TASIS Summer Programs Open With 412 Students from 50 Nations

26 Jun 2025

The 2025 TASIS Summer Programs in Lugano, Switzerland, officially started with Opening Day on Sunday, June 22. A total of 412 students from 50 different nations arrived on campus with their families throughout the day!

The first session of the Summer Programs will run from June 22–July 17, and another 453 students will come to campus for session two, which starts on July 20 and concludes on August 9. Students are grouped into four divisions: Minnows, ages 4–6; Le Château des Enfants (CDE), ages 7–10; the Middle School Program (MSP), ages 11–13; and the High School Program (HSP), ages 14–17.

Prior to Opening Day, Summer Programs’ directors, teachers, counselors, and their families gathered in Villa De Nobili for a delicious dinner and the Staff Talent Show, a beloved annual tradition. With support provided by the incomparable Dedicated Performing Arts Team (DPAT), brave staff members shared their impressive talents. See the clip above for video highlights.

Students in all three programs began their academic classes on Monday morning. This year’s academic offerings for sessions one and/or two include English as an Additional Language, French, Academic Writing, STEAM, Digital Photography, Filmmaking, Architecture & Design, Fine Art Portfolio, Fashion & Textile Design, La Cucina Italiana, Next Stop: Broadway!, Lean Startup Masterclass, and Introduction to Investment for HSP; English as an Additional Language, French, Italian, Creative Writing, STEAM, Digital Photography, and Musical Theater for MSP; English as an Additional Language, French, Italian, and STEAM for CDE, and English as an Additional Language, French, and Italian for Minnows.

Afternoons are generally reserved for activity tracks—including Milan Academy Scuola Calcio, basketball, tennis, golf, volleyball, CrossFit, rock climbing, dance, yoga, kayaking, stand-up paddleboarding, wakeboarding, windsurfing, sailing, hiking, and swimming—while most evenings are spent enjoying structured activities with friends. 

Students in HSP and MSP will also have many opportunities throughout the summer to explore Switzerland and beyond through a robust offering of day and overnight trips to exciting destinations such as Andermatt, Florence, Interlaken the Italian Riviera, Milan, Nice, Rome, Venice, Verona, Zermatt, and Zurich. Students in CDE will explore the Swiss Transport Museum in Lucerne, relax at beautiful Valle Verzasca, spend two nights camping in picturesque Novaggio, and more.

Each session will end with a spectacular Summer Arts Festival that includes concerts, talent shows, a visual arts exhibition, and the performances of original musicals by CDE, MSP, and HSP students.