Antwerp International School

Antwerp International School
Address
Veltwijcklaan 180 2180 Ekeren-Antwerp Antwerp Belgium
Information
Type	Private/co-educational
Established	1967
Head of school	Mr. Koini
Enrollment	Approx. 400
Color(s)	Black, Maroon and White
Mascot	Griffin
Website	http://www.ais-antwerp.be

Coordinates: 51°16′49″N 4°25′49″E / 51.280152°N 4.430307°E / 51.280152; 4.430307

Antwerp International School (AIS) is a private coeducational preschool, prekindergarten, kindergarten, elementary, middle, and high school located in Antwerp, Belgium. The school was founded in 1967 and grew from an enrollment of 65 students to approximately 450 students. The first senior class of AIS graduated in 1971, and the school celebrated its 40th anniversary in December 2007.

Accreditation

AIS is fully accredited by the Council of International Schools (CIS) 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.

AIS was the first international school in the world to gain accreditation by the European Council of International Schools (ECIS), and in 2012, was the first school to receive 5 consecutive re-accreditations by ECIS/CIS (The ECIS accreditation service was transferred the Council of International Schools (CIS) in July 2003^[1]).

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

Candace Kita - actress and model
James McCallum - CEO and co-founder of Senergy^[2]
Kathy Novak - TV Presenter and Reporter for World News Australia (SBS) and CNN^[3]
Hussein Mackie - Holds the Guinness World Record for the fastest preparation of one-minute-ramen(completed in 48 seconds)

References

External links

International schools in Belgium

Brussels metropolitan area	Lycée Français Jean Monnet International German School of Brussels The Japanese School of Brussels Russian Embassy School in Brussels British School of Brussels Brussels American School International School of Brussels

Antwerp	Lycée Français International d'Anvers Antwerp International School

Waterloo	Scandinavian School of Brussels Den norske skolen i Brussel Bogaerts International School

The American School of Brussels is operated by the U.S. military but it also accepts children of American diplomats and Belgians for tuition

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