From eye-opening Academic Travel trips across Europe and stunning outdoor adventures within Switzerland to stellar performing arts events on campus and engaged academics in the classroom, we take a photo-driven look at the past month at TASIS.
Outdoor Adventure
Middle School students and faculty chaperones explored Interlaken, Gstaad, and Geneva on their Swiss Experience trips in the final week of October.
Sixteen Trips to Thirteen Cities
From October 28–November 3, High School students and faculty members enjoyed an amazing Academic Travel session that included 16 trips spread out across 13 cities in eight countries: Austria (Vienna and Baad), Belgium (Brussels), France (Normandy), Italy (Florence, Rome, and Venice), Malta (Mdina), Spain (Madrid), Sweden (Malmo), and Switzerland (Leysin, Lucomagno, and Zurich).
Back in the Classroom
Grade 11 students in Dr. Chris Love’s IB English Literature course held a Harkness Discussion on November 5 to review Emily St. John Mandel’s Station Eleven.
Inviting Campus
Although it’s normally one of the rainiest months of the year, November has largely been defined by sunshine and blue skies.
Recess Readers
A pair of third-grade students read together on the MCF Bench on November 6.
Philosophy 101
Headmaster Chris Nikoloff met with ninth-grade students in Casa Fleming on November 7 to talk about philosophical ethics.
In an effort to ensure that all TASIS students graduate with a foundation in philosophy, each year Mr. Nikoloff delivers a seminar in Ethics to grade 9 students; a Truth, Goodness, and Beauty seminar to grade 10 students; and a Freedom, Equality, and Justice seminar to grade 11 students. This three-part seminar teaches students how to think about these ideas more clearly, to see how these ideas relate to each other and our lives, and to understand the foundational structure of these philosophical concepts.
Tigers vs Eagles
The JV Girls Soccer team took on the International School of Zug and Luzern during group play of the European Sports Conference (ESC) Tournament hosted by TASIS on November 8.
TASIS C.A.R.E.S
Grade 4 students taught their peers about the importance of cooperation during the Elementary School assembly they led on November 13. Their presentation was the first in a series of assemblies that will cover the values in TASIS C.A.R.E.S (cooperation, assertiveness, responsibility, empathy, and self-control).
Daydreams and Nightmares
Ms. Megan Pendleton’s Drawing and Painting students put their daydreams and nightmares to canvas to create contrasting diptychs during class on November 13.
Publishing Party
Grade 4 students shared their recent nonfiction writing on natural disasters with parents on November 15.
Excellence in Counseling
Ms. Johanna Fishbein, who has served as the Director of University and College Counseling at TASIS since 2020, was recognized for Excellence in Counseling at the Council of International Schools (CIS) Global Forum in Basel on November 15.
Harkness Discussion
High School students in Ms. Amy Vander Heiden’s AP English Language and Composition class circled up to discuss speeches by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X on November 18.
Building Excitement
Performing Arts students treated the High School to a preview of the fall play, The Importance of Being Earnest, and revealed this year’s spring musical, All Shook Up, during an assembly on November 18.
Terrific Tigers
The Boys Varsity Soccer team bested St. Stephen’s School 4-0 during pool play of the ESC Soccer Championship hosted by TASIS on November 17–18.
Sharing Gratitude
On November 19, members of the Middle School Fun Coordinators Service Learning group served hot chocolate and collected notes of gratitude to display outside of Belvedere.
Campus at Night
The path to the M. Crist Fleming Piazza was lit by street lamps on the evening of November 19.
Futures Workshop
Representatives from Gucci were on campus on November 21 to chat with students interested in careers in luxury brand marketing and fashion. The Futures Workshop was organized by TASIS’s College Counseling Office and supported by the TASIS Parent Association (TPA).
A Trivial Comedy for Serious People
The High School Theater Company put on four incredible performances of The Importance of Being Earnest in the Palmer Cultural Center on November 21–24. The Oscar Wilde classic was reimagined in the Roaring Twenties, with the Palmer Cultural Center transformed into a New York City speakeasy that immersed the audience in the show!
Fun in the Snow
The sunshine finally disappeared on the afternoon of November 21, but it was snow—and not rain—that fell on campus for the first time this season!
Washington, D.C. Reunion
Many TASIS alumni and friends enjoyed a fabulous evening at the elegant Cosmos Club in Washington, D.C. on November 22.
NISSA Championship
The Varsity Girls Volleyball team hosted the NISSA Championship in the Palestra on November 23, and the Tigers made a spirited run all the way to the championship game.
Disney Bound
In preparation for their Academic Travel trip to Paris to perform at Disneyland: On Stage and Future Cheer: Brings It On 2024, members of the High School Choir, Performing Arts class, and High School Dance teams showcased their routines at an assembly on November 25.
A Season to Celebrate
Varsity athletes and their coaches gathered in Villa de Nobili to celebrate a successful fall season on the evening of November 26. Students enjoyed a special dinner while coaches recognized team leaders with awards.
Concluding a Sweet November
Dancers from all three divisions delivered an electrifying performance at this year’s Sweet November Dance Concert, Paris: La Ville Lumière, which was held in the Palmer Cultural Center on the evening of November 27.
