Founded by international education pioneer M. Crist Fleming in 1956, TASIS De Amerikaanse School in Zwitserland is een dag- en kostschool die zich inzet voor de vorming van wereldburgers door onderwijs, reizen en dienstverlening.
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.
High School studenten kunnen kiezen uit individuele Advanced Placement cursussen of streven naar het International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma, waardoor ze aanbiedingen kunnen krijgen van 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.
De 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.
De school's baanbrekende Wereldwijd Service Programma verandert levens door elke High School student een unieke kans te bieden om over grenzen heen te kijken - of het nu geografisch, economisch of sociaal is - door middel van veelomvattende ervaringen die empathie opbouwen en persoonlijke verantwoordelijkheid aanmoedigen.
TASIS moedigt lichamelijke fitheid en een gezonde levensstijl aan. In heel Europa strijden varsity sportteams tegen elkaar, en er wordt een verscheidenheid aan andere fitnessactiviteiten aangeboden om aan alle interesses tegemoet te komen. Elk jaar biedt ook vele mogelijkheden om ski en verken de adembenemende Alpen. Studenten verlaten TASIS met een verhoogde waardering voor het buitenleven en een begrip van wat er nodig is om te slagen in uitdagende omgevingen.
Each summer, hundreds of students aged 4–18 journey to Lugano for the TASIS zomer programma'smet intensieve academische cursussen, een ongeëvenaard podiumkunstenprogramma, spannende outdooravonturen, geavanceerde sporttraining en spannende culturele excursies door heel 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.
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