Student Blog of the Month – Damilola Johnson

Nana Momoh Odarteifo & Erin Owusu (Grade 11) Damilola-Tolulope is an African literature blog by Damilola Johnson; a 16 year old writer in her first year of university and a former student of Tema International School. This blog primarily features African themed prose and emotion-filled poetry pieces and is rapidly catching fire with other bloggers…

The Red Cross Society of TIS 2016/2017

A Brief Outlook by Marie-Noelle Kpatakpa (President of the Society-IB1) Belonging to the IBDP class of 2018 named as the “Game-Changers” should solely indicate our desire to do things differently. We stand for change in our modern times due to our many differences in thinking and beliefs. The Red Cross Society is then just a…

Grade 8 MYP Mathematics

The Grade 8 MYP Mathematics class has been very interactive and revealing over the past few weeks. Among the tasks/activities that students have been involved in is the “Group Domino Activity”. The objective of this activity was for students to establish the relationship between fractions, decimals and percentages drawing from their knowledge of multiple representation.…

Red Cross Club – First Aid Workshop

Red Cross workshop is underway and both students and staff are actively engaging with it.   Gabriel Atseku (P.E Teacher) _ The first aid workshop could not have come at a better time than this. Having first taken the course in 2007, I have not only updated my knowledge but also have seen and learnt…

MYP Mindset

With the implementation of the MYP comes a shift of mindsets. Already in last week’s article, I described how assessment is different but there are many other aspects of day-to-day education that shift as well. One of the things we have to look into is the way we design and organize our classrooms. Last weekend…

Co-Curricular & SA Classes

Classes are ongoing and students are showing evidence of commitment and enthusiasm. The bead making class is growing while they learn how to weave using beads. Cooking class is extra fun. We were privileged to enjoy the cooking skills of 2 staff members who seem to have a great time with Grades 7 and 8…

Demo Dance Class

Our dance class continued for this week with the inclusion of Hip-hop. Students who took part were thrilled to Ballet, Salsa and Hip-hop Dance moves. We look forward to the continuation of the Dance class as students have shown enormous interest in it. Steve Williams Jnr. (Grade 9) The Dance class was fun and an…

TIS Swimming Club

Dr. Ken, his team and some young swimmers were at it last Sunday at the TIS swimming pool. The Swimming Club has started on a very high spirited note and the students are leaving nothing to chance. The students are poised to take on new challenges and learn the different swimming styles. Deion Mitchell (Grade…