| The American School In Switzerland (TASIS) | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Montagnola, Lugano, Ticino, Switzerland | |
| Information | |
| Type | Boarding and Day |
| Religious affiliation(s) | no religious affiliation |
| Established | 1956 |
| Headmaster | Mr. Michael Ulku-Steiner
founder = Mary Crist Fleming (September 10, 1910 -- January 27, 2009) |
| Faculty | 110 |
| Enrollment | c.a. 600 |
| Average class size | 15 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 6:1 |
| Athletics | Basketball; Soccer, Swimming, Lacrosse, Volleyball, Golf, Tennis, Ping Pong, and 20+ recreational sports
colors = Blue and Red |
| Average SAT scores | 581 verbal 584 math (for 2005) |
| Website | www.tasis.ch |
The American School In Switzerland (TASIS) is a private school that receives elementary, middle, and high school students from many different nations and provides them with a Western-based education. Located in Montagnola, a small town above Lugano, Ticino, Switzerland, it has a current student body of about 600 pupils, many of whom are boarders.
TASIS was founded 1956 by M. Crist Fleming; she is also responsible for the founding of The American School In England, a sister school to TASIS. Since the founding of the school, there have been several adjunct campuses, including sites in Greece, Cyprus, France, Spain, Puerto Rico, as well as a post-graduate school in Lugano-Montagnola.
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The academic programs available at TASIS allow students to earn the American high school diploma and the International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma. Advanced Placement (AP) courses are available.
In September 2005, TASIS opened an elementary school with approximately 40 students. The school now accommodates nearly 200 students from kindergarten through 5th Grade.
The most notable campus building is Villa De Nobili, a 17th-century mansion that still contains the suits of armor placed there when the building was owned by the Marchese De Nobili, Italian Ambassador to Switzerland. It houses dormitories, classrooms, administrative offices, and the school's dining room.
Recent additions to campus include a new gymnasium and sports facility, the new M. Crist Fleming Library, and the Aurora classroom building. The Palmer Cultural Center (theater complex) was completed in October 2009, followed by Fiammetta (classroom building) in January 2010 and Lanterna (classrooms, faculty apartments, dormitory rooms and a new Health Center) in August 2010.
TASIS includes an Academic Travel program as part of its curriculum. Students travel across Europe and the world in a series of diverse cultural, educational, and service trips, which have included Paris, Rome, Madrid, Istanbul, Dublin, New York, Jordan, Kenya, Cambodia, Prague, Berlin, Morocco, Barcelona, and Lisbon. During the first week of the Spring semester, students attend a "ski week" in Crans-Montana, a ski resort town in western Switzerland.
Accredited by both the European Council of International Schools (ECIS)and the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC), TASIS currently accommodates about 600 students between day students (grades K-13) and boarding students (grades 7-13).
Elementary and Middle school students are required to wear school uniforms.[1]
Students in high school are not required to wear uniforms, though a relatively strict dress code is enforced.
TASIS celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2006, with celebrations throughout the world. Reunions in 2008 and 2009 occurred in Lugano, New York, Los Angeles, Colorado, Sao Paulo, Tokyo, Istanbul, London, and Berlin. In May, 2010, alumni gathered on campus for the Grand Opening of the Palmer Cultural Center.