Saving the Environment – Grade 3 student has it in the bag!

Inspired by this year's Activist-in-Residence (AIR) program, Grade 3 student Harper wanted to play her part in helping the environment.  During a brainstorming session around the family dinner table, Harper threw around a few ideas and with her mother's helpful advice, they settled on designing a reusable shopping bag that…

Hour of Code is Back for Another Year!

Get ready for the Hour of Code! TIS hosts this fun learning opportunity every year to provide elementary students with a one-hour introduction to computer science and computer programming. Here are the details: When is it? Wednesday, December 11th What time? 3:15-4:30 pm Where is it being held? MPR 3, North Wing…

Goldilocks is Innocent!

reviewed by Abigail Griffiths (Grade 10) On November 29th and 30th, the TIS Secondary Players performed Once Upon A Crime by Flip Kobler and Cindy Marcus.  A mix of parents, students, and teachers came out to support the cast and crew on both evenings. The audience was excited as they found…

School Photo Orders 2019-2020

Over the next couple of days, students will be bringing home school photo order forms. Deadline for orders is Friday, 17 January 2020. Here are a few reminders for parents: How to order - Photos can be ordered either online or by cash payment. Online order : log on to…

Christmas is the Season for Giving and Sharing

A beautiful Giving Tree has been decorated in the front foyer of TIS. On the tree, you will find many Christmas tags with the age and gender of a needy child in Macau. They live in orphanages, children’s shelters or attend special boarding schools in our community. The idea is…

Protecting our Planet is Everybody’s Business!

Songqiao and Inspire Citizens may have left the building, but our work at TIS for learning about sustainability, raising awareness of climate change and preserving biodiversity has only just begun. Songqiao was most impressed with the ideas and work our teachers and students have already done during the first term…

Inspiring Educators with our E-NABLE project 

By Howard Tong, Grade 12 Grade 12 student Domi Wang represented TIS Macao recently at two conferences; one in Hefei and the other in Guangzhou. The conference in Hefei was the SUGARGKO (Stanford University Global Alliance for Redesign), which focused on creativity and innovative designs for students. During the presentation,…

Parent Teacher Interviews – November 2019

We look forward to seeing many parents at Parent-Teacher Interviews on Thursday November 21st and Friday, November 22nd. Interviews with teachers must be pre-booked online through Gibbon. Click here for Guide for Booking Appointments. To assist parents of younger students, teachers and TAs are offering childcare on both days during…

Run of Hope Continued Success

It was a beautiful sunny autumn day for the annual Run of Hope Charity on Sunday, November 10.  Over 300 people participated in the annual charity fundraiser organised by Four Seasons Hotel Macao, now in its 11th year and which TIS has been a partner for the past 7 years.…

TIS Launches Online Report Card System

The International School of Macao community is getting excited to welcome this year’s Activist in Residence, Songqiao Yao. Ms. Yao will be here on November 27 and 28 to work with the students on some amazing environmental initiatives, and throughout the year we will be sharing how local actions can…