Academic Profile 2021-2022

Headmaster Christopher Nikoloff I Academic Dean Dr. Mark Abisi: +41 91 960 5115 • [email protected] Director of University and College Counseling Johanna Fishbein: +41 91 986 5462 • [email protected] IB Diploma Coordinator Kathy Anderson: +41 91 960 5108 • [email protected] University and College Counselors Conor Fritz: +41 91 986 5457 • [email protected] I Kirk Mitchell: +41 91 986 5458 • [email protected]

Mission Statement oldest American boarding school in Europe. Now serving students from Pre-Kindergarten to Postgraduate, TASIS The American School in Switzerland (TASIS) is part of a is accredited by the New England Association of Schools family of international schools that welcomes young & Colleges and the European Council of International people from all nationalities to an educational community Schools. that fosters a passion for excellence along with mutual respect and understanding. Consistent with the vision of its founder, M. Crist Fleming, TASIS is committed to Faculty transmitting the heritage of Western civilization and world cultures: the creations, achievements, traditions, Of the 68 High School faculty members, 82 percent and ideals from the past that offer purpose in the present hold advanced degrees and 54 percent hail from the and hope for the future. Seeking to balance the pursuit United States. TASIS actively encourages professional of knowledge with the love of wisdom, and promoting development, supports faculty graduate study, and the skills of lifelong learning, an appreciation for beauty, requires peer observation and dialogue about teaching and the development of character, each school combines and learning. a challenging academic program with opportunities for artistic endeavor, physical activity, and service to others. Believing in the worth of each individual and the Student Body importance of enduring relationships, TASIS seeks to The High School is composed of 242 boarding students embody and instill the values of personal responsibility, and 157 day students, with 43* nations represented. The civility, compassion, justice, and truth. majority of students (61%) come from Europe, with the remainder hailing from the United States and Canada (12%), Latin America (10%), the Middle East and Africa The School (9%), and Asia (8%). The Class of 2022 comprises 104 students, and the High School retention rate is 88%. TASIS Switzerland is the first of several TASIS Schools founded by M. Crist Fleming. Founded in 1956 as a * 43 countries of residency, 54 different nationalities, and private, co-educational boarding and day school, it is the 50 different primary nationalities

