How We Learn
Fuelled by research, technology, and school innovation, we are inspired by the future and are excited by the possibilities that lie ahead. Our Future Framework ensures that the American International School experience remains relevant to the needs of students and is focused on the development of critical skills and mindsets essential for future success.
At AIS, we understand that the educational landscape is changing. Accelerated by technology and powerful structural shifts in the global economy, significant changes in the work we do in school are already underway. We are on an exciting journey to make school truly relevant for our students, and our Future Framework and Creativity Scope and Sequence focuses on developing our key mindset – Confidence – while emphasizing the importance of social, personal and applied learning to our students’ future success. We are proud of our bold vision, of our Apple Distinguished School accreditation, of our world-class faculty, of our recent 21C Public Choice Award for Student Agency in 2025, and of our outstanding student achievement. Above all, we are proud of our school community and genuinely excited about the future.
Learning Experiences
An education at AIS places a premium on the development of student confidence through teaching and learning experiences that are intentionally designed to be Social, Personal and Applied (our SPA Learning Model).
Core Values
At AIS, our timeless Core Values of Justice, Knowledge, and Love drive everything we do and remain an intrinsic part of all teaching and learning experiences.
Expected School-wide Learning Results
Through the development of our Core Values, every student that graduates from AIS is prepared to be a Global Citizen, an Empowered Thinker, an Effective Communicator, and a Well-Rounded Individual.
AIS Academic Standards
Independent & International
The framework for teaching and learning at the American International School AIS is based on prioritized curriculum standards taken from the United States of America. As an independent, international school, we are able to take proven U.S. standards and the best international teaching practices to provide a varied, challenging, and balanced international education to meet the needs of our students.
Technology Integration
At AIS, technology integration is purposeful, creative, and embedded across all grade levels. As an Apple Distinguished School, AIS leverages Apple platforms alongside a wide range of educational apps and programs to enhance teaching and learning. Students regularly use technology to create, design, film, code, compose, and publish, demonstrating their learning in authentic and meaningful ways across all subject areas. Technology is not an add-on, but a core tool for collaboration, creativity, and communication in every classroom.
Advanced Placement (AP)
We offer a robust Advanced Placement (AP) program in High School designed to challenge and prepare students for success at university and beyond. Reflecting a strong culture of academic rigor and ambition, AP courses provide students with the opportunity to engage in university-level coursework. We offer over 20 AP courses across a range of disciplines; more than 90% of AIS students take at least one AP exam before graduation. AP courses and exams are recognized by universities worldwide, supporting college readiness, advanced standing, and competitive university admissions for AIS graduates.
Confidence
starts here
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