The High School is rolling out a number of initiatives designed to accommodate ambitious students who demonstrate they are ready and willing to take on more academic challenge.


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Guests are welcome to visit Al Focolare from 9:00–11:00 to learn about the TASIS Early Childhood Program, which starting next fall will include an expanded Pre-Kindergarten program for students as young as age three.

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IB Visual Arts student Shu Ye '18 discusses the incredible amount of work that goes on behind the scenes as talented student artists and dedicated teachers come together to create a stunning arts exhibition.

 

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TASIS was honored to host Susan Middleton—an esteemed artist, photographer, author, and educator specializing in the portraiture of rare and endangered animals, plants, sites, and cultures—as the fourth and final visitor for this year's Senior Humanities Program. Watch her address to the senior class and learn about what else she did while on campus.

 

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Lilian Angelone '19 reflects upon the importance of International Women's Day and discusses how TASIS chose to commemorate this annual celebration of the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women.

 

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Spring Musicals

This year's spring musical season kicks off with the HS Spring Musical, Annie Get Your Gun, on April 13–15. Irving Berlin's classic will be followed by the Middle School Musical, Beauty and the Beast JR., on May 18–20 and the Elementary School Musical, Cry Wolf, on May 31–June 1. Learn more about each show and reserve your seats now for the HS Musical and the MS Musical.

Saturday, April 21 · 18:30
 

Join us for an evening of refined dining, great music and dancing, and an auction and raffle that will include exclusive holidays, unique experiences, and gorgeous jewelry. The auction will support the next steps of the TASIS Global Village development project. 


Spotlight on Academic Travel
and Global Service

TASIS students and faculty members spent the end of February and the beginning of March serving, exploring, skiing, studying, and more. Hear from several of the students who attended Opsahl Global Service Program or Academic Travel trips.

Lauren Riba '19 examines the differences between preparing for a Global Service Program trip from afar and experiencing the actual destination.

Giorgio Gambazzi '18 reflects upon the powerful lessons he learned during this year's Global Service Program trip to Odisha, India.

 

Amelia Panella '18 shares her impressions of the IB Seminar Academic Travel trip, in which all seniors in the second year of the IB Diploma Program spend a week preparing for their impending exams at a 14th-century Carthusian monastery in Siena, Italy.

 

Jessica Landa '18 provides an entertaining recap of the Cultural Academic Travel trip to Budapest, Hungary.

 

Esma Karuv '19 writes about the restorative powers of High School Ski Adventure, which was once again held in breathtaking Crans-Montana, Switzerland.

 

Photo Galleries from the Week

Student Films

Alex Secilmis '19, Virginia Italia '19, and Lilian Angelone '19 worked together to create a
1980s-style look at this year's Ski Adventure in Crans-Montana, Switzerland.
 

Alex Secilmis '19 wrote, directed, filmed, and edited this excellent short film for the Regent's University London International "MY CITY" Filmmaking Competition, which called upon students to submit a 3–5 minute film about their city—in any genre.

 

Nick Jacquemin '20 also entered this creative short film in the Regent's competition.

 

Sasha Tsenter '19 put together this quick look at International Week with help from Virginia Italia '19 and Alex Secilmis '19.

Upcoming Events

Mar 24–Apr 8 • All-School Spring Holiday

Apr 13–15 • HS Spring Musical

Apr 21 • Spring Gala

May 17–20 • Spring Arts Festival

May 18–20 • Middle School Musical

May 24 • HS Prom

May 25 • HS Senior Banquet

May 26 • Class of 2018 Commencement

TASIS Admissions on the Road
Upcoming Reunions
March 24, 2018
Los Angeles, California
 
April 20, 2018
New Orleans, Louisianna
 
June 1, 2018
Lugano, Switzerland
 
June 8, 2018
Lugano, Switzerland
 
June 10, 2018
Basque Country, France
 
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