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year allows students to unleash their creativity without
limits.

Music classes focus not just on music theory but on
enjoying and experiencing music. Students sing in
choirs, play the ocarina, and watch movies to explore
the various joys of music. Through group singing,
students learn teamwork, and by playing instruments
like the ocarina, they become familiar with basic rhythm
and scales. In addition, by watching film music and
interpreting the emotions and stories behind the music,
students learn how music connects with movies. These
activities help students develop musical sensitivity by
experiencing music in a hands-on way, and they learn to
express themselves creatively through music.

The science, art, English literature, and music courses in the first year of high school offer unique
educational opportunities that students won’t have in the second year. These courses allow
students to discover their own interests and potential across different fields.

Introduction to the 2nd grade curriculum
Our school has special curriculums for each grade. Because we are foreign language high school,
There are plenty of special subjects, especially in languages. In first grade, students have art
and music class once a week. In contrast, second and
third graders do not have these subjects, but study
much enhanced programs. Only second graders have
Artificial Intelligence-coding and English literature
class. The literature is being changed every year. This
year, students read ‘Tyranny of Merits ‘ by Michael
Sandel. After reading the book, students have to make
a presentation too. Also second graders study English
divided into three classes for each theme. Second grade
is the last year to study with native teachers. Therefore,
there are a lot of presentations and essay assignments. During coding class, we practice block
coding first, and then learn about python. Classmates cooperate and make their own coded
program together. Besides new study, second grade is the year students go on a
school field trip. Spanish classes visit Taiwan, Chinese classes visit China, and
Japanese classes visit Japan. At each country’s school, students have some
opportunity to learn something in the same classroom with foreign students.

Introduction to the 3rd grade curriculum

In third grade, the seniors, have to learn many kinds of new subjects. During
the first semester, they study national history and social studies which they