Elementary school

Grade 1 – Grade 4

Dr. Aaron Baumgartner

AIS Elementary School Principal

“Welcome to Elementary School at American International School. We create confident learners who are creative, curious, capable, and ready to make meaningful contributions in their communities.”

AIS Elementary School is deliberately designed around our Future Framework’s Key Mindset of Confidence. We know that no matter a student’s interests or talents, the ability to be confident, creative, and collaborative sets them up for success. Our curriculum and programs foster these skills and habits of mind.

Through our Outdoor Education and Leadership Program (OELP), purposeful field trips, hands-on experiences, and a focus on independence, students learn to connect classroom learning with the world around them. They develop a clear sense of their own growth and discover what new things they can achieve. Collaboration is a cornerstone of our approach: students practise taking on roles, supporting one another, compromising, and learning from their peers.

As an Apple Distinguished School, we use technology thoughtfully to spark creativity. iPads are used intentionally as learning tools for producing and sharing original work and ideas. Our students also benefit from a rich specialist programme—Drama, Art, Music, STEAM, PE, Mandarin, and Library—ensuring a broad, balanced education. Beyond the school day, a wide range of extracurricular activities and sports teams give every student the chance to explore new passions and deepen existing ones.

AIS CURriculum overview

Elementary School Program

The curriculum in Elementary School has been carefully developed to ensure that students evolve as confident, independent learners. We foster their curiosity and their desire to help others who are less fortunate. Students develop empathy and can confidently express their love and compassion for their fellow classmates and community.

Elementary students develop these values through experiences such as our Outdoor Educational Leadership Program (OELP), our Social, Personal, and Applied (SPA) Learning Model, and our Second Step Program, a Social-Emotional Learning program. Experiences in project-based learning, and numerous additional activities that occur throughout the school year, help to develop well-rounded, global citizens.

Elementary students interact with six teachers throughout the week including Homeroom, PE, Music, SPA, Art, and Mandarin. Throughout our formal curriculum, and in all the collective learning activities and pursuits we design, AIS is cultivating curiosity and growing confidence!