Q1: What is the “non-traditional school type” experimental education?
A1: According to the laws regulated by the Education Department of Taiwan (Article 3, 1st Provision), it (hereinafter referred as experimental education) is defined as follows:
“A non-profit oriented educational academy which, in addition to the required courses, offers diverse courses in the humanities, social sciences, arts, or physical education.”
Q2: What is the teaching philosophy and characteristics of CIA?
A2: Based on the most advanced teaching philosophy and holistic, student-centered approach, CIA offers multidisciplinary curriculum characteristic of the following:
1. Language immersion environment: our certificated teaching staff consists of native English speakers.
2. Tailor- made and flexible curriculum: students can compose their own a la carte timetables. They are encouraged to select independent studies courses in their empty time slots.
3. All-inclusive learning: above all, we offer diverse physical education courses, such as golf, tennis, or baseball etc. Thus students can learn versatile sports expertise as social skills in their future career life.
4. Student- centered learning: our curriculum is characteristic of no stigmatization, responding to each student’s specific, individual needs.
5. Pre-college courses: students are encouraged to take pre-college courses in CTBC.
6. Versatile extra-curriculum activities: they are well designed to enhance the effect of formal curriculum.
Q3: Who are CIA’s prospective students?
A3: According to the Regulation “Article 3, 1st provision,” any student qualified to receive secondary education or based on his guardian’s choice can study in CIA.
Q4: What is CIA’ s legal qualification?
A4: CIA complies fully with Article 4, 3rd Provision, Item 1 in ” Experimental Education Implementation Regulations.” It is a legal entity approved by the Education Bureau of Tainan City as a non-profit oriented, student-centered high school.
Q5: How do CIA’s students acquire their student status to further their studies in universities?
A5: Based on Articles 16th &18th in “Experimental Education Implementation Regulations,” CIA’s students can acquire their “student status” via the following ways.
1. Students only registering in CIA will acquire legal student status and enjoy the same rights and benefits as other normal senior high school students. CIA will provide our registered students’ name list to the Education Bureau of Tainan City, and hence students can acquire their legal student status.
2. For those students registering in both normal senior high school and CIA, their guardians need to sign a cooperative study plan with the former school. After the former gets the approval from the Education Bureau, and the students fulfill all the requirements to graduate, they can get the diploma from the former.
Q6: What kind of certificates do CIA graduates receive?
A6: CIA’s graduates are eligible to receive two types of certificates:
1. Senior High School Diploma: the students registering in either a normal senior high school or CIA can receive this diploma.
2. Equivalence Proof: students only registering in CIA can receive the Equivalence Proof granted by the Education Bureau of Tainan City. They are qualified to attend the national university entrance exams with that (please refer to Article 29, 2nd Provision in ” Experimental Education Implementation Regulations”). Namely, CIA’s students either fulfilling the required credits or in both normal senior high school and CIA for 3 years are qualified to attend the national university entrance exams.
Q7: How can students enroll in CIA?
A7: Interested prospective students should provide CIA their qualification documents indicating your expertise and enthusiasm to study in CIA. We will review your documents and arrange interviews with you. Those students who want to register in both normal senior high school and CIA, are required to follow the regulations of the normal senior high school.
Q8: How many students can CIA recruit?
A8: Based on the law of Article 4, 3rd Provision in ” Experimental Education Implementation Regulations,” the total students’ number may not exceed 125. Each class can only accommodate 25 students. CIA plans to recruit 45 students this year.
Q9: Are CIA’s students allowed to drop out?
A9: Yes. Based on the law of Article 9, 1 st Provision, 2nd&3rd paragraph, CIA will devote in creating a student-centered and friendly educational environment. However, if the student has difficulty adjusting to CIA, we will provide make-up procedures and counseling services. If these remedial procedures fail, students or guardians may request to discontinue studies at CIA. According to Article 18, 3rd Provision in “Non-traditional school type experimental education regulations,” as long as the student fulfills his or her studies in CIA for more than 1.5years and pass our reviews, the city government will grant him or her a certificate. CIA’s curriculum is fully integrated with that of normal senior high schools in Taiwan. Thus students dropping out from CIA may continue their studies in other high schools.
Q10: Does CIA provide extra-curriculum activities?
