One hundred and fifty high school students and their teachers from TIA attended the annual two day Facing Dragons event led by life coach Brodie Whitney. What is Facing Dragons About? Facing Dragons is about transforming fears, challenges, stress and problems into available energy and power. The students attend the event to find their vision […]
Mama and Papa Goose – Love of Reading Month Event
During our Love of Reading Month, the husband and wife team of Mama and Papa Goose, book authors and publishers, came from Houston, Texas, to Tucson to help inspire and motivate the students at TIA to be avid readers. Avid Readers Translates to Avid Learners Mama and Papa Goose, both first generation college graduates, refer […]
Star Party at TIA – What is it All About?
This year’s Star Party at TIA was held on Jan 16th, 2018 at West campus with an attendance of about 350 people. What is the Star Party about? Every two years when the high school is studying earth science, the whole K-12 school will do a unit study on anything related to the universe, galaxy […]
16 de Septiembre: Mexican Independence Day at TIA
For the last 15 years TIA has been having 16 de Septiembre celebrations at each campus which takes place during National Hispanic Heritage month. They commemorate this event because the majority of the students that attend TIA are of Hispanic/Mexican heritage. The children learn more about their ancestry and come away with a sense of […]
Junior Senior Banquet – Time to Pass the Torch
Another amazing year and another TIA class of graduating seniors have all been accepted to colleges and universities! TIA’s Junior Senior Banquet is a time to honor the graduating seniors and show off the things they’ve done over the course of their schooling at TIA and the scholarships the students have attained. The graduating seniors […]
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 […]
Athletics at TIA: a path to being a better student and maybe to a sports scholarship
When it comes to preparing students for college, TIA is at the top of its game. TIA volleyball teams were given the opportunity to get some skills- building time with 25 year veteran head University of Arizona Volleyball coach, Dave Rubio. Coach Rubio has led the UofA to nineteen NCAA appearances with thirteen 20-win seasons, […]
TIA Students Find Bowling League to be Right Up Their Alley!
Tucson International Academy’s participation in a bowling league this year that has been extremely fun and successful. Especially designed for middle school students who aren’t eligible for high school sport teams yet, the Youth Bowling League has been a huge hit! And let’s face it, a sport that’s done in an air conditioned bowling alley, […]
