SAISA
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The South Asian Inter-Scholastic Association (better known as SAISA) brings together 9 top international schools from across the Sub-Continent region to compete against one another in sports, music
Music
Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...

, drama
Drama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a...

 and other non-core curricular activities.

SAISA events enable students to represent their schools at other schools abroad. They also provide students an opportunity to visit other international schools in the region and to sample and experience homestays with other families.

Mission

As educators committed to the ideal of realizing the full potential of each student, the fundamental aim of SAISA is to promote the values of collaboration, creativity, sportsmanship, and fair & ethical competition. While acknowledging the notion "winning" in sporting events and other competitions, a recognition more important is that students come together to participate in various activities in the truest spirit of cooperation and competition, and develop physically, emotionally, creatively and intellectually through the sporting, academic and artistic experiences themselves.

Athletic

  • Swimming
    Swimming (sport)
    Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...

  • Volleyball
    Volleyball
    Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...

  • Football (Soccer)
  • Basketball
    Basketball
    Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...

  • Tennis
    Tennis
    Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...

  • Track & Field
  • Cricket
    Cricket
    Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...


Non-Athletic

  • Leadership Conference
  • Math Competition
  • Art Festival
  • Music Festival
  • Model United Nations Conference

India

  • American International School, Chennai
    Chennai
    Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...

  • American School of Bombay, Mumbai
    American School of Bombay, Mumbai
    The American School of Bombay is a co-educational, international, day school in Mumbai, India.-Educational Program /Curriculum:The American School of Bombay follows a college preparatory program that culminates with an American high school diploma or the International Baccalaureate Diploma.-Special...

    , Bombay

Pakistan

  • International School of Islamabad
    International School of Islamabad
    The International School of Islamabad is an international school located in Islamabad, Pakistan. It is a private, coeducational day school which offers an American-based educational program from Pre-School through grade 12 for students of all nationalities. The school was founded in 1964 and is...

    , Islamabad
    Islamabad
    Islamabad is the capital of Pakistan and the tenth largest city in the country. Located within the Islamabad Capital Territory , the population of the city has grown from 100,000 in 1951 to 1.7 million in 2011...

  • Karachi American School
    Karachi American School
    The Karachi American School is a Preschool - Grade 12 day school located in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. For some time it was called "International School of Karachi", but now is called Karachi American School....

    , Karachi
    Karachi
    Karachi is the largest city, main seaport and the main financial centre of Pakistan, as well as the capital of the province of Sindh. The city has an estimated population of 13 to 15 million, while the total metropolitan area has a population of over 18 million...

  • Lahore American School
    Lahore American School
    Lahore American school is a private school based in Lahore, Pakistan.-About LAS:The Lahore American School is an independent co-educational day school which offers an educational program from preschool through grade 12 for students of all nationalities...

    , Lahore
    Lahore
    Lahore is the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab and the second largest city in the country. With a rich and fabulous history dating back to over a thousand years ago, Lahore is no doubt Pakistan's cultural capital. One of the most densely populated cities in the world, Lahore remains a...

  • Murree Christian School
    Murree Christian School
    Murree Christian School is a small boarding school located at over 7000 ft. elevation in the foothills of the Himalayan mountains in Pakistan....

    , Murree
    Murree
    Murree city is a popular hill station and a summer resort, especially for the residents of Rawalpindi/Islamabad, and for the cities of the province of Punjab, Pakistan...

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