TIS: A ‘school of choice.’

Admission for the 2017/2018 Academic year will open on 1 December. Senior students would like to share their views about TIS. WHY TIS?   Amma Mifatu Setorme Gadzekpo – Grade 11 – When I think of TIS, the first thing that comes to mind is family. Boarding school is always a great choice when it…

Creative Arts and Risk – Creative Arts Corner

Imagine being asked to do something you have never attempted in your life; something you dare not even think off; something which could even come as an abomination or a taboo to beliefs, ideologies and mindset. Creative art is a risky venture hence everything about it has risk written all over it. It is risky…

GISMUN Reflections

MUN is always a great experience and this year felt greater. The conferences were very productive and we all had a fun time bringing forth different ideas. My committee was the Security Council, and I can confidently say we had a successful debate. MUN has helped me a lot and brought me a long way…

2016 Athletic Championships

Last Friday, 14 October, we witnessed some great performances in the track and field events. Yellow was the overall athletic champions due to their impressive participation in events. Green demonstrated their prowess in athletic events and was awarded the Track and Field trophy. This award was established in recognition of the time and effort a…

CAS and Creative Arts Collaboration

Like all CAS involvement, CAS projects allow for leaning through experience. Participating in a project provides opportunities to increases self-awareness, promotes open–mindedness and interpersonal understanding and can facilitate decision-making and problem-solving skills. Additionally, as the CAS project requires collaboration, it also promotes communication skills, requiring the learner to be involved in negotiation, agreements and consensus.…

How exciting masks can be

In Grade 8 Visual Arts, we are working on the design and creation of masks.   In the stage 1 of the unit planner, it is described through the Statement of Inquiry as “The way we represent and express ourselves changes through time and space”, which then results in inquiry questions like: “ How can…

TIS Founders’ Day and Week

It has been the most important week on the TIS school calendar and an important opportunity to appreciate the dream and reality of TIS Founders, Mr and Mrs Adjavon. The involvement of their family ensures a family school tradition that adds that special touch to TIS. There will be various reports throughout this bulletin about events this…