Antwerp International School
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Antwerp International School (AIS) is a private coeducational kindergarten, elementary, middle
, and high school
located in Antwerp, Belgium
. The school was founded in 1967 and grown from an enrollment of 65 students to ~500. The first senior class of AIS graduated in 1971, and the school celebrated its 40th anniversary in December 2007.
AIS is fully accredited by the Council of International Schools (COIS) and the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC); and has been authorized to offer the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme since 1976. The International Primary Curriculum (IPC) is used in the elementary school, and the IGCSE is offered in grades 9 and 10.
Facilities:
At the end of the 1990-91 school year, AIS completed four building phases. The building programme included a kitchen and cafeteria, a library, two computer labs, eleven secondary school classrooms and twenty elementary school classrooms. Three science laboratories were also completely renovated.
Since September 1991, students at AIS have enjoyed specialized facilities for art, music and theatre.
A Middle School building and High School addition were completed in the spring of 2001, and a new gymnasium and health centre in March 2003.
Middle school
Middle School and Junior High School are levels of schooling between elementary and high schools. Most school systems use one term or the other, not both. The terms are not interchangeable...
, and high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
located in Antwerp, Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
. The school was founded in 1967 and grown from an enrollment of 65 students to ~500. The first senior class of AIS graduated in 1971, and the school celebrated its 40th anniversary in December 2007.
AIS is fully accredited by the Council of International Schools (COIS) and the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC); and has been authorized to offer the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme since 1976. The International Primary Curriculum (IPC) is used in the elementary school, and the IGCSE is offered in grades 9 and 10.
Facilities:
At the end of the 1990-91 school year, AIS completed four building phases. The building programme included a kitchen and cafeteria, a library, two computer labs, eleven secondary school classrooms and twenty elementary school classrooms. Three science laboratories were also completely renovated.
Since September 1991, students at AIS have enjoyed specialized facilities for art, music and theatre.
A Middle School building and High School addition were completed in the spring of 2001, and a new gymnasium and health centre in March 2003.
Notable alumni
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