Dear Fellow – Reflection

Courage is the ability to look at the challenges ahead and believe that you can conquer them. Two weeks ago, a group of Grade 11 students went out to the Legon Botanical Gardens with the hopes of teaching this virtue to children from the Handy *Vangelism Home in Haatso. The obstacle course set up before…

Creative Arts Corner 12-5-2017

The IBDP Budding Directors in the making have been working hard on their directors’ notebook aspect of their assessment task for both HL and SL. Some benefits of this life changing experience is in the area of idea development, conceptualisation and team work in realising a vision. This is one fundamental life skill needed for…

Tema International School - ALAMAU

ALAMAU 2017 Reflections

Chloe Asiedu ALAMAU was like stepping onto a pedestal made in Africa. One whose iron handles and steel bars were lubricated with efficiency and diversity. This is what we aimed to harbor at the African Leadership Academy’s Model African Union. Encouraging domestic production and gradually cutting our fundamentalism on foreign dependence. Our committees were based…

Tema International School - ALAMAU

ALAMAU 2017 Report

On Sunday 12 March, 2017, 13 IB1 students from Tema International School embarked on a trip to the African Leadership Academy’s Model African Union (ALAMAU) in Johannesburg, South Africa. They were accompanied by two Advisors, Mrs. Adelaide Ferguson and Mr. Louis Welagaamo. Twenty-eight (28) schools participated from countries all over Africa, including Botswana, Cote d’Ivoire,…

Foreign Students’ Trip

For the foreign students who went touring on Saturday, the trip was one of the best if not the absolute best trip we have been on. After always going to the mall to shop and relax, trying out something new was good for us. At the Kakum National Park was very tiring and dangerous. But…

Grade 8 murals in progress.

I wrote about the Grade 8 unit a few weeks ago. By now they have finished their creative process of designing and have now started transferring their ideas to the walls around the art room. It’s great to see how much students are engaged and working collaboratively on their murals. The outdoor becomes an extension…

Commedia dell’Arte - Tema International School

Creative Arts Update 27-01-2017

Theatre class teaching life lessons on keeping eyes on the price in Commedia dell’Arte. As a follow up from last week’s exposure on the benefits and impact of music in the lives of our students here in TIS, we will focus todays dialogue on Theatre in TIS as an educational tool in teaching both life…

TIS Genesis Ministry Celebrates 10th Anniversary

Last Sunday, 15th January 2017, was a special day for members of Tema International School’s Genesis Ministry as a special church service was held in the school’s Multi-Purpose Hall to commemorate their 10th anniversary. The service was attended by some of the founding members of the group, alumni, staff, and students as well members of…