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Members of the TASIS Class of 2023 Receive 185 Offers of Admission from 118 Universities

With help from an exceptional faculty and first-rate College Counseling Office, all TASIS students who plan to attend university have successfully found a new home for next year—and more offers will be arriving in the coming weeks. Learn which schools our students have been accepted to so far.

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TASIS Spring Arts Festival To Open on May 11

This year’s festival will start with a special performance of the Middle School Musical on Thursday, May 11, and conclude with the final performance of the Elementary School Musical on Thursday, May 25. In between there will be additional performances of both musicals, a robust Visual Art Exhibition, a piano recital, and an exciting performing arts showcase at Palazzo dei Congressi.

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Letters from the Himalayas: Members of the Nepal Global Service Program Group Write Home

After learning about the history of Nepal and the plight of Tibetan refugees in weekly meetings throughout the school year, 13 TASIS High School students and three faculty chaperones traveled to the mountainous nation for two weeks in April. Their insightful letters home paint a picture of a journey that was nothing short of life-changing.

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A Brief History of TASIS Ski Week

Mariaurora Rosso ’24 traces the evolution of TASIS ski trips from the days where Founder M. Crist Fleming would take the entire school to Andermatt for two weeks of studying and skiing all the way to the present-day model that includes major trips to Engelberg and Davos along with additional opportunities for students who wish to spend considerably more time on the Swiss peaks.

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TASIS Alumna, Veronika Mühlhofer '97

The TASIS Class of 1997 Valedictorian and a Stanford graduate, Ms. Mühlhofer has more than two decades of experience in international sports and event management and is currently the Venue Press Operations Manager for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. She shared her impressive journey with TASIS students over the course of a two-day visit in January, marking the second installment of the 2022–2023 TASIS Speaker Series. 

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