The Middle States Association is a worldwide leader in accreditation and school improvement. For over 125 years, Middle States has been helping school leaders establish and reach their goals, develop strategic plans, promote staff development and advance student achievement.
The QSI Tirana International School has been accredited by the Middle States Association since 1999. The school maintains its accreditation with MSA through a continual process of identifying areas for growth and implementing a community supported action plan to push the boundaries of success and achievement in those areas.

director: mr. Robert Jackson
Welcome to Tirana International School
We wish to extend a warm welcome to students, parents, and supporters from around the world. Tirana International School strives to create an environment in which students achieve exceptional academic, personal and physical goals. To make this happen, our faculty and staff take on the important responsibility of generating the conditions for success, designing valuable and engaging learning experiences for each age group. We believe that every student comes to school eager to learn, and it is our mission to help this desire to thrive.
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We wish to extend a warm welcome to students, parents, and supporters from around the world. Tirana International School strives to create an environment in which students achieve exceptional academic, personal and physical goals. To make this happen, our faculty and staff take on the important responsibility of generating the conditions for success, designing valuable and engaging learning experiences for each age group. We believe that every student comes to school eager to learn, and it is our mission to help this desire to thrive.
To achieve these goals, we strive to offer a rigorous overall program—with equal emphasis on the acquisition of knowledge, skills, and success orientations—in an accepting, friendly, and supportive environment. I want students and parents alike to know that we are a faculty and staff of caring, dedicated people whose mission is to challenge, encourage, inspire, and support you in every way.
We pride ourselves on the amount of individual attention we can give to students. In the preschool and lower elementary age levels, we have small classes, with two English-speaking adults—a teacher and paraprofessional teacher—in every classroom. Class sizes are small in all other levels, also. Most of our teachers are from North America, with English as their native language; we also have competent Albanian nationals as professional and paraprofessional teachers that serve as an important link to the wonderful country of Albania.
If you are interested in our school, I would like to personally talk with you about how we might best serve your needs as you settle in Tirana. Please don’t hesitate to write or call us to arrange a campus visit or a Skype call if you are currently living overseas.
Looking Forward,
Robert Jackson
Director, Tirana International School
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TESTIMONIALS
I am impressed with the TIS preschool teachers for their expertise in child development and best practices in early childhood education. TIS is a nurturing environment which supports the academic, social and emotional development of each unique child. My children are excited to come to school each day. TIS has inspired them to love learning.
The academic environment is focused on kids growth, with customized learning plans when necessary and tailored opportunities for kids to ensure academic challenge. We also love that TIS is part of the CEESA network, allowing for enriching opportunities to exchange with other schools in the region, engage with other kids and their families, and appreciate diversity and cultural difference.
We very much appreciated the flexibility of TIS in enrolling our son even though he joined later in the academic year. Our son started without any English and within a few months we could see the incredible progress he made thanks to intensive English classes and teachers’ devotion.
When we arrived in 2016, we were impressed by the school environment: the school was newly built and is excellently equipped at highest standards. Our three kids (7, 14 and 17) love their teachers and we appreciate their personal approach, professionalism and enthusiasm.
Our family lived in Tirana for three years with two daughters in elementary. This summer we are moving to one of the best rated school districts in the United States, with a great deal of confidence. I have heard from several families that their TIS-educated children assimilated well into these competitive schools.
The environment we immediately experienced here at TIS was simply exceptional! Students and families really feel driven to participate in daily school life, thanks to teaching, administrative and other supporting staff’s openness and involving attitude.
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