American School In SwitzerlandVia Collina dOro, 15, Montagnola-Lugano, 6926, Switzerland Tel: (+41) 91 960 5151 Fax: (+41) 91 986 5422 Email: administration@tasis. ch Web site: http: //www.tasis.com/Switzerland ADMINISTRATION: Headmaster - Michael Ulku-Steiner Business Personnel Manager - Max Gygax Director of Admissions - William Eichner HS Dean of Student Affaris - Thomas Bendel MS Academic Dean - James Lemmon MS Dean of Student Affairs - Marie-Jos? Breton Head of Elementary School - Nyman Brooks Board Chair - Lynn Fleming Aeschliman Director of College Counseling - Greg Birk Director of College Counselling - Stacey Einhorn FACULTY: Full time: 41 men, 54 women Part time: 3 men, 19 women Nationalities: 7 CURRICULUM AND EXAMS: Curriculum: US, International, IB Exams: SAT, IB ENROLMENT: Age Range: 5-19 Total Enrolment: 600 Nationalities: 50 Day: 174 boys, 151 girls Boarding: 137 boys, 138 girls Pre-Kindergarten: 16 Kindergarten: 13 Elementary/Primary: 145 Middle School: 102 High School: 324 FEES: Day only: SFr 28240-SFr 43140 Boarding: SFr 69000-SFr 69000 Other Fees: Campus enhancement SFr 5000 (once); Graduation Fee SFr 350 (once); Application Fee SFr 300 Learning Support Programme Founded by Mrs M Crist Fleming in 1956, TASIS integrates an American and International Baccalaureate education with a European cultural experience. TASIS is accredited by CIS and NEASC. The School offers a boarding program to grades 7-12 and a day option to local students in grade Pre-K - 13. The High School (Grades 9-12) offers a full college-preparatory program in English, history, arts, mathematics, sciences and languages (French, Spanish and Italian). Elective courses available are art history, economics, architecture and design, modern European history, studio art, photography, and theater. Students may pursue the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program, take IB Certificate courses, or take a range of Advanced Placement (AP) courses. The School offers intensive instruction in English as an Additional language. The Post Graduate year provides a special year of studies for high school graduates. The average class size of 13 and a high proportion of resident faculty assure personal attention. Course-related travel takes students to major cultural centers throughout Europe, and the school relocates to Verbier and Crans-Montana for one week of skiing in January. The school is an ETS and ACT college testing center and provides experienced college counseling. Sports, both inter-scholastic and recreational for boys and girls, such as soccer, volleyball, basketball, tennis, swimming, riding, yoga, running, and dance, are an integral part of TASIS life. Summer school in July and August offers intensive language instruction in ESL, French, Italian, arts and engineering. About 25% of students are of American parentage; the remaining students represent 55 other nationalities. The graduating classes attend major colleges and universities throughout the USA, Europe and Asia as well as US colleges in Europe. The school occupies the 17th-century Villa de Nobili and the surrounding estate and buildings and overlooks Lake Lugano, about one hour from alpine ski areas. The seven-acre campus encompasses 19 buildings, 40 classrooms, 5 science labs, 10 dormitories, a 30, 000-volume library, IT facilities, art studio/photographic lab and a sports complex. Nearby soccer fields, tennis courts, swimming pools, riding stables and other athletic facilities are also used. In 2010 TASIS opened three elegant and state-of-the-art facilities: a theater, classroom building, and dormitory/classroom/faculty apartment/Health Center complex. Admission is open to qualified students interested in a strong college-preparatory education and is based upon evaluation of work and recommendations from a student's previous school. Financial aid and scholarships are available and awarded on the basis of merit and need. |