A10: CIA’s greatest advantage lies in the versatile extra-curriculum activities offered. They include tutoring classes, advanced prerequisites, workshops, talents contests or performances, sports activities, and student associations etc. The goal is to cultivate students’ mindsets of mutual respect and cooperation between people.
Q11: Is CIA a boarding school?
A11: Yes. To train students’ self-independence and good interactions with peers, CIA is designed as a boarding school.
Q12: Does CIA share the same campus area with CTBC?
A12: Mostly no. CIA occupies its own building, dorm and cozy campus. CIA’s students only share the gym or sports field with CTBC’s students. However, the former can integrate to our university and observe autonomous learning from college students in this way.
Q13: What are CIA student’s channels for furthering studies?
A13: There are three paths for graduates of CIA. First, they can attend the national university entrance exams as normal senior high school students. Secondly, they can study abroad as CIA emphasizes on cultivating their global perspectives and multiple linguistic abilities. Thirdly, they can continue studying in CTBC, well integrated with CIA’s curriculum.
Q1：何謂非學校型態實驗教育？
A：依《高級中等以下教育階段非學校型態實驗教育實施條例》（以下簡稱《實驗教育實施條例》）第3條第1項規定，非學校型態實驗教育（以下簡稱實驗教育），指學校教育以外，非以營利為目的，採用實驗課程，以培養德、智、體、群、美五育均衡發展之健全國民為目的所辦理之教育。
Q2：臺南市中信國際實驗教育機構之實驗教學特色為何?
A：臺南市中信國際實驗教育機構（以下簡稱本機構）基於實驗教育三法之創新精神，及其所楬櫫更開放、更多元之大方向，提供學生、家長、教師有別於傳統之教育新選擇，著重全英語教學、運動（網球及高爾夫球）及音樂與藝文活動，其教學特色展現如下：
1.全英語教學，並聘請外籍教師施教。
2.課程採全面開放選修，空白時段提計畫自主學習。
3.開設多樣體育運動課程，並聘請專業人員教學訓練，養成良好之運動習慣與優異技能，並為未來職場之人脈拓展奠基。
4.因材施教，因應個別需求，學生可掌握個人之學習節奏，引導學生適性發展。
5.先期學習大學課程，並充分享用「中信金融管理學院」之各項資源。
6.規劃非正式課程與活動，輔助正式課程之學習，以達事半功倍之效。
Q3：何人得參與臺南市中信國際實驗教育機構教育的資格？
A：依《實驗教育實施條例》第3條第2項規定，具有高級中等學校入學資格者，得依本條例規定參與各該教育階段實驗教育。現正就讀於各高級中學的學生，亦得基於學生學習權及家長教育選擇權（《實驗教育實施條例》第1條參照），參與本機構之實驗教育。
Q4：臺南市中信國際實驗教育機構教育的性質與法律地位？
A：依《實驗教育實施條例》第4條第1項第3款規定，「機構實驗教育係指由非營利法人設立之機構，以實驗課程為主要目的，在固定場所實施之實驗教育」。而本機構即為中信學校財團法人依其實驗教育理念向臺南市政府教育局所申請籌設之高級中學階段實驗教育機構。
Q5：就讀本機構之學生學籍取得方式為何?
