Yimin High School in Hsinchu County Promotes Dual Diploma Program with US School; Graduates Can Earn Two Certificates

(CNA Reporter Kuo Hsuan-chuan, Hsinchu County, 16th) Yimin High School in Hsinchu County announced today that it has signed a dual diploma program with Maine Central Institute in the US. Students receive 5 hours of full-English curriculum every week and travel to the US for a one-month science camp. This year, 2 students graduated and obtained certificates from both schools, enhancing the students' foreign language communication and expression skills.

Yimin High School in Hsinchu County pointed out via press materials today that Hsinchu County promotes international educational exchanges. In the past, Yimin High School signed a "Dual Diploma Education" cooperation plan with Maine Central Institute in the US to conduct transnational inter-school STEAM curriculum cooperation exchanges and dual-degree diploma granting.

Pan Yen-hsu, Chairman of Yimin High School, said in an interview with a CNA reporter that a total of 18 students from the first to the third year of high school at Yimin High School participate in the dual diploma program. At this year's second graduation ceremony, 2 students graduated, and David Pearson, Head of Maine Central Institute, and others personally came to Taiwan to jointly award the dual diploma graduation certificates to the students.

Dual diploma graduate Hsu Chih-chi said that learning has been diverse over the past three years. He also went to the US for a 4-week science camp course and worked with international students in cross-national teams, cultivating problem-solving skills and the courage to speak up and communicate in a foreign language.

Dual diploma graduate Hsiao Hsu-yao said that through guided questioning, the American teachers enabled him to think deeply and naturally integrate English conversation and learning into the curriculum. (Editor: Li Hsi-chang) 1150416

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