TASIS is accredited by the New England Association of Schools & Colleges and the European Council of International Schools • College Board CEEB Code: 796612 • International Baccalaureate School Code: 0834 Via Collina d’Oro 15, 6926 Montagnola, Switzerland Tel: +41 91 960 5151 Fax: +41 91 994 2364 Website: www.tasis.ch Course Offerings English • Introduction to Literature • Honors Introduction to Literature • World Literature • Honors World Literature • American Literature • British Literature • AP English Language and Composition • AP English Literature and Composition • IB English A Literature (SL/HL) • IB English A Language and Literature (SL/HL) English as an Additional Language (EAL) • English Grammar & Composition 1 and 2 • English Grammar, Composition & Literature 1 • English Grammar, Composition, & American Literature • English Grammar, Composition, & British Literature • IB English B (HL) Mathematics • Mathematics 1 Core • Mathematics 2 Core • Mathematics 3 Core • Mathematics 4 Core • Mathematics 1 Extended • Honors Mathematics 1 • Mathematics 2 Extended (includes second-year Algebra topics) Curriculum • Precalculus • Honors Precalculus • Calculus • AP Statistics • AP Calculus AB and BC TASIS offers an American college preparatory program with • IB Mathematics Analysis and Approaches (SL/HL) International Baccalaureate and Advanced Placement programs, • IB Mathematics Applications and Interpretations (SL/HL) emphasizing a strong liberal arts education and requiring components History of community service and project-based academic travel experiences • Ancient History • Modern History at all grade levels. Students are expected to complete a minimum • United States History • Art History of 19 credits and to enroll in a minimum of five full-credit courses • EAL Ancient History • EAL Modern History each semester. (An alternative program of studies may be designed • AP European History • AP United States History • AP Art History for students with special talents, interests, or needs. Such a program • AP Economics* • IB History (SL/HL) • IB Art History (SL) must follow established guidelines and requires the approval of the • IB Business Management (SL/HL) • IB Economics (SL/HL) Academic Committee.) Theory of Knowledge • IB Theory of Knowledge 1 and 2 Graduation Requirements Science • Biological and Physical Sciences • EAL Biological and Physical Sciences The minimum requirements for graduation are 19 credits, • Physics • Biology • Chemistry • Ecology including the following: • Computer Science 1 and 2 • AP Biology** • AP Physics** • AP Chemistry** • AP Computer Science • Four years of English. All seniors must pass either a 12th-grade • IB Physics (SL/HL) • IB Chemistry (SL/HL) • IB Biology (SL/HL) English course offered by the English Department or IB English B 2 • IB Environmental Systems and Societies (SL) HL (IB Diploma candidates only). Modern Languages • Three years of Mathematics, completing through Mathematics 3 at a • Level 1: French, German, Italian, Spanish minimum • Level 2: French, German, Italian, Spanish • Three years of History, including Modern World History and either • Level 3: French, German, Italian, Spanish; IB Language ab initio US History or an IB Group 3 course, and successful completion of the • Level 4: French, German, Italian, Spanish; IB Language B SL Civic Literacy Exam • Level 5: French, German, Italian, Spanish; IB Language B HL • Three years of Laboratory Science • IB Italian A Language & Literature (SL/HL) • Third-year proficiency in a modern language other than English • IB Russian A Language & Literature (SL/HL) that is offered at TASIS. Native English speakers arriving in grade 11 • IB Native Language A Literature (SL: SSST) are required to demonstrate second-year proficiency in a modern • German Culture and People language that is taught at TASIS from the introductory level or 9° Grado - Sezione Italiana / 9th Grade Italian Section*** continue on to third-year proficiency if they have a background • Lingua Pre-IB Italian • Letteratura e Lingua Italiana 9 in French, German, Italian, or Spanish. Native English speakers • Italian Culture and People • Storia Italiana 9 • Storia dell’Arte 9 arriving in grade 12 or for a postgraduate year are expected to continue their study of a modern language or complete one year Fine Arts of French, German, Italian, or Spanish. • Drawing & Painting • Honors Drawing & Painting • One credit in Performing Arts or Visual Arts • Photography 1 • Architecture 1 • Ceramics & Sculpture • All students in grades 9-10 are required to take Physical Education. • Instrumental Ensemble • Choir • Theater Arts 1 and 2 • One Senior Humanities credit, fulfilled by AP US History, Art History, • AP Drawing • AP 2-D Art and Design • IB Visual Arts (SL/HL) AP Art History, IB Art History, or, for IB Diploma candidates, Theory Physical Education of Knowledge • Physical Education and Health (Grade 9 and 10) • Participation in the Global Service Program each semester for grades 9-11 * AP Microeconomics/Macroeconomics are offered in alternating years. • Completion of all Academic Travel assignments and obligations ** AP Biology/Physics alternate years with AP Chemistry. • Fulfillment of the Sports and Activities requirement each semester *** Required for local residents according to cantonal law. TASIS POLICY ON REPORTING GPA STATEMENT ABOUT COVID-19 AND CLASS RANK TASIS offered live classes—and hybrid instruction, as needed— throughout the entire 2020–2021 academic year. Extracurricular The school year is divided into two semesters, activities were offered in a limited capacity, but travel was ending in January and June. The year-end grade is very restricted. Students demonstrated tremendous resilience cumulative, covering the full work in a year’s course and motivation, working extremely hard in their courses and and reflecting a 50%/50% weighting for the first and building a strong community in this new Covid environment. second semesters, respectively. The Academic Honor If we are aware of a personal impact, this will be shared in the Roll is calculated each midterm and end-of-semester student’s recommendation. grading period. Students with a GPA of 3.8 or higher in a given semester receive Highest Honors while STATEMENT ABOUT TASIS TRANSCRIPTS those with a 3.5 or higher receive High Honors and Beginning with the 2021–22 academic year, TASIS has changed those with a 3.2 or higher receive Honors. TASIS does the grading scale for all IB Diploma course students from an not rank students or report cumulative GPA because A–F scale to a 1–7 scale. Students in AP or non-IB Diploma courses will continue to be assessed with an A-F grade scale. the majority of TASIS seniors have been at TASIS for The equivalency scale we would recommend using is as follows: fewer than four semesters at the time of university application. 6/7 = A | 5 = B | 4 = C | 3 = D

Recent Test Scores

IB EXAMS TASIS 2021 TASIS 2020 Worldwide 2021 Number of diploma candidates 44 51 165,857 Percentage earning diplomas 100% 98% 89% Mean diploma score 35 32.2 33.0 Highest IB score 44 42 45 Percentage earning Bilingual Diplomas 50% 50% 27%

In 2021, 68 students took a total of 377 IB subject exams (scored 1-7): 99% of scores were 4 and above, 85% were 5 and above, and 52% were 6 and above.

AP EXAMS In 2021, 96 TASIS students combined to take a total of 196 AP exams: 80% of scores were 3 or above, 64% were 4 or above, and 81 students recorded a 3 or higher on at least one exam, which The College Board defines as a school success rate of 84%. Thirty-seven students were named AP Scholars for demonstrating exemplary college-level achievement on their exams.

