TASIS The American School in England has launched a new, extensive range of scholarship and financial assistance opportunities, designed to enable ambitious learners from all backgrounds to flourish in the School's diverse community of 57 nationalities.

A large group of students volunteered their February break in order to help disadvantaged families and young people in Romania.

Congratulations to TASIS England senior Madeleine B! During the February school break, Maddy won the silver medal in the Olympic Skeet Junior Ladies Category at the Qatar Open, scoring 108 out of 125 points.

Yesterday, a group of Grade 11 students organized a fun auction. TASIS England staff & faculty donated the most original products to be auctioned. The proceeds, totaling almost £400, will go to JDRF(Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation). Students bid to be a Principal for a Day, removing the worst grade of a subject during one term, shaving the beard of Mr. Bowser, cupcakes, Spanish tortilla, cookies, a homework pass, etc. Thank you to the organizers, the donors, and the bidders!

A group of 14 TASIS students is representing our school at The Hague International Model United Nations (THIMUN) event. This five-day conference for secondary school students simulates the United Nations. The event takes place at the end of January each year in the World Forum Convention Center in The Hague. This amazing experience enables students to interact with colleagues from more than 100 countries in a real political scenario, and talk about the same global issues that are on the agenda of the world leaders.

Walt Disney said, "If you can dream it you can do it!" Yesterday evening, Robert Swan and his son Barney visited our campus to talk about how they are working to achieve their dream, to make the planet a better place. Thank you to Ms. Gediman and TASIS parent David Bunch for organizing such an inspirational event!

This year's Community Read culminated in an assembly during which students had the opportunity to interview the renowned author Jennifer Chambliss Bertman. During the holidays, all of the middle schoolers read her New York Times bestseller, Book Scavenger. The adventure tells the story of 12-year-old Emily and her friend James, who race to unravel a mystery by solving puzzles, clues, ciphers, and other challenges.

Four of our Upper School students enjoyed tea time with Mr. Nixon and Mr. Tragas this week. This is a great way to celebrate success outside of the classroom. Lily loves theater, but also sings and dances. She owns her own Shakespeare company and has participated in numerous plays on campus and in other theaters. Ben has been a member of the Great Britain tennis team since he was 11. He is currently the highest ranked GB boy for his age internationally. Sean was a National Merit Scholarship semi-finalist and he is a TASIS England cross-country star. We recently saw him playing bass at a school concert. And Phil made history becoming the youngest ever top 10 finishers in the world famous Le Mans 24 Hour Race this year. One of the biggest compliments a school can receive from its students was summarized in the words of Phil who said, "The reason my family and I chose TASIS England was for their support in my passion for racing." Congratulations to all of you!

During the 2nd week of December, our school celebrated the Hour of Code! Millions of people throughout the world participated!

Currently, Robert and Barney Swan are making their way to the South Pole, using only renewable energy. Robert is answering some questions from students around the world by voice message. Today, he answered a question from one of our own students, Theo B., who is in fourth grade. Theo asked, "How hard was it to train for this life threatening experience?"

TASIS England loves music and we would like to share the musical talent of our students with you. We just created a SoundCloud account so you will be able to listen to musical selection played by our students.

Middle School Musical 2017! Congratulations to the Middle School students and the Drama Department for a wonderful musical, "The Wind in the Willows". Take a look at the pictures of this production.

On November 15th, the Peru Club, a group of 27 students and 7 faculty members congregated at 7:30am (a late start day) in Monks Walk and did a 1-hour walk to raise awareness for the plight of Peru's Andean children who have to walk an average of 4 hours each day to and from school.

Well done to the ISST participants on the way they represented TASIS and their excellent performances at last week's tournaments.

On November 13th, the College Counseling Department hosted 7 universities from the US for students Grades 9-12.

For the second year in a row, TASIS England attended The Independent Schools Show in London, the longest running and most established exhibition of its type.

TASIS England just started a new tradition this week: Head of School's Tea, a great opportunity to celebrate success inside and outside of the classroom. Mr. Nixon, Head of the School, and Mr. Tragas, Deputy Head of School, had tea with three of our Upper School students: Maddy, Christopher, and Jamie.

A group of TASIS England parents had today the opportunity of meeting in person Dr. Piers Bursill-Hall. He talked about how to apply to Oxford and Cambridge universities and how their tutorial system works.

A hilarious Hitchcock-inspired humdinger of a show, "The 39 Steps", was performed and produced by 20 rather spiffing Upper School students and directed by Mr. Hawes. Take a look at the pictures of the show.

The Computer Graphic Design class chose the winner of the "Cannery Row" poster competition. The winning student would have the honour of having his/ her poster framed and permanently displayed in the Upper School Rigg Library. And the winner was...

TASIS England celebrated Career Day on October 16th.

October Travel Week 2017 ended but the memories of these trips will always be with our students. This year, destinations included Spain, Greece, Portugal, UK, Romania, Germany, Austria and Italy.

On Wednesday, October 4, we had a special Lower School Assembly. It was a dedication ceremony for the Lower School Little Free Library. Little Free Library is a non-profit organization that inspires a love of reading, builds community, and sparks creativity. Their motto is Take a Book – Return a Book. Children are encouraged to share their favorite books through this book exchange.

Eight alumni from the Class of '87 recently visited TASIS England campus 30 years after they graduated. During the visit, current students had the opportunity to ask them questions about their time at TASIS. Thank you for coming back!

Our Varsity Boys Volleyball team played a fantastic game this week winning 2-0 against ACS Cobham. Congratulations to all the players and the coaches for a brilliant performance.

A fantastic bonding experience for the Middle School students! The PGL trip is a great social time for our Middle School students and a wonderful opportunity to spend time outdoors in the beautiful English countryside.

Tryouts for the Upper School 2017 fall season began at TASIS yesterday with over two-hundred students participating in sports such as volleyball, soccer and cross country. The purpose of the team tryouts and selection process is to ensure that all players receive a fair opportunity to join a team of their peers possessing similar game skills.

Convocation ceremony 2017! On August 25, the entire student body, along with faculty and staff gathered to celebrate the start of the new academic year. The Convocation ceremony included a procession of students holding class banners and flags of their home countries.

On Saturday, June 10, the Class of 2017 gathered on TASIS England's south campus for the 40th Commencement Ceremony.