual School at Tainan Science Park
International Bilingual School at Tainan Science Park (IBST) provides the children of overseas scholars and professionals an excellent learning environment to continue the pursuit of their education abroad. The teachers and students of this department come from different countries with a variety of cultural backgrounds. IBST includes first through sixth grades which has a curriculum centered on basic knowledge. The seventh to twelfth grades are grouped in the middle/high school, which commonly serves as a preparation for American Universities.
IBST was first granted a 6-year accreditation from Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) in 2016, and has been accredited in June 2022 for another 6 years through 2028. The school will continue making improvements to fulfill WASC accreditation requirement and to create a better learning environment.