STANDARDIZED TESTS

SAT Evidence Based Reading and Writing Mathematics Total

Class of 2021 (39 took the SAT) 590 610 1190

ACT English Math Reading Science Composite

Class of 2021 (9 took the ACT) 23 25 23 24 24

Additional Program Strengths Opsahl Global Service Program Academic and Independent Travel The Opsahl Global Service Program was envisioned by Travel is an integral part of a TASIS education. Whether Jan Opsahl ’68, the School’s first international student, academic or independent travel, students have an who believes that the experience of serving those in exceptional opportunity to take advantage of their need should be required for every TASIS student. Global location in the middle of Europe. Academic Travel is Service groups partner with an array of organizations, from part of the Middle and High School curriculum and is international nonprofits to country-specific institutions a graduation requirement for all students. Some travel to local charities, and students attend weekly service assignments are related to courses of study, some are meetings throughout the year to prepare for service trips related to particular student interests, and others are throughout Europe, Africa, and Asia. assigned by grade level. University Acceptances for the Classes of 2017–2021 Boldface type indicates schools where TASIS students matriculated USA AND CANADA Pace University University of Tampa University of Lincoln American University Pennsylvania State University - University Park University of Tennessee, Knoxville University of Liverpool Arizona State University Pepperdine University University of Texas at Dallas University of London - Birkbeck Auburn University Pratt Institute University of Texas at San Antonio University of London - The Courtauld Institute of Art Augsburg University Purdue University University of Texas at Tyler University of Manchester Babson College Queen’s University University of Texas, Arlington University of Oxford Bard College Quest University University of Texas, Austin University of Reading Barnard College Reed College University of Toronto University of Roehampton Barry University Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute University of Victoria University of Sheffield Bates College Rochester Institute of Technology University of Virginia University of Southampton Baylor University Roger Williams University University of Washington University of St. Andrews Bennington College Rollins College University of Waterloo University of Surrey Bentley University Rutgers University - New Brunswick University of Western Ontario University of Sussex Berklee College of Music Ryerson University University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point University of the Arts London Bishop’s University Salve Regina University University of Wisconsin, Madison University of Warwick Boston Architectural College Sam Houston State University Vanderbilt University University of West London Boston College San Diego State University Vassar College University of Westminster Boston University San Francisco State University Virginia Polytechnic Institute (Virginia Tech) University of York Brandeis University Santa Barbara City College Wake Forest University Brock University Santa Clara University Washington State University SWITZERLAND Bryant University Sarah Lawrence College Weber State University Business & Hotel Management School Bucknell University Savannah College of Art and Design Webster University École Hôtelière de Lausanne (EHL) California College of the Arts School of the Art Institute of Chicago Wentworth Institute of Technology Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich School of Visual Arts California Institute of the Arts Whitworth University (ETHZ) Seattle University Williams College California Lutheran University EU Business School, Geneva Seton Hall University Worcester Polytechnic Institute California Polytechnic State University EU Business School - Montreux Sewanee, University of the South Wright State University California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Franklin University Switzerland Siena College Yale University Carleton University Geneva Business School Simon Fraser University York University Case Western Reserve University Geneva School of Diplomacy Skidmore College York University Glendon Campus Chapman University Glion Institute of Higher Education Smith College Claremont McKenna College International Management Institute Switzerland Southern California Institute of Architecture Clark University UNITED KINGDOM International University in Geneva Southern Methodist University Anglia Ruskin University Colby College Les Roches International School of Hotel St. Edward’s University Arts University Bournemouth Colgate University Management College of Charleston St. John’s University Bath Spa University St. Lawrence University BIMM Institute London Università della Svizzera italiana (USI) College of the Holy Cross Universität St. Gallen College of William & Mary Stanford University British and Irish Modern Music Institute Stephen F. Austin State University Brunel University London University of Basel College of Wooster University of Bern Colorado State University Stetson University Cardiff University Stonehill College Cass Business School, City University, London University of Lausanne Columbia College Chicago University of Lucerne Columbia University Suffolk University Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design SUNY Binghamton University City University of London Universität Zürich Concordia University - Montreal Webster University Cornell University SUNY University at Buffalo Coventry University Dalhousie University Syracuse University Durham University Dartmouth College Temple University ESCP Business School, London REST OF THE WORLD American University of Rome Davidson College Texas A&M University Exeter College Amsterdam University College DePaul University Texas A&M University - San Antonio Goldsmiths, University of London Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences DePauw University Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Hult International Business School ArtEZ University of the Arts (Arnhem) Drew University Texas Christian University Imperial College London Bard College Berlin Drexel University Texas State University INTO City, University of London Bocconi University Elon University Texas Tech University INTO Manchester Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach The City University of New York Brooklyn College INTO University of Exeter Cattolica International CEU San Pablo University Emerson College The City University of