TASIS Schools explained

TASIS Schools
TASIS Foundation
Type:Group of international boarding schools
Established:1956
Grades:Pre-K — 12
Colors:Blue and red
Gender:Co-ed
Free Label:Chairman
Free Text:W. Thomas Fleming
Founder:Mary Crist Fleming
Free Label2:TASIS Schools:

TASIS Schools, formally established as the TASIS Foundation, is a private Swiss foundation which operates a group of four international schools (including both day and boarding schools), operating in Switzerland, England, Portugal, and Puerto Rico. Its history dates to 1956, with the founding of its first school, in Switzerland (the oldest American boarding school in Europe).

TASIS schools are known as some of the most expensive and highly ranked boarding schools in the world.[1] [2]

History

The group originated with the foundation of its first boarding school, TASIS Switzerland, in Lugano, Switzerland, in 1956.[3]

TASIS England was founded in 1976, in Thorpe, Surrey, outside of London.[4]

TASIS Hellenic was founded in 1979 in Athens, Greece, as a successor to the Hellenic International School. The main campus was in Kefalari, with the elementary school initially in Ekali. Until the mid-80s, TASIS Hellenic also operated a boarding unit. TASIS Hellenic was sold to the International School of Athens in the early 2000's.

TASIS Dorado was founded in Puerto Rico in 2002.[5]

TASIS Portugal was founded in 2020, in Linhó, Sintra on the Portuguese Riviera, outside Lisbon.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. https://amp.businessinsider.com/most-exclusive-and-expensive-boarding-schools-in-the-world-2017-2 Business Insider - 10 of the most exclusive boarding schools for the super-rich are in one country
  2. https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/luxury/article/3035693/6-top-swiss-boarding-schools-where-royalty-and-super-rich South China Morning Post - 6 top Swiss boarding schools where royalty and the super-rich send their children – and pay up to US$150,000-a-year in fees
  3. https://www.tasis.com/page.cfm?p=4382 TASIS - History of TASIS
  4. https://www.tasisengland.org/about/mission-history/our-founder TASIS England - Mission History
  5. https://dorado.tasis.com/page.cfm?p=654 TASIS Dorado - History
  6. https://www.tasisportugal.org/about/tasis-portugal-faq TASIS Portugal - FAQ