TASIS Headmaster Christopher Nikoloff has announced that High School English Teacher Carolyn Rosenberger is the recipient of the 2026 Khan-Page Master Teacher Award. Ms. Rosenberger started at TASIS in 2018 and currently teaches IB English A Literature 1 and Introduction to Literature while also serving as a faculty leader for the Serving Southern Africa Global Service Program group and Model UN team. The award was announced at the final all-faculty meeting on June 5, with Mr. Nikoloff delivering a citation highlighting her exceptional pedagogy, deep subject expertise, passion for learning, and commitment to the values that define TASIS. The citation noted that she approaches education as a craft, continually asking thoughtful questions and inspiring others to reflect on how students learn best. Her mastery of subject matter is matched by her ability to bring learning to life, turning reluctant readers into enthusiastic ones and inspiring students to think critically and discover new perspectives. Beyond the classroom, she enriches the school community through generosity, mentorship, and support for new teachers and students.
The Khan-Page Master Teacher Award, bestowed annually since 2009, is named after two outstanding teachers who taught for many years in both TASIS schools: the late Akbar Khan in Mathematics and Max P. Page in English. The award recognizes an exceptional teacher who represents a high standard of professional pedagogy, possesses advanced subject-area knowledge, has a capacity to convey the joy and importance of learning to students, and demonstrates a fundamental sympathy with the aims and goals of TASIS as expressed in the Paideia. The award is an initiative supported by the M. Crist Fleming Endowment and was proposed by the TASIS Foundation in 2009. It is funded by the TASIS Board of Directors as part of its broader efforts to support and encourage the faculty. Candidates must have taught at TASIS for at least five years to be eligible, and the award comes with a monetary prize of CHF 5,000. Previous recipients include Carolyn Heard (2009), Mark Aeschliman (2010), Cynthia Whisenant (2011), Brigitte Cazebonne (2012), Giorgio Volpi (2013), Brett Merritt (2014), Mario D’Azzo (2015), Amy Bloodworth (2016), Kerry Venchus (2017), Patrick Alava (2018), Melody Tibbits Zanecchia (2019), Pegeen Crockett (2021), Federica De Bianchi (2022), Holly Wiens (2023), Tamara Schumacher (2024), and Laura Hand (2025). In 2020, the award was presented to the entire TASIS Faculty in recognition of their extraordinary work during the pandemic.