A：依《實驗教育實施條例》第16條及第18條規定，就讀本機構之學生，其學籍取得方式又下列二種：
1. 未入學高級中等學校取得學籍者：亦即由本實驗教育機構造具參與實驗教育之學生名冊，報請臺南市政府教育局，由教育局發給學生身分證明。並享有同一教育階段學校學生之各項福利及優惠措施，亦得據以平等參與各類競賽（《實驗教育實施條例》第18條參照）。
2. 擬同時取得高級中等學校學籍者：學生應依高級中等學校多元入學招生辦法之規定入學，並由法定代理人就課程與教學實施及成績評量等實驗教育方式與該學校簽訂合作計畫，並經學校報教育局許可後進行合作。參與實驗教育之學生於本機構修業期滿後，依高級中等學校學生學習評量辦法或計畫所定評量方式評量；成績及格者，由設籍學校發給畢業證書（《實驗教育實施條例》第16條參照）。
Q6：本機構畢業之學生取得何種證明？
A： 參加本機構之學生，於結業後取得之證明依學籍取得之方式，有下列兩種學歷證明文件：
1. 畢業證書：取得高級中等學校學籍之學生者，於完成本實驗教育課程結業後，依高級中等學校學生學習評量辦法或與學校簽訂合作計畫所定評量方式評量；成績及格者，由設籍學校發給畢業證書。
2. 同等學力證明：其學籍隸屬臺南市政府教育局者，於本實驗教育課程結業後，由本機構頒發結業證書，並由臺南市政府教育局發給完成實驗教育證明，其證書即為同等學力證明，可參加大學學測之入學考試(《實驗教育實施條例》第29條第2項參照)。
依教育部所制定入學大學同等學力認定標準第2條第14款規定，符合本《實驗教育實施條例》第29條第2項規定者，得以同等學力報考大學學士班（不包括二年制學士班）一年級新生入學考試。亦即參與實驗教育之學生，於符合「完成三年實驗教育」、「原就讀高級中等學校，後續參與實驗教育，其在學及參與實驗教育時間合計滿三年」等情形之一，並持有直轄市、縣（市）主管機關發給完成實驗教育證明者，即得依規定以同等學力報考大學學士班，不必再參加自學進修學力鑑定考試（教育部高級中等教育階段辦理非學校型態實驗教育辦法第23條之1第2項參照）。
Q7：請問入學方式為何？
A：欲申請入學本機構就讀者，除依臺南市政府教育局及欲取得學籍之高中之規定與時程辦理相關事務外，請提供呈現學生特質及各項表現之有利佐證資料，並由本機構依書面資料及面談結果，認同本機構實驗教育理念，願意加入實驗機構行列者，錄取額滿為止。
Q8：依法規實驗教育機構得招生人數多少？
A：依《實驗教育實施條例》第4條第3項規定，機構實驗教育每班學生人數不得超過25人，高級中等教育階段學生總人數不得超過125人，本年度預計招生45人。
Q9：可否中途退出實驗教育機構？
A：依《實驗教育實施條例》第9條第1項第2款及第3款規定，機構實驗教育應維護學生基本人權，積極營造友善之教育環境，並遵守下列事項：學生本人及其法定代理人申請退出實驗教育者，不得拒絕之。學生不適應實驗教育時，應由機構提供必要之輔導，經評估確認仍不適應時，輔導其轉出。
又依高級中學教育階段辦理非學校型態實驗教育辦法第18條第3項規定，實驗教育計畫期程達一年半以上，且實驗教育計畫成果報告經審議通過者，直轄市、縣（市）主管機關應發給參與實驗教育計畫學生完成實驗教育證明。
本實驗教育機構規劃之課程可順利銜接高級中等學校課程。
Q10：是否有安排課外活動學習時間?
A：本機構於放學後規劃各項學習與活動：包括精進課程、加強課程、專題演講、影片欣賞、競賽與表演、教師解惑、自主運動、社團延伸活動等，鼓勵學生參與，以豐富多元知能，使其於團體生活中，養成相互尊重、互助合作之生活態度，以及規律之生活習慣。學生社團基本上規劃於綜合活動中進行，必要時亦可運用放學後至晚餐前的時間實施。
Q11：學生是否均需住宿學校?
A：本機構備有設施優良宿舍及友善之宿舍管理方式，為能訓練學生獨立自主，同時培養團體生活中與同儕間互動的能力，本機構採住宿學校模式，上課日住宿並參加團膳。
Q12：實驗教育機構學生校園生活是否與大學部使用相同區域？
A：本機構之校務運作及財務收支，與大學部係各自獨立。學生課室內課程學習與大學部區隔，互不干擾；唯體育課與大學部空間共享。但因設施完善充足，且學生數相對較少，衝突性完全無虞，並可收相互觀摩學習之效。另為讓實驗教育機構學生有更多教學活動空間及資源，大學部之校地、校舍及設施均提供分享。
Q13：完成實驗教育的學生升學出路為何？
A：實驗三法通過後，無論是學校型態或非學校型態的實驗教育學生，都和一般生走同樣的升學管道。高中升大學部分，學生可參加學測與指考，但無法參加繁星計畫。除國內大學之升學出路外，本機構亦依學生之能力與興趣，輔導申請國外大學；國內部分可輔導申請進入中信金融管理學院，或特殊選才，申請入學方式進入國內大學。