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AIS is committed to providing the best education in Guatemala for all who seek it, regardless of economic or social status. The first six years of a child’s life are when the brain is developing the most and offer the best opportunity for language learning. Beginning at the Early Childhood level is the best way to ensure that the most inclusive possible student body is set up for success in Guatemala and in our multilingual, global community.
Utilizing the Creative Curriculum’s inquiry-based approach, AIS successfully launched its Early Childhood Program (ECP) at the start of the 2021-22 school year. In this short period of time, the Program has proven to be a huge success, with the joy and learning in the ECP being matched only by the demand for enrollment. AIS has waiting lists at the majority of age levels and is currently unable to accept new students throughout much of the Early Childhood and Primary School without additional building. |
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AIS’ commitment to providing a transformative education to all who seek it is rooted in our need blind approach to admissions. Recent data supports the AIS vision: diversity among friendships is arguably the most effective way to create upward mobility. Our need blind admissions process - unique among international schools in Guatemala - results in more than $700,000 in tuition assistance annually and will only be possible for the next generation of AIS students with your continued support.
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Retaining and attracting inspiring faculty and staff members; deepening the impact of AIS’ innovative Teacher Training Center.
AIS would not be possible without the inspiring individuals who come together to form our faculty. Passionate and highly qualified teachers are the most important school-related influence of student achievement. In order to retain our current team of life-changing educators and attract new teachers to support expanded programs, AIS requests your support in endowing signature positions, offering meaningful opportunities for professional development, and continuing to offer competitive compensation. AIS’ Teacher Training Center extends the school’s mission of providing the best education in Central America to all who seek it to a group of early career educators from in and around Antigua. Our first cohort of nine teachers in training are completing a full-time, year-long teacher training program at AIS under the guidance of faculty mentors. With continued support from generous donors we will expand this impact so that the next generation of local educational leaders will apply the innovative teaching methods they explore at AIS to classrooms throughout Antigua and its environs. |
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