178 guests enjoyed an elegant aperitivo, a gourmet dinner, and a highly entertaining live auction at the "Building the Future" Spring Gala on the TASIS campus on the evening of April 21. Read about the evening and learn which big-ticket auction items topped the charts.
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TASIS vocalists, instrumentalists, and dancers will collaborate with conductor Andrea Cupia, the Lyric Choir of Lugano, the Opera ViVa Orchestra, and students from various local high schools in celebration of the centenary of Leonard Bernstein's birth.
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A total of 90 alumni and friends of TASIS got together in Los Angeles on March 24 for an All-Class Reunion, which was held in the Garden Court at the Huntington Library, Art Galleries, and Botanical Gardens.
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The Elementary School celebrated its third annual Book Week in early April. Acclaimed author Bruce Hale was on campus to help build enthusiasm for reading and writing and to inspire students to follow their dreams.
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High School Theater Director Valerie Bijur Carlson, a brilliant student cast, and a dedicated production crew deserve a great deal of commendation for delighting audiences with three outstanding performances of Annie Get Your Gun over the weekend of April 13–15. Learn about the musical and see highlights from Opening Night.
Upcoming Spring Musicals
Reserve your seats now for 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.
A record 137 TASIS students, faculty, staff, and community members completed the 6th annual Walk for Water on the afternoon of April 25.
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On the heels of his third journey to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, with the Nuove Fiore Global Service Program group, Ethan Fredericksen '18 has crafted a powerful essay in which he examines why this service learning trip has meant so much to him.
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Three faculty leaders and 13 TASIS students spent their entire Spring Holiday in Nepal, where they trekked through the Himalayas for 80 kilometers to reach the Tserok Tibetan Refugee Camp. Alex Secilmis '19, Virginia Italia '19, and Lilian Angelone '19 created a stunning video to chronicle the journey.
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Two faculty leaders and 13 TASIS students spent a week at EcoVisio in Riscova, Moldova, where they learned about sustainable development and organic agriculture, designed and constructed equipment for a new community park, and forged lasting connections with members of the local community. Mark Chevalier and Diana Khassanova '19 worked together to create a video recap of the initial trip.
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All High School students had an opportunity to participate in a creative writing contest that allowed them to submit up to three mini-sagas, stories that must be told in exactly 50 words.
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We take a look back at a popular article from the 2017 TASIS Today.
Upcoming Events
May 15 • Concert at Palazzo dei Congressi
May 17–20 • Spring Arts Festival
May 18–20 • MS Musical
May 24 • HS Prom
May 25 • HS Senior Banquet
May 26 • Class of 2018 Commencement
May 31–June 1 • ES Musical
June 5 • MS Moving-Up Ceremony
June 8 • ES Moving-Up Ceremony
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TASIS THE AMERICAN SCHOOL IN SWITZERLAND
Via Collina d'Oro, 6926 Montagnola, Switzerland
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