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
TASIS Foundation
Information
TypeGroup of international boarding schools
Established1956
FounderMary Crist Fleming
GradesPre-K — 12
GenderCo-ed
Color(s)Blue and red   
ChairmanW. Thomas Fleming
TASIS Schools:
WebsiteOfficial website

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

History
TASIS Switzerland campus in 1972.
TASIS Portugal campus.

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]

Schools
Grounds of TASIS England.

References
  1. Business Insider - 10 of the most exclusive boarding schools for the super-rich are in one country
  2. 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. TASIS - History of TASIS
  4. TASIS England - Mission History
  5. TASIS Dorado - History
  6. TASIS Portugal - FAQ
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