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November 2025
From eye-opening Academic Travel trips across Europe and stunning outdoor adventures within Switzerland to stellar performing arts events on campus and impressive athletic achievements at conference championships, we take a photo-driven look at the past month at TASIS.
A team of seven evaluators visited campus during the last week of October to conclude a successful years-long CIS/NEASC accreditation process, which was spearheaded by TASIS Accreditation Coordinator Kari Fritz, Headmaster Chris Nikoloff, and the accreditation Steering Committee—with contributions from all corners of the TASIS community. The visiting assessors's initial evaluation is very positive, and a full report is expected in January of 2026.
TASIS hosted admissions representatives from more than 30 universities in the US, UK, and throughout Europe for the fourth annual TASIS University Fair on November 3. See more photos.
On November 4, students in Laura Fox Pearsall and Kenzie Kaper’s third-grade classes came together to celebrate and share their personal narrative essays. See more photos.
A full moon rose over Lake Lugano on November 4.
Middle School students and faculty chaperones explored Interlaken (grade 6), Gstaad (grade 7), and Geneva (grade 8) while on Swiss Experience trips on November 3–6. The groups tasted Swiss cuisine, took on outdoor challenges, and grew closer within their grade levels. See more photos.
High School students and faculty leaders spent November 4–9 on 20 Academic Travel trips spread across 13 cities in seven countries: Austria (Baad), Belgium (Brussels), Czech Republic (Prague), France (Normandy and Paris), Italy (Florence, Rome, and Venice), Malta (Mdina), and Switzerland (Bern, Leysin, Lucomagno, and Zurich). Teachers expanded upon their studies, students enriched their relationships, and all returned to campus energized for the final weeks of the semester. Learn more about TASIS’s first-rate Academic Travel Program and see more photos of this fall’s trips.
The Varsity Girls Volleyball team took home the first-place trophy at the Swiss Group of International Schools (SGIS) Tournament in Leysin on November 9. En route to their dominant victory, the Tigers finished first in their pool and did not drop a set during the elimination bracket of the tournament. Learn more.
From Bug Club, Cooking Club, and Chinese to AC Milan Soccer, robotics, and art, TASIS offers a wide variety of co-curricular pursuits via the Elementary School After-School Activities Program. See more photos of this fall’s after-school activities.
The TASIS College Counseling team attended the CIS Global Forum on International Admission and Guidance in Seville, Spain, on November 13–14. With more than 900 representatives from universities and high schools in attendance, the college counselors took the opportunity to network with colleagues from around the world while also participating in two days of helpful professional development sessions on topics such as IB Updates, Developing Self-Knowledge in our Students, Dutch University Admissions, Ethics in College Admissions, and UCAS Updates. They also represented TASIS at the High School Fair and various networking events, advocating for TASIS students who are (or will be) applying to specific universities and encouraging these universities to come visit the beautiful TASIS campus.
TASIS hosted the European Sports Conference (ESC) Middle School Soccer Tournament on November 14. The girls won three games and finished second overall while the boys battled to a fifth-place finish. See more photos of the girls’ tournament and boys’ tournament.
Headmaster Chris Nikoloff spoke on the importance of stretching attention span and deepening knowledge during a special presentation in Casa Fleming on the afternoon of November 13.
TASIS’s fall athletic teams traveled to Barcelona (Girls Volleyball), Geneva (Cross Country), the Hague (Boys Soccer), Lisbon (Boys Volleyball), and Valencia (Girls Soccer) to compete in ESC tournaments during the second or third week of November, with the Boys and Girls Cross Country teams combining to finish first at their championship on November 14–15. See more photos of November’s ESC athletics tournaments.
Members of the Performing Arts Department announced this spring’s musical with a surprise skit during a High School assembly on November 17. Student auditions for Curtains will take place during the weeks leading up to TASIS’s winter holiday. See more photos from the assembly, which also included a preview of this fall’s High School production of Romeo and Juliet.
Elementary School students in Tom Lill’s Physical Education classes joined more than 600,000 students around the globe in a record-breaking attempt at the Sports Stacking world record on November 18–20. Each of Mr. Lill’s classes spent at least 30 minutes participating in Sports Stacking activities to contribute to the new world record attempt, which will be verified in early December. See more photos of 4th-grade students participating in the 2025 STACK UP! event.
The TPA and TASIS Dining Services team prepared a wonderful Thanksgiving dinner for faculty and staff members in Casa Fleming on November 20.
The High School Theater Company staged the first of four performances of William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet in the Palmer Cultural Center on Thursday, November 20. The Thursday cast also performed on Saturday evening while a second cast performed on Friday evening and Sunday afternoon. See more photos and watch a recording of the Saturday show.
Grade 5 students taught their peers about the importance of assertiveness during the Elementary School assembly they led on November 21. Their presentation was one in a series of assemblies that will cover the values in TASIS C.A.R.E.S (cooperation, assertiveness, responsibility, empathy, and self-control). See more photos.
Exactly one year after the first snowfall of 2024, the first snowflakes of this winter fell over campus on November 21.
Students in Jacob Rose’s 4th-grade class presented their nonfiction extreme weather and natural disaster projects to parents on November 21. See more photos.
The Varsity Boys Volleyball team did not drop a set on its way to a dominant first-place finish at the NISSA Tournament hosted in the TASIS Palestra on November 22. See more photos.
After three superb performances, the Friday/Sunday cast of the High School Theater Company concluded a four-show run of Romeo and Juliet with an outstanding final show in the Palmer Cultural Center on the afternoon of November 23. See more photos and watch the Friday/Sunday cast in action.
In preparation for their Academic Travel trip to Paris, High School Performing Arts students treated their teachers and peers to a preview of the acts they will perform in Paris during a High School assembly on November 25. See more photos.
Varsity athletes and their coaches gathered in Villa de Nobili to celebrate a successful fall season on the evening of November 25. Students enjoyed a special dinner while coaches recognized team leaders with awards. See more photos.
Middle School and High School dancers performed It's You I like, this year’s Sweet November Dance Concert, in front of a packed house in the Palmer Cultural Center on the evening of November 26. Watch the incredible performance and learn more.
