To me, experimentation is the true form of science and because of my love for science, I jump at any opportunity to perform an experiment. That is why even though I am not a DP Biology student, I still took part in the DNA Extraction Experiment. At first, I expected to be totally confused since…
On Tuesday 12 September, DP 2 physics students of Tema International School, undertook an educational tour to Kuntunse, to learn, first hand the operations of recently commissioned radio observatory. The visit was very fruitful and the students showed their enthusiasm by asking the staff at the observatory very insightful questions. Dr. Bernard Asabre, the scientist in…
As a growing, educated, and enlightened young woman, my advocacy for the empowerment of women is strengthening. I joined Girls United, a Tema International Shool CAS project initiated by Rachel Odartey-Wellington and Marie-Noelle Kpatakpa, in December last year because their core objective of empowering young girls was admirable. On Sunday, 7 May, 2017, the…
Courage is the ability to look at the challenges ahead and believe that you can conquer them. Two weeks ago, a group of Grade 11 students went out to the Legon Botanical Gardens with the hopes of teaching this virtue to children from the Handy *Vangelism Home in Haatso. The obstacle course set up before…
The IBDP Budding Directors in the making have been working hard on their directors’ notebook aspect of their assessment task for both HL and SL. Some benefits of this life changing experience is in the area of idea development, conceptualisation and team work in realising a vision. This is one fundamental life skill needed for…
To walk along the shore of the sea is to leave imprints. Your steps create a trail of the path you take. These imprints, is what you leave with the sea to be remembered with. The imprints are washed into the sea and become a part of it, so that in your absence, your legacies…
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…
The field study team of 20 students and three teachers arrived at the Slapton Ley Field Study Centre UK at about 10:30pm on Monday, 31 October 2016. The program is outlined below Activity Time Breakfast 8:00-8:30am Plenary Session 9:00-10:30 am Fieldwork/data collection 11:00am -4:30pm Lunch break 12:30pm Laboratory analysis and data collection exercise 4:45-5:45pm Dinner…
