Summer Dragon Camp is Back!

Joyce Yang Pre-K Teaching Assistant

Maggie Yen ES Chinese

Maggie joined KAS in 2015 as a teaching assistant. She holds her Master of Education from Ashland University, Ohio, and also a teaching credential for teaching Chinese as a foreign language. Prior to coming to KAS, Maggie had worked as an English teacher in local kindergartens for years. She loves to travel and hang out with family and friends. Also, loves music and movies as well.

Grace Lee Grade 2 Teaching Assistant

Grace Lee joined the KAS Family in 2010. She earned her Bachelor Degree from Wenzao Ursuline University of Languages in Kaohsiung City. She was a teaching assistant for Grade 5 for three years and now she is working with Grade 2 students. She taught English in Kindergarten for two years in Kaohsiung and Pingtung City. She lives in Pingtung with her husband and an adorable daughter. She also enjoys Crossfit Class.

Kristin Partridge Grade 1 Homeroom

This is Kristin Partridge’s first year at KAS and will be teaching in Grade 1. She is originally from Wisconsin, USA where she earned her BS in Elementary Education. She also holds a Master of Art in Management. Prior to teaching at KAS, Kristin taught in Indonesia, China and most recently at the United Nations International School of Hanoi, Vietnam. She also taught in the USA before teaching internationally. Kristin is passionate about teaching and creating lifelong learners with her students. Kristin joins KAS with her partner RG. They are looking forward to exploring Kaohsiung and Taiwan.

Ophelia Li Grade 5 Teaching Assistant

Charlene Lin ES English Language Acquisition

After several years as a KAS parent and Kindergarten teacher in Kaohsiung, Charlene joined the teaching staff at KAS in 2020 as a teaching assistant in the Literacy & Inclusion Support office. She brings a wealth of experience teaching children in primary grades, including both native English and non-native English speakers. Ms. Lin holds a BA from Shih Chien University in Recreation Management, a MA from Moreland University in Special Education, and is certified in TESOL and TCAFL. She has four kids and two dogs. She enjoys spending time with her family, traveling and reading.

Eileen Chang Grade 4 Teaching Assistant

Eileen joins KAS in 2022 as the teaching assistant for Grade 4. She graduated from University of Queensland, Australia with Master’s degree of Environmental management (major in Conservation Biology). She used to work in Academia Sinica and National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium as a researcher, also as a science educator. She is a national-certified environmental educator. She was honored as the awardee of “EE 30 Under 30 Award” from Northern American Association of Environmental Education, as one of the 30 young leaders around the world with age under 30. Eileen has many artworks and articles published on newspapers and government publications. During the free time, she loves to play guitar, skateboard, swim and enjoys horseback riding. She and her husband have great passion on animals with keeping over 20 pets (mostly reptiles) in the house.

Zoe Chu ES Health & Physical Education

Zoe will start her new role as a part-time elementary school PE teacher in August 2022. She has been a Pre-Kindergarten teaching assistant for over 6 years at KAS and was a co-teacher for several years before that. Zoe grew up in Kaohsiung and she graduated from Wenzao Ursuline College of Languages with a major in English. She worked and studied in Australia for two years to help improve her English and meet new friends. She returned in 2013. During her spare time, she enjoys training in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, going to the beach, traveling, and enjoying food and coffee with her friends.

Jasmine Lee Lifeguard

Vanessa Hsu Lifeguard

Charlotte Wu Grade 4 Teaching Assistant

Kyle Blaikie Grade 4 Homeroom

Kyle is rejoining the KAS community after doing his teaching placement at KAS in 2018–19. He has lived in Kaohsiung for 8 years and is excited to join the elementary school. He holds an MBA from Cape Breton University in community economic development and an MEd from The College of New Jersey. Teaching is his second career after departing from banking. Kyle has worked and trained in the IB PYP over the past two years and is excited to continue to inspire and encourage students at KAS. He is joined by his husband, who works outside of education. In our spare time, we enjoy traveling around Taiwan and surrounding countries, cooking, and walking the dogs and the bird.