New York College of Staten Istituto Marangoni, London Emmanuel College (MA) Island Keele University Danish Technical University Emory University - Oxford College The City University of New York Hunter College King’s College London Duke Kunshan University Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising, Los The New School Kingston College Eindhoven University of Technology Angeles The Ohio State University Kingston University Erasmus University Rotterdam Fashion Institute of Technology Trent University Lancaster University Escuela Superior de Adminsitracion y Direccion de Florida Atlantic University Trinity College Leeds Beckett University Empresas ESADE Florida Gulf Coast University Trinity University Liverpool John Moores University ESRA International Film School Florida Institute of Technology Tulane University London College of Fashion EU Business School Barcelona Florida International University University College at Western University London Metropolitan University Fundação Getulio Vargas Florida Polytechnic University University of Alabama London School of Economics and Political Science Grenoble School of Management Florida Southern College University of Arizona London South Bank University Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Fordham University University of British Columbia Loughborough University Humanitas University Franklin and Marshall College University of British Columbia - Okanagan Campus Manchester Metropolitan University IE University - Madrid George Mason University University of California, Berkeley Middlesex University IE University - Segovia George Washington University University of California, Davis New College of the Humanities Insper Georgia Institute of Technology University of California, Irvine Newcastle University Instituto Europeo di Design - Madrid Campus Georgia State University University of California, Los Angeles Northumbria University International Fashion Academy - Paris Hawai’i Pacific University University of California, Merced Nottingham Trent University Istituto Marangoni, Milano High Point University University of California, San Diego Oxford Brookes University Istituto Marangoni, Paris Hofstra University University of California, Santa Barbara Queen Mary University of London Jacobs University Hult International Business School - San Francisco University of California, Santa Cruz Regent’s University London John Cabot University, Rome Hult International Business School-Boston University of Cincinnati Richmond, The American International University Koc University James Madison University University of Colorado at Colorado Springs in London Les Roches Marbella Johnson & Wales University-Providence University of Colorado Boulder Royal Holloway, University of London Luiss University Kennesaw State University University of Connecticut SAE Institute London Maastricht University Kenyon College University of Dayton School of Oriental and African Studies Medical University of Warsaw La Salle University University of Delaware Southampton Solent University MODUL University Vienna Lawrence University University of Denver St George’s, University of London Moscow State Institute of International Relations Lehigh University University of Detroit Mercy St. Mary’s University Twickenham National University of Ireland, University College Dublin Lewis & Clark College University of Florida Staffordshire University NEOMA Business School University of Guelph Swansea University LIM College Laboratory Institute of Merchandising New European College University of Hawaii at Manoa Louisiana State University Teesside University Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti Milano University of Houston The University of Law Loyola Marymount University Peking University University of Illinois at Chicago The University of Nottingham Loyola University Chicago Politecnico di Milano University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign The University of South Wales Loyola University New Orleans Rijksuniversiteit Groningen University of Kentucky University Centre Hartpury Lynn University Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences University of Massachusetts Dartmouth University College London Marist College Saint Louis University, Madrid University of Massachusetts, Amherst University for the Creative Arts Maryland Institute college of art Singapore Management University University of Miami University of Aberdeen Marymount California University Stockholm University University of Michigan University of Bath Marymount Manhattan College Technical University (TU) Delft McGill University University of Mississippi University of Birmingham University of Missouri Columbia University of Brighton The American University of Paris McMaster University The College For International Studies MCPHS University University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) University of Bristol University of North Carolina School of the Arts University of Buckingham The University of Hong Kong Merrimack College Tilburg University Miami University, Oxford University of North Carolina Wilmington University of Cambridge University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill University of Central Lancashire Toulouse Business School Barcelona Michigan State University Universidad de Monterrey Millsaps College University of North Texas University of Chester University of Oklahoma University of Derby University of Amsterdam Mount Holyoke College University of Applied Sciences Utrecht Mount St. Mary’s University University of Oregon University of East Anglia University of Bologna New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) University of Ottawa University of East London University of Pennsylvania University of Edinburgh University of Groningen New York School of Interior Design University of Navarra New York University University of Pittsburgh University of Essex University of New South Wales North Carolina State University University of Puget Sound University of Exeter University of Parma Northeastern University University of Redlands University of Glasgow Utrecht University Nova Southeastern University University of Rhode Island University of Greenwich Vita-Salute San Raffaele University Occidental College University of Rochester University of Hertfordshire Waseda University Ontario College of Art & Design University of San Diego University of Kent Oregon State University University of San Francisco University of Law WU Vienna University of Economics and Business Otis College of Art and Design University of South Florida University of Leeds University of Southern California University of Leicester