The Consul General of Ireland in Hong Kong will be holding a St. Patrick's Day parade on Saturday, March 18th in Old Taipa from 4-7pm. The parade will start from the Taipa House Museums. Following the parade, there will be a variety of performances at the amphitheatre by the Taipa…
TIS will celebrate inter-cultural diversity at the next Community Day on Saturday, March 11th. All parents are welcome to participate by manning a table (it's free!) to feature and sell traditional food, clothing and arts and crafts from your home country. If you're interested, please email TISPA at tispa@tis.edu.mo to request…
TIS parents may remember former elementary teaching assistant Bernadette Terra. We have good news to report! Bernadette will soon be launching a series of storybooks for children called Mak the City's Friendly Dragon. There are a total of thirteen books in the series and a new story will be published every…
TIS had the honour this morning of having the Consul General of Canada, Jeff Nankivell, visit our school to talk to Division 4 students about Canada's role in environmental protection. Students watched a documentary entitled Climate on the Edge which focused on the impact of the melting Arctic permafrost and the…
Save the date! The next Community Day will be held on Saturday, March 11th from 11 am to 3 pm in the MPR. The theme is "Intercultural Day". There will be booths representing different countries, games, activities and a TISPA bbq. If you're interested in running a booth, please…
In conjunction with Canada’s 150th Anniversary of Confederation, the Consulate General of Canada in Hong Kong and Macao will feature a temporary (or “Pop Up”) Consulate-General presence in Macao. The public will have an opportunity to take part in several events and seminars, including talks on studying in Canada and…
The first event in the new black box theatre will be a TIS Inclusion Academy presentation featuring motivational speaker Joan Latta. Joan will be speaking to TIS students on Thursday, February 23 about the importance of overcoming personal challenges. Joan was born with cerebral palsy and despite a poor diagnosis, she…
This morning, the fire alarm was set off at 9:10 at TIS. All students were evacuated promptly and safely to the front field. Systems indicated that the alarm was set off in a science lab on the third floor of the South Wing. Secondary students were conducting a standard experiment…
Peta Houghton, Australian artist (and TIS mom) is back for another installation of TIS' Artist in Residence program. She will be sharing her skills and expertise to create wonderful artwork with Grade 4-6 students. We'll be posting some of the student's artwork as the semester progresses. At the end of…
Photo re-takes will take place on Tuesday, February 21st. Due to limited time, re-takes are for students who were absent for school photos in December and for students who are new to TIS. However, if there is a particular problem with your child's photo (i.e. eyes closed etc), you can…