Founded by international education pioneer M. Crist Fleming in 1956, TASIS La Escuela Americana en Suiza es un colegio de día e internado comprometido con la creación de ciudadanos globales a través de la educación, los viajes y el servicio.
TASIS welcomes students from Pre-Kindergarten through Postgraduate. Approximately 750 students make up the Elementary, Middle, and High Schools each year, with around 260 students in Middle and High School residing on campus. The student body represents close to 60 nationalities each year and speaks more than 30 different languages as a mother tongue.
Los estudiantes de secundaria pueden elegir entre cursos individuales de Colocación Avanzada o seguir el Diploma de Bachillerato Internacional (IB), lo que les ayuda a recibir ofertas de hundreds of excellent universities over the past five years. The School offers an extensive Fine Arts program that includes courses in drama, music, and the visual arts, enabling aspiring artists of any ilk to find their creative voice and nurture their talent.
El campus includes more than 25 buildings dating from the 17th century Villa De Nobili to the state-of-the-art Campo Science Center. Perched on a hillside in sunny southern Switzerland with commanding views of snow-capped mountains, palm trees, and Lake Lugano, the School’s enviable location makes possible an impressive Academic Travel program. Travel experiences throughout the year bring students face-to-face with the rich cultural heritage of Europe and the spectacular natural beauty of the Alps and beyond.
El pionero de la Escuela Programa de Servicio Global transforma vidas proporcionando a cada estudiante de secundaria una oportunidad única de conectar a través de las fronteras -ya sean geográficas, económicas o sociales- mediante experiencias integrales que crean empatía y fomentan la responsabilidad personal.
TASIS fomenta la aptitud física y los estilos de vida saludables. Los equipos deportivos universitarios compiten en toda Europa, y se ofrece una variedad de otras actividades físicas para satisfacer todos los intereses. Cada año también ofrece muchas oportunidades para esquiar y explorar los impresionantes Alpes. Los estudiantes salen de TASIS con un mayor aprecio por las actividades al aire libre y una comprensión de lo que se necesita para tener éxito en entornos difíciles.
Each summer, hundreds of students aged 4–18 journey to Lugano for the Programas de verano TASISque cuentan con cursos académicos intensivos, un programa de artes escénicas sin parangón, emocionantes aventuras al aire libre, formación deportiva avanzada y emocionantes excursiones culturales por toda Europa.
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Any student graduating from TASIS The American School in Switzerland has earned, at a minimum, a standard US-accredited High School Diploma and can expect to gain admission to quality universities, particularly in the United States. Students who are driven to find a home at one of the world’s most selective universities can do so by pursuing an International Baccalaureate Diploma or by taking a number of Advanced Placement courses and scoring highly on the corresponding exams. Students may further bolster their candidacy by performing well on standardized tests, writing excellent personal statements, securing strong reference letters, and exhibiting an impressive commitment to some combination of the arts, athletics, local and global service, and leadership positions on or off campus. In short, there are many paths to success at TASIS.