Welcome to Hsinchu County American School (HCAS), a school that focuses on educating the whole child!  I am thrilled to be joining HCAS as the new principal, and to help contribute to the school’s mission of fostering, “healthy, creative, social, and globally minded individuals who can think independently and critically.”   

Located in beautiful Zhubei, Taiwan, HCAS believes that education is essential in creating life-changing, positive impacts for our students and the wider world.  As a WASC-accredited private school with a rigorous US curriculum, we strive to instill a vital combination of intellectual, social, and emotional attributes to better prepare our graduates to live their best lives and be the change leaders of tomorrow.   

We are understandably proud of the accomplishments of our previous graduates.  The Class of 2024 (20 students) has gone on to universities and colleges of their choosing in various parts of the world and been awarded scholarships of over NTD 24.7 million. This year we have 30 prospective graduates in the class of 2025.  We look forward to their future achievements as well and to even more growth and success for the entire HCAS family. 

Our school motto means, “we shall either find a way or make one.”  This attitude is not only behind HCAS’s past attainments but also our core mindset of problem-solving, creativity, and searching for continuous improvement.  These same ideas are at the heart of one of my favorite quotes, “Do the best you can until you know better.  Then when you know better, do better.”  This shared mentality is only one reason why I am so happy to be joining the HCAS community, and why I look forward not only to our shared successes in the coming year, but also in the years to come.   

With the hard work of our students, parents, teachers and staff, I’m eager to see what we all can accomplish together!