From the end of winter sports and the start of spring athletics to the conclusion of ski trips north and the beginning of adventure trips south, we take a photo-driven look at the past month at TASIS. Review the month |
Mariaurora Rosso '24, a member of the all-female TASIS robotics team that will represent Switzerland at the FIRST LEGO League CARGO CONNECT World Festival in the United States in April, offers her perspective on the team's accomplishments and discusses why she and her teammates are drawn to the cutting-edge field of robotics. Read her excellent article See a feature on the team in the Corriere del Ticino |
Congratulations to Director Julie Frazier-Smith, Music Director Eugene Villanueva, and the incredible cast and crew for their wonderful performances of this adaptation of the Tony Award-winning musical written by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine. Learn more
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A month before the show premiered, the cast of Into the Woods JR. headed to Brescia, Italy, for a three-day theater retreat designed to help the student actors deepen their connection to their roles. Director Julie Frazier-Smith recapped the experience. Read about the retreat |
The 2021–2022 winter athletics season featured dominant play from the Varsity Badminton team and a refreshing return to something resembling normalcy for all student athletes at TASIS. Learn about the season, hear from the coaches, and see who won the Most Valuable Player Award, Most Improved Player Award, and Coaches' Award for the badminton, basketball, and swimming teams. Learn more and watch the Winter Athletic Awards video |
More than 200 TASIS High School students spent the long weekend of February 23–26 in Engelberg, where they enjoyed skiing, snowboarding, snowshoeing, sledding, and other winter activities. The capstone of the week was the Fleming Cup race, a beloved TASIS tradition that was revived last year after a lengthy hiatus. Read about the Fleming Cup
Bonus ski content: See a photo gallery and highlight video from the TASIS Ski Club's race in Splügen last weekend |
The 2022 Beat the Bells Run will take place on Sunday, May 1, and will include a virtual component for members of the TASIS community who would like to participate from anywhere in the world. Learn more |
The TASIS alumnus, a partner at the growth strategy consulting firm Innosight, delivered a keynote address in the Palmer Center on the evening of March 7, marking the third installment of the 2021–2022 TASIS Speaker Series. Mr. Sirén, who previously served as CEO of the biotech company Bioneris and as an across-industries consultant for the renowned Boston Consulting Group, also spent two days visiting with High School students in biology and economics classes. Learn more and watch Mr. Sirén's address |
Ella Budenbender '23, who just started at TASIS in January, shares her impressions of the International Week Food Fair and discusses how important it is for students to recognize and value the cultural diversity present at TASIS. Read her essay |
TASIS High School English Department Chair Dr. Christopher Love and his daughter Iona were recently interviewed on Siamo Fuori, a new live television program from RSI that aims to examine the traditions and history of Ticino by telling the stories of its residents. The episode on March 23 focused on Montagnola, and the segment with Dr. Love and Iona begins at the 36:25 mark. Watch the episode |
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Would you like to chat with a member of our Admissions Team? See a list of upcoming virtual admissions events below, and click on the button beneath that to schedule a video meeting (regardless of your location) with an admissions representative. |
April 4, 2022 Virtual Admissions Event April 25, 2022 Virtual Admissions Event April 28, 2022 Virtual Admissions Event |
May 28, 2022 Casa Fleming June 17, 2022 Lugano, Switzerland July 1, 2022 Lugano, Switzerland August 5, 2022 Lugano, Switzerland August 19, 2022 Lugano, Switzerland September 9, 2022 Chicago, Illinois, USA October 13, 2022 Mexico City, Mexico November 18, 2022 The Cosmos Club, Washington, DC, USA |
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