History
1984 AIS was founded by a group of parents, international educators and members of the business community whose aim was to provide the Atlanta area with the kind of international educational opportunities found in major cities throughout the world.
Support from major corporations and public figures was obtained because of the school's importance in the development of Atlanta as the premier international city in the southeastern United States.
1985 The school opened in September in a schoolhouse rented from Sardis United Methodist Church in Buckhead with 51 students in Pre-Kindergarten, Kindergarten and First Grade.
1987 In July AIS moved into facilities located on Long Island Drive, which had been acquired from the Fulton County Board of Education. By September the roll had grown to 193 students in four-year-old Kindergarten through Eighth Grade. Grades 9, 10, 11 and 12 were added in subsequent years, with the first graduates receiving their diplomas in June 1992. Enrollment increased throughout, exceeding 780 students in 2000.
1995 Under a long-term agreement with the Atlanta Board of Education, AIS moved its campus to its current location, site of the former North Fulton High School, ensuring its presence and place for future generations. The campus offers a full range of modern educational facilities, including science laboratories, campus-wide fiber-optic data wiring, extensive library and computer facilities, auditorium, performing arts center, fine arts areas and an athletic complex including gymnasium, soccer and baseball fields.
2001 As part of the school's master plan, AIS secured a 50-year lease of the North Fulton Drive campus and purchased contiguous acreage.