A diverse, equitable, inclusive community is at the core of who we are as a school. We are committed to these values as they are vital to our mission of developing courageous leaders who shape the world for the better.

We aspire to create a healthy and positive school climate and culture by providing the conditions necessary for every member of our community to feel seen, heard, treated fairly and protected.

We act with courage and integrity as we actively build our intercultural competence across lines of difference and live by our core values of mutual understanding and equal respect in an intentionally inclusive, intercultural community.

Equity and Inclusion are at the heart of the AIS mission.  Everyone in our community should be equally treated with worth and dignity (AIS Community Principles).  As a community, if we can ensure that everyone is safe and protected, it serves us all. 

But this positive intention has not made it a reality for too many of our students and community members.  The spring and summer of 2020 showed us that there is still so much work that must be done.  And we’re determined to meet that challenge.

As we continue our journey to becoming better, we are so pleased to have Kelsey Hicks-Bunns as our new Head of Equity and Inclusion.  Kelsey is building her team to help advance the work of making AIS the best it can be for all its community.

In 2020 we published an action plan - following conversations with our parents, alumni, and students.  These indicated that achieving an equitable and inclusive school culture where each and every student is seen, heard, treated fairly, and protected required deliberate attention in the five following areas: Systems and Policy, Community Support, Learning and Teaching, Community Composition and Transparency and Accountability.

• A diverse, equitable, inclusive community is at the core of who we are as a school. We are committed to these values and they are vital to our mission of developing courageous leaders who shape the world for the better.
• We aspire to create a healthy and positive school climate and culture by providing the conditions necessary for every member of our community to feel seen, heard, treated fairly and protected.
• We act with courage and integrity as we actively build our intercultural competence across lines of difference and live by our core value of mutual understanding and equal respect in an intentionally inclusive, intercultural community.