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Switzerland, Lugano
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The TASIS campus stands on the Collina d'Oro in Montagnola, overlooking Lugano and Lake Lugano. It blends 17th‑century relics with award‑winning, state‑of‑the‑art, eco‑friendly new buildings, and art and history are central to campus life. The historic Villa De Nobili houses dining facilities and academic spaces, and Fleming Piazza anchors the school's social life. The M. Crist Fleming Library and the Elementary School Library support reading and research across divisions, and the campus emphasizes sustainability through geothermal heating in buildings since 2006, renewable hydroelectric power, waste reduction, and planned solar features. All divisions enjoy campus‑wide wireless internet and modern learning technologies.
The Palestra is the main gymnasium at the center of campus, with a full basketball court, locker rooms, a fitness center, and a café. The Palestrina is located in the lower level of the Şahenk Fine Arts center and offers a smaller court for basketball, volleyball, and badminton. Campari Field is the JV Boys and middle school soccer practice field located in Grancia. FC Agno Field hosts varsity boys and girls games and practices. Collina d'Oro Centro Ricreativo Field hosts varsity girls' soccer practices, and A Club is the location for varsity swimming and year‑round recreational swimming. A Cross Country Course is located on Via Collina d'Oro.
The M. Crist Fleming Library (MCF Library) is housed in the Palladio Award–winning library building completed in 2004 and includes the TASIS Library and two classrooms with dormitory rooms above. The Elementary School Library is divided into the Al Focolare collection for beginners and the Hadsall collection for more advanced readers. Campus‑wide Learning Technologies provide wireless internet across the campus with robust filtering, and each classroom is equipped with a document camera, Apple TV, and a projector with audio or an interactive display. Students use Veracross for the student information system and Google's education suite to communicate, create, and collaborate. The Campo Science Center supports robotics and STEM activities, and TASIS Libraries anchor on‑campus learning initiatives.
Clubs and Activities include Chess Club, Dante Club, Debate Club, Fishing and Approaches Club, Journalism Fellowship Program, Model UN, Peer Tutoring, Prefects, Robotics, Rotary Club, Ski and Snowboard Club, Social Justice Discussion Group, Speaker Series Board, Student Council, Sweet November Dance Company, and Yearbook, among others. These offerings illustrate the breadth of student‑directed and teacher‑facilitated extracurricular opportunities across campus.
TASIS The American School in Switzerland is a private, co-educational American international day and boarding school for ages 3–18, located on the Collina d'Oro in Montagnola above Lugano. The school offers the American Diploma, Advanced Placement, and the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme, with English as the primary language of instruction and a comprehensive English as an Additional Language program. In Pre-K to Grade 8, students study in parallel English and Italian, and IB languages include English, Italian, German, and Russian, with support for other self-taught languages; bilingual instruction for Grades 1–9 aligns with Cantonal requirements. The campus blends 17th-century heritage with modern, eco-friendly buildings, including the Campo Science Center and multiple libraries; sustainability features include geothermal heating and hydroelectric power. Extracurriculars are extensive: Model UN, Robotics, Drama and Dance, along with Alpine trips and more than 20 sports. IB diploma candidates have posted 97%+ pass rates since 2016, about 50% earn bilingual diplomas, and TASIS supports service through the Opsahl Global Service Program.
