How do students make informed decisions about where to apply for college? Most students need more information than what is shown on a website. No guidebook, testimonial or website will give them a better feel for a school than they will get by seeing it for themselves. Many students change their minds after a college […]
How Early Should You Prepare for College?
…And What Does That Look Like? TIA is a free charter school with 100% of the graduating seniors accepted to college. That is an amazing statistic and shows the level of commitment that TIA staff has for their students. They specifically create opportunities for students to grow in leadership, travel and have experiences that prepare […]
2017 Career Fair Creates Job Opportunity Awareness
This spring, TIA students had the exciting opportunity to attend the TIA Career Fair. Booths from a variety of professionals from all sorts of career fields sent representatives to give talks, as small groups of students rotated from booth to booth to get a hands-on idea of what great career paths are available to them. All too […]
Business Week 2016
Business Week is held at TIA in December. All students in the business class, grades 8-12, are required to come to school in business attire, girls in appropriate business dress and boys in suits and ties. Everyone learns to develop their sense of professionalism and work on their resumes. Then they have “Interview Day,” where local business […]
TIA Supports Student Success!
Tucson International Academy has teachers, administrators and office staff like every other school. But did you know that TIA created a unique position that most schools don’t have? Because staff at TIA takes their role as a college prep school very seriously, they created the position of Student Success Coordinator. The person in this position […]
Own Your Success Event 2015
Pro Certified Results Coach Brodie Whitney was invited to share his “Own Your Success” message with TIA students and parents for the second year this October. The Own Your Success event teaches high school students how to turn dreams and aspirations into reality. Dreams and How to Achieve Them Most students have dreams of a […]
Junior Senior Day
Junior Senior Day was created a few years ago at TIA to inform high school students and their parents about the upcoming big changes that are ahead for them regarding the preparations and transitions from high school to college. This day was designed to help students and parents in many areas: To make sure they […]
2015 Career Fair: A Day of Hope and Possibilities
Barriers. Challenges. Hurdles. What do you call those seemingly impossible roadblocks that you encounter in life? What are your current obstacles? Lack of money? Lack of support? Past failures? Meet Jessica Cox … her challenge is having been born without arms. Arizona’s own Jessica Cox was the much-anticipated keynote speaker at TIA’s annual Career Fair […]
