The American School In England
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TASIS England, also known as "The American School in England", is one of five American schools located in and around London. It was founded in 1976 in the village of Thorpe, Surrey, south west of London.
The school consists of a Lower School (pre-kindergarten to 5th grade), a Middle School (6th-8th) and an Upper School (9th-12th grades). In total there are approximately 700 students and 100 full-time faculty. The Upper School has about 390 students, 160 of whom board.
The Lower and Middle schools only teach the American curriculum. The Upper school, starting in 2005-2006, offers the International Baccalaureate together with the traditional American AP system, which it has offered since its founding.
TASIS is the smallest of the American schools around London.
One of the many programs that TASIS offers is its INPRO travel week during October. During this week off, students travel, if they wish, to various countries throughout the world. Past destinations have been France, Ireland, Spain, Germany, Russia, The Canary Islands, Italy, USA, Greece, Morocco and various Eastern European countries. The Greece trip has traditionally been the Senior classes' trip.
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[edit] Origin of name
TASIS stands for The American School in Switzerland. This school was originally set up as a branch of that school based in Surrey, England, but has recently tried to distance itself from the Swiss based name. Its current official relationship to the original TASIS (other than sharing private ownership) is that of a sister school.
[edit] Dress Code
Lower and middle school students are required to wear a uniform, though this varies depending on which school the student is in. The Upper School requirement is a strict dress code with jacket-and-ties for boys and either skirts or trousers and a blazer for girls. The dress code is formal but allows inidviduals some small form of expression. During September, October and after spring break the dress code is relaxed to allow students to wear TASIS polos and khakis.
