Tabor’s International Students bring a unique vitality and a diversity of language, culture, and perspective to all walks of school life. In 2007-08 seventy-five International Students from eighteen countries in the Americas, Europe, and Asia live at Tabor and enrich its academic, social, and co-curricular dimensions. The International input given to Tabor by students from other countries and continent is not a one-way exchange. American students at Tabor sign up in large numbers for vacation journeys trips to Asia, Europe, and the Americas, as well as for Tabor Boy trips to the Caribbean. And in countless exchanges between roommates, on vacation home stays, and in the daily life of the school, American and International students and faculty at Tabor each year take part in a dynamic process of learning and growth from other cultures. International friendship and connection requires friendliness, tolerance, and outreach, and Tabor international community benefits and contributes to those qualities.

The Center for International Students, located at the Center of our Academic Building, provides support at all levels for Tabor’s international students. From obtaining visas to college planning, from scheduling vacation transportation to building friendships and adjusting to a new language and culture, the Center’s two faculty and twenty-five more volunteer faculty Global Partners work in many ways to integrate International Students fully and communicate frequently with parents.

This is an exciting time of growth and exploration for International Students and programs at Tabor. We hope to continue the growth and successes of our International Students, as well as to expand the reach of our American students’ connections to the world. Tabor's aim is for every graduate to be a successful global citizen in the decades ahead.

“Did You Know?...” 

Facts about International Students at Tabor 2007-08

• that of the 29 boarding student proctors, 8 are International Students
• that three of the Head Tour Guides are International Students
• that 6 varsity teams are captained by International Students
• that an International Student has served as a co-editor-in-chief of the Fore N’ Aft Yearbook for the past 3 years
• that 30 International Students perform in one of the 5 select musical ensembles/choirs
• that this year Tabor had 12 all-state recommendations (the most ever) in music, and 6 out of the 12 were International Students
• that in addition to the International Chapel Program, several International Students have given personal chapel talks this year
• that International Students take responsibility for two all-school events as well as Coffees for all students and faculty: Asian Dinner and Silvershell Cookout in May (this has grown to gather both American and International Students)
• that 20 International Students taught each Freshman Strategies class for one week last November in an international education program called “Trading Places”
• that there are many International Students at the Advanced Placement level --- 14 in AP History courses, 3 in AP English Language, 1 in AP Literature, 8 in AP Foreign Language, 20 in AP Sciences, 27 in AP Mathematics
• that International Students have won the Senior Project Heitman Award in 2 of the past 6 years
• that one third of Peer Listeners this year are International Students
• that over half of Library proctors this year are International Students
• that new international students attend a three-day orientation in September with 35 American student “Global Partner” volunteers run by International Orientation Co-Heads