![]() I do very much appreciate the letters I've been receiving even now at my family address, i just wish they would leave me alone. It would have made financial aid difficult for me to receive, as they would notify them i withdrew, but my last transcript would be full of F's. It would've failed me, and altered their retention statistics. When i withdrew from the next semesters worth of courses, the registrar attempted to have me sign a sheet that would have had me to withdraw within the last week of the semester (with wonderful bolds and underlines from the very professional registrar), although i was finishing out that semesters courses. They said they're grouping up with wacom to get experimental product, where is it? they say they pay for students to go to SGCI, registration has passed. The print shop is non functional with uneven inking surfaces, illustration techniques being taught are sub-par and are not in touch with the current job market. Go to a local CC to get a better quality education than here for a lot cheaper and to avoid the headache. Reputation cannot be falsified, although they're trying very very hard. They told me to my face I had to be 'careful' how i talked about the school by student life– so I've been very careful to write a review of my experiences everywhere I can go. Had a professor who said N**ger in class multiple times, dealt with tone policing and student rights violations by the administration and student life crew who would tell you "you can't say that." (but racial slurs in art are OK…) Students even believe the school is abusive, but, for some reason they stay. Dealt with a lot of like-minded xenophobic ignorant individuals for an extremely expensive price tag in a liberal arts environment. Really, really poor institution on many levels. When a new situation or problem arises, the administration does not ignore it or pretend to have all the answers they acknowledge the issue, gather information and seek the opinion of parents, and formulate a response that accommodates the faculty, parents, community and serves TIS' values. As an institution TIS impresses me most with it commitment to visibility and communication. Their commitment to diversity and inclusion is important, although limited by Portland demographics, and the Learner Profiles and teachers emphasize cultural diversity through the units of inquiry, field trips, guest speakers and homework assignments. The academics are excellent, with teachers emphasizing STEM through projects and interactive education. ![]() The teachers in the languages are all native speakers, so our child has been exposed to several different cultures and dialects and her Spanish is so authentic that native speakers are surprised to learn she lives with two non-speakers. In fact, it is one of a handful of immersion private schools in the US to offer PYP. TIS is unique in the Portland area for having 3 immersion languages and IBPYP.
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