American International School, Abu Dhabi

American International School in Abu Dhabi, (AISA)
The official school logo of American International School in Abu Dhabi
Location
United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi
UAE
Coordinates 24°25′47″N 54°25′51″E / 24.42972°N 54.43083°E / 24.42972; 54.43083
Information
Type Private
Motto Empowering Tomorrow's Leaders, Today
Established 1995
Director Gareth Jones [1]
Secondary School Principal Omar Ugalde [2]
Elementary School Principal Mary Pittman Jones[3]
Grades K-12
Gender Co-educational in K-5; gender segregated in 6-12
Enrollment 1350
Language English, Arabic, French and Spanish
Website www.aisa.sch.ae

Aerial shot of American International School in Abu Dhabi, 2015

American International School, Abu Dhabi is an international school offering an American curriculum.The IB Diploma Program (IBDP)[4] and IB Primary Years Program (IBPYP).[5] are offered. The school is coeducational in elementary and gender-segregated in secondary.

Campus

The school is located on the island of the city of Abu Dhabi. The school facilities include a library, a prayer room, art rooms, a swimming pool, and six science labs. AISA has two gymnasiums, an outdoor basketball court, two AstroTurf soccer pitches and a grass soccer pitch.

The campus accommodates three levels of schooling. The elementary level consists of 700 students, the middle school level consists of 395 students, and the high school level consists of 650 students. The school is coeducational in elementary and gender-segregated in secondary. The total number of students is 1377 students and the students come from 75 countries.

Accreditation

AISA is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools,[6] the Council of International Schools,[7] and the UAE Ministry of Education. It is authorized by the IB to offer the Primary a Years and Diploma Programs. AISA is a full member of both the Near East South Asian Association of Overseas Schools (NESA) as well as the European Council of International Schools (ECIS).

Curriculum

The American International School in Abu Dhabi serves the needs of an international student body by offering an American high school diploma program and the International Baccalaureate program. Students in Kindergarten to grade 5 follow the U.S. Curriculum within the IB Primary Years Program (IBPYP). In grades 6-9, students continue to follow the American curriculum. High school students can choose between the U.S. high school diploma, or the IB Diploma Program. The grading system used is Standard Based Grading, not following the U.S. grading system.

Students

75 nationalities are represented in the school in 2017-18. One in three students is Emirati.

Activities

AISA is a member of two leagues, the local UAE leagues that is composed of the strongest international schools in the country called Emirates Athletics Conference (EAC), and the international league that is participated by the schools from all over the MENA region which is the OASIS Activities Conference (OAC).[8] Among the sports offered at AISA are basketball, volleyball, badminton, soccer, swimming, track and field. Other sports such as softball and handball are only played during P.E. but not after school or in a league.

AISA also offers variety of afterschool activities on each school levels, Elementary after school activities can choose from Mad Science, Youth Sailing Clubs, Ballet, swimming lessons and Kumon Math.

ADEC Inspection Report

School Name 2016 2015 2014 2013
American International School in Abu Dhabi B4

(Very Good)

 B4[9] (Very Good)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "AISA director shares his school memories". TimeOut Dubai. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  2. ↑ "New Secondary Principal Announced!". 17 November 2016.
  3. ↑ "UAE leaders hailed for promoting literacy in push for a knowledge-based economy". The National UAE. 13 December 2015.
  4. ↑ "IB for young pupils offered in capital". The National UAE. 7 January 2009. Retrieved 7 January 2009.
  5. ↑ "International Baccalaureate®". IBO.org. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  6. ↑ "Search Our Members". MSA-CESS. 2015-11-18. Retrieved 2016-01-16.
  7. ↑ "Membership Directory". Councils of International Schools.
  8. ↑ "OASIS Activities Conference". Sites.google.com. 2014-11-12. Retrieved 2016-01-16.
  9. ↑ "Irtiqaa Inspection Reports, 2014". Abu Dhabi Education Council. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
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