Nana Momoh Odarteifo & Erin Owusu (Grade 11) Damilola-Tolulope is an African literature blog by Damilola Johnson; a 16 year old writer in her first year of university and a former student of Tema International School. This blog primarily features African themed prose and emotion-filled poetry pieces and is rapidly catching fire with other bloggers…
As I’m writing this on a Wednesday afternoon there are a number of TIS students walking around barefooted on the campus. It’s not that suddenly we have changed our dress code but seven students of DP1 decided to this as part of their CAS initiatives. Through this they are trying to create awareness of the…
It’s been 13 great years; 13 years of Merits and Distinctions Mr & Mrs Adjavon, You are the change we wish to see in the world. Without YOU how were we supposed to get here so fast? How were we supposed to know that we wanted to become the next world changers? How…
The Grade 8 MYP Mathematics class has been very interactive and revealing over the past few weeks. Among the tasks/activities that students have been involved in is the “Group Domino Activity”. The objective of this activity was for students to establish the relationship between fractions, decimals and percentages drawing from their knowledge of multiple representation.…
With the implementation of the MYP comes a shift of mindsets. Already in last week’s article, I described how assessment is different but there are many other aspects of day-to-day education that shift as well. One of the things we have to look into is the way we design and organize our classrooms. Last weekend…
Classes are ongoing and students are showing evidence of commitment and enthusiasm. The bead making class is growing while they learn how to weave using beads. Cooking class is extra fun. We were privileged to enjoy the cooking skills of 2 staff members who seem to have a great time with Grades 7 and 8…
The IBDP orientation was extremely helpful. Meeting with the TIS Alumni made it seem as if I can actually go through the programme as they (Alumni) have done. I am sure the DP journey will be rigorous, but taking the advice from the various teachers and coordinators who engaged us, I hope to sail through…
It is always a wonderful experience working with students to prepare food when we go out on such occasions. The students who were on the food committee (IB 1 & IB2) worked with enthusiasm and we made sure all others students had enough to eat. It was heartwarming to see all students’ seniors and juniors…
Below are reflections by new staff and students after their first week in TIS. My name is Marie-Gabriella in IB1. Coming to TIS has proved to be a good decision, and I regret not starting in Grade 7. So far I have barely spent 2 days and the atmosphere is just AMAZING, from the students to…
Find below the speech read by Mr Yaw Agyarko, the Guest Speaker for the 10th Annual Graduation Ceremony under the theme “Seeking Excellence, No Excuses”. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. I am so excited to be chosen to be the Guest Speaker for the TIS graduating class of 2016! I can’t tell on which…
