International School of Azerbaijan
| The International School of Azerbaijan | |
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Baku Azerbaijan | |
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| Established | 1996 |
| Director | Chris Andre |
| Principal | Stephen Caskie, Tom Burton |
| Enrollment | 700 |
| Website | www.tisa.az |
The International School of Azerbaijan (TISA) is located in Baku the capital of Azerbaijan. It was founded in 1996. The school offers an international education for students of preschool through high school age and is accredited by the International Baccalaureate Organization and the European Council of International Schools.
TISA has been a My World School since September 2014. It offers the My Primary Years Programme, IB Middle Years Programme and IB Diploma Programme.[1]
The student body is composed of over 50 nationalities. Current enrolment is 700 students ages 2 to 18.
Many of the teachers are from around the world. Countries the teachers come from include the United Kingdom, Spain, the United States of America, Australia, Germany, the Netherlands, Lebanon, Scotland and Canada.
There are after school programs and private tutors for music and school subjects as well as sport activities including football, basketball, roller hockey, fencing, softball, and rugby.
The school has several sports teams which play under the umbrella term "TISA Titans". The girls' basketball team performs moderately well in national and international tournaments. The boys' team accomplished a legendary undefeated season in 2010-2011. The TISA Titans Rugby team, established in 2002, has competed in the International Youth Rugby Festival held in February since 2013. Its membership hovers around 100 players and is run by rugby enthusiast parents. It takes part in the SRAA (Silk Road Activities Association) for annual football and basketball tournaments in which schools from Azerbaijan and Georgia compete.
TISA TITANS
TISA TITANS are a team for Football, volleyball and basketball. They participate in an annual competition held in Baku, Azerbaijan called the SRAA Tournament. The competing teams are from schools across Azerbaijan and Georgia. Titans are the leading all time champions in the Tournament. Since 2015, the titans also became affiliated with CEESA, a bigger, more challenging tournament held in Warsaw, Poland, with teams raging from all over Europe.
References
- ↑ "School Profile". International Baccalaureate Organization. Retrieved 16 March 2011.