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15 March 2012 IST wins 6 prizes at the Southern Arizona Regional Science and Engineering Fair ("SARSEF") and "Top Teacher" award
10 MArch 2012 IST qualifies for 15 places at the State Chess Championships in April
10 January 2012 UA Journalism student assignment - in-depth report
9 January 2012 IST moves into new home at the former Jefferson Park School
8 October 2010 IST attends Tucson Meet Yourself for the second consecutive year and staffs a welcome booth for the event
4 October 2010 Two IST staff members attend a PYP workshop sponsored by the Arizona Association of IB Schools
2 October 2010 IST's first Tucson-wide Grades 3/4 Basketball League match (most IST players are in J1 and J2)
1 October 2010 IST launches 2010/2011 Annual Campaign
24 September 2010 Three IST staff members attend the US national German Immersion Schools Conference sponsored by the Zentrastelle fuer Auslandschulewesen of the German Government
3 August 2010 IST opens its Chinese Section with a full class
7 June 2010 IST's fifth Summer Programme
28 May 2010 IST's fifth annual Prize-Giving
  IST's fourth Annual Dinner
  IST at Tucson Festival of Books with the Tucson Association of Independent Schools
  IST is awarded the German government PASCH grant for the third year in a row
  IST participates in the Southern Arizona Language Fair for the fifth year
12 January 2010 The 1730 Addition is ready for use
16 December 2009 Construction starts on the 1730 Addition
12 December 2009 IST participates in the 2009 Parade of Lights and wins the Old Pueblo Award
3 December 2009 Head of School Mr Robert Young speaks at the Sunrise Rotary Club on "Twenty-First Century Education"
1 December 2009 IST launches the 1730 Building Addition Capital Campaign
14 November 2009 IST Chess teams win first and second place trophies in the K - 3 section at Southern Arizona Chess Association's Interscholatic Tournament
14 November 2009 IST participates in the Junior League of Tucson's "Holiday Houses"
7 November 2009 German teacher Fr Maren Jung presents at the national conference of German Language Schools in New York
2 November 2009 IST hosts international NGO leaders on a US State Department visit to Tucson
18 October 2009 IST hosts Arizona Association of Independent Schools (AAIS) Chess Tournament
17 October 2009 ISTPA Annual Rummage Sale
17 October 2009 IST Chess teams enter the Southern Arizona Chess Association's Interscholatic Tournament for the first time
9 - 11 October 2009 IST sponsors and runs an information booth at Tucson Meet Yourself - the first and only school to do so
1 - 4 October 2009 IST has a booth at Tucson's Oktoberfest
26 September 2009 Head of School Mr Robert Young and Head of Pre-School Ms Brenda Loomis present at the Southern Arizona Association for the Education of Young Children ("SAzAEYC") Annual Conference
12 & 16 September 2009 IST participates in Days of Caring
10 September 2009 IST hosts visitors from the Overseas Office of the German Government
25 August 2009 IST produces answers to FAQs on the Arizona Tax Credit for donations to private school scholarships
3 August 2009 IST launches Year 5
28 July 2009 Head of School Mr Robert Young is a panelist at the National Associationof Women Business Owenrs ("NAWBO") meeting on "Issues in Education" representing independent schools
17 July 2009 Head of School Mr Robert Young is a panelist at the Metropolitan Pima Alliance breakfast meeting on "Workforce Development and Education" representing independent schools
28 April 2009 French Consul General Mr David Martinon visits IST
15 April 2008 Indonesian teacher group visits IST
27 March 2009 German Consul General Hr Christian Stocks visits IST
14 March 2009

ISTPA fourth International Day
New Zealand Consul General Mr John Mataira visits IST

13 March 2009 IST at Tucson Festival of Books, first and only school to participate
25 February 2009 Fr Jo Sanders, Head of the German School of Anchorage, visits IST
16 February 2009 Fr Maike Silver, German School of Menlo Park, visits IST
19 October 2008 US Congressman Raul Grijalva visits IST
6 October 2008 IST students greet guests at the Arizona International State of the Lunch Governor's Luncheon - in 7 languages!
24 September 2008 IST participates in Days of Caring
19 September 2008 IST receives award as a German Government Worldwide Partner School
17 – 19 Sept. 2008 IST hosts visitors from the Overseas Office of the German Government
4 September 2008 City of Tucson Councillor Ms Karen Uhlich visits IST
3 May 2008 Annual Dinner and Silent Auction
15 March 2008 ISTPA third International Day
28 January 2008 IST hosts the New Zealand government’s trade representative who is visiting Tucson
24 January 2008 IST hosts “Time for a Cuppa”, a meeting of Tucson’s Australian and New Zealand community
22 January 2008 IST hosts “Time for a Cuppa”, a meeting of Tucson’s British community
17 January 2008 KVOA channel 4 News films at IST
14 January 2008  IST hosts immigration attorney Mr Tarik Sultan speaking on immigration issues and policies
13 January 2008

