Home - Why Kid Castle? - Practical Support

You're probably thinking, "Gosh. Taiwan is awfully far away. Who is there for me?" The answer is we are, the Kid Castle Foreign Personnel Department (or FPD as we like to call ourselves). Collectively, we have over fifteen years' experience living and teaching in Taiwan so we know just what you will be going through.

We will be your guides for your year with Kid Castle - from your airport pickup and first week's introductory training and orientation to making sure your teaching and life are going well up to your final day. This includes regular phone calls to check up on you as well as a more formal schedule of class observations after you have been teaching for one, three, and six months.

Settling into a new culture takes time and everyone gets homesick. There seems to be a very pronounced sine wave kind of biorhythm amongst foreigners living in Taiwan, with the highs and lows being more extreme than that we are used to in the West. During these times it is nice to have someone to talk to, especially when international phone calls are not cheap.

When you need to speak to someone, you will find the FPD here for you. We have been through most of the things that you might experience and can share our experiences with you. Often we can provide advice that will help a situation and point you in the right direction.

This is not to say that we will or even be able to hold your hand all the time. Part of the fun and challenge of coming to a new culture is to discover new things, trying to communicate without speaking Chinese and so on. Our goal therefore, is to provide you with support when you need it, leaving you alone to discover and grow when you don't.