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Taiwan International Montessori Experimental School
The only AMI-certified Montessori school in the Taipei area, offering a bilingual English-Chinese programme from ages 3 to 15 in Songshan. Fees are not publicly published; confirm directly with the school.
In brief
A small AMI-accredited Montessori school running an English and Chinese bilingual programme for ages three to fifteen. The fit is families who want authentic Montessori, not a conventional international school.
Founded in 2017, the school sits in Taipei and serves a mix of Taiwanese and international families. The bilingual environment is genuine, with both languages woven through the day rather than treated as separate subjects. Class sizes stay small and the cohort is young.
Parents describe quick gains in confidence and independence, hands-on materials across maths and science, and a calm, child-led classroom culture. Real signal is thin online beyond a handful of glowing notes, which fits a school of this scale. Families looking for the structure, sport, and house system of a larger international school will not find it here. Families who already understand Montessori will recognise what they are getting.
Reviews
- Open parent voice is sparse. ISD has no published reviews; most public content is school-side or short directory entries.
- A small pool of marketing-adjacent parent quotes describes confidence and independence gains in pupils after short stays; weight these as light.
- Glassdoor employee reviews flag staff-side concerns. Parents are described as having heavy influence on day-to-day decisions, with constant drama between students, teachers and parents.
- Campus is described as small and crowded, which matters for a Montessori environment that depends on prepared physical space.
- Fees sit in the upper bracket for Taipei Montessori options, with a bilingual English/Chinese model and AMI-trained guides.
Head of school
Lam Hu
Lam Hu is the founder and Executive Director of the Taiwan International Montessori Experimental School (T.I.M.E.S.). A pioneer of the Montessori movement in Taiwan, she established the first Ms. Lam School in 1984, which was the first Montessori preschool in the country to be staffed with AMI-certified teachers. Over more than 40 years, she has expanded her educational network to include multiple campuses across Taiwan and in Brooklyn, New York. Her work is dedicated to implementing authentic, child-centered Montessori education and fostering an immersive bilingual environment for both local and international students. She has been instrumental in promoting AMI standards and teacher training within Taiwan's experimental education sector.
Accreditations
- Association Montessori Internationale (accreditation) 01
Academic results
- Result Not published on the official school site.