IST participates in the Pima Family Arts Festival
IST students enter “RUMBA” (Re-cycled and Used Materials as Art) competition taking second and third prizes

11 January 2008 Honorary German Consul to Arizona Hr Bertrand Otremba Blanc visits IST
19 December 2008 IST hosts the Oxford and Cambridge Society of Tucson’s annual year-end event
4 August 2008 IST launches Year 4
11 December 2007 Head of School Mr Robert Young speaks at the Tucson Birth Center
8 December 2007 IST participates in Tucson’s “Downtown Parade of Lights”
18 November 2007 Head of School Mr Robert Young speaks at the University of Arizona on “The teaching and integration of culture in the classroom”
16 November 2007 Hr Heinz Kohlmeier of the Overseas Schools Office of the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany visits IST
16 November 2007 IST’s second building is inaugurated
9 November 2007 Head of School Mr Robert Young and German teacher Fr Ute Weber participate in the second Conference of German-immersion Schools held in San Diego
19 October 2007 Patio Party to launch new school patio
13 October 2007 The giraffe arrives
6 August 2007

IST launches Year 3
IST opens second French immersion class

25 June 2007

Head of School Mr Robert Young speaks to the Raytheon Multilingual / Multicultural Employee Connection (“RMMEC”) on “International Education: What is it?”

31 March 2007 IST participates in the Southern Arizona Language Fair
February / March 2007 IST hosts the second national Symposium for Immersion and Dual Language Pre-School Educators
16 January 2007 IST German Programme opens
30 October 2006 IST announces the Henryk Music Scholarship
6 October 2006     Head of School Mr Robert Young speaks at the Arizona Language Association Annual Conference on “Articulation Between Language Program Levels”

23 September 2006

IST Parent Association Garden Party

20 September 2006

Tucson First Lady Beth Walkup visits IST

16 September 2006

IST at the International Adoption Fair

7 August 2006

IST launches its second yea

4 July 2006

Guest editorial published in “Inside Tucson Business” by Head of IST Mr Robert Young, “What Are Schools For?”

9 April 2006    Meeting to discuss the possibility of a Chinese-immersion programme from August 2006
7 April 2006 ISTPA email address activated
6 April 2006 IST Parent Association (“ISTPA”) inaugural meeting
4 April 2006  Meeting to discuss the possibility of a Chinese-immersion programme from August 2006
16 March 2006 Inaugural Meeting of IST Parents' Association
13 March 2006 Meeting to discuss the possibility of a German-immersion programme from August 2006
28 February 2006 Meeting to discuss IST's 2006 Junior School programme
25 February 2006 IST has confirmed its participation at the Tucson Moms' annual picnic to be held Sunday 30 April 2006. More information at http://www.tucsonmoms.com/.
20 February 2006 IST is thrilled to announce that our students will be participating in the University of Arizona 's (“UA”) “Southern Arizona Language Fair” to be held at UA Saturday 1 April 2006. All our students will be participating in the non-competitive French and Spanish song events, and several have been selected to compete in the French and Spanish poetry recitation. Details at http://www.coh.arizona.edu/pal/lf06/index.htm .  
7 February 2006 Head of IST Mr Robert Young is the featured speaker at the monthly meeting of the Sunbelt World Trade Association on the topic, “K-12 Education for an International Environment”. Information at http://www.sunbeltworldtrade.com/.
6 February 2006 Head of IST Mr Robert Young is the featured speaker at the monthly meeting of “Women Impacting Tucson” on the topic, “What Are Schools For? "
10 January 2006 French Pre-School Class opens
1 August 2005 IST opens wiht Reception Spanish and four students
20 January 2005 Building renovation commences
November 2004 IST's first building at 1730 North Avenue is leased

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