Quick update:The TIS girls are off to a roaring start. The girl tigers conquered their long time nemesis, XIS in their opening game, winning by a score of 25-20 and 25-13.The TIS boys fought hard but didn't fair as well losing to XIS 17-25 and 12-25.Both teams are up against…

Hi Tigers Fans!The SCISAC volleyball tournament is has started up here in Xiamen.  The first day of action saw the Tigers boys start their campaign versus LIS from Chengdu.  The boys played with ferocity, peppering the spirited group from LIS.  The first set saw the boys come out firing with…

Greetings All!The boys and girls representing TIS for volleyball have settled in nicely to their hotel for the evening.  Our evening dinner excursion to a hot pot restaurant near the hotel was quite the adventure.  The eyelids are now starting to get droopy and the team is ready for a…

Greetings all!The TIS contingent has arrived safely at their hotel  in Xiamen. The group is hungry and we are currently going out to find a late dinner. We will hopefully check in again with you later this evening.

The scores have been submitted and the clubs are being scrubbed down. After two days and three rounds of golf, TIS walked away with their heads high. In the final day Hendrik Urm put in a great effort and improved his score on the previous day to take 20th while…

We were lucky to have beautiful weather for the first day of play. The course was amazing yet very challenging. It is designed with narrow fairways, unforgiving rough and some beautiful up and down hills. The greens played fast all day which was a difficult adjustment for many golfers.In the…

Sad, but fulfilled students packed their bags and headed down for their final breakfast at the resort.  We said our farewells and boarded the boat to catch the buses that would take us to the Great Race. Upon arriving groups were given a map of Seven Star Park and photos…

Today began bright and early with a bus trip into Zhaoqing to visit a local school. The TOPZ (The Outreach Program of Zhaoqing) initiative created by the Grade 5 team with the support of the principal, began to take shape.  Students arrived at the school prepared to put into practice…

Fore!The Tigers have landed at Mission Hills Golf Course and the boys got right down to business. Our trio picked-up some green books, hired a caddy and golf cart, and did a preview tour of the course to make their gameplan for tomorrow's start. These guys mean business!Afterwards we were…

Our day began bright and early on a crisp fall morning.  Students were eager to start the day and were ready to go without having to be woken up.  We began with an abundant breakfast filled with Asian and Western delights.After breakfast, the students were divided into their groups for…