TIS Girls Basketball Team @ ISSAG – GIS

The sound of shoes hitting the ground as angst filled players dashed across the basketball court is something that will never leave my being. All about, people glared on with fiery eyes as they prayed to their various gods in a bid to turn the tables. I stood on an elevated platform with David Masoperh,…

Foreign Students’ Trip

For the foreign students who went touring on Saturday, the trip was one of the best if not the absolute best trip we have been on. After always going to the mall to shop and relax, trying out something new was good for us. At the Kakum National Park was very tiring and dangerous. But…

Grade 8 murals in progress.

I wrote about the Grade 8 unit a few weeks ago. By now they have finished their creative process of designing and have now started transferring their ideas to the walls around the art room. It’s great to see how much students are engaged and working collaboratively on their murals. The outdoor becomes an extension…

Chocolate Friendship Day 2017

Hearts were set on fire with kind affections as staff and students received gifts from their dearest of friends. This is an annual tradition and everyone looks forward to it with much enthusiasm and keenness. This year’s Chocolate Friendship Day was refreshingly inspiring. The Game Changers (IB Class of 2018), under the leadership Yehowahi Sekan…

Akorlikope Service Learning Trip February 2017

“People never learn anything by being told, they have to find out for themselves”. (Paulo Coelho) Akorlikope was fun, it was experiential, it was engaging, it was hands-on, and it was heartwarming. The Akorlikope service learning experience embodied, the philosophy of the IB programme: “to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who help to create…

Commedia dell’Arte - Tema International School

Creative Arts Update 27-01-2017

Theatre class teaching life lessons on keeping eyes on the price in Commedia dell’Arte. As a follow up from last week’s exposure on the benefits and impact of music in the lives of our students here in TIS, we will focus todays dialogue on Theatre in TIS as an educational tool in teaching both life…

TIS Genesis Ministry Celebrates 10th Anniversary

Last Sunday, 15th January 2017, was a special day for members of Tema International School’s Genesis Ministry as a special church service was held in the school’s Multi-Purpose Hall to commemorate their 10th anniversary. The service was attended by some of the founding members of the group, alumni, staff, and students as